Completed » The Ledgend of Bloodwind

The Story »

He had once been an orphen. His family was attacked by a group of bandits only days after arriving on the colony planet known as Earth. Their bodies torn to shreads, their home burned to the ground. A traveling group of monks found him not long after, alone in the middle of a canyon, covered in blood and in shock. The monks took him in and raised him. They taught him their ways of worship and self-defense.

Ten years to the day the monks found him he was in the Monesterys courtyard training with his teacher. Suddenly the sound of laser fire and explosions filled the air. A regiment of SDR troops had mistakenly concluded that the Monestery was a safe house for Mercs passing through the region. The attack was swift and without warning. Another explosion hit close and he was blown off the courtyard, down a hill and into a ditch.

When he awoke he found the Monestery and his foster family all gone. On that day he swore to avenge the deaths of everyone he loved. He took a vow of silence and joined the ranks of the Mercenary forces. His reputation grew and he left no enemy standing on the battlefield. His comrads dubbed him Bloodwind after the silent swiftness and ferocity of his assault.

About The Build »

This is my first entry into the FF Forum Group Build. I decided on doing an SAFS first. It’s a fun little kit with a lot of modification possibilities. For my first one (yes, there will be more) I decided to do it mostly “out-of-box”. My only modifications were the addition of Joint covers made from Magic Sculpt. The decal was left over from some various Kanji that was intended for a project I abandoned/put-off. In case it isn’t obvious, they’re the symbols for blood and wind. For the paint scheme I wanted a rough-edged camo pattern and stripe. I used rubber cement as a mask to achieve this.