My Van Saar have a unique bit of kit, which I’m gonna write into thier back story, and I’ve been asked how it was done. So here is a guide on building your own ‘Gellion’ pattern energy shield to put to good use against the enemies of Van Saar!
What you’ll need…
- ‘Hystrar’ pattern energy shield. The standard one from the Van Saar gang box is perfect.
- Servo skull. These are quite easy to come by on bits sites and ebay, and there’s quite a few variations out there.
- ‘Thrusters’ I used a Necron weapon part, but you could use anything that fits the theme
Step 1
Begin by removing the back of the skull and the house emblem from the shield front. Make sure to file these flat so they will sit flush.
Step 2
Glue the skull to the shield front, centered where the house emblem was. I chose to glue them to oriente the shield horizontally, to change things up you could affix it so the shield is vertical.
Step 4
On the back of the shield you’ll need to shave down the plug or it will not fit in place properly.
Step 5
Get your ‘thruster’ ready. I made sure the connection point was flat.
Step 6
Affix your thruster to the back off the energy shield. Before gluing anything dry fit the front and back to make sure everything is the orientation that you want it.
Step 7
Once all the glue is dry you should be able to stick the peices together giving you your energy shield.
I didn’t glue the peices together, as I want to be able to remove the acrylic shield section for painting.
I did however glue the skull part to one of my champions, and if you have not seen them already, take a look at a gallery of the other energy shields below…
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