A Kitbashed Castellan for Golden Bighat
We love those hobby moments when one small idea suddenly turns into a model with real character. This time Michał put together a kitbashed Castellan, built from bits collected here and there, and it immediately started looking like it belonged right in the middle of the unit.
The project has a clear deadline too: Golden Bighat, the Chaos Dwarf forum competition for bitbash and painted infantry, runs until 12 March. The plan was simple: finish building the model first, then move straight on to painting.
Built to fit the unit
What we really liked here is that this wasn’t a random conversion for the sake of conversion. The Castellan was made to fit inside the regiment, and from the first photos it already looked like it had the right silhouette and presence for that role.
Even with the ork sticking out beyond the base a little, the whole composition works surprisingly well. Sometimes that tiny bit of overhang actually adds energy to the miniature instead of making it awkward.
The slow finishing stage
A few days later Michał shared an update that he had started slowly finishing the model off. That very relatable stage: the exciting core idea is already there, and now it’s time for cleanup, final details, and getting everything ready for paint.
Conversion courage, hobby reality
There was also a very honest side note from Ender that probably sounds familiar to a lot of us. He once tried converting weapons on Kill Team Deathwatch models into Salamanders, but the result didn’t quite land. In the end, only the shoulder pads stayed, and everything else went back to factory settings.
Honestly, that’s part of the fun too. Not every conversion works, and not every idea survives contact with clippers and glue. That just makes the successful ones feel even better.
For now, we’re really curious to see this Castellan once the painting starts. It already has a lot of personality in bare plastic and bits, so with paint on top it should become a proper centerpiece for the unit.
Good luck in Golden Bighat, Michał — we’re cheering this one on.