Conversion: Armored Legolas

For the second elf hero for my Rivendell army I opted to take the prince of Mirkwood with armor. However, seeing as GW doesn't make a version of Legolas with armor, I figured it would be a great opportunity for a bit of conversion work. Using a metal galadhrim archer as the base, I started with a simple head swap.

A view every elf opponent has longed to see: the pointy-eared princeling's head on a spike

I filled the gap under head by modeling hair and extending his cloak in the back. Not content with simply a Legolas wearing galadhrim armor, I added scale armor under his mail, extended the quiver, added exposed tunic at the waist, extended plate armor down leg, and added a sword & sash.

Considering that the elves of Mirkwood are related to Lothlorien, I'm okay with the galadhrim influence on the armor, but it is still different enough to be unique.

Paintjob:

flesh: (GW) elf flesh with 2 coats (GW) orgyn flesh wash (this turned out a little darker than I intended)

hair: (GW) graveyard earth with drybrush of (GW) desert yellow

tunic: (GW) hawk turquoise

mail: (P3) Pig Iron with (P3) turquoise ink

armor: (P3) burnished gold with (P3) turquoise ink

cloak: (GW) graveyard earth

shoes/leather scale armor/quiver: (Game Color) dark flesh

bow: (p3) battlefield brown w (p3) burnished gold detailing

sash: (Game Color) Imperial blue

Finally a light wash of (GW) Devlan Mud was applied to the whole model (avoiding the skin)

This completes my Rivendell army - and just in time. The tournament is next weekend. 4 weeks of work later, the Vanguard of Rivendell is ready for battle. Fleet of foot, keen of blade, and with quivers full of death for the bastions of evil. The elves are going to war.