Dark Eldar Grotesque Conversions

[LuckyNo.5]

So if you are a DE enthusiast out, then you are probably tired of the Break Dancing Bigfoot that GW shamelessly dropped the ball on hard.

I spent hours debating on how I could make a theme appropriate unit of Grotesques. I was thinking the Rat Ogre route, then the Chaos Spawn route..but none of them seemed like a 100% great fit. All of them lacked the goth, man-corset,bondage, S&M stylishness of the Wrack figures.

Then I saw these guys, Everblight Warspears. Instantly I thought they were a perfect match due to how similar their armor is to GW's Wracks (which are awesome models despite the fact they are Finecast). The Warspears turned out to be the perfect size for an ogre type of unit so the rest was cake really.

What I did was use a ton of Talos bits and green stuff to make the conversions. On two of them it turned out to be an incredibly happy accident that the Warspear arms and Talos arms are identical in width around the bicep. This made converting so much easier. For each figure I sculpted the head and back first from green stuff, then added the appropriate plastic bits afterward to render each grotesque unique.

Once they are all painted, I'm sure the Wracks and Grotesques will look unified together on the field.

[LuckyNo.5]

[Caiphas Cain]

Those look pretty damn cool. Make sure to clean up the mould lines though!

[colonel kane trine]

Those are amazing! How many talos' worth of bits did you need?

There the best grotesques ive ever seen

[LuckyNo.5]

Thanks for the compliments gents!

[NephilimX]

WAT. That's absolutely genius. Too bad I don't really like the aesthetics of wracks and grotesques in my army (plus I don't really have a place for them), because not only do those conversions fit amazingly well with wracks, but they look a hell of a lot more interesting than the astounding single-pose grotesque we've been given so far.

I have to admit though your stuff is occasionally hit or miss for me (though the only miss was really the sslyths and lhameans imo, and kinda the razorwing), this one was another grand slam.

[Mascharius]

Wow

These guys Sir are amazing. The best i´ve seen so far.

Mascharius

[Mascharius]

Wow

These guys Sir are amazing. The best i´ve seen so far.

Mascharius

[movin_pics]

i just picked my jaw off the floor.. just wow

[LuckyNo.5]

Thanks again for the compliments everyone!

I will be painting these up in the next few weeks and photographing them step by step for an "evil Skin" tutorial over on MWC.

I'm one of the new writers

[The_Unbanned]

Those are nothing short of amazing! I really like how they match the style of the models put out by GW so closely; and the putty work is pretty damn good.

[Jo-Jo]

Only one word works right now:

WANT

[Hideous Loon]

Jo-Jo: I can find another word.

INDEED

No, really, the kitbashing is great, much more evocative of the Grotesques than GW's failed hunchbacks.

[AtmanAbecedarian]

Dude, these are amazing conversions. They tie in well with the Wracks. Great blend of kitbashing and GSing

[Burnthem]

They look fantastic, get some paint on them!

[Denny]

Great idea. I am afraid I will have to steal it . . .

[Mega Nutz]

Sweet looking alternatives!!!

[Leeman Russ]

These are absolutely incredible. I'm sorely tempted to try something very similar using the same models - any hints/tips you'd care to share?

[glenning]

Great conversions!!

[LuckyNo.5]

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

@Leeman Russ, the only real tips I can give you if you are converting from the same models is, Lay all the green stuff down in advance before you add any plastic bits. I sculpted each back in 2 steps. Main Muscle, spine Step 1... then Leather straps, Step 2. Same with heads Sculpted the heads first, then after the green stuff was dry sculpted the leather straps second.