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 neil101 wrote:
@Bruticus I I cant wait to see your xenos Inquisitor.. Wondering if Vendrake will become an ally .. We could tag team Benmadice ( think that came out wrong ) there are so few ordo Xenos Inquisitors In Dalthus and so much Vile Xenos scum!! especially Eldar ..

@ Ghost Flame , great news looking forward to seeing what direction you take your retinue.

Neil Peter's very kindly given me a bit of help getting them ready and has already had a good old peak at my ideas etc...but I dunno how 'trustworthy' he is...hehe

So if they all turn out piss-weak in combat I'll know who to blame for that!

Also he gave me some BS about "no power armour or bolt weapons" surely that's not right?! So there goes my idea for a space marine stag-do warband right out the window! Haha

Seriously though I can't fething wait!

R

space marine stag-do warband

OK now I have to ditch everything I've made so far and steal this idea. Brother Captain Daz's Stag Do Newquay 998.M41 Warband.

Work on my Inq and his retinue is proceeding well, so far I have built my Inquisitor, an Arbite, most of my Magos, most of a heavy servitor (who is awesome) and most of a pirate rogue trader captain. I figure I really ought to post a WIP now, even though the only camera I have is shockingly bad. I will post some proper pics in a few days but until now, here is my Inquisitor. He is a radical Ordo Xenos that enjoys spending his time exploring strange new worlds and meeting strange new races, before slaughtering them all and plundering all their technology:



The GS fur seen here is just the setting, I have used static grass over the top of it which I hope will look more like real fur but looks a bit crazy for a photograph. I'll post proper pics and fluff soon, but if you basically imagine him as an amoral eccentric xenogenocidal loner travelling the stars on artifact hunting safaris then you are about there. His coat is made from the hides of various psyke-resistant creatures, including (it is rumoured) human untouchables.

He looks Bad ass , and I apologise for using that term , but it does seem to fit ! The goatee is great , sounds a little radical for vendrakes conservative tastes but he take any ally looking to kill xenos . Is that a bolt pistol ? and what is that on his back Axe ?
Look forward to seeing how the static grass turns out , pretty radical in itself ;-) and the rest of the gang too.

@ Ghosty , hah ha ha, Pete made Vendrake pretty tough for me actually , it my secret weapon . everyone thinks Vendrake is a rubbish ( collumbo style ) than BAM ! lol
Inquistorial Stag do it is . where we off pleasure world or down hive ? drinks on Mol !

The idea is that my Magos likes to tinker with all the equipment in my gang using xenos tech. The pistol is a magnum of Demiurg design, I figure just a stub gun or something in the rules. It's actually pretty ornate but can't get good pics - so frustrating! On his back is just a giant sword, he doesn't have much in the way of psyker powers so favours brute strength. Not a very subtle fellow. I'll elaborate on all that later on.

Looking great so far, Bruticus! About damn time you got in on the INQ28 fun!

Looking forward to seeing how the static grass works out: I've always wanted to try that but have always been too much of a chicken

Very promising! Keep it coming!

So excited to see some better pictures.

I LIVE FOR THIS KINDA THING.

Maybe a bit intense, but it really perks my day up and gets my creative juices flowing when I see some more Inquisitor stuff appearing!

Love the use of Fabius, it's 'Fabulius'...

Is his retinue all human, or is he going to have some nasty Xenos snooping around with him?

Aw wow! Really nice man...I can see him being a right evil and condescending b@stard:

"Yes well you would think that with your tiny Xenos brain...but I of course know better...now DIE SCUM!"

Sweet!

R

Neil Neil Neil....remember Benadice bites! Though I reckon Vendrake would like that. Oh have you seen Benadice's thoughts on the Requiem? http://dalthus.wikispaces.com/Inquisitrix+Benadice You know who she is referring too

As for making Vendrake though....well you're the one who gave him a power fist and if I remember correctly all he does is run in the other direction anyway! But I feel I need to explain that Vendrake is an Inquisitor and even though he is getting old and avoids close combat he shouldn't be a total slouch in combat when he finds himself there, as he has access to pain killers, leg callipers etc to counter old age.

Ghostflame - I don't think I said no Bolt Weapons I think I sort of said limit them....but what you're lacking in ranged killing power you're more that making up for it in combat gear....I've been thinking about it and I think Dante's Force Choppy Thing should be reach 2 and reach 3 on the charge as it looks like it should be used like a Batleth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuG5Vjhukzk. I definitely said no power armour though . Love the idea of Space Marines going on a stag party....can you imagine the fights they would get into. Maybe the Space Wolves are actually on one long pub crawl across the galaxy!

Bruticus - Good to see you're showing him off, see you don't need them all to be finished before you show them off. The new picture is good to see. I like the addition of the goatee and what is the digibox on his left arm? His pistol weapon is interesting and I look forward to seeing better pictures as I cannot really make it out. I am of the opinion that maybe the handle of his sword is too big and would probably look better shortened. The idea of using flock on the fur is rather interesting....do you have any links of where someone else has done this?

One thing I like about the little back story I know is that he is for all intent a Monodominant who uses Xenos Technology to kill the Alien. It might be interesting to play it up and that he doesn't actually consider himself a Radical.

ghosty - Yo dude! Get your ass back to your warband! I want to see what hell you are doing with your Nurgle Lord

Wow man, you're super-productive! Gorgeous Van Saars!

I'm still drooling through your whole Action and Scenery Gallery!- Absolutely amazing stuff in there!

..btw..I'm totally stealing the idea of corrugated iron tacked onto the high levels for cover!

PDH - Babes, I'm at University! And my stuff is back home :/

Wait maybe 2 weeks? Then I'll be getting back into the swing of things.

And just so this post isn't worthless, Bruticus, I think everyone's slightly apprehensive about the use of static grass. I really hope you can pull it off, but I'm a bit worried it'll not come out as intended. Still, prove me wrong! Sounds very ambitious!

Yeah the static grass could be a mistake but I figure the worst that can happen is I just have to pull it off, I generally just do whatever without worrying about it too much, usually it works out alright!

Is his retinue all human, or is he going to have some nasty Xenos snooping around with him?

Well the tech priest is barely human any more, which is what happens when you get an eccentric radical techpriest and let him live as a semi hermit in the fringes of space. The macro-servitor is human but genebulked to such an extent he doesn't really look it. I think the rest of the retinue will be human but I was toying with the idea of a xenos, I just don't want to make the warband look like a traveling circus with too many oddities. I haven't firmly decided on one or two members of the gang.

Good to see you're showing him off, see you don't need them all to be finished before you show them off. The new picture is good to see. I like the addition of the goatee and what is the digibox on his left arm? His pistol weapon is interesting and I look forward to seeing better pictures as I cannot really make it out. I am of the opinion that maybe the handle of his sword is too big and would probably look better shortened. The idea of using flock on the fur is rather interesting....do you have any links of where someone else has done this?

Well the gadget on his hand is the result of an over-enthusiastic magos who likes to tinker with xenos technology. I had thought of it as a crude digi-weapon, but possibly it might just be a bionic hand. He has the bionic chest already and the proliferation of tech oddities will be a recurring theme. I'm still trying to figure out his story exactly, but yeah I think it is unlikely he considers himself a radical, but the extent to which he is happy to exploit xenos tech/ideas/relics etc would certainly make him extremely radical in the eyes of any puritans. Living away from other people for so long has skewed his perspectives somewhat.

I can see him being a right evil and condescending b@stard:

Yeah, Fabius has always been one of my favourite minis and I was really eager to use him for the coat and face. PDH suggested the goatee which further adds to his haughtiness.

..btw..I'm totally stealing the idea of corrugated iron tacked onto the high levels for cover!

Cool, I used a load of Scalextric barriers which were real time savers.

 PDH wrote:
The idea of using flock on the fur is rather interesting....do you have any links of where someone else has done this?

While I unfortunately can't provide a link, there was a Bloodthirster conversion with fur made from static grass in an older issue of WD, and it looked really cool in my opinion. Keeping my fingers crossed it'll be the same for your Inquisitor, Bruticus (although I am not too worried, considering we are talking of the man who modelled the astonishing trousers (TM) on an Ogryn pitslave )

Lots of =I= talk in here, I'm looking forward to your retinue!

Awesome Bruticus! Brilliant idea! I don't have Scalextric slot cars, but I have a bunch of old Tyco track and barriers stashed away at my Mom's place. What did you use for the vertical girder structures?

Not the lattice supports, those are cake pillars, but these in particular:

They appear to be modular

That whole structure is this toy car parking garage: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Modern-Car-Park-Auto-Parking-Garage-Play-Set-Toy-/280540952244?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item41518b36b4

Well the gadget on his hand is the result of an over-enthusiastic magos who likes to tinker with xenos technology. I had thought of it as a crude digi-weapon, but possibly it might just be a bionic hand. He has the bionic chest already and the proliferation of tech oddities will be a recurring theme. I'm still trying to figure out his story exactly, but yeah I think it is unlikely he considers himself a radical, but the extent to which he is happy to exploit xenos tech/ideas/relics etc would certainly make him extremely radical in the eyes of any puritans. Living away from other people for so long has skewed his perspectives somewhat.

I like the idea of it being the mago's attempt at making a digi weapon. That just works on so many levels. Using the digi weapons is a risky action an d it just doesn't work at the most inopportune time lol.

Looking forward to seeing more.

Bruticus - please, it's time for a separate blog for the +I+ and retinue!

And what a great start and choice of model. Looking forward to more.

Bruticus - please, it's time for a separate blog for the +I+ and retinue!

I think I will keep everything in one thread, seems easier to keep tabs on and there is less risk of people missing it.

Finally got my camera fixed, so here is my warband so far. These are all pretty large images and are all very WIP. I figured out how to post full size images, hopefully this isn't too large:



Radical Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Silas Ruin. Modified revolver of Demiurg design. Relic sword named 'Last Arguement'. Coat made from the fur and hides of exotic Xeno species that possess a psychic deadening effect similar to that caused by the Pariah gene. Digital weaponry integrated into left gauntlet. Inquisitor Ruin is a blunt, arrogant, bull of a man, preferring his to resolve disputes with brute force rather than argument. Due to extended periods of time on expeditions away from other people, the Inquisitor is solitary and prefers to keep his own company. The Inquisitor is accustomed to getting his own way and operating without supervision and has done so on countless expeditions to Xenos worlds, leading to significant deviations from standard operational procedures and apparently radical tendencies. These have not gone unnoticed by his peers.



Magos Tayschrex is an explorator obsessed with the quest for knowledge and the accumulation of Xenos technology, information and artifacts. The Magos has been operating independently of Mars for long periods of time and his methods have become increasingly radical as supervision and communication with his peers has dwindled. Finding common goals with Inquisitor Ruin - and apparently enjoying the increased freedom found by working with a man who has similar views - Tayschrex has left all traces of his humanity behind, both physical and moral. His recent upgrade replacing his legs with a tracked system was made without a second thought as he considered it more practical for long expeditions on a planet's surface. Tayshrex is a compulsive tinkerer, frequently adapting the wargear and equipment of the Inquisitor and his retinue using Xenos technology. He also has interests in Xeno biology, usually with grotesque results.



The Macro Servitor is Tayschrex's long suffering assistant. Gene-bulked beyond all recognition and equipped with a variety of excavation tools, power generators, food, camping equipment, surgical gear and whatever other items of equipment the Magos thinks will be useful on expeditions to a Xenos planet.



Adeptus Arbitrator Gregor Itkovius is a recent addition to the retinue, assigned to monitor Inquisitor Ruin's eccentricities. He uses a modified Arbite combat shotgun and suppression shield - adapted to boarding actions and close quarter fighting. Itkovius is a veteran officer and will defend the Inquisitor with his life despite harbouring significant reservations about Ruin's erratic behaviour and radical inclinations. The question that



Rogue Trader - it takes a special kind of captain to work with the Ordo Xenos and explorators. She is armed with two highly modified las pistols.



Xenos Prisoner - an Eldar psyker. Breaking the Eldar's will has proven a difficult process, stripping him of his dignity, starving him and some delicate cerebral surgery has made him more compliant.

So that's everything I have so far, sorry for the slightly pretentious presentation - I have too much free time. I still need to flesh out the character bios and I am not sure about the Rogue Trader and the Xenos, they might not make the cut. Please feel free to be harsh with your criticisms, none of these guys are set in stone and I would rather hear about things that don't look right now, before I paint them! Some of the GS work is a bit rough in places, I hope the fur on the Inq will look good, it's static grass trimmed with nail scissors and painted over with liquid GS.

Wow!

Loving the Inquisitor, but I had a thing for him already, so that's not new The work with the static grass doesn't seem to look too bad either? Pleasantly surprised! Your Magos, fantastic use of the Necron special character, he looks deeply sinister, with his mechandrites with saw blades, and scalpel blades. His poor encumbered servitor looks great too, is that a chaos dwarf head?

The Arbite is nice, I love how unique he looks. Lovely custom shotgun, and the shield is fab! The face really fits the fluff you've given him too, some kind of begrudged puritan.

I don't know what to make of the Rogue Trader, I can't even begin to guess the parts she's made up out of, but I love her! Someone has to be still classy in 40k, and she pulls it off well with a pair of heels and a bonnet (You never see a girl in a skirt in 40k either, I have no idea why!) An improvement you could make is blend her hair in; the plastic bit doesn't mesh well with the back of her head.

I don't know if it was me that affected the idea of having a xenos in your retinue, but hot damn! it's a brilliant addition!I think the Eldar might be my favorite? He's just so muted, exactly the opposite of the fear you had, that having a xenos in your retinue would make it too fantastic. The background really makes the character, a beaten and suppressed xenos, who now works for the Inquisitor, and I love how the hands really speak for this; twisted and strained. He reminds me, in a way of PDHs Eldar Sniper in his chaos gang in a way, and I really like it. Only gripe is the head, I like the faceless character of it, but I think he'd look much more interesting if he had a head showing some character to it, maybe a tortured expression, or a vacant stare to convey the lobotomization.

Overall, Wow!


EDIT: One thing you could change about the Arbite is where he's holding his shield. Have the strap higher up, overall lowering the shield. Where it currently is, he'd not be able to lower it to the ground, it looks kind of awkward.

 Bruticus wrote:


Radical Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Silas Ruin. Modified revolver of Demiurg design....

Loving the beard. On the fur... I think it looks good as long as you are going for a very random, unkempt look. It depends really on how you are paint him, if he is dirty and brutish looking, then it fits but if he is well manicured perhaps not. I wonder if there's a better way to do it, with synthetic fabrics? like a very fine fake fur (a bit like the tutorial for a field of grass you linked), that is then painted.

Magos Tayschrex is an explorator obsessed with the quest for knowledge and the accumulation of Xenos technology, information and artifacts....

Cool pose holding the skull, but the greenstuff robe turned out a bit lumpy. Also I feel like he could use a bit more attention or detail to his face.

My recommendation on doing the robes... don't use greenstuff. I use procreate for that. It forms a more rubbery, consistent sheet to work with and doesn't stick to itself and the tools as much, I find the difference is like night and day and makes the fabrics so much easier. But if you do use greenstuff, then you can probably get a better result by allowing it to cure a bit more before you use it. It's really not a huge detail if the paintjob is good and makes up for that (painting the shadow of a sharper fold onto the fabric).

The Macro Servitor is Tayschrex's long suffering assistant. Gene-bulked beyond all recognition and equipped with a variety of excavation tools, power generators, food, camping equipment, surgical gear and whatever other items of equipment the Magos thinks will be useful on expeditions to a Xenos planet.

This guy us awesome...whatever model that is it's pretty cool. My one comment would be that with twin chainsaw hands, he looks a bit more like he's equipped for combat... maybe giving him a drill-arm or attached servo arm would give it a more 'multi-tool' kind of feeling.

Adeptus Arbitrator Gregor Itkovius and Rogue Trader, pretty cool. The skirt on the rogue trader came out really nice.

Xenos Prisoner - very cool. with the face blank like that, I think I have to wait for the paintjob to judge it.

is that a chaos dwarf head?

Yep, I was so happy when I figured out this combination.

I don't know what to make of the Rogue Trader, I can't even begin to guess the parts she's made up out of, but I love her! Someone has to be still classy in 40k, and she pulls it off well with a pair of heels and a bonnet (You never see a girl in a skirt in 40k either, I have no idea why!) An improvement you could make is blend her hair in; the plastic bit doesn't mesh well with the back of her head.

Ah yeah, her ponytail (and one arm) are just blutacked on while I work on them a bit. She's definitely very WIP, I like her but she doesn't really capture my imagination as much as the others just yet.

I don't know if it was me that affected the idea of having a xenos in your retinue, but hot damn! it's a brilliant addition!I think the Eldar might be my favorite? He's just so muted, exactly the opposite of the fear you had, that having a xenos in your retinue would make it too fantastic. The background really makes the character, a beaten and suppressed xenos, who now works for the Inquisitor, and I love how the hands really speak for this; twisted and strained. He reminds me, in a way of PDHs Eldar Sniper in his chaos gang in a way, and I really like it. Only gripe is the head, I like the faceless character of it, but I think he'd look much more interesting if he had a head showing some character to it, maybe a tortured expression, or a vacant stare to convey the lobotomization.

To be honest I made this model a while back but was not sure what it would be, or if it would be a xenos or what. I am a bit worried it looks too much like a Wrack so I will certainly change it a bit, some eldar bits on his head (hair maybe? runes?) and I intend to paint the robe like a farseer's fine robe but all tattered and dirty.

Loving the beard. On the fur... I think it looks good as long as you are going for a very random, unkempt look. It depends really on how you are paint him, if he is dirty and brutish looking, then it fits but if he is well manicured perhaps not. I wonder if there's a better way to do it, with synthetic fabrics? like a very fine fake fur (a bit like the tutorial for a field of grass you linked), that is then painted.

Yeah I admit I really don't know. I like the fibres but they are probably a bit long to look realistic. I want him to look like he spends a lot of time out exploring planets and on his own and doesn't really care for his appearance but I can't decide about the fur. I've never really liked sculpted fur, it always just looks a bit plasticy. I might trim the grass a bit more, shave it down so it looks less wild.

Cool pose holding the skull, but the greenstuff robe turned out a bit lumpy. Also I feel like he could use a bit more attention or detail to his face.

I hate greenstuffing clothes, really difficult. Some of the rougher spots are meant to be holes through the robe though and he will certainly be a grimy fellow... but yeah, needs more work. As for his face I thought maybe some goggles/more lenses. I was tempted to keep him like he is now just so he could have a single huge glowing eye (painted Meade style).

This guy us awesome...whatever model that is it's pretty cool. My one comment would be that with twin chainsaw hands, he looks a bit more like he's equipped for combat... maybe giving him a drill-arm or attached servo arm would give it a more 'multi-tool' kind of feeling.

He is a forgeworld Ork big mek (by the way I have his goblin helpers and a few left over bits to sell if anyone wants them!) I always go for chainsaw hands, he is the fourth or fifth model I have made with chainsaw hands. I figure when he needs different attachments these arms are just pulled off and different ones fitted, plus I was really happy to have a matching pair of Adeptus Titanicus chainfists! I was tempted to give him a servo arm, what do you reckon? Maybe too much?

A servo Arm might clutter him a bit. I really like his silhouette right now.

Of course, you can tack one on and take a piccy to see how it looks?

 Bruticus wrote:

is that a chaos dwarf head?

He is a forgeworld Ork big mek (by the way I have his goblin helpers and a few left over bits to sell if anyone wants them!) I always go for chainsaw hands, he is the fourth or fifth model I have made with chainsaw hands. I figure when he needs different attachments these arms are just pulled off and different ones fitted, plus I was really happy to have a matching pair of Adeptus Titanicus chainfists! I was tempted to give him a servo arm, what do you reckon? Maybe too much?

servo arm... definitely not too much. I kind of feel like he has this huge backpack, and I'm wondering what it's actually for in terms of supporting machinery/providing power. If you have trouble finding where to put a servo arm I'd recommend removing the plastic lens/searchlight thing since you already have a big lamp as part of the forgeworld body. In any case I certainly think you could fit a servo arm on his upper left shoulder somehow. Also some power supply cables leading to the chainsaw hands wouldn't hurt.

I hate greenstuffing clothes, really difficult. Some of the rougher spots are meant to be holes through the robe though and he will certainly be a grimy fellow... but yeah, needs more work. As for his face I thought maybe some goggles/more lenses. I was tempted to keep him like he is now just so he could have a single huge glowing eye (painted Meade style).

I like the ragged holes. Trust me I've had the same problems with greenstuffing clothes, it's tricky to avoid the lumpiness (if that is the right word?), real fabric naturally forms sharp folds and hangs down straighter.

The original model has two orky servo arms, I decided to ditch them to make it look more different. I figure he is lugging around a power generator, cooking gear, spare parts and other non-combat bits of gear, like a walking campsite.

Ach, more cables! I really should buy that cable maker but it's a hefty price tag for something that looks like a small square of plastic

 Bruticus wrote:
The original model has two orky servo arms, I decided to ditch them to make it look more different. I figure he is lugging around a power generator, cooking gear, spare parts and other non-combat bits of gear, like a walking campsite.

Ach, more cables! I really should buy that cable maker but it's a hefty price tag for something that looks like a small square of plastic

with no cable maker, some soft copper wire would do fine. easy to shape and not fiddly at all to work with, aside from drilling a little hole if you need too... or just use greenstuff to attach it.

I think the servitor is just fine as he is....no need for added servo arms.

Some more random cables couldn't hurt though. Oh and maybe some cables that could link up to external machinery to power them up from his own generator.

Bru, this is completely roof-blowing! Like them all, but inquisitor is my favourite.

Aw man Brut they're just wonderful dude! P.S. I love the presentation

The inquisitor was cool but the other characters are just amazing!

When I first saw those FW boarding sheilds I thought "Yes Enforcers!" and seeing it used here in similar way to how I imageined is just awesome...but are you gonna keep that connecting bit of spure on the right there by the firing slot? The Arbitrators pose is a little rigid but still a wonderful mini.

Not 100% on the Xenos Prisoner TBH...he's just a bit "meh" to me compaired to the others there, but maybe with paint he'll come to life a bit more.

R

That Rogue Trader is just brilliant, she stands out along with the Inquisitor above the rest imo.

That fur is definitely an intriguing technique! Although i do agree that it would only really work as unkempt. However, given that your Inq seems to tend slightly towards the radical, i think it fits in this instance.

Tons of helpful feedback already! Still, let me add my own two cents to the pile

The Inquisitor looks great, like I already said. I love the rather unkempt look of the fur, since it gives him a slightly feral quality. I get all kinds of ideas about his character from the model alone, how he could this big and legendary game hunter that Hive nobles fawn over. But his long years hunting Xenos have also made him slightly feral and unhinged, and this dichotomy could be rather interesting when played to its fullest

Towards this end, I agree with what was said on the Ammobunker: The Rogue Trader (great model, btw) shouldn't really be a RT, but rather the heiress of a noble house who figures herself some kind of hunter herself and desperately wanted to tag along with the Inquisitor. And while he may be grooming her as his disciple and interrogator, she could still be shocked from time to time by exactly how ruthless and uncivilised he is. Or she is really as ruthless as him to begin with...

Not really feeling the Magos yet, but I'll reserve further judgment until I've seen him painted.

Great work on the servitor and Arbitrator (although the position of the Arbitrator's head looks just a little bit awkward from some of the angles. Might just be my imagination, though...

I really like the idea of the captive Eldar, and the model is quite nice. I would definitely lose the Zombie potbelly, though, since it doesn't fit the Eldar aesthetic of a lithe, agile race. Plus I think he would look even more tortured with a slimmer waistline

Hope this helps!