So I was looking at the current GW version of a Goblin Warboss with
sword and board, and I found myself thinking, "I could convert something
like that fairly easily." So I set about gathering up various bits and finally settled on this idea. It's my first real attempt at sculpting or kit-bashing.
The basic form is from the plastic Goblin kit. The hair on top is from
the boar chariot kit. The skull is from an old Orc warrior kit. The
sword and arms are from the Goblin kit. The shield is from the Orc vs. Empire 6th ed. starter set. The trophy head is from the wolf rider
sprue. 
I sculpted the chin guards on his helmet out of green stuff. The red
"epaulets," are green stuff. The spikey shoulder guard was made from
green stuff and a toothpick. I bought a small size chain off ebay and
green stuffed it to the shield. Sculpted some chain mail for the
loincloth type thing. I added a spikey knee guard to one knee. On the
right foot I added a dag type piece of footwear that I made out of a
flat piece of a plastic milk carton. On the left foot I green stuffed some armor
to the foot.
Skin tone: OOP Goblin Green/Coat d' Arms Goblin Green. Blended up highlights with Elf Flesh. This is becoming my favorite combo.
After everything was painted and highlighted, I washed it all with 2 - 1
mix of Devlan mud and Badab black. I went back in afterwards and
re-highlighted some of the pieces.
So, all in all, I'm pretty happy with the conversion. But...with all the time I took figuring out how to do it, I think I might have been better off just buying the current version.
