Finishing the High Chaplain

Astorath is almost finished and last night I finally assembled all of the pieces.  I pinned Astorath to his backpack, but I didn't pin the wings because the angles just seemed kind of difficult I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get them on straight if I put the pin in crooked or something.  I think I am probably going to have to be pretty careful transporting and playing with this guy, those wings are going to worry me.  I finished up his NMM and I am happy with how it turned out in most places.  A few areas I think I definitely could have done better.  I'm not going to tell you where they are because I don't want you looking for them.

I followed the NMM tutorial found in the Blood Angels issue of White Dwarf from April of last year.  It was part of the Sanguinor 'Eavy Metal Masterclass.  It's not my favorite tutorial.  I don't particularly care for the amount of steps it takes and it seems like you could get similar or better results in fewer steps with another recipe.  But it has better instructions than any other I have seen so I use it anyway.

Overall I'm really pleased with how it came out.  This is my favorite Blood Angels model and I feel like I've done it justice with the paint job. There are a few spots here and there that I need to touch up- I mentioned them in my last post, places where paint rubbed off from me holding the model.  Aside from that there are just a couple vials and bags I need to paint and his base and he will be completely finished.  This competition is in the bag!

Brandon