Sunday 29 September 2019

Project: Custodes Castellan Knight - Concept through to design pt2


Love it or hate it, my design for a Custodes Castellan Knight has had a mixed response, but enough of that, you have waited a long time for part 2 so lets dive in.  



I used the original shin armour from the Castellan and added 3mm plasticard to the sides and bottom and 1 mm plasticard as a guide to the front.  Once I placed the front  guide on a I placed more 3mm plasticard to the top but I forgot to take a photo.  


Now I had the desired skeleton structure I used car body filler to blend all the elements together, and sanded the filler to get a smooth finish.


I used the Legio Custodes Telemon Heavy Dreadnought as a guide for the leg armour.


Before I extended the legs I would need to create a base and feet to make sure everything fits together.  I used the broken Aquila from the Honoured Imperium scenery kit, and sculpted extra sections and extra cracks underneath the feet with Milliput.  You can also see I have changed the toes of the feet too.


I know it is hard to see in this image, but you can just see the extra plasticard I inserted into the legs to make them longer.


I used 1mm plasticard for the Aquila symbols on the leg armour and a Dremil to carve out the swirls on the other sections of the armour.  Just like the Shin guards I used the original armour and added plasticard and body filler to get the shape I needed for the thigh and arm armour.


Next time I will show you how I airbrushed it :)