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I really love your impy daemon host! What body is that? Mantic goul?

 Rogue Wolves wrote:
I really love your impy daemon host! What body is that? Mantic goul?

It is the GW VP Ghoul with the head from this guy: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat640010a&prodId=prod1250027a

Thanks a lot guys,

@ The Good Green: Indeed, the Pan resemblance is definitely there! Someone over on the Conclave forums remarked that the daemon looks like a "rickster or tempter daemon sent to try and lead some puritanical Inquisitor down the path of radicalism". I find that a pretty compelling idea.

@ Rogue Wolves: Gerner hit the nail on the head! I used that chaos sorcerer for a number of conversions, so I had some of those heads lying around: I used one for an Emperor's Children champ and one on this daemon.

@ Gerner: Cheers, mate! No blood and viscera for this guy, though. I really don't see him as Khornate. The spine is the tip of a Dark Eldar Chronos tentacle, btw.

 KrautScientist wrote:

@ Gerner: Cheers, mate! No blood and viscera for this guy, though. I really don't see him as Khornate. The spine is the tip of a Dark Eldar Chronos tentacle, btw.

Thanks!

Arhh, I was mislead by the watermark on the photo and thought it would be a part of the world eaters and your "traitor guard", instead of looking at the thread title. Stupid me.

Some of you may remember when I posted the first WIP shots of the models I helped convert for the INQ28 warband of my buddy Frankie some time ago.

The first model for his warband was built by me. It's an operative from a monastic order that specialises in training devout assassins as support for Inquisitors and other Imperial agents:



I am still rather proud of the model, if I do say so myself

Frankie wanted an Inquisitrix to be the leader of the warband. This meant things would be a little more complicated, since decent looking (plastic) parts for female models are rather hard to come by in the different GW ranges. And while I myself would have gone for something more baroque and ornate (like PDH's fantastic Calllydia Benadice), Frankie wanted his Inquisitrix to look quite a bit more low-key.

So here's where we left the poor lass about sox months ago:



I wasn't all that happy with the lower body, and the model somehow just wasn't happening. But you guys gave me all kinds of nice ideas, and so, finally, Frankie and me sat down yesterday to sort the model out.

Here's how she looks atm. I give you Inquisitrix Calixa Alrod:







Granted, she may still be a little rough around the edges (the neck area in particular needs quite a bit more work), but overall I think the model is really starting to come together.

C&C always welcome!

Low key he says....gives her a burning sword.

I also am a fan of Inquisitors being very low key, and able to blend in with the surrounding populace, I think it really lends itself to the image of them being an unseen force protecting the imperium. Now, that said, I've never had an issue with OTT Baroque either, which is why the Spiky Rat Packs Inquisitors, as well as PDHs Inquisitrix are some of my firm favorites.

As for Calixa... I'll be honest, I'm not hugely feeling it at the moment. She seems to be a bit indecisive between the two 'images.' She's very played down in her attire, and the hood gives it her a hidden identity. But, at the same time, her chest Armor is very very baroque, as is her sword. I'm not sure, I guess I feel her armor isn't blending in with the rest of her attire? I wonder if it'd look better with a sash or something across it? Flaming sword...? Eh, I can deal with it, because the sculpt is nice, and you are very lucky to find a weapon that scales to a lady, not to a man. I say these things because you said you wanted her to be low key, otherwise she'd be fine!

Thanks for the feedback, ghosty!

Indeed, the flaming sword isn't a very subtle weapon Let me explain some of the choices we made, though. That will not necessarily make the choices themselves seem better, just more understandable:

Even if you want to have your Inquisitor look rather low key, the model still has to be a centrepiece for the warband. So there needs to be something impressive or interesting about the model to make it read as the leader. It's pretty complicated to maintain that delicate balance, of course. But it explains why her weapons may seem a little too spectacular at first glance. Plus the model usually shows the Inquisitor during a confrontation of some sort, so it makes sense that she would be geared up for battle. All in all, I think it works out alright: She still looks far less "physical" when stood next to the assassin, but she looks like she can hold her own in battle if she needs to.

Frankie also wanted the sword to be an indication that she's a psyker: The flames on blade are really some kind of witchfire that she can summon at will or something like that.

Oh, and I am not totally sold on the torso myself, but it was the only part in our bitzboxes remotely useful for what we had in mind, so we just had to make do People over at the Conclave suggested cutting off the pointed shoulderguards and replacing them with something more rounded, and I am tempted to agree with them.

On a related note, you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to come up with several cool-looking female models for a warband. I certainly didn't...

 KrautScientist wrote:


Frankie also wanted the sword to be an indication that she's a psyker: The flames on blade are really some kind of witchfire that she can summon at will or something like that.

I already commented on this on the Conclave (Erasmus Koal) but I had a thought after reading this I figured I'd put here. What about the Dark Eldar Archon arm? I believe it's the same side as the sword arms she has now, would still be holding flames, and would allow for perhaps a more subtle blade sheathed away somewhere on her person.

That could also be a somewhat fun excuse to play with the lighting coming off the flames... which you could do here as well I suppose, just spit-balling an idea that hit me while I was looking at the mini again.

Best of luck!

-Xeno99/EK

Edit: Spellcheck what?

Late to the party - but what a party it is. Nice work, both quantity and quality. It's great to see people go back to the original Inquisitor character concepts, chrono gladiators, daemon hosts and so forth.

I've also been working on a lot of =I= stuff. Not sure if you've seen it?

Thanks for the kind words, Migs! Coming from youl that's truly an honour!

 migsula wrote:
I've also been working on a lot of =I= stuff. Not sure if you've seen it?

Dude, are you serious? How could I not have seen your fantastic work! As a matter of fact, I've been a long time fan! It was your work (among that of Molotov, PDH and Spiky Rat Pack) that inspired me to try my hand at INQ28 models in the first place. Your recent retinue for Inquisitor Silas is beyond words! As is your Inquisitor Haag retinue. Or the Legion project.

Migs is so humble, it's almost as if he hasn't realized the impact he's had on the Inquisitor 28 scene! I love his new gang, particularly Mirror Man. Painting and sculpting skills to die for.

As for a Witchfire sword, yeah I kinda imagined it'd be something like that. You settled a lot of my fears, and now I'm excited to see the next update!

For the Inquisitor I think you should definitely carve off the pointy shoulder armour, at the moment it looks like her right arm wouldn't even fit with two sets of shoulder armour on it. That whole shoulder looks a bit awkward. I think also you could try angling the sword so she is looking along it's length, rotate her arm at the elbow, that would look like she is sizing up someone for a sword fight. And maybe bring the plasma pistol in closer to the body if you can. Maybe carve off the giant elf stitch in the hood and smooth it over, it looks a bit rustic at the moment.

Female minis are really hard, generally speaking they look like dark eldar usually, so you have done well to avoid that! I think the main issue is the shoulder pads and the pose, but both things should be easy to fix and she will be a good mini then. The baroque chest armour works well, like she has cast off her concealing cloak in order to better fight her opponent.

Hey everyone,

I realise it's been quite some time since I last updated this thread, but I've been playing around with some INQ28 related stuff lately, so here goes:

First of all, I revisited the model I built for dishonoured guard officer Esteban Revas, adding just one tiny bit, namely a Sanguinary Guard dagger at his hip:





Since I designed Revas to decidedly look like a fencer, I thought it would be interesting if his fencing style incorporated a longer and shorter blade at the same time. It's only a very minor detail, to be sure, but one I am very pleased with nonetheless.

Then I changed another detail on this troglodyte crawler I had built ages ago as a creation of the heretic Genetor Amnon Helix:









The original model used a regular WFB Crypt Ghoul head, but after seeing GW's rather disturbing new take on Vilitch the Curseling, I shaved off the model's eyes and nose, instead opting for a horrible, mostly featureless face. This makes the creature look quite a bit more revolting (and far less like Gollum, which is also a plus).

Last but not least, my buddy Biohazard let me have his Dark Vengeance cultists (thanks again, mate! ), and while some of them will without a doubt be drafted into my Traitor Guard, I alsoI want to use some of those models for INQ28. I did a couple of rough mockups today:

First up, one of the heavies will become an ex-guard/ex-gang guy, a bull of a man wielding a rather huge gun:





I also wanted to transform one of the champions into an Inquisitor - maybe even a more ostentatious version of my Inquisitor Antrecht, yet the model's not coming together nearly as seamlessly as I had planned. Here's what it looks like atm:



As you can see, this guy needs a lot more work. Suggestions always welcome!

And finally, while this guy may end up in my Traitor Guard, he might work as a pretty cool one-off "environmental hazard" during games of INQ28:



I just couldn't resist...

Let me know what you think!

Nice work. On the cultist inquisitor, I suggest changing the sword to something more imperial looking, and altering the left arm so that the pistol points to his right. I think that will improve his pose, which is a bit too much "look at my weapons!" for my taste currently.

Do you find the hand on the dwarf pistol to be too large? I have that bit sitting in my "to use for Inq28" pile and keep passing it over.

Ahhh so thats why you were after these I love the last guy, very effective headswap.

For the Inquisitor, I would swap out the Crux? you currently have added to his chest as I feel its a little too big. The skull is almost the same size as his head, Im sure there are smaller crux with the same detail (kudos for that idea btw)

Now that the hand has been pointed out to me I cant help but notice it as well, I have a couple of the IG Officers with the open or pointing hands if their arms are any use to you I can send them your way?

I think that heavy gunner is my favorite of the new batch. Look forward to seeing him painted up. The duelist has always looked cool to me, and I don't think the dagger really alters my opinion. Are you going to incorporate any special rules for him? Perhaps a special parry/riposte ability?

As for the Inquisitor... yeah the crux and the head seem at odds to me. I'm not sure if the hand needs to point to the right though, as I like the position of the head looking down the barrel. What about the gun arm pointed forward along with the head? That way it's like he's walking directly towards the target he's blasting away at.

Looking pretty good. Lot's of character. I'm sure it's been said before but the Mandalorian figure is well executed.

Cheers, guys!

@ lasgunpacker: It was a conscious decision to keep the cultist sword on the Inquisitor, since I think it makes for a rather nice, not too OTT, Daemonweapon. As for the other hand with the gun, the hand itself may indeed be a tad too big, which is a damn shame, because I love the look of the pistol, and I kept saving this particular bit for a special occasion...

@ Buddy, I cannot list all the reasons I was after these There's so much to do with them that it took all of my discipline to build the entire first batch as models for my Traitor Guard! My current plan is to still use some of them as cultists, while some others will get the INQ28 treatment. I may even do a small Genestealer cult. Who knows?

The =][= symbol on the Inquisitor is indeed too big, but we'll get to that in a minute


Anyway, I did some more work on these last miniatures, as well as a model from my backlog.

First of all, I tidied up the conversion of the chainsaw maniac:



The weapon was shortened in order to make it look a bit less awkward.

I also glued together the guard veteran:







I liked the model as it was, so the only thing I changed was to carefully trim off the chaos symbol around its neck.

When it comes to the Inquisitor, I took off the too large =][= and tried a couple of different bitz. At the moment, I am tempted to leave the symbol off altogether and make it look like he is wearing some kind of cravat:



What do you think?

And finally, I just felt the need to revisit an unfinished model:



A Kroot shaper inspired by a fantastic Mike Anderson piece in the 40k rulebook that I started working on ages ago. I did some more work on him, and here's the result:









While the model may still not be 100% finished, it feels like it's actually starting to come together.

As always, C&C very welcome!

 KrautScientist wrote:

When it comes to the Inquisitor, I took off the too large =][= and tried a couple of different bitz. At the moment, I am tempted to leave the symbol off altogether and make it look like he is wearing some kind of cravat:



What do you think?

Whenever I see cravats I think of foppish Empire hats, for me it just looks too stark a contrast with the sword, the military looking head and the almost utilitarian longcoat. Maybe a book or relic might fit in with the aesthetic more or his backstory might explain it? What does the back of the coat look like? Maybe you could freehand a design on the back or use some FW brass etch.

Leather Face - LMAO

I like the Inquisitor but he doesn't really look like an Inquisitor. He looks like a bounty hunter type character.

The Kroot is cool, really nicely done and better than the original. His machete is really good.

The Nobel is my favourite absolutely brilliant. I cannot wait to see him painted.

Cheers, mate!

 PDH wrote:
Leather Face - LMAO

I hope in a good way...

 PDH wrote:
I like the Inquisitor but he doesn't really look like an Inquisitor. He looks like a bounty hunter type character.

Yes, I guess he'll need quite a bit more work. I had expected him to come together more quickly, but oh well: These things happen...

 PDH wrote:
The Nobel is my favourite absolutely brilliant. I cannot wait to see him painted.

You mean the fencer/guard officer, right? Yeah, he has really grown on me too! The only problem is that I lack a good idea regarding which colours to use...

Anyway, thanks for the feedback!

Leather Face is looking like a proper BAMF! Love it!

Have to say I'm really not feeling the Inquisitor. Just a thought, do you have any of the Dark eldar heads with the blank faceplates? I think that could look pretty cool with the trench coat and maybe adding in a cadian or military style torso to cover the chaos scar. Kinda creepy mysterious.

Loving the Fencer and Kroot, and I think your Inquisitor model has a lot of potential to be a really outstanding model. I think the most glaring problem with him thus far is the head. It's too large and bulky for the rest of him, and the headset (to me) is much more of an Imperial Guard staple than Inquisition. I think that an Inquisitor like him, wearing a fancy coat and cravat, would likely go for a more subtle microbead than a full-on military headset. Personally I would go for one of the Empire Greatsword heads, with a nice foppish hat to tie in with his frilly clothes. I would also give him a sword swap for something more elegant and refined looking. If you're going for a more radical look to him and want him to be carrying a Daemon weapon, that's cool, but the cultist sword looks more like a rusty beaten-up piece of metal than a deadly killing tool. I would perhaps consider the blade from the Dark Vengeance Librarian? Love the pistol, don't you dare change it.

Hmm, you're quite right about the head, Dexter! Plus I am getting a bit of flak over at the Ammobunker for the "western style" tie

Anyway, I went through my bitzbox and tried a couple of heads. Here's a composite:



I also exchanged the tie for something with less of a wild west feel -- and the added benefit of a small =][= symbol at the bottom.

Any thoughts?

I like C myself, although I liked the "western" tie better than the current one, as it looks more like something someone would actually wear, instead of a purity seal writ large.

On the otherhand, you could run with that, and have it be more of a purity seal thing than a tie.

Personally I also prefer the cravat you had. The current purity seal tie thingie is nice, and will definitely work, but I think the cravat had a little extra bit of class and elegance that made the Inquisitor look more like a socialite and gentleman. You tell those hooligans over at AmmoBunker I said to stop ragging on you for thinking outside the Blanche Box! Besides, I think that a Western aristocratic look would blend perfectly into the GrimDark imagery.
Now, as far as heads, I prefer D or F, depending on what kind of guy you want him to be. Obviously if he's young and handsome (like me), D is the better choice. I like that the hairstyle and expression conveys an almost Three Musketeers style to him. F would be perfect for an older, grumpier sort, like Peter.

Thanks, guys!

Regarding the Inquisitor, I am actually rather fond of heads A and B, to tell you the truth. D would be an interesting option, yet it's an option that I may want to keep for when it comes to building one of my buddy Frankie's characters, a charismatic Chaos worshipper/Infiltraitor named Laslin.

When it comes to the tie, it's important to note that, whatever tie he ends up with, it, alomg with the underlying shirt, will probably be painted similar to the one on this FFXII character (the coat will be completely different, though, so ignore that part of the character design). So even if I should keep this one, it won't be as a purity seal, but rather as an expensive black (or dark grey) piece of silk or something similar.


And then there's the Kroot: After some time of mulling it over, I've decided to leave the feathers on the head off for now. I'll just paint the model without them and see if I like it well enough. I still think that feathers and Kroot are a good match (and there actually is some background precedent for that, with the Kroot worshipping the Kroothawks as their avian progenitors), but I think leaving the feathers off makes him look leaner and meaner:

Man, love Revas - I like the combination of parts, they fit perfectly.

In terms of the Inquisitor, I too, liked the cravat look. (man, everyone is so cultured here... necktie, anyone? Anyone?) The inquisitor parchment is much more obvious and probably fits better with the actual outfit, as was mentioned before. For the head, D was my choice, but he's called out for Laslin. Then F, if he's not gonna be handsome, might as well go the other route and make him look like he got beaten with an ugly stick.

Great conversions, man. I'm impressed with your production, regularly updating 3 different blogs at once.

-Remi

 KrautScientist wrote:

I vote for B and F!

I would say F.