Trying to build a custom Zelekhut mini, and want "bits" suggestions

[Benn Roe]

Check out page 158 of the 3.5 Monster Manual to take a look at the robot pegasus centaur that is the Zelekhut. I have a roommate who has been playing one of these in a campaign for nearly three years, and it's the first character she ever made. The campaign's coming to a close soon, but she's incredibly sentimentally attached to her character, and seeing as I drew her name for the house secret santa I thought it might be a nice gesture to put together a custom mini for her so she can play the last few games with it and have something by which to remember her first ever character.

So, what I need is suggestions for minis to chop up and resculpt to put this monster together. I'm only really used to working with plastic, and honestly I'd like to keep it that way for now. It'll be more consistent with our D&D minis collection, and it'll be easier for me to resculpt because I can remove features as easily as I can add them. I think I want to use a Centaur War Hulk from the D&D minis Blood War set for the body, but the head on that is ugly and I'd rather start with a head that more closely resembles the finished product if anybody has suggestions. I also need some sort of mechanical-looking wings and spiked chains if anybody has thoughts on where I could turn for those. I know there's a shadar-kai D&D mini in Desert of Desolation I could use for chains, but I wondered if anybody had any other thoughts.

Thanks a lot!

[Tom Baumbach]

There are a ton of centaury figures from mage knight; re-base them and they make great Large figures.

Mage Knight Centaurs

The Steelborn Lion from Dreamblade is the only source I could think of with metal wings (aside from going with a metal miniature). Otherwise just buy a winged figure (pegasus?) and paint 'em.

You can purchase faux chains (think necklace) from a craft store, or even the craft section of a department store.

[GreatKhanArtist]

I haven't seen the picture but if you want a robot horse checkout Privateer Press's selection of Warmachine minis. Almost every piece they sell as bits so you shouldn't have problems concocting something. (These pieces are metal so have a saw and a drill with fresh pins ready.) If you can find them Uncle Mike's bases fit these models and look really cool. (They are cast in resin.)

PS: Paizo sells Warmachine but not the bits.

[Jagyr Ebonwood]

I started an internet search to help you out...did you know that the first result on a Google search for "zelekhut miniature" leads right back to this thread? ;P

[Rhewtani]

When I needed an inevitable fig I used a necron fig from warhammer 40k that was plain enough to work. Might want to look there.