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Ghamil Dnem fished a handkerchief out of his pocket and dried his face. The abominable heat was making him sweat like a pig. Why would an Inquisitor come to Prekora during the Burning season!?
Truthfully he didn't have a clue why an Inquisitor would come to Prekora at all.Tithes were paid in full and on time, mutants were put to death on birth and all psykers were given over to the Black ships. There hadn't even been a worker uprising in over a century. With the exception of the Burning season, Prekora was for all intents and purposes a paradise. The astropathic message he'd received the day before hadn't given him any insight either. It had just said that an Inquisitor by the name of Vicard Rayliss would arrive in two days and that Ghamil was expected to receive the Inquisitor when he landed, alone. And the bastard was late. For three hours he'd stood in the baking sun, waiting. One would expect Inquisitors to be punctual creatures.
Just as he finished the thought the landing platforms' vox-horns started blaring. He heard the monotone voice of a servitor chanting over the din, "Proximity alert! Incoming vessel! Proximity al...".
Finally. He looked up and saw the black shape of a spacecraft growing larger and larger and paled as he realized that the pilot was approaching at full speed. Insanity! They're all going to die!
Paralyzed with horror he couldn't even turn to run away. At the last possible moment the pilot pulled the crafts nose up and gunned the landing jets. The resulting pressure wave almost threw him to the ground and kicked up a cloud of dust and debree so dense Ghamil couldn't even see his nose.
As the dust cleared he found himself looking at a magnificent teal and white Aquila lander adorned with golden symbols of the Imperium and the Inquisition. The passenger compartment had just lowered and out stepped a man. He almost couldn't believe his eyes, "That's an Inquisitor!?".

So what's this you wonder.
Well I'll tell you. I decided to make a separate log for all my =][=munda stuff instead of cramming everything into my other log (link in my sig). Since about half the the minis I build are somehow related to inquisitors and the other is just a collection of miscellaneous things I thought it would make things simpler if one doesn't have to wade through everything else to get to the Inquisitorial goodness.
So without further ado here's the first character in the story, Governor of Prekora Ghamil Dnem.






Sorry about the bad pics but I took them late in the evening so I didn't have good lighting. I'll see if I can take better photos today.
So that's it for the moment. I hope you enjoy the story and C&C is welcome as always.

Nice fluff, mate! A few typos, sure , but really good stuff.

Nice work on the OSL of his bionic eye, BTW. My favorite part of the model for sure.

So, I know it's the burning season and all, but this guy's tan is kind of intense. Thought at all about toning it down?

When do we get to see pictures of the inquisitor?

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Rawson

I like the background. I'm subscribed just because I want to know what happens next. I want to see the Inquisitor soooooo much.

As for the Governor I really like his bionic eye. The white/blue and yellow look good together also. I'd have probably gone for a slightly different hair colour as it matches the coat a little too much for my taste. The skin tone doesn't bother me in the slightest as its nice to see ethnic diversity in a galaxy spanning empire.

Peter

Thanks guys and I'm glad you like the OSL on the eye. I'm pretty happy with it myself. The skin is also intentionally dark. I was trying to create a pakistani/indian skin tone. I'm thinking it might be a bit too dark though. What do you guys think? I'll also be the first one to admit that the white hair might have been a mistake but I wanted to experiment with pale hair colors.
Here's some (hopefully) better pics of him.



Sorry about the typos in the fluff but that's to be expected as I'm not a native english speaker. As long as people understand what I'm writing I'm content.

As for the Inquisitor, he'll make his debut later in the story. But you can have some WIP pics of him and one of his minions.





The Inq need a lot of work still but the henchman is pretty much done. I just need to add a couple of grenades to his belt and make him hold a cigarette between his fingers.
While I absolutely love the scythe from the Empire Wizard kit, I'm thinking of changing it for something else. It looks a bit OTT now imo.
Maybe one of these would look better?

Opinions?

Here's the next part of the story.

Ghamil Dnem couldn't believe his eyes. Sure he'd never met an inquisitor before but he'd expected something a little more... regal.
The figure who had just stepped out of the lander looked dirty and disheveled. He wore what looked like shredded red coveralls and a tattered dark grey vest. Clasped around his ankles, wrists and neck were brass manacles and in his hand he carried a huge revolver.
"This can't be an inquisitor," he thought. "This...this is vermin! And now it was coming his way!"
As the man approached, all the while looking around himself as if looking for some unseen assassin, Ghamil noticed the dried blood caking the mans skin under the manacles and the large bruise around his left eye.
The scum stopped in front of him and croaked in a horse voice:
"You the guv'ner?"
The creatures breath almost made him faint.

And here he is.
Mr. Fesh "the Procurer"



The next part of the story will be added when I get the chance to finish another character for the story.
And as always, all comments and critisism is appreciated.

he he the new part of the story made me laugh. I can just see the indignation on the governor's face as a ruffian talks to him. I loved the bit about Mr Fesh's bad breath.I wholeheartedly approve of adding more to the story as more finished models are shown. Excellent.

Are you actually going to have a campaign with these models or are you just building and painting for fun?

The inquisitor: I like that you've used that model as a base, good idea. I do not like the idea of the Inquisitor floating though, its too alien/makes him look like a Dark Eldar. I think he should have his feet firmly on the ground. Weapon options... I preferred the laspistol over the blaster. I also agree with you on the scythe... way too big and clumsy looking, compared with the rest of the Inquisitor. I would personally go with the sword.

The autogun is simply made and effective. I hope you're going to drill out the barrel though.

Like I said, I'd stop by and say hello!

Fluff- always nice to get a glimpse of what the author/artist sees and fill it out with our general knowledge of the background.

The first figure is nicely painted, as pointed out, the OSL is lookin' sweet.

Is that flying guy supposed to be the inquisitor? Very cool, but if I was shown just the pictures, I would have guessed him to be a released Daemonhost of some sort. He is pretty frickin' awesome though- love the tubes sticking out of his back.

Finally, +1 for use of multi-company figures... It's my favorite part of this universe where you could have aliens, demons, a steampunk pirate, and a cybernetic ninja stand altogether and NOT look awkward.

Keep it up!

-Remi (HF Iz)

PDH wrote:he he the new part of the story made me laugh. I can just see the indignation on the governor's face as a ruffian talks to him. I loved the bit about Mr Fesh's bad breath.I wholeheartedly approve of adding more to the story as more finished models are shown. Excellent.

Are you actually going to have a campaign with these models or are you just building and painting for fun?

HF Izanagi wrote:Like I said, I'd stop by and say hello!

Fluff- always nice to get a glimpse of what the author/artist sees and fill it out with our general knowledge of the background.

Glad you like it guys. And thanks for dropping by Iza. There's gonna be a lot more indignation in the next part so stay tuned. I'll also be adding some small biographies for the main characters as well as snippets of other trivia (details on Prekora, the burning season and the like...) when I get the chance.

Edit2: Almost forgot. I model and paint for fun. I would like to play Dark heresy but I have abominable luck finding gaming groups. :(

PDH wrote:The inquisitor: I like that you've used that model as a base, good idea. I do not like the idea of the Inquisitor floating though, its too alien/makes him look like a Dark Eldar. I think he should have his feet firmly on the ground. Weapon options... I preferred the laspistol over the blaster. I also agree with you on the scythe... way too big and clumsy looking, compared with the rest of the Inquisitor. I would personally go with the sword.

The autogun is simply made and effective. I hope you're going to drill out the barrel though.

HF Izanagi wrote:The first figure is nicely painted, as pointed out, the OSL is lookin' sweet.

Is that flying guy supposed to be the inquisitor? Very cool, but if I was shown just the pictures, I would have guessed him to be a released Daemonhost of some sort. He is pretty frickin' awesome though- love the tubes sticking out of his back.

The inq need some GSing to tone down the alien influences(pauldrons, bulking out the torso, symbols and the like...) but he will remain floating. I saw a primaris psyker converted from a standing baneblade commander in my local GW store that inspired me. I'll ask them if I can take some pics of it next time I go there. I will make another model too for his "public" appearances. That one will be standing firmly on the ground. As he is a member of the Xenos Hybris faction (Yay! I learned to hyperlink! ) he will still be carrying some xenos equipment when dressed for battle(hovering mini). As for the gun, the pic with the blast pistol is actually a bit older then the one above it. I've had that Kal Jerico laspistol lying around for some time now with the intention to give it to my inq. I'm also leaning towards using the sword for the polearm but I'll try both of the blades tonight.

Edit: Yes. The barrel will be drilled... (almost didn't notice that)

HF Izanagi wrote:Finally, +1 for use of multi-company figures... It's my favorite part of this universe where you could have aliens, demons, a steampunk pirate, and a cybernetic ninja stand altogether and NOT look awkward.

Keep it up!

-Remi (HF Iz)

Looks like someones been browsing my WIP folder.

Sweet blog, I'm subbed! Keep em coming!

Looking great! Eagerly anticipating more

Thanks guys.

Unfortunately I haven't finished anything so far thanks to this infernal heat (So...hot. Will...to...live...ebbing away) but I have made some progress.



Hopefully I can get something done today. I still have to buy some guitar string to finish the next character in the story.

C&C welcome as always...

Igandris wrote:

I know I should probably already know this but which body did you use for the guy on the left?

Nice stuff Igandris , The inquisitor is quite original , nice take on him , and his minions are great too , love the head from the bottom right one. Can i ask where thats from too.?

Definitely warhammer fantasy empire plastic kits. Riflemen I think, could also be outriders or greatswords, I get them mixed, they are in one compartment of my bitzbox.

The body is from the Empire Free Company and the head of the Interrogator is from the Empire Greatswords kit.

How about the head of the guy on the right? BA?

-Remi

That's the interrogator I was talking about, so Greatsword.
But the guy on the left also has a Greatsword head. The servitor in the middle has a head from the Empire Pistoliers kit.

Nice update.



I like the young Interrogator a lot.

The bald guy on the left looks good too. I like the choice of torso and mixing it with scout legs . I'm not so sure about the space marine arm though

The gun servitor is again from me. I like that you've used an empire gun for his right arm, it great. The head is a perfect choice too. Oh and how simple just cutting the feet off to make it look less Space Mariney. My only criticism of the servitor is I think the GS hood could do with reworking. It currently looks stuck on and I think if you close it up a little it will give a much more sinister vibe.

Peter

This thread is very promising, and the OSL on the first model is very nice, I at first thought it was just photoshopped lightning- WOW!

@PDH: Thanks mate. I agree with you on the hood. I actually ripped it off yesterday. My GS-fu still needs a lot of improving.
I'm also not too keen on the SM arm but I couldn't find anything better to use as a bionic arm.

@A Black Ram: Thank you very much.


Here's some more progress

Attaching the guitar string was a pain. Still needs some GS to fill some gaps and cover the ends of the wire.

All comment (and critisism) are welcome.

Very cool conversions. I'm subscribed!

I'm glad you like them.


Here's a little something I put together.

*****Accessing Inquisition data-files
*****Verifying authorisation
*****Access granted**Welcome Inquisitor
*****Opening file TLPPre225-59x*****
***********************************************************************

Prekora


Basic data:

Name: Prekora
Segmentum: Segmentum Obscurus
Sector: Calixis Sector
Sub-sector: Drusus Marches
System: Unknown
Population: 200,000,000
Affiliation: Imperium of Man
Class: Paradise World
Tithe grade: Unknown



Planetary Data:

Equatorial Circumference: 20,567 miles
Gravity: 0.89 G
Years and days: Prekora takes 370 Terran days to Orbit its star and spins on its axis every 23 Terran hours.
Satellites: Veyron(barren moon)
Mean Surface Temperature: 31 Celsius
Tropospheric Composition: Nitrogen 78%, Oxygen 21%, Argon 1%, Carbon Dioxide 0.3%, Water Vapor (trace)
Planetary Governor: Current governor is one Ghamil Dnem. Dnem served as a General in the Imperial Guard but has for the past six decades ruled Prekora. Among the general populace he is well liked though the nobles regard him as a fool and an usurper of their righteous rule. It remains to be seen if they will try to remove him from power.
Climate: Reth's climate is uniformly warm and sunny, with a tropical monsoon season throughout the Equatorial band. Every 20 years Prekora experiences an unexplained phenomena called the “Burning Season”. The season, which last opproximately 3 months, raises the temperature on prekora to unreasonable hights forcing people to remain indoors during the sunlight hours to avoid too many casualties to dehydration.
Seas: 60% of Prekoras surface is covered by ocean.
Economy: Prekoras economy is based on tourism. Wealthy nobles from around the Imperium have found Prekora to be an excellent place to spend their money.

**************************************************************************

Igandris - I hate using guitar wire for piping. But low and behold I found this http://www.freewebstore.org/zinge-industries/index.aspx?pageid=658634 The wire wrapped power cables are beautiful to use and so easy to position and they hold their shape. The scribe you've done looks good. Not enough models have random pipes coming out of their heads.

I agree with you on the hood. I actually ripped it off yesterday. My GS-fu still needs a lot of improving.

Practice makes perfect and Clay Shapers are the way of the future.

I'm also not too keen on the SM arm but I couldn't find anything better to use as a bionic arm.

Ah. Have you thought about changing the elbow pad? Its quite iconic. Maybe cut it off and green stuff on a differently shaped one?

Peter

Oh, gotta get me some of those cables!
But those and the clay shapers will have to wait until I get my next salary. The missus get antsy if I spend too much every month on "toys".
I think you're right about the elbow. I'm gonna try to make some adjustments tomorrow.

I've also decided to scrap the floating Inq. I'm gonna make it into something else for the story. I've already ordered some stuff from Forge World for the next incarnation of Vicard Rayliss.
Oh, almost forgot. Thank you for the hood sculpting tips you sent me PDH. They are going to be a big help tomorrow.

And now I'll start drinking until I pass out.

PDH wrote:

I'm also not too keen on the SM arm but I couldn't find anything better to use as a bionic arm.

Ah. Have you thought about changing the elbow pad? Its quite iconic. Maybe cut it off and green stuff on a differently shaped one?

Peter

What about the chainsword from the Space Marine Commander set? it doesnt have the elbow pad and it is a bionic replacement arm too

No worries man.....I'm just looking forward to the update.

Interesting start!! Looking forward to more of this.

Greetings again expendable minions! I have returned.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Due to lack of inspiration and a general dislike of working with green stuff I haven't achieved much during my absence.
But worry not for I bring you pretty pictures.


Here's Inquisitor Rayliss' latest incarnation. Kudos goes to Hits-the-spot and CMDante for the inspiration.
And heres something for the pimp my sorcerer contest.



I'm going away for the weekend but GS'ing will start next week. Hopefully I'll get something finished.
That's it for now. Thanks for watching and C&C is always welcome.

Liking what I see. Subbed.

That inquisitor conversion is reallly nice, the commissar body is such on obvious choice for inquistors (due it it being quite detailed and ornate) its weird its not used more often. Simple yet very very effective and I'm sure it will be even better with some paint on it.

great work

Always keen to see people playing in the murkier corners of the 41st millennium; I look forward to seeing what you're up to!