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One of the reasons I signed up to DakkaDakka was the outstanding work on the 'Inquisimunda' craze. I've long been a player of INQ28 - that is, the Inquisitor rules-set using 28mm scale models rather than 54. A bit of a distant cousin to Inquisimunda, I guess, which seems to typically rely on bastardisations of Necromunda and Mordheim (both great games in their own right).

Still, Inq28 and =][=munda, whilst being close cousins, are thematically and aesthetically close enough that this forum can provide me with a lot of inspiration, so hopefully I can return the favour!

Here's some of my more recent work, and hopefully I can maintain semi-regular updates.

First up, my most recent Inquisitor, Inquisitor Hoth. I was looking at the new IG Primaris Psyker model when I realised that in some ways it's aesthetically similar to the Eisenhorn model. I wanted Hoth to bear some of the same aesthetic stylings, so this is my first mock-up of Inquisitor Hoth:



I plan on using a dremel to remove much of the breastplate; in its place I'll likely sculpt a sash. Not sure as to whether I'll be making a longcoat for the legs yet or not.

I've begun work on his retinue, creating an Imperial Guard veteran to go along with Hoth. I wanted something broadly similar to this picture from Codex: Imperialis:



With the release of the Cadian Command Squad, here's my WIP attempt:




I'm currently waiting on an order from GW so hopefully I'll have a few more models for you guys soon!

Along with Inquisitor Hoth and his retinue, at the moment I'm working on a Tzeentchian Cult, which'll be made from Necromunda Redemptionists. I like the irony in using the models, but it's also somewhat the case that Chaos Cultists and the most zealous Imperial Cultists can be very similar indeed. One need only look at the Death Cult Assassins to see that!

Here's the models I managed to find in my bitzbox:




I'm going to do some minor converting, probably adding some small Chaos talismans and the like. Most of the Tzeentchian flavour will come in the painting stages - I see them having purple robes with blue warpfire (instead of the traditional Redemptionist red). I'm possibly going to remove the KKK-esque headgear on the Priest and the Deacon, in which case I'll sculpt some hoods for them.

Interesting... veeeery interesting

Thanks! Today I got to take some pictures in sunlight... maybe they might even prompt some more comments!


First up we have a Rogue Trader of some sort, using Kal Jericho and Sergeant Telion (at the moment). I'm still fiddling around with a set-up for the arms.





Here's another WIP of the Tzeentchians. The hoods aren't done; this is just the base GS work I've laid down for them last night. I like how the dynamic of the model(s) has changed so much by taking away their KKK hoods.



A better picture of Inquisitor Hoth:


Hoth's current nemesis, Inquisitor Adorno:

(We'll be seeing some of Adorno's retinue soon, including a daemonhost...)

Also, a surprise I'm working on: A truescale Space Marine...

Looking really good. Would like a "how to" on the Guard Vet.

Yeah! More =I=mundastuff. Cool Minis. Especially the design of the Rogue Trader looks great. Like it.

Ozymandias: Thanks for the comment. The vet is a mishmash of many different pieces. The head is a Krieg Grenadier with a Cadian respirator from the Command set. The torso is a tank commander, the legs are from the Command set. The arms are two different Cadian sets, whilst the lasgun comes from a Necromunda weapons sprue. The rest is just greenstuff (which needs finishing, really).

A bit of an impromptu update, hence the lame pictures, but I stopped fiddling with the truescale marine for today - for my first TS marine, I'm quite pleased:

Very inspirational. I've also been playing INQ with 28 mm figures, and using it as a pen and paper RPG before Dark Heresy existed. Looking forward to seeing more of your crafting skills.

Mate, that Adorno is awesome. Is that the FW inquisitor? It's a beautiful model.

sA

Nice start man! I love all the new Imperial Guard advisor models - currently in HEAVY debate with self on wehther to make the decision to use metal models or not in the Legion project...

Mellon: Thanks!

smiling Assassin: Yeah, it's the Forgeworld "Solomon Lok" model. A really nice sculpt.

Migsula: Thanks for the comment! I like the Primaris Psyker and the Astropath - I like the Master of the Fleet, too. I just hate the ordnance guy...


Anyway, a few more pictures to show you what I've been fiddling around with this morning:

First up, a mockup of the Rogue. It's not glued, which is why it's slightly wonky.



I've also taken the Yriel of Iyanden model, hoping to make it into a Rogue Trader. It unfortunately appears that I'm going to have to resculpt the legs. It affords me the opportunity to make him more pirate-y, though - I was figuring knee-high boots and the like.




As an Eldar he's slighter than a human, and the Cadian arms I tried didn't really suit - but I tested it with this krieg arm. Even if I don't end up using this Krieg arm, I think FW arms might end up being the best option.



Quick snap of the Truescaled Deathwatch Marine in decent light.

I've also begun work on an Arbites Enforcer. Quite happy how the momentum of the entire model has changed. Here's the original sculpt:


Here's where I'm going with it:







Quite like the head, though it does remind me somewhat of Gordon Ramsay...

Wow! Kick ass! very fitting with the whole =I=munda spirit we have here!

I'm not so sure on that laspistol arm on the Rogue (Kal jericho model), it looks kind off...well...odd

Molotov wrote:Along with Inquisitor Hoth and his retinue, at the moment I'm working on a Tzeentchian Cult, which'll be made from Necromunda Redemptionists. I like the irony in using the models, but it's also somewhat the case that Chaos Cultists and the most zealous Imperial Cultists can be very similar indeed. One need only look at the Death Cult Assassins to see that!

Here's the models I managed to find in my bitzbox:




I'm going to do some minor converting, probably adding some small Chaos talismans and the like. Most of the Tzeentchian flavour will come in the painting stages - I see them having purple robes with blue warpfire (instead of the traditional Redemptionist red). I'm possibly going to remove the KKK-esque headgear on the Priest and the Deacon, in which case I'll sculpt some hoods for them.

what models are these from... necromunda???? if so were can i buy them, they look bitching

I love your choice of models!

I think it's great to see some variety, and the older metal range holds some real gems if you look hard.

Kal's gonna need a bit of work, though. I know he's still work in progress -- perhaps don't use the Cadian Pistol arm? He has two holestered already, but those could be dremelled off. It also looks too...plain for the rest of the model, which looks badass and very hard. The sword looks great.

Peace.

sA

Great start here mate and a good selection of base models.

While the new metal advisor models are great I have really come to hate GW's IG proportions. The legs are FAR to short making them all look stumby and hobbit like. Especially given GW's current tendancy for very wide, "fat" metal mini's.

I like the idea for basing the RT on Kal, nice choice. Yriel is also on my list for mini's to convert at some point though I have far too much on as it is.

Looking forward to more.

Cheers,

Dante

This is looking better and better. For slimmer arms I can reccomend the WH-fantasy Imperial Militia models. They come with lots and lots of goodies and useful parts and a good selection of clothes that looks much less "uniform" than the guard selection.

Apologies for having not updated this thread for a while - I'm a firm believe that blogs should have lots of pics, and I've somewhat let you down on that score! I have been working on models behind the scenes. The campaign I'm planning does have a great number of factions - no less than three cults of varying sizes, to say the least of "official" organisations!

Pictures from my end will be forthcoming soon.


In the meantime I've come to an arrangement with my friend Steve to have him paint a few of my models. I've sent him ten figures to begin with - the retinues of Inquisitors Hoth and Adorno, my truescale Space Marine and a few other things - and so some of the pics I'll be posting up belong to him. For the most part, if you see it, he's painted it, and I've converted it.

And so, to set the tone, his latest WIP. This picture showcases Inquisitor Hoth's Sage and a Cyber-Mastiff belonging to his Arbitrator.



Steve's tackling the "dramatis personae" - some of the main player characters that'll be tearing things up in my Inquisitor campaign. But many of the lackeys and mooks who'll be cannon-fodder ((including those Redemptionists)) for the various sides will be getting done by myself and my friends Darren and Nick.

Hopefully there'll be plenty of eye-candy for you guys!

Steve's stuff is looking good so far, but that's to be expected. I also really like the Ramsay enforcer. I think he should have a mouth on him in the fluff, but that could just be me.

SoG

Thanks!

Well, as I'm cleaning up my desk I've started a couple of conversions.

First of all (and simpler) I've got the basis of a Rogue Trader made from the Ibram Gaunt model. I'm missing his sword arm, unfortunately, so I'm looking for that...



Then we've got this model that I'm quite undecided about... I'm not sure what he'll be, so I've got a couple of directions I could go in. Opinions welcomed!

This is the base model as it stands:



I could give it a sword:

Not bad, but the Eldar sword's the only real one I've got that works, unfortunately. I could try to make it an artificer-crafted human sword, primarily through filling in the blade somewhat.



I could give him a revolver instead of his outstretched hand.



I could make his staff into a torch, which is quite cool and very gothic/40k, but GSing the flames could be awkward.



Or I could give him this flamer/inferno pistol (the tip would be reversed so the flames were going the right way).

Or... something else? Opinions welcomed.

I've also been working on another model for the TS Deathwatch... Trying to use up bits, I came up with this. Keep in mind that the helmet, the sight and the handle are all blue-tacked and that's why I haven't cleaned them up:

Looks like I'm playing to a hard crowd!

I've been working on more NPCs for the Inquisitor campaign. This includes a paramilitary group known as the Eagle's Claws. Here's my first prototype. I'm going to paint them in the colours of Fallout 3's Talon Company. They might have the same symbol too.






I finally got to talk to my friend Darren, who is running an Inquisitor called Ferox, and managed to get some models of his warband in progress. He's a better painter than me!

This is his Inquisitor, Ferox:




And his Tech-Priest, Parragus (the blue skin is a result of being auto-sanguinated):




And lastly (for now) a Torturer that I converted for him:





I put together the bits for a Chrono-Gladiator based off the Krieger model:




I've also been toying with making these two Necromunda models a husband and wife team of mercenaries. I think that could give them some cool rules...

that's a lot of characterful models you've got there. i absolutely love the torturer, he looks like the guy who sees himself as an artist that likes to ge his hands dirt (hence no sleeves).
you could youse the eldar sword on the trader simply by filing down the soul em and those eldar-fiddly bits between crossguard and edged side of the blade. that would make it look less alien and more arabic.

I really like what you are doing here, but where did you get this revolver? It rocks.

Molotov wrote:Thanks!

I could give him a revolver instead of his outstretched hand.

gwmadman: Thanks for the comment! I was beginning to think it was a little quiet in here. The revolver is from a sprue produced by Heresy Miniatures. I was giventhis one by my friend Darren, but I'm given to believe it comes with model HSF021 'Bane'. Hope that helps!

Two new updates from Steve's desk - this is Sylus Tem, Hoth's Sage, and the Cyber-Mastiff that accompanies Arbitrator Titus Dio.

The Kal Jericho/Sgt Telion crossover works surprisingly well. Where'd you get that sword from?

Dragonlover

I actually changed the Telion/Jericho model a bit before I sent it off to Steve to paint it, but I foolishly forgot to photograph it. The sword is taken from the new Cadian Command Squad, though.

Thanks for the comment!

EDIT:

@TheMightyWarhamster: I'm sorry I didn't see your post! I see the Torturer in a very, very similar vein - that coldly calculating madman who sees his craft as an art. I also like your ideas regarding the sword; I'll definitely give it some thought.

A new model I've been fiddling around with. Not sure exactly what he's going to be, but I really like him:

Wow, this is intense. Excellent work!

Thank you, captain! Hopefully there should be some updates soon.


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An update from Steve's desk:

Done a bit of work on Mourn, a feral world merc. Not much, but it's a start. Got the old man visiting tomorrow so there probably won't be any updates on him until monday.

And here's the fluff I wrote for Mourn's character:

The warrior known as Mourn was born upon a feral world upon which religious deviancy was rife. The efforts of Imperial Missionaries to impose order upon these deviant tribal superstitions had only limited success. Many attended Ecclesiarchal services and yet still paid their dues to witch-doctors and holy men. The young warrior grew up dedicating his kills to an Emperor figure who was but part of a pantheon, assailed on all sides by mischievous fellows.

In this ignorance and simplicity lies an open-mindedness and acceptance Adorno has found useful - perhaps even welcome. Mourn knows all too well that the universe is a cold and savage place, home to all manner of malevolent creatures that must be crushed by any means necessary.

Though initially unnerved by his transition to civilisation, he has come to thrive, Imperial technology simply providing him with better and better ways to kill. Mourn is fierce and callous, accustomed to death and fully prepared to carry out the Inquisitor's orders - no matter how distasteful or questionable they may seem.


Also, here's the retinue of Inquisitor Balthier, who'll be run by a friend of mine:

First off, Nick's retinue - that of Inquisitor Balthier

Inquisitor Balthier:

Alaric Balthier is an Amalathian Inquisitor, dedicated to preserving the Imperium so that the Emperor may be afforded the
ability to bring His plans to completion. A member of the Ordo Hereticus, Balthier has brought several high-profile cults to account for their heresies. Balthier is also infamous for prosecuting his fellow Inquisitors for their actions. This has led some Inquisitors to be wary around Balthier; his supporters claim that only those with something to hide should be afraid of his methods.


Salem "Slim" Rios, Gunfighter:

Salem Rios was born on a dreary, insignificant agri-world, though he won't tell you its name. His only distraction from the dull routine of the farm was trick-shooting with his father's old PDF-issue laspistol; the young Salem sought excitement and the exotic, and soon escaped on a merchant vessel before travelling to a larger Imperial world. His skill as a shot was his only asset, and he quickly made a career as a gunslinger and marksman, battling in elaborate arenas for the amusement of the noble classes. However, an incident involving the Planetary Governor's daughter on the eve of her wedding quickly brought Rios's glittering career to an end. He was slated to be executed when Inquisitor Balthier stepped in to commute the sentence - provided Rios began to work for him. The relationship between the grim, irascible Inquisitor and the jovial trickshooter is a strained one at times, but 'Slim' Rios has proved his worth on numerous occasions.

Dariel Rourke, Pathfinder and Sniper:

Dariel Rourke was born on the world of Ghalithrai, an industrial world that had erupted into civil war. Rourke served in the PDF forces as a marksman and scout, excelling in the cramped, rubble-strewn streets. His modified long-rifle attracted the ire of the regiment's tech-adepts, but served Balthier well during the assault on a nascent cult. Balthier left Ghalithrai to rebuild, but took Rourke with him. Rourke is a simple man; grim, tenacious and dedicated. He prizes duty and obligation, and it was a simple act for him to switch his loyalty from his superior officers to the Inquisitor.

Ishamel Castor, Warrior-Priest:

Ishmael Castor is a devoted adherent of the Imperial Creed. Born to the shrine-world of Roiscant, Castor is a veritable encyclopaedia of knowledge on the exploits of the Sainted Xenoscourge, Jerido. Indeed, Castor carries a bone with him reputed to be the fingerbone of the legendary Saint himself. Of course, it is said that if all the 'bones of Jerido' were brought together in one location, they could make up the skeletons of several hundred people. Such trifling details do little to deter Castor, who sets about his duties with great abandon, reveling in his great fortune to serve a mighty Inquisitor. Skilled with languages and other obscure pieces of knowledge, Castor has proven of great use to the Inquisitor, his indomitable enthusiasm to echo his hero Jerido helping him through many tight spots during his tenure with Balthier.

Molotov wrote:

Here's an example of exactly what i've been looking for. A heavy flamer for a space marine, which looks sufficiently beefy enough and quite imposing. The versions for the new plastic catachan's sprue, are basically a wide flamer in my oppinion. I'm assuming the heavy flamer was from the sentinel's sprue, and the back pack from the devastator's multi-melta? I'm currently putting together a Salamander's Sternguard unit, running 2 of those bad boys, and the rest combi-meltas, with Vulkan in the middle. Hot enough for most I guess?

Tip top work there sir, keep up the good work