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Coming up with a plan
to make this guy was kind of tough. I needed to somehow create
a metallic body or shell, keep the undead Tomb King look going,
and avoid adventuring too far into the realm of science fiction.
I took the whole "golden body" description to mean
a really impressive suit of golden armour rather than a solid-gold
body. Therefore, the model would have a lot of armour and just
a tiny bit of flesh exposed (decrepit as it may be). With
this approach, I could show the Prince's frail body poking
out of the armour and behind the decorative Death Mask.
After poking around in various Collector's
Guides and catalogues,
I decided that an Eldar Guardian would provide a fine torso
for the Prince. The Eldar torso has a nice set of abdominals
(thanks to a wraithbone ab-flex) that gives off a form-fitting
armour feel. For the lower body, Settra provided all I could
ask for, and I figured Settra's arms would do just fine as
well. The rest of the model just fell into place after a
bit
of research and fumblin' with various bitz.
Building Tutankhanut was fairly simple as he didn't require
intense putty work or resculpting. Just make sure you test
fit everything before you commit, carefully assemble the various
bits, make your joins solid, and everything should turn out
fine. Below is a list of all the bits I used to make the model
along with some photos that detail the steps necessary should
you wish to make this model for your own force. If you need
further help, see the reference
page for large images of the assembled model that show
the details.
