Greetings!

Here's a pack of fierce "cyber ghouls", feeding their blades with flesh and blood, rushing with hunger for death in their cold empty eyes, murdering for the sins of their Mother.

And the story behind them is as follows... About a year ago PDH asked a bunch of guys around Europe if they would be interested in doing a sort of surprise collaboration for a game of Inquismunda they were about to play at Warhammer World. Well, we, the Spiky Rat Pack were also on the mailing list of PDH's and of course responded to his call.

We had couple of months time to do our secret porjects. Mikko, the other half of the Rat Pack, did a splendid Living Coffin Psycho-Gorilla thing that even Jes Goodwin has been wondering. I, in the other hand, decided to play with an idea of creating this macabre, blood thirsty, chainblade wielding ghoul who I called, for a lack of a better name, Stryderre.

Living Coffin and Stryderre made their journey to England and played their part in the grand game that was played on neil101's magnificent gaming board, Yggdrassillium.



Some time after the game I was commissioned to do more of the Stryderre-kind of thingies, and so I did... They became to be known as Arco Evisorators, created from the ancient templates by the Archao Archivist Biologiysts...





The original Arco Evisator, Stryderre, and the new pair made their appearance in a game of Confromunda at Warhammer World. The game was played between Spiky Rat Pack and seven other like-minded and talented hobbyists and professionals (PDH, neil101, JRN, Fulgrim, Jon, TamTam and John Blanche).

When we got back from England, I announced that I would be open for commissions. That announcement spawned yet another task to do more of the fierce Arco Evisorators, this time a pack of six...




So there you go! Hope you like them as much I liked doing them

- Kari

EDIT:

Forgot to mention that the red bases were not made by me but John Blanche, so credits from them goes to him.

Great conversions, great paint job - thanks for sharing Kari.

Amazing job mate!!!

These are mint. Thanks for posting!

very cool...
always a pleasure to see your stuff...

keep up the good work...

cheers
jah

Those are amazing looking.

Cheers bubber, Devoted of Slaanesh, Barksdale, jah-joshua and disdamn!

5 shades of awesome!

Wow they're amazing. You managed to capture the expression on its face so well, that deserves praise.

Thanks rustproof and Sledgio!

Brilliant - concept, construction and paint are top-notch.

Cheers Scott!

very nice... scary even!

10/10 Amazing.

Thank you, easysauce and VeteranSgt.Ryokai!

Here's my latest finished miniature, a Slaaneshi Cultist.



The colour scheme for this merry little gang will be apple greens and patinated bronze, along with fiery orange and red as complementary colours. The base was pretty much inspired by the works of Migsula and JRN, maybe not that obviously but you can find the resemblances.

The group will be portrayed as agile and cunning, with the taste of gluttony and lust. My plans are to add couple more skinny-like members, a chubby with a heavy weapon (noize gun maybe?), a standard/icon bearer and a priest of sort. We'll see how that will turn out...

- Kari

This stuff is amazing! I especially like the faces of the models, they're really expressive. Unusual choice of colours for the Slaaneshi cult, but it works.

Thanks Crimson!

Nice!! Glad you reposted new figures on this thread because I had missed the first set.

Really great! John Blanche style, my favorite!

Thanks Kelly502!

Love the models feel very Slaaneshi! Really love the CC guys, paintjob looks awsome.

Cheers elaps!

WOW! Very John Blanche. Amazing work!

Thanks westiebestie!

Can't praise enough these look sick! Great job!

Fantastic unit! I actually thought of the pitures of the board you mentioned from the WD article, without even knowing it had any connection to it.

Thank you, DarkHero and Bonde!

That is amazing, you've got some very nice nuances going on there and it creates a work of art!

Thanks Cave_Dweller!


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Hi y'all!

A friend from the USA asked me if I was interested in creating an Inquisitor character for him based on an illustration decorating the Inquisitor game rulebook page 72.

I tried to copy the essence of the character from the illustration in to 3D as well as possible. I also made some alterntions to make him look more like my own version – or vision. This kept the task both interesting and more creative.

There were some specific request from the commissioner for the task. One of the things he really wanted to be given for the character was the skull-in-a-box, the same kind of thing that Preacher Josef is carrying with him.

But without any further words, here's the Inquisitor...



For WIPs and more insights, head to spikyratpack.blogspot.com

- Kari

Awesome, super-grimdark work, you've captured the 40k feel perfectly.

Cheers Paradigm!

Awesome paintjobs.

Thanks Metaelheaed1990!

Dark and brooding. Very well done and with a style that is distinctly yours; a hard feat with so many minis out there. Great stuff. Cheers.

Thank you, Astroman!

Everything I've ever wanted to do with the hobby, right there! Brings me back to when Migsula had his =I=munda blog on here.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks Bottle

Holy frak, those Arco Eviscerators look incredible! now THAT is an intimidating customer!

Hehe, thanks Sparkadia!


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Here's my latest project, Inquisitor Isaac Valon, Puritan of Ordo Hereticus. He is an anti-hero for the Punk Moth, a campaign that we are supposed to play at some point...











- Kari

you have done it again!!!
very cool Inquisitor...

i am a huge fan of the gritty painting style...
keep up the good work...

moi moi
jah

These are great. What were the models converted from.

I'd guess the right arm is from the DE Talos Pain Engine, Torso and Head from a WHFB Empire regiment (not sure which one), and his legs perhaps from the WHFB Flagellant regiment?

Awesome work, with both the conversions and painting

Amazing stuff. Great faces and full of grim dark mood.

Thanks guys!

Schwerpunkt, good guesses, but here's the real list of kits used...
- Head: GK Terminators
- Torso: IG Command Squad
- Right Arm: DE Talos Pain Engine and Nurgle Champion (helmet as shoulder guard)
- Left Arm: Empire Greatswords
- Lower torso: Chaos Cultist

+ miscellaneous parts from here and there...

A great new model. This is turning into an A+ blog!

I'm interested in where you get the small shield on his shoulder.

Also, is it painted from black or white (or grey) undercoat?

Hope to see more quality models soon. And some more reports on their adventures

Thanks Bottle! The shield is from GK Terminators kits, the left shoulder guard is build using plasticard and the right one is the helmet of Nurgle Chaos Champion.

I use grey undercoat.

More models will follow soon!

Damn, now I'm really sad that GW stopped doing Inquisitor. Anywhere where i can get it?.

Archie The Death Rider, I think you can find the PDF-version of the rules somewhere around the Internet.

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Here's another Arco Evisorator I managed to finish some time ago. Tthis time I decided to make it slightly bigger and meaner... The base was once again painted by John Blanche.









- Kari

Incredible yet again!

Not everyone can say they have John Blanche do their bases for them

Have you bought a nice wooden box for them to go in, like John Blanche does for his models?

I found your pale skin tutorial on your blog. I can't wait to try it out.

Thanks Bottle!

Actually I'm doing these Arco's for John, so basically he makes the bases for himself

I tried to search for such wooden box, but eventually had to give up and make something myself. I bought a light weight wooden box and painted it with black shoe polish. Came out pretty nice

Great stuff!

Really nice, is there anywhere i can get the Inquisitor models?.

I think you know you've made it in this hobby when you're making minis for John Blanche! That is a true accolade, and you're clearly deserving of it.

Love how they are darker versions of the Inquisitions Order. The models look great. Great conversations and painting.

Just outstanding!

Thanks bbb, Archie The Dead Rider, Paradigm, CrazyLegz and San76!

Great stuff love it !

Cheers ghostmaker!

Those are terrific, your style is creative and strong, really diggin' it.

You're painting minis for John Blanche? Does he usually get commission pieces done for his collection or something?

This blog is great! So cool! Very nice painted. The Inquisitor looks so cool. 10/10.looking forward for more!

Thanks scuzz_bucket and Boba Fett!

You might have spotted some of these minis (especially the Arcos) in photos taken from games of INQ28 at Warhammer World...

Hi folks! Here's my latest creation, Lady Inquisitor of Ordo Xenos. She was commissioned by a friend from Spain. Hope you like the outcome as much I liked making the piece!

More background about her in my blog http://spikyratpack.blogspot.com ...

Saw this on Facebook. Absolutely gorgeous build and paint job.

Really awesome models you've got here. They capture the grimdark of 40k really, really well.

very cool new piece...
love the Blanche style minis!!!

keep up the good work...

cheers
jah

Thanks for sharing, I hope you continue to make these, all are fantastic,

Incredible. Love the work on her face the most,

Wow, i just looove isaac, the anti hero! Incredibly cool atmosphere and his pants just have the nicest touch to them!

Incredible idea's here and you give me inspiration each time (even though its wasted on me).

Thank you all for your comments! Here's some more Arco Evisorators I finished few days ago. More about them at Spiky Rat Pack.

Lovely paint job. What pieces did you use for them.

These are all amazing!! The Arco Evisorators look phenomenal!!

The new arcos are fantastic! So dynamic, and so many good details. Love the clawed toes, the introduction of masks, and how the big guy mixes in with his smaller kin.

The new guys look great. Very gritty.

BRUTAAAAAAAL

Awesome stuff!

Cheers guys!

I've been following your blog for a little while now, and I love what your doing. The style is so gritty and imaginative! Looking forward to your future commissions and creations!

Thanks frozenmilk

Is the lady inquisitor built up from an existing mini, or did you build her from scratch yourself?

Jimsolo, she's built mainly from the existing parts, mostly DE bits. Her dress, the lower part of her face, the stilettos and the fur collar have been sculpt, for instance.

Here's something new... Lords of Decay, part of my Chaos Space Marine project that I'm currently working on. I've finished the first squad of Plague Marines and their dedicated transport. Quick and nasty painting style, which is the way I'm starting to come to terms with.

The summoned Plaguebearers were originally a part of my Fantasy Battle Chaos Army (or start of such), but since I'm done with building that particular force, I decided to change their bases to the round ones and include them in this project.


+ Lords of Decay - Plague Marines +


+ Lords of Decay - Summoned Plaguebearers +


+ Lords of Decay - Summoned Plaguebearers +


+ Lords of Decay - Dedicated transport +


+ Lords of Decay +

Very cool

The only thing that would top your inquisitor off would be give him a Pin head from Hellraiser. I think the emperor would shudder to that. Great work on the conversions.

Damn. I am creeped out looking at these. That's how you know it was done well. Very nice work.

Awesome stuff, like the colours you have used.

Cheers fellas!

Great stuff!

This might the best rhino i've ever seen! I really love the style of your minis, this dark and dirty look is just perfect for 40k!

Oh wow! Those are fantastic! Makes me think of John Blanche.

Thanks!

Hey, just found this thread, and I am super impressed! Thanks for sharing such high-quality photos of your work; it's really great to get multiple looks at the models.

Definitely a Blanchitsu feel to all this (not least the bases, which are obviously awesome) but I like how you have your own traits as well. The skin is very clean on your Inquisitors, which I really like--the brightness of the hands and heads really stands out and the paleness also enhances the grimdark feel. So the whole model doesn't look dirty; it just looks worn and like it exists in a polluted, corrosive environment.

Fantastic! How come so many great artists and modellers come from Finland? Glad to find your work--I'll definitely follow along.

Great inspiration. Love your work and hope to see much more in the future.

Fair play what you've put together is stunning.

Really inspirational thanks for sharing.