The custom Arthas model was created by Redditor Fizzlethewizzle. In addition to being a big World of Warcraft fan, Fizzlethewizzle is an active member of the Warhammer 40,000 community and has assembled and painted tons of incredible miniatures for their tabletop armies–including several for an ice-themed Chaos Space Marine force.
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The kitbashed Lich King Arthas was created to head up the very same army. The hand-painted miniature used Abaddon the Despoiler as its base mini. In addition to their obvious physical similarities–from their fearsome blades to their imposing armor–both characters became champions of the forces of evil, making Abaddon the perfect choice for a base. What’s better, Fizzlethewizzle finished up the incredible model just in time for Wrath of the Lich King Classic, which launches in a few weeks.
None of the pieces for the custom Lich King model were 3D printed–Fizzlethewizzle combined existing elements from official Warhammer 40,000 models to create it. Pieces of the Scinari Loreseeker and the Sylvaneth, plus horns from the Citadel Skull Box–along with liberal use of Green Stuff modeling clay–helped to create his head and helmet, while other spikey elements from Morghast helped shape Abaddon’s sword into Frostmourne.
World of Warcraft and Warhammer 40,000 fans across Reddit were astonished by Fizzlethewizzle’s work. Fans showered them with compliments, impressed by their work, and went about trying to identify the parts they had used to create the kitbash. Many combined quotes from the Lich King and Abaddon together, or mused which of the two would win in a fight. One fan even noticed a deeper connection between the two–a DOTA character also named Abaddon originally used Arthas’ model back when it was just a Warcraft 3 map.
Wrath of the Lich King Classic is currently in the pre-patch phase of its return to World of Warcraft. For the next few weeks, World of Warcraft players can participate in the Zombie Plague and Scourge Invasion events before Wrath of the Lich King Classic’s launch near the end of September. It is a good thing the Lich King did not have access to the Plague Marines’ technology or the Zombie Plague would have been even more infamous than it already is.
World of Warcraft is available on PC. Wrath of the Lich King Classic launches September 26.
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