Bobby Wong won the 2001 Golden Demon awards Slayer Sword at the US games day with his magnificent Bloodquest squad. We invited him to tell us how he went about producing these amazing models and heres what he said ...
Brother Palemon is the easiest Space Marine to convert. I decided on the classic shooting pose, since he is often depicted giving covering fire to Cloten during an assault. His most distinctive feature is the severe monk-like haircut he sports. I used the bare head from the WHFB Chaos Accessory Sprue to convert him. I cut off the ribbed neck area from a MK7 helmet and glued the Chaos Warrior head to the neck. Shave off the rear protruding attachment behind the head, and with greenstuff, fill in the area behind the neck.
I then flattened a small ball of greenstuff onto the head, smoothing it out until it covered the top of the head thinly. With a sculpting tool, I
scribed in the individual hairs, and then cut away the shaven portion of the hairline below the tip of the ears. I also cut a small inverted" V" shape at the forehead to simulate his hair's parting line. Palemon was then assembled in a standard shooting pose, with an extra Bolt gun clip, and his helmet at his waist.
Materials used for Palemon
Tactical Marine arms with vents
Bolt gun with winged skull
Head from WHFB Chaos Warrior accessory sprue
Mk7 helmet with skull honour on forehead
Marine backpack with round central vent
Ammo-clip from RTB01 sprue
Mk7 legs "leaning back" pose
Tactical Marine torso with Imperial Eagle
