Having a load of miniatures lying around from the Leviathan box set, and with a bunch of shiny new upgrade kits in the Deathwing Assault box, I set to making the terminator captain from Leviathan a bit more of a Dark Angel. While I didn’t change many parts, they’re all from different kits.

Head swap: It’s not a Dark Angels conversion without changing the head, and this one has a particularly moody-looking cowl from the old Deathwing Knights/Terminators kit. Since the base model is an easy-to-build one, there is a peg from inside the armour which would fit into the back of the standard head. Chop this off with a set of clippers. Next, the Deathwing Knight head needs to be cut to size. Leave the head itself alone and shave off its round base with a hobby knife. This should make a tight fit.

Left arm: This one is a beast of a sword from the fancy new Dark Angels upgrade kit. I do actually highly recommend this kit – it’s worlds apart from the previous one. There’s a lot more of the things Dark Angels players actually want (like heads with cowls) and a nifty new Watcher in the Dark for some extra variety.

The arms a bit fiddly to get them to line up with the shoulder pads provided with the easy-to-build captain kit. Granted you could happily just switch these with any Deathwing/terminator pads you have lying around. I wanted to use the ones in the easy-to-build kit though, so that meant more chopping. Inside the pad there’s a receptacle for a peg on the standard arm. This needs cutting off and is the trickiest part of the process. I hacked at this one a bit. A mix of cutting parts off with clippers and tidying up with a hobby knife took enough off that it could fit the arm. Something like a Dremel could likely do this job quicker and tidier. Gluing these together took some dry-fitting since the purity seal can get in the way.

Right arm: A slightly easier arm swap. This one is the storm bolter from the old Dark Angels Veterans kit. If you see one of these kits, it’s worth grabbing it, because it’s likely out of production (or probably will be) and it’s a treasure trove of Dark Angels conversion parts. As with the other arm this is a case of chopping the peg receptable out and aligning with the arm until it fits.

That’s essentially the whole of it. Not a lot of part changes, but quite a different model at the end. I pictured the pose as looking down upon an vanquished enemy.

Of course, it needed a paint job to finish things off. I used the same process as in my Deathwing painting blog, and here’s how it turned out:

That’s the lot for this guy. I’m pleased with how it turned out, especially how much character it gained for the small amount of work involved.

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