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Very nice :O

Careful with the angle of the hammer head, it seems tilted a little bit! My other suggestion would be to do something more with the skull icons... your whole model and set is going to be so completely custom, it seems almost odd that the relatively simple and common skull sculpts are on there. Maybe design a specific Icon or heraldry for them? I only suggest this because I know what your goal is, and making them familiar in silhouette but unique in detail would be the best bet imo.

Other than that, awesome, there is something very Misgula'ian about the feel, and that is a big compliment!

Thats a total compliment, that guy is sick. Yea the hammer head is tilted, luckily the head is pinned without glue right now. And as for icons, i see what you mean major, i was thinking the entire mid section was missing something. Have any suggestions? I was thinking of doing something gothic there, much like the leg armor. Anything would help i think i may be hitting a modelers block soon. I cant get the sages right as of right now. Ill email you some pics of them so you could check them out.

gimme a few mins...


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K, the ribbing makes me think Mark II armor, so I'm picturing a mix of INQ Coteaz style armor (no back pack) and the Mark 2.

Since the backpack is out of the way, I thought it could be cool to put him in a sleeveless coat, kind of a cross between robes and a trenchcoat. Symbol on the shoulder is a hybrid of the Inq seal, the Aquilla and a jewel just cause I like em. I adorned his right leg and shield, but I'm picturing a pretty plain rest of him, so as not to compete too much with your main dude, but still look badass.



Colors are wonky and gross to make sure each item is relatively distinct, hope it makes sense as it was quick and messy!

That's a very nice looking inquisitor you have going brush, and I like the direction MajorTom came up with. I think he would look good with his left leg up on something (a sort of Captain Morgan stance I suppose), standing on a rock/heretic/alien/demon....you could put something under his foot to designate which branch of the Ordos he's in, that would look really good imo.

Great work so far!

Thanks Accolade, and thanks major for the reference picture. Yea i have planned on doing the captain Morgan pose the whole time. That was the dynamic of him I want the detailing to stand out the most though. Modeling details on this scale is insane. I think im squinting more and more everyday

Here is the first completed figure, aside from paint and a few GS details. It is a missionary with a flamer and chainsword. I picked from a few weapons and heads and i think i made a good final decision. The sunglasses run well with the flamer aspect. The rivets are all done with GS "rolls", just cut to size. The plasticard was heated with warm water and bent to position and the bottom half was scupted to look almost like scriptures, this is what will be painted on them for the unique aspect. I also will be doing minor filing of any mold lines left unnoticed and any ugly spots. I do want to do a grip wrap up the staff of the flamer, im not sure though on that. I also have to come up with a base for all of the models in the squad.

All comments welcome.

Enjoy guys and wish me luck on the rest to get finished soon! Im running out of time here.

Thats cool does he have sometype of flame staff weapon? O.o sweet nice converting ^_^

Yes the flame staff is stolen from the witch hunters henchman with the book. I took the idea. But yea I think its missing something though. Im not too sure as to what yet.

Maybye some type of handel or somethin? or posibly another smaller fule box?

I was thinking of another fuel box, i was also thinking of a grip to put higher up, so that when in use it has a functional purpose. The thing is pretty long barreled, I want an older feel to the weapon, a sinister appearance if you will. I think im on my way to achieving it, it just lacks detail compared to the model as a whole. You know?

Maybe another smaller tank between the trigger and the lower pipe that is extending down from the nozzle?
might help bulk out the weapon.

And its pretty minor but the tube running from the backpack tanks to the bottom of the staff is fairly thin compared to the pipes exiting the tanks, maybe thicker wire? I do realize how fiddly that kind of thing can be tho.

Still a fricken awesome conversion

Thanks man, and yea i originally tried to do it with pin, the same pins i use to...well pin. That was a chore, and i did not work. Im going to see how well i can manipulate some of my larger gauges though.

Oh also forgot to ask. Do the dents that i put in the tanks on his back look realistic?

yeah man, now that you mentioned it A few scratches and weathering with the paint job will make em stand out I'm sure.

Those little touches will make the difference in a GD entry for sure

Thanks man, im happy the dents dont look bad. That was a concern of mine. But yea now that i have two different desks i can also get to painting him as well as modeling in two separate rooms, so that i dont get cluttered.

My vote is for something like this.


(Its not mine, found it elsewhere)

Nowlan wrote:My vote is for something like this.


(Its not mine, found it elsewhere)

Spy check!

Loving your concept for the Inquisitor Lord, the armor looks like it's going to be awesome. Also, the dude with the flame staff reminds me very much of an Arbites.... I think it's the armor and the way the head is build but it looks damn good!

Dude funny that you posted an ork burna conversion, that was the first concept, was using one of the burnas, its just too large for a cadian sized model. I was going to make a smaller version but i wanted to keep the sinister flamer pole idea incorporated.

Flamer pole definitely missing something, if I were you, I'd play around with your plasticard/rods/tubs and keep bulking it out. When you get the overall sillouette right, gs on some diles, wrap some wire around it, and you are good!

Probably easiest to find a reference for a 'techno staff' type thing from a videogame, movie or comic, and use that as a starting point.

The head I think could use a little something extra too, to make it unique as the model deserves to be. I think something small that breaks the face/visor/forehead sculpt up would really individualize it.

Overall looks awesome though!

I do want to add more cables and stuff, i just dont want to overdo it. Ill also try to make a housing out of plasticard to give it more bulky-ness and i want to add some little do dads to the entire model to make it look like he has done his fair share of travelling. The head, YES, definitely needs something to pull it together more. The helmet just kind of fades into the model as a whole.

Sounds good! The pole of the flamer, it's just that that one rod just ends for no apparent reason or function. That, and it could definitely use some banding etc to make it look 'put together' so to speak.

I don't think the answer is to make it huge or make it non-pole like, but I do think it needs a lot of texture in that area to re-enforce it's function

i see flame coming out of the top of the flame pole. To me he is lighting the way in a dark corridor for his comrades. But Idk, maybe it would be tacky.

Really digging the Flamer conversion. Great looking model with alot of character!! Now get painting!!

Haha the flames coming out the top would be cool, its just been done so many times. i do need to make that second pole functional. I wanted it to give almost an exhaust look, but i realized if it was an exhaust system, the wielder would be burnt by the after burners.

I cant wait to get painting, I just have to make sure that the model is fully completed. As well i have to also work on the other models. I wont start painting until i at least get the second one and the lord started, as well as get the kinks worked out of the death watch model and finish him up.

They are going to be awesome, stay on target dude!

Wow how did I manage to miss this thread.

Looking good and I'm liking your take on the squad thus far.

As for the flamer...a lot of the mentioned are great ideas to follow.

The clock is ticking and I hope for the best for you to make it to GD.

Keep it up!!

Holy Crap you are fething amazing

Thanks man. Im not the best though, and GD is going to be so incredibly tough this year. Considering its in ONE location not three. I hope i at least stand a chance though. Thats all i can really do is hope after im done.

So i did a little work and i want to know if it helped at all. i decided to go with attention to detail to spruce it up. I have put on another gas line and a wing nut valve regulator out of etched brass as well as some mounting brackets. Dont worry the top of the flamer isnt crooked I checked, im not sure what that is. Oh and i also added a heat gauge on there that i will paint to show detail. That is what the little round thing is.

Here it is.