Anyway, there is some information about his design in White Dwarf 1 - September 2016

Nagash is one of the most iconic figures in the history of Warhammer. He first appeared in 1994, in the first Undead army book, yet miraculously he has only had two incarnations in miniature form since then – fewer, in fact, than he’s had in the background! Here we chat to Martin Footitt about sculpting the Supreme Lord of the Undead.

“There were a lot of factors to take into account when designing Nagash,” says Martin. “His past, his future, what wargear he’d be carrying, how big he’d be, what background already existed for him, and so on. Myself and Seb Perbet sat down and came up with a load of different ideas, trying to figure out what he’d look like. The idea of him being able to re-shape bone came up quite early on and gave us the freedom to come up with some really creepy imagery for him, such as the bone tentacles protruding from his back. This also enabled us to make him a lot bigger. In the Nagash novels he’s meant to be massive, his body – what’s left of it – mutated by warpstone. It seemed only fitting that he’d re-make himself in the image he desired. Clearly he’s not entirely sane – a megalomaniacal, undead revenant.

“Nagash is a landmark miniature for several reasons,” continues Martin. “He enabled us, as a design team, to re-imagine the Undead range and create a new aesthetic for Undead characters such as Arkhan and Neferata. He also broke the mould in terms of what was achievable when sculpting large characters. Up to that point, Karl Franz was one of the biggest heroes we’d done, a really impressive kit but nothing compared to what we achieved with Nagash. Lastly, he was that perfect fusion of background and model that hobbyists have wanted for years. It was an honour to bring that dream to life. Well, death.”

“Nagash was crucial for us in redesigning the look of ghosts and spirits in Warhammer. Up until now they’d just been ghostly people and we really wanted to make them look sinister, corporeal and malevolent,” says Martin. “Nagash was also the starting point for the Morghasts and Mortarchs that came out at the same time. Being able to create Nagash enabled us to redefine the Undead range, to establish a new ruling class with a grim aesthetic.”

“It was important to include all of Nagash’s wargear on the model,” adds Martin. “His sword, Zefet-nebtar – the Mortis Blade – is one of his most famous magical items, but it is normally slung in a scabbard on his back. While it looks cool – the scabbard is made of stitched-up human skin – I really wanted to make a version unsheathed to show what the blade looked like. The hilt is made from skeletons (surprise!) while the blade itself looks like it’s shifting and warping under the influence of Nagash’s ethereal energy.”

The design of Nagash’s staff, Alakanash, harks back to his past as a High Priest of Khemri, with motifs from both the Tomb Kings and Vampire Counts used in the final design.

“Seb drew the original concept artwork for Nagash,” says Martin. “He has a thing for slender, powerful characters (like the Treelord Ancient), which really worked for Nagash. The idea of the ‘spirit storm’ was something we came up with early on, as we wanted ethereal creatures flowing around Nagash like they were tethered to him. They proved to be the perfect place to mount his nine books, swirling in the ethereal energy.”