Avatar by Gaslight! Tarok - Greater Knarloc conversion FINISHED! 06/05/2012

[mattblackgod]

Very nice work on those Parrot men chaps!

[Dewbakuk]

Very nice job, I like them.
How are you doing your flying Parrotmen? I've got some put aside which I keep meaning to start on.... I'm going for flying fox style wings. Essentially leather/skins tied on at the wrists and ankles, probably connected to a belt too.

So now for the parrotmen quiz question : Who originally came up with the Parrottmen concept?

I know! I know!

[Sangennaru]

genius!

I've always wnated to use 40mm plains indians painted in blue tones for the Na'vi! =)

[Ray Rivers]

Awesome job on the Parrotment! 

I have a box of them and I was planning to paint them in the same basic paint scheme.

I know! I know!

 

[Malamute]

I know! I know!

It couldn't be, could it?

[Dewbakuk]

Well clearly I could tell you the answer but that'd be cheating 

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

The Flying Parrotmen are actually going to be conversions of knarloc riders. The knarloc will be converted into a flying knarloc using bits from the GW High Elf dragon

Cheers
Fuzzy

[XCIV]

Was it Cacique Caribe?

Oh, and great job on those parrotmen. I need to do mine one of these days. I have a good thirty or forty of the things in pieces.

[Melnibonean]

Looking good there Neil. Let's keep our finger crossed and hope Little Wars is still going to be be a going concern!

[Dewbakuk]

Was it Cacique Caribe?

Nope, but it's not a bad guess, it's the kind of nonsense he would come up with

The Flying Parrotmen are actually going to be conversions of knarloc riders. The knarloc will be converted into a flying knarloc using bits from the GW High Elf dragon

Cool, look forward to seeing them.

[Fuzzywuzzieswiflasers]

I have started work on my Greater Knarloc conversion to make the Tarok.

The Tarok was the massive flying creature that Jake Sully flies in the climatic battle of the film Avatar.

For  the conversion I am taking a Forge World Greater Knarloc and adding a tail and some wings from the GW High Elf Dragon kit.

Here are some initial work in progress shots. The wings and tail were pinned with aluminium sculpture wire and then I use some Knead it (plumber's epoxy putty) which cures in around 10-15 mins to a rock hard finish to set the tail and wings in place. I will then use green stuff to sculpt up the details.



IMG-20120420-00030 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr



IMG-20120420-00029 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120420-00031 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120420-00032 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120420-00033 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120420-00035 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120421-00036 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr


IMG-20120421-00037 by fuzzywuzzywiflasers, on Flickr

I'll use a dremel to remove the scales from the tail and wings as the flying creatures in Avatar did not have scales.

I'll post some more WIP when I have sculpted the green stuff.

Follow my blog to keep updated with this and my other Wargamming projects.

http://littleleadmenofvalour.blogspot.in/

Cheers

Fuzzy

[Ray Rivers]

Now that is one hell'va conversion...     

[Mason]

Great conversion!
Cant wait to see it progress.
 

[The_Beast]

Had a heck of a time finding the original beast's image. Seems there's a variety of spellings floating about. 

I'm assuming you aren't going for the multi-eyes, though I will say the head is working better than I assumed, as the only animals I have a moderately clear mental image are of the horsey things, and they look rather like seahorse heads.

Coming along VERY well; a most worthy project!

Doug

[shadowking1957]

Amazing paint job and idea, love the theme.....