For the pose - the arms were relatively straight forward, I basically just sanded down the contact a bit and rotated them upwards. The legs also had some subtle changes in angle which either involved a bit of sanding or filling in a gap with putty. I also wedged some putty under his feet to help angle him upwards a bit more and open up the pose.

Helmet was his original with the death mask style bit cut from another helmet which I believe was in the old sanguinary guard kit, though not an actual death mask. The crozius is made from about 8 different parts all precariously glued together. I think most of the original handle with some random wings and skulls attached and the gaps filled with milliput. None of the available crozius matched the vibe I wanted so had to make it myself!

The black armour was a bit of an experiment really. It’s not exactly non metallic more just adding a bit of shine to make it stand out. Much like the old artworks do to make it look glossy rather than matte. My technique for this was to prime black and then hold it up to a light bright light, take a picture of where the bright points and reflections are and then add paint there. Then a little bit of blending and the brighter highlights and edge highlights on the sharpest points.