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Thanks Guys

Scarper - I'm massively happy with the face, eyes and random metal drain in his cheek. I'm also really happy with the horn placement, as in not aligned. The death head hanging from his belt is beautifully sculpted. Good ol Jes.

Scarper & monkeytrol - l Ah I should probably have pointed out that I've been trying to photograph this model since November. The picture above is fine and the first one where the gloss hasn't shone too much. I was commenting on the process/challenge rather than the model itself.

Peter

Not your very best paintjob, but it's been years ago and still looks more than solid. Nice little treat.

Yet another wet weekend. I'm hoping the weather improves for the BBQ I'm going to tomorrow.

I've been inspired by Molotov's Inqinvitational event he is planning for next year. So its time for a new Inquisitor Warband this time set in the Dalthus Sector. Originally I planned to go puritan with a female monodominant (who likes to burn everyone). But we all know radicals have more fun....in fact I can see this warbands end will be as excommunicate traitors....or maybe something worse. We'll see as the story unfolds.

For my 30th birthday I was given £45 in GW gift vouchers and decided that they would fund this project. I'm planning on having about 6 members to this warband. First up is my Inquisitor based on this:

Khorne Lord in Finecast



This is my first finecast model and it has some good and bad points.

The Good:
Its oh so easy to carve and cut. Taking the horns, khorne necklace, khorne icons on hip armour, reducing the length of chainmail tabard, removing the chainmail under his arms, taking off the ork skull and removing some of the cloak took neck to no time. It would have been such a daunting task in metal I doubt I'd have bothered.
Filing the material was also easy and didn't damaged it.

The Bad:
Its too soft (except when I'm cutting bits off ) The right shoulder horn was bent. So I bent it to the correct position with and without heating it but each time it just moved back to the way it came. I thought I'd test it before cutting it off.
I've got a few air bubble in the bottom of the cloak and around the soles of the feet. (Not so bad to fill)
Some awkward mold lines and such (but you get them on most models so again not a big deal)

I have to say I'm quite pleased with the new material but I hope they make it a little less flexible.

So I now have my base and need to decide what to do next...

looking good! Are you keeping that vicious head for the model?

really like the idea of using warhammer fantasy battle stuff for 40k , its like seeing it go back to its roots. The Khorne Lord is pretty cool mate , and certainly looks the Inquistorial part.

Well it stopped raining so I made the most of getting outside

I've only done a little more on what will go where. Currently it is all tacked into place.



My thoughts on it so far:

The head is perfect, the pipes etc really changes the fantasy archetype. The fangs in his mouth will be removed.
The round buckle fits and is a definite.
The square armour plate under the buckle looks a little odd, but I like the idea. Suggestions are welcome.
The power pack...cut straight from a Space Marine backpack looks perfect again changes the fantasy archetype.

Its a start and I have more plans to make him look less fantasy.

Sageheart - Perhaps a little redundant but no the vicious head has been replaced...for another vicious head. Its worth noting, about the skull head, I've seen it in both metal and finecast and it looks so much better in finecast. I no longer think its a helmet but a skull face mutation.

neil101 - Cheers, a long way to got yet. Fantasy models are perfect for 40k...they just need a few alterations and weapons and jobs a good um. As for going back to the roots....well I know GW have changed it but I will always think that the Warhammer World is at the centre of the eye of terror.

Peter

Dude! I really hate you for getting down to fourtykay (yes, it's a transitive verb) him before I do. But as we agreed that there is no calling dibs on models, I'll have to accept it and enjoy what you come up with.

So far your alterations look on the spot. The vent on the back, the techy head, PERFECK!

btw Like Neil said and we all know fourtykaying fantasy stuff rules!

Looking good so far Peter, new head fits a treat, is it finecast too?

Baiyuan - Dude do you want to pipe me for 40kifying it before you? LMAO....I have no idea what that vid was about but it made me laugh.

monkeytroll - Cheers. Great. The head is actually from Forge World, Khorne Beserker upgrade pack.

Does anyone have any suggestions about the square Inquisitor/armour plate symbol between his legs?

Peter

About that plate, it doesn't look bad, but I'd swap it something less square, some pargement, strips of leather, a brazierlike thing, some chains, you know what I mean.

Great colour choice on that Nurgle model, am I right to think you didn't use GW-only paints to get that grey-blue-green colour?
The contrast with the dark brown-red is awesome!!!

=I= looking good, though maybe a DA brzaier instead of the big square plate? Also, that's sheer genius with the vent. If you need some GK/DA etc bits to =I=ifying him, just drop me a pm.

Baiyuan - I am planning on turning the chainmail into cloth anyway so I'll probably just get rid of the plate and I might go with a brazier of some kind or other. I'm probably going to avoid to many purity seals on this guy...he aint that pure...parchment would be ok....nailed on.....hmmmmm I like that.

inmygravenimage - As I said above with both your suggestion and Baiyuan's I quite like the idea of a brazier. As for GK/DA bits I'm actually ok. Thank you for the kind offer though.

Yggdrasil - You are wrong...I only used GW paints. Though all the paints I used are now OOP. Base coat of Ghoul Grey (grey blue/green colour) (It lasted about 17 years, I bought it when I started out in the hobby). Ink wash of mixed Green, Brown and Black (or as I refer to it - Nurgle Wash). Dry brush with Ghoul Grey, highlight with ghoul grey. Very thin wash of Nurgle Wash, Highlight again ghoul grey. Then another highlight with ghoul grey and elf grey. I'm glad I keep a recipe book of colours. As for the colour contrast I'm very much inspired by the Realm of Chaos: Lost and The Damned book.

Peter

How about skin instead of parchment? If anybody asks he could claim it's from some animal, no need to tell that it's really from a relatively intelligent and hairless biped mammal. You could give him a collection of scraps of skin with =I= "printed" on them, a trophy for everytime some puritan confronted him with being radical. And again if somebody asks, it's just shreds of leather that show his deep bond with the holy inquisition.

I have no idea what that vid was about but it made me laugh.

It's one of the less good clips from Nathan J. Barnatt, an ingenious californian guy who has been making stupid videos for quite a while now. His most famous character is Keith Apicary, but I especially like his dancing and stunt skills, what a glorious freak!

I like the idea of scraps of parchment/skin in place of standard purity seals.

And damn you Baiyuan, I just had to clean my desk after a washing machine induced drink spray

Ok minor progress or perhaps I've gone backwards. After taking some advice elsewhere I've dremmeled off the boot tops, to create armoured shin pads (in the style of Inquisitor Corteaz). I will add a couple of mm to his height around the ankles at the same time. I may regret this when I've sobered up. lol

Baiyuan - Skin for partchment may very well work...it would still have to be nailed on. Does that chap really only have one leg?

monkeytroll - Lets all damn Baiyuan - its a fun game for all the family. Damn his weaponsmithing!

Edit - Now kids remember you should only use dangerous tools (like a dremmel) whilst sober. Its like when your Dad tells you not to put a knife in the toaster, whilst he has a knife in the toaster.

Peter

I really like where he's heading - amazing what some well placed vents and dremelling can do to a fantasy model. Totally appreciate that it's not easy though, you just make it look that way! Have you thought about some thick cabling around the shoulder joints?

As to modelling after a few beers, I hope it works for you! I've made some... uhh... ill-advised decisions... last time I modelled after a night out And I still have the scar to prove it! Great for creativity, less great for detail work.

Wicked conversion- I painted that model as-is for my bro's WHQ guy when I first got back after a decade-long hiatus... that conversion is looking sick though.

Could I ask- where'd the head come from? And what're you planning for arms/weaponry? +1 for Brazier, too. I like that idea.

-Remi (HF Iz)

Scarper wrote:
As to modelling after a few beers, I hope it works for you! I've made some... uhh... ill-advised decisions... last time I modelled after a night out And I still have the scar to prove it! Great for creativity, less great for detail work.

Bah, nonsense! Half my Death Guard army was modeled and painted while drinking/drunk. To be fair, after having a paint scheme down where you can do it with your eyes closed helps when painting drunk.

Oh, and PDH, I'm loving the Inquisitor so far! I thought about getting this model awhile back from my =I= warband, and using the Khorne bits from some CSM conversions, but I didn't think it could be done easily on a metal model. Great to see Finecast is opening doors for conversion opportunities. Can't wait til release Ogryns in Finecast. I'll be all over those for Ogryn Bodyguards for Necro/=I=munda.

Whoot no hangover

Scarper - Modelling whilst under the influence seems to have worked out just fine (last night anyway but I doubt I'll make a habit of it). I couldn't have been that drunk since I was aware of it being a somewhat foolish thing. I'd never paint when I'd been drinking though. Cabling from the power pack to under the arms is a great idea...thanks

HF Izanagi - The head is from the Khorne Beserker upgrade kit from FW. As for weaponry I'm planning on a double handed daemon sword across the chest and a wrist mounted weapon (not any form of bolt weaponry though). I'll have to cut the left shoulder pad off to reposition it to get the angle correct.

Cadaver - Cheers. I would not be doing this conversion if the model was metal. Ogryn in finecast would be great. I'm looking forward to plastic Mega Armoured Nobs but apparently they will be finecast

Peter

Not that I don't prefer plastic, but you are all sissies! You can do anything with metal minis, where's your patience?

In the Accident and Emergency Ward having sliced a finger off while trying to cut metal miniatures.

Sounds like my first modelling injury aged twelve: cutting bits off an ork Wyvern (?) with a ridiculously sharp scalpel, and cut straight into the join between my left thumb and forefinger. But, hey, chicks dig scars.

Baiyuan - No problem with metal....I'm just lazy. Though saying that some of the grinding on this would have been horrendous in metal without ruining surrounding areas.

Chibi Bodge-Battle - LOL

inmygravenimage - LOL. But dude chicks dig scars from things like guns, motor bike crashes, repairing cars and knife fights....manly things. I don't think modelling can be added to that list

PDH wrote:inmygravenimage - LOL. But dude chicks dig scars from things like guns, motor bike crashes, repairing cars and knife fights....manly things. I don't think modelling can be added to that list

LOL... only if you tell them where it comes from... spin that web of lies, good sir!

-Remi (HF Iz)

Shark. Just a really small one.

Scarper wrote:Shark. Just a really small one.

It was a bear....with a gun.....and a hobby knife.

So last night I managed to use the dremmel just fine. Today with no substance abuse whatsoever... I managed to drop my dremmel with a drill bit going onto my lap. I've never moved so fast in my life and managed to knock it off my lap before any harm was done to my crotch. I then remembered I have feet too and jumped away just as I heard it hit the floor. So one broken drill bit and ton of relief later I don't have any extra holes...phew. Sods law because scars down there would have been real useful!

HF Izanagi - I've been with Abi five years. I'd forgotten you have to lie to women when you're dating... "Just kissing...No that's just fine"

Scarper - Lol

prime12357 - I've just got an image of me without trimming my chest hair. lmao...I don't have a gun though



Ok on to the hobby related part of the update. Well I think I've gone two steps back and one step forward.

So this is what I did last night:


This is the pose I fancy him in. Though he will be armed with a daemon weapon rather than a force sword.


I was advised to reposition the shoulder pads and I think I can get away with just repositioning the left one. So off it came. I also took some advice suggesting that since I'm removing the boot top I could add some more height as well. I think I did it wrong. I'm hoping when I start adding armour plates to the shins I'll be able to make them look the right length again. Oh well this project is about learning to take advice and then putting it into practice. I think I should have used thinner plastic card spacers. So I think the shins etc are too long now....burn the mutant! ?





If the worst happens I can file down the boot of the soles.

Live and learn

I've also decided on a different style of base for this project. Here is the Inquisitors base with a objective marker of some description. What do you guys think? Can I add something else to make them look a little more 40K?



Peter

maybe some techno bits, like a necron skull, or some broken factory parts. gears would be cool. ive noticed that any cheap model plane or tank kit comes with great ruin parts

I think with armor plates the shins will be ok. Otherwise, I heard elongated shins are the silicone tits of the 40th millenium.

I'm not to fond of the sword position, to be honest. I know it's just a placeholder, but I think it looks to static. Being trained with double handed swords might influence my opinion and I might change my mind when you've really put it together, but so far I'm not convinced.

Don't want to sound as overly critical as I actually am, but the base could also definitely use some additions and I personally would either remove part of that wall, or cover it with something else... err wait, it's supposed to be copplestone right? Hhhm, where are you going with this base? Urban? I don't get it yet. Explain yourself!
So far it's rather plain. I might be spoiled by your other bases, but here's something missing.

Btw who is the secret advisor?