Forging a Primarch: Part 3 – Creating an Icon

My goal for Leman Russ this week was to add some (space) wolf iconography to the model. I added a handful of wolf tail talismans, a flag (thanks for the suggestion Ian) and some of the other bits that came in the space wolves box. Pictures after the jump.

Here are the results of my tinkering:

In addition to adding the icons, I mounted him on a textured dreadnought base and rearranged his left hand a bit:

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I’m hoping that it will make him look less like the “I can haz cheezeburger” lolcat and more like he is preparing to sucker punch someone.

My next goal will be to do some painting, but I’ll have to see what my time looks like. Still, it will be my goal.