Obsidian Golems (with a twist)

This guy lost his left arm and his left pauldron somewhere. So the connection point on top of the shoulder and the elbow joint needed to be part of the kitbash. The shoulder got a shield (I think it’s from a Viking Gripping Beast sprue) and the elbow got a cut down Mantic Games Dwarf battle hammer. In the righthand fist I set another cut down battle hammer (The slight bend was deliberate; showing off his tight angry grip).

The shield was nice to paint. Geometric rune like shapes just improvised at the worktop.

I painted the horns of the helmet like bull horns I found on Google. It proved easier and more aesthetically pleasing to include more brown and black than much of the source photos I found.  Most just went white, cream white then abruptly brown then black at the tip.

The head is original where the other two golems have bits box Dwarf heads added, but I added what I think is a Dwarf standard top? It looked rune like and imagine that it was used on this golem, grafted to its forehead, to somehow focus it’s mind against the Abyssals and keep it from turning on the dwarves he now fights for.

The rust was a mix of Typhus Corrosion, Jokaero orange and dabs of Stormhost silver.

The rock was Athonian Camoshade over the grey Halfords plastic spray primer. I dry brushed with Grey Seer, added dots of Celestra Grey, Nighthaunt gloom and Athonian Camoshade to give it the interesting stone look.

If I am going to enter this as a competition piece I imagine I will have to revisit it and try to find more ways to improve and refine the look. I will likely enter this as a unit entry so may look to a photographer friend to give me the best chance possible by taking some better pics. I have a small photo booth, but these are bigger models and want to give myself the best chance. Not looking to win, just want an honourable mention or shortlisted. Just a nod or pat on the back would be awesome.