Chamelon Skink Conversions

All of GW's recent releases have been in plastic. When was the last time you saw a new Finecast release?

Just remember that a sly opponent can deploy in such a way that you don't have space to scout your camo skinks... especially that many of them. Of course that is also largely dependent on how many points you are playing and on what sized table.

 

Shrug. I have been paying very little attention to GW releases for a great while. Is that Skink-Slann Palanquin plastic or resin or FC..? (the one with feathers instead of horns...)

 

Unfortunately this is true. At the time of the Lizardmen release, GW was still doing Finecast. But the End Times, Wood Elves and Dwarfs have been completely plastic releases I believe.

 

I had totally missed the new and much larger treemen. Those come on a sideways chariot base now?

 

Made some progress getting a few more of these guys modeled, plus I made up a few Chameleon Stalkers, which are what I'm guessing the equivalent to their Champion.

 

This went from chamo conversions to metal vs finecast real quick!
I followed a similar process to make my chamo skinks and I agree that it's the only way to go. I even put little frogs strapped to the champions' heads for goo measure.

Also, I hate painting metal models because you have to fully prime them. But if I weren't lazy I'd probably prefer them.
Also, due to the casting limitations back in the metalcast days, some of them aren't the same scale (ie: high elves)

 

Great job on the Chameleon Stalkers. You're really making full use of that skink kit.

 

Thank you very much! I figured why not model them different so I could use up as much of the extra bits as possible, and help them stand out.

 

I thought they made a nice touch. Should I paint them like headdresses or should I paint them the same body color as the skinks?

 

They be some fine Chamo conversions there, can't wait to see more.

Usually I'd say headdresses should be bright and stand out, but for Chamo skinks should they be coloured green/brown to help camouflage them?

You make turning skinks into chamos look too simple. I might have to try making some chamos since I only have 3 metal ones

 

I would paint them differently to give them a little flair. I can't wait to see them painted!

 

Well, the guy that gave me the idea suggested I paint them some really bright colors, so I was thinking pinks, oranges and purples to help them stand out from the rest of my yellow Lizardmen.

You're too kind, it's really not that hard! Just gotta sculpt the eyes and the tails really. I'm sure you could do it without much effort. This is my first time using green stuff but I'm glad to see the turn out well not just in my eyes, but in the eyes of others as well.

That's what I was thinking too. I'm in need of some nice weather (it's been cold and rainy for the past week or so) where I can take them all outside and give them a good spray coat of primer and get to work. I took some time off today to get some painting my Howdah Crew finished, but where I last left off I only have 9 more skinks to convert before they're ready to paint.

I was thinking on adding headdresses to all the skinks, and just decorating the Stalkers headdresses with feathers. I think it would help them look like they have these decorative collars but I'm not sure of the idea. I do think it looks great on the stalkers, but I'm not sure if it'll look good on all of them. Plus I'm still unsure if I should paint them differently, or the same color as the bodies of the skinks. Thoughts and opinions?

 

What is different about their eyes exactly? (He asked, cause he hasn't got any C. skinks.) I sit here wondering if embedding round beads in their heads/eyes would help create a C. skink.

 

If you look at the models of the Chameleon Skinks they do seem to have those extended eyestalks that regular Chameleons have. If you're doing the conversions though, you could completely disregard that. I mean they're your models so do what you want with them XD.

 

I got the first Chameleon Stalker fully painted today, and the rest are all primed and ready to go. What do you guys think?









I'm going to paint all the chameleons in varying bright colors, I figured the purple and pink would be a cool start. I'll add more pictures as more models get painted. Hopefully I won't be doing them after sundown like this guy so the pictures might have to wait next time haha.