Corrupted Warrior

Here is a new custom that I finished today. I've recently been reading a lot of Warhammer 40k lore, and I really liked the concept of Space Marines being corrupted by the Chaos Gods so I decided to go for something similar here, though in a fantasy setting and not nearly as over-the-top as the 40k Chaos space marines.

The figure itself was easy to make. I started with a Shodo Kamen Rider head and body from two different figures, and then I got the idea to use some of my Citadel skulls to give it a more evil look.I cut 2 human skulls in half and then glued them to the gloves with loctite Super Glue Gel, and did the same with another skull (Ork?) for the belt. Originally I was planning on adding one of the demon skulls to the helmet, but it didn't look right. I then got the idea to glue the horns of it to the shoulders, and I glued the remaining portion to the right lower leg.

For paint I started with the gloves, boots, armor and helmet. I used Citadel Mournfang Brown for the boots gloves, and belt, Mephiston Red for the helmet and armor, and Wraithbone for the shoulder horns. I then painted the rest of the body wit a dark grey mixed from The Army Painter Matt White and Matt Black. Then, to start Highlighting I used Reaper MSP HD Rusty Red for the armor/helmet, Citadel Rakarth Flesh for the gloves, boots and belt, a drybrush of Matt White for the horns, and another custom mix for everything else. I then painted the skulls with Citadel Leadbelcher before going on to the wash stage.

To shade the figure I first washed the red and brown with Citadel Agrax Earthshade, then everything else with Army Painter Dark tone. then, to tone down the highlights, I glazed each color with a mix of Liquitex Glazing Medium and the darkest tone I had used, though for the red I used Citadel Khorne Red instead of Mephiston. Then, since the glazing medium left a glossy finish, I sprayed the whole figure with Krylon Clear Matte.

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Intro

2 years ago, while just beginning to get back into collecting Star Wars action figures, I stumbled upon the Yakface forums with their Yakfinities contests. I saw that the winners got free figures, and decided to make an entry. What started as a way to get free figures is now the way that I spend almost all of my free time, though recently I have started miniature painting as a secondary hobby.

One of the worst things about starting to customize, and I am sure I am not the only one who had trouble with this, was the lack of good resources or, if they did exist, the difficulty in finding them. My main goal with this site is to create an extensive customizing resource with guides ranging from basic supplies and how to  use them to more advanced techniques. One of the things I am most excited to do is an extensive paint test to figure out which brands are the best for customizing. I have almost 70 different brands to test, so I'll be posting the results from those for a while.

While I primarily work in 3.75 inch scale, anything I post should translate well to larger scales. I've been wanting to start this for a while, and I hope that I am able to help novices and pros alike.