PanOceania Svalarheima Jotums

I've had it done for a bit now (I just missed having it completed for Gen Con 2016), but for those who haven't seen it, here is my converted Jotun.

Credit for the conversion idea goes to whichever forum denizen did it first; it has been years, and I can't find the original post that inspired my take. I'm quite happy with the OSL on the spaced forearm plates; the salt masking weathering less so, but it was a fun experiment.

As always, please feel free to message me if you have any questions about technique, or constructive criticism to offer. I love any opportunity to improve.

Silver at Gen Con 2016

I'm pleased to report that my conversion of Joan of Arc earned me Silver at the Miniature Painting Competition at Gen Con this year.

Joan on imgur.com

Faces are the centerpiece of most paint jobs, but it is senseless for armor to not include a helmet. So, to include both in this piece, I converted Joan to carry her helmet in her left hand and her sheathed sword in her right. I'm also hugely proud of the damask pattern on her tabard; it is painted with the shade color of the red velvet, and so seamlessly appears in the light and disappears into shadow.

On my hobby table:

• Molding a Neoterra Bolt w/Combi
• Converting a Svalarheima Nisse Sniper to carry a Combi
• Not coincidentally, that Combi bit comes from casts of the Bolt.
• Painting my converted Svalarheim Jotun.