Patrekr the Sharp-Minded: WIP

Here's my second 'test' model for my Space Wolves (if you can have a second test model once you've decided the paint scheme). May I present Patrekr the Sharp-Minded, a Long Fang Pack Leader with keen senses, and a keener mind undimmed by age.

For Patrekr I wanted to convey a sense of a man who's seen it all and calmly directs the fire from his pack without any fuss or stress. I decided to convert him so that he was, almost casually, leaning on his chainsword whilst surveying the scene.

I have some pre-painting shots of this mini. The following photos give a good idea of what I had to do to position the chainsword.

The right hand is a normal chainsword hand, the left hand is clipped off from a bolter-supporting left arm. The chainsword itself had to be carefully cut either side of the gripping fist and re-glued the other way around. I'm afraid I forget what the arms are from, but I suspect they are the pair of arms that attach to the pintle-mounted bolter arrangement from the Space Marine tank kits.

It took a little work to find a position with these bits that worked, but I got there in the end. The hands were pinned into the wrists and green stuff was used to fill the gap with ribbing.

I continued my little fad of sculpting fur pelts onto should pads with Patrekr. I had to be sure to make sure it hung down correctly given the angle of the pad.

The colours of the Long Fang pack markings gave me a chance to try out the Citadel Base Ceramite White. It's not bad. It meant I didn't have to bother with an off-white basecoat like I have done in the past, but it still took several coats. But, hey, you can expect miracles: we are talking about white after all.

When I'd first painted this pad, I found the white to be slightly too bright and the black slightly too, well, too black! I toned both down (or up?!) by creating a very thin glaze made by mixing Nuln Oil wash with a touch of Mechanicus Standard Grey then watering it down. It's almost not noticeable, but it did have the desired effect. It's quite an interesting technique to spike washes with a touch of regular paint. The wash allows it to flow with less surface tension than using water alone.

So my second Space Wolf model is done, aside from the base. I still need to come up with a method to paint the rocks ...

Patrekr is awaiting your comments.