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Very nice job, looks very grim.

Ey man your things looks sweet. I have an idea for twins to your gang, Bebop and Rocksteady.

@ Q0rbin: Cheers, mate! To that I say: Cowabunga!

Alright, everyone, time for something a little different: I recently managed to get my buddy Franky on board with the whole INQ28 thing, and we've been firing background ideas back and forth at each other for a while, thinking up some possible characters for his own Inquisitor retinue. Today we sat down at the FLGS and I got him acquainted with the wonderful world of kitbashing for the first time. Franky managed to nearly take off one of his fingers with an exacto knife, so his baptism as a converter was blessed in the eyes of the Blood God Well, actually, it wasn't quite as bad as that, but you get the picture.

At the end of the day, here's what we have to show for our troubles: First up is a female assassin accompanying Franky's Inquisitrix, taking care of the more "physical" tasks. She belongs to a monastic order that is kept by the Inquisition as a training ground for assassins. Something between the normal assassin clades and the Death cults. Take a look:









As you can see, she's a fairly straight kitbash from a number of Eldar, Dark Eldar and Wood Elf bits. I added a bionic eye to add some context to the strange half-mask she's wearing. I also shaved off pretty much all the crystals and small bulges on the Eldar legs. The piece of sprue on the base is not final -- just a mockup to show the final position the model will have on the base.

We also managed a very early build of Franky's Inquisitrix, Lady Calixa Alrod:



The flagellant lower body will obviously have to go, but we wanted tol go for a robed look and acked any good alternative. If anyone has an idea for a (readily available) robed lower body, let me know! You can probably guess from this early version of the model that Inquisitrix Alrod isn't a very physical type, instead relying on espionage and her psionic talents.

Anyway, these models mark Franky's descent into the dark and wonderful world that is NQ28. Let me know what you think

looks great kraut! have you thought about using dark angel robed legs? just a thought.

that is if he wants to put his inquisitor in power armor that would look pretty cool imo. you could always putty the holes in the robes on the flagellants legs as another alternative.
either way looking forward to his inquisitor band

Thanks, alabamaheretic!

Already considered the DA legs, but they'll look too massive by far! Inquisitrix Alrod is supposed to be pretty weak physically, so we are going for a rather slender physique to complement that fact (as well as her gender). Franky really picked something pretty difficult for his first foraging into the wilds of kitbashing, huh? A Monodominant in power armour, now that would be an easy job. But here we are, trying to build a robed female. Awesome

well you could always use the base of an actual inquisitor like so: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1140003&prodId=prod1140024a if he wanted to do power armour also. or even steal a SOB.

the other option i can think of but its not a very good model is a sister dialouges: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat660004a&prodId=prod1300014a would have to rework the arms and get rid of that big banner on her chest but it could be done. again my thoughts on the subject please feel free to ignore

Getting an actual Inquisitor is out. We don't want to make this too easy on ourselves, do we? If I were to base the conversion on an actual metal model, I would probably use the Sororitas Sister Hospilitar (not sure about the English name, but it's an actual GW model). But we want this to be a plastic conversion, if at all possible.

I have already considered using the (lower) body from an WFB Empire or High Elf mage, but we would have to buy a whole kit for that. And while I am not at all opposed to buying kits just for the bits, I have this perverse urge to finish this conversion without spending any money

How about the legs from the Dark elf warriors? Would those be too small? I had a full 2000pt army of DE years ago and the legs an torso were seperate then not too sure if that is still the case but Im sure you can pick them up easily enough. The assassin is looking good so far.

ok well like i said it was just a thought. and some times easy is gratifying but to each his own. again good luck with the conversions and what not.

looking forward to the paint too

@Biohazard: Funny you should say that, since my buddy actually is a Dark Elves player: That's where the Inquisitrix' torso is from. However, I somehow fear that Dark Elf legs would end up looking too brutal with their chainmal.

I realise I am acting like a 13 year old girl, refusing all your ideas, guys. Sorry for that! I don't know, I am just waiting for an idea to really click with me...

@alabamaheretic: Don't be discouraged, mate (see my last sentence)! Keep tossing ideas my way! Something's bound to stick sooner or later

Im sure there were some that wer more robe than chainmail, I struggle to remember tbh, Theres also the HIgh elf range?

Actually, the High Elf Mage would be great. But that would mean buying the kit, and also leave us with a mage on a horse that is totally useless to us Maybe I'll follow alabamaheretic's suggestion and take another look at further converting the flagellant legs before actually buying anything...

The empire wizard kit?

^ its not that dynamic and its attatched to the torso

Ah good call, I havent actually used the kit.

Yes, also promising. It would also have to be bought, however. If we buy anything for this project, it's really a neck and neck between the High Elf Mage and Emperor Wizard kits. Bot of them have their pros and cons: The High Elf Mage works better for a woman, while the Empire Wizard has more cool stuff for more Inquisitor models. But like I said, I'll have another look at what can be done to the flagellant legs before spending any money

Thanks a lot, buddy, your help is appreciated

Whoa, you ninja'ed me there, Rogue Wolves Still, thanks for the clarification!

Your kit choices are logical, the Elf would work great.. but i completly agree that there are just so many cool bits in the empire kit, that i would choose that.. i mean do you know how badass the mask head looks when you cut off the "beard"?!


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on second thought, looking at one of my wizards, the body might work, without the external robe its fairly thin, although it does sort of sway to the side of the feet, so its not exactly straight down

Dark Eldar Wrack, some of them have good robed legs, neater cloth and a bit taller than a flagellant and you can shave the gems off easily. I know because I have a half done conversion of one in my pile, not sure I should be giving out spoilers!

Maybe the legs from the dark elf sorceress? http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1250032a

Looking nice anyway

Great stuff all around! I love that assassin neophyte! Gonna have to go from the start again to comment on all the goodies, but I'm digging it!

BTW, what'd you use for the assassin's eye-scope?

-Remi

First of all, thanks a lot guys! Some great ideas there! I'll have to look carefully at each of them to find one that works. I'll rather take it slow, though. This is Frank's Inquisitrix, the center of his warband, so it won't do to just hurry things along. I'll keep you updated with the progress, of course:

@ HF Izanagi: Cheers, mate! The bionic eye was cut off a pair of binoculars that came with the Cadian Command Squad kit, IIRC. It's the part where the binoculars are held to the eyes. It was also quite a fiddly job to glue it onto the model's face

Kraut, your stuff is amazing, I saw your world eaters as well and I'm really impressed, and your fluff is excellent - great job, hope you keep it going

Does anyone happen to have a link to this fabled "Inq-28" PDF?

I'm feeling inspired

@ Dark Apostle 666: First of all, thanks mate!

I guess you're referring to the Inquisitor Rulebook, right? It can be downloaded from GW's homepage here:
[url]
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat480007a&categoryId=6700005a§ion=&aId=21500020a[/url]

Take note that there's no INQ28 Rulebook per se: It's just the regular 54mm Inquisitor scaled down to fit the 28mm scale.

You should also take a look at these links if you're interested in getting things started:

http://inq28.blogspot.de/

http://www.the-conclave.co.uk/

It also pays to look at the awesome INQ28 threads here on Dakka: PDH's, migsula's and Baiyuan's, to name just a few.

Hope that helps to get you infected with the INQ28 bug

Cheers, I'll have to dig out my old Witch hunters and start converting Thanks for the help and inspiration!

in the old days woman would wear a kind of tights under there skirt. why don't you get some dark eldar legs and putty a dress with a real high split? that way it will still look petite and it's stil plastic and you already have some parts.

or be lazy and use the lower part of the plastic dark elf sorceress. petite and plastic

That's a nice idea, fatty! I am kind of hesitant to undertake serious GS work, not being very good at it, but the DE sorceress may be an interesting option to look at. Hmmm...

In the meantime, why don't we take a look at something that's actually finished, eh?

The Arco-flagellant is yet another character archetype that makes Inquisitor the dark and gothic masterpiece it is. Those guys got their first day in the limelight when Inquisitor was released, and they manage to embody much of what is wrong with organised religion in the 40k universe.

The process of Arco-flagellation is used to turn heretics into horrible weapons that can be wielded by the Ecclesiarchy. Use of an Archo-flagellant may also be granted to certain Inquisitors: a perfect excuse to have one or more of them in an Inquisitor warband!
What’s interesting about them is not only the fact that they probably pack quite a punch on the table, but also the hidden tragedy behind these creatures. Granted, Arco-flagellants certainly aren’t the leading roles in the shadow war for the Emperor’s soul, but with a bit of creativity, it’s quite easy to imagine suitably tragic and/or horrible stories to describe their fall from grace and their subsequent transformation into living weapons.

So it was clear to me that I needed to build one or more of them! All the more so since the official models are unfortunately quite horrible. Take a look.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/File:Acro_Flagelent_Squad.gif#.T-2KOsXTTyJ

So I once again turned to the Crypt Ghoul kit for a suitably twisted and tortured look. Here’s what I came up with:







The first model I built was once again inspired by Phil Kelly’s Inquisitor Lichtenstein warband: His Arco-flagellant Gryx uses an Ork power claw (from Ghazkull Thraka, no less!) which ended up looking very cool. So I tried the same at the 28mm scale. Apart from that, I added some mechanical doodads to show the “augmentations” the Arco-flagellant had received. The back of the Crypt Ghoul body also sported a nice, sharpened stake and some chains punched through the skin. I kept both, since it looked like they could have been part of the poor individual’s “punishment”. When painting the model, I took care to make the skin look extra pale and clammy. Looking back at it now, I will probably have to go back to touch up the vial supposed to be containing stimulants on the model’s left shoulder at some point, since I am not perfectly happy with the colour there. But apart from that, I was reasonably pleased with my first Arco-flagellant. All that was missing was a suitably dark piece of background for him…



Arco-flagellant “Enoch 451″

In the long years of his career, Inquisitor Antrecht has been forced to use rather “unconventional” means more than once. So it is no wonder that his work would attract the attention of the Ordo Hereticus’ more puritan members sooner rather than later. Consequently, Antrecht has had to deal with the Ordo’s scrutiny on more than one occasion, but few of these confrontations have been as monumental and – ultimately – tragic as that with Inquisitor Ferrante.

During his long fight against the heretic Amnon Helix, Antrecht was forced to use some extreme measures, which earned him Ferrante’s scorn. The Witch Hunter declared his intention of bringing Antrecht in for strict questioning, but his quarry managed to elude him time and time again. Ferrante was man driven by the fires of fanaticism, however, and when he could not apprehend Antrecht, he turned his attention to those close to him instead. Towards this end, he managed to capture Antrecht’s Interrogator, Hamlin Rheden, laying an inescapable trap for the Inquisitor, for he knew Antrecht would try to free his disciple.

He had been right: Antrecht came out of hiding in a desperate bid to free Rheden, only to be confronted by Ferrante and his henchmen. Little is known of the two Inquisitors’ confrontation, but it marked the last the galaxy had ever seen of Witch Hunter Ferrante, leading some to suspect that Antrecht may have had a hand in the Inquisitor’s disappearance (or even his death) and earning him the undying enmity of Ferrante’s own pupil, Holm Fiegmund — a situation that would, in time, have its own dire ramifications.

Ever since Antrecht’s confrontation with the Witch Hunter, an Arco-flagellant designated “Enoch 451″ has been a member of the Inquisitor’s retinue. Beyond that, nothing is known with any degree of certainty.

Enoch’s trigger word is “Discipulus”


Well, the first model was finished, but I couldn’t really stop at one, could I? So I built another Arco-flagellant, trying to improve on different aspects by using what I had learned while building Enoch 451: I wanted the model to be a little more dynamic. And I wanted to use a somewhat different head, so the model would look different enough from Enoch.

Fortunately, this one is a bit better documented. Here’s a work in progress on my second Arco-flagellant:





Once again, a Crypt Ghoul body formed the base for the conversion, although this time I shaved off the quills and spikes emerging from the model’s back, replacing them with two electric coils to indicate that there’s some kind of generator powering the flagellant. His right arm was replaced with a Sentinel chainsaw, while I used a flail from the WFB Empire flagellant kit on his left arm to represent an electro-flail. I also added a couple of screws on his back to show where crude surgery had been performed on him in order to suitably “modify” his body. His head is a normal skull from the old Skeleton warriors, although I added a bionic eye that was built from some leftover bits and bobs.

Regarding his base, I had to elevate him a bit to prevent the chainsaw from touching the ground. I achieves this by using cork and the base of one of the energy generators that came with the “Battle for Maccrage” box set.

Concerning the paintjob, I’d like to highlight my method this time. It’s certainly nothing spectacular, but it will probably show you how a very basic paintjob may be transformed by the judicious use of washes.

I started by painting him in the basic colours I wanted. Take a look:







I have to be honest with you: At this stage, I was extremely nervous because of how horrible the model looked. But then came the application of washes: Ogryn Flesh for the skin, Badab Black for the metal parts and Devlan Mud for…well, pretty much everything. After about an hour of waiting and some careful touchups here and there, here’s what he looked like:







Quite a transformation, don’t you think? Granted, this way of painting is not going to win me any prizes, but it’s a fairly quick, effective and, most importantly, fun way of getting your models finished before you get bored. You also don’t need to take my word for it either: This way of painting is championed by much more talented people than me, for example by Steve Buddle, who even explained it in some depth in a Blanchitsu WD-article some time ago.

Concerning the model’s name and background, I decided to name the Arco-flagellant “Molotov XXVIII”, as a small nod to Commissar Molotov, who is a very talented modeller in his own right and a tireless advocate of Inquisitor played at the 28mm scale. A heartfelt, albeit strange and twisted way of saying thank you, admittedly – but of course a perfect fit for the equally strange and twisted 40k universe. So, cheers mate!



Arco-flagellant “Molotov XXVIII”

The man who should become the being called “Molotov XXVIII” was a devout believer in the Imperial Creed and a lay preacher on the Shrine World of Tabeathah. His piety managed to attract quite a large number of followers, inspiring hope and religious fervour in those who came to listen to him. This rankled the Cardinals of Tabeatha greatly, however, for they only allowed their own version of the Imperial truth and feared the growing popularity of the preacher’s teachings. So the man was abducted under cover of night and subjected to arduous torture in an attempt to make him confess to being a sinner and a heretic. But the faith was strong in him, and he could not be broken. It took the punishment of arco-flagellation to wipe his mind clean and end his existence as a human being. Instead, he was turned into a mindless killing machine and left in the dungeons of the great Vetranio Cathedral to wither away or be used in some religious war.

But his captors had been ill advised, for the loss of such a prominent figure incited a religious frenzy in the believers, and they stormed the cathedral, killing the Cardinals who had taken their leader from them. When Inquisitor Antrecht arrived on Tabeatha in the wake of the violent uprising, in order to investigate whether the Cardinals had been influenced by the ruinous powers, he found the lone Arco-flagellant in the catacombs beneath the sacked cathedral and took him along when he left the world. Through a twist of fate, Molotov XXVIII would be allowed to do the Emperor’s work once more…

Molotov XXVIII’s trigger word is “Advocator”



And with that, I have managed to show you all of Antrecht’s henchmen, except one: His Servo-skull Mercutio, actually the first model I built for Antrecht’s retinue:



It’s just the Servo-skull from the Cadian Command Squad, glued to its own base. I also have no background for the little guy, although, knowing Antrecht, there is probably some dark and disturbing backstory of some sort. But that, as they say, is a story for another time.

With Inquisitor Antrecht’s retinue completely presented, my future INQ28 posts will turn towards some other individuals, but fear not: Antrecht will still make an appearance from time to time. So look forward to all the strange and demented Inquisitor characters waiting on my workbench…

Until then, as always, thanks for looking and stay tuned for more!

looks great kraut! like the servo skull

the arco-flagellant is really cool looking

Dam it, you've made me want to do inquisitor stuff now

Thanks, guys!

@ tipios: Go for it, mate! It can be very relaxing I know you've got the bitzbox for it, so just have a look at the Inquisitor rulebook and see what happens!