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Ok so i am about half way through mod'ing my librarian and now i want to start on my inquisitor... that is of course if there is some benefit to having an inquisitor in a SM army...

I started with my own chapter - IronKings, can i simply declare them all inquisitorial forces or is there some prohibition?

Also what is the deal with an inquisitor - what can he do - is he worth the points?

So i started by chopping a terminator torso - removed the cowl, diced the back and used an "upside down" SM shoulder pad for the raised neckline - extended the collar a little with some off cuts and GS.  Was thinking of trying to get him to look a bit like Inquisitor Tyrus - i saw a very small image of him, any one got some MACRO shots of tyrus i can use as reference?  I particularly like his shoulder and chest armor.  I almost think i may rip out my head and put in a new head but GS a mask to cover his lower face and just peak on his nose...

Any suggestions on what would look really good?

Weapons: - was thinking dual plasma pistols (kind of gun slinger like) or dual bolters, a huge hammer or sword draped over his back and maybe a servitor/drone kinds of guy carrying a book - i guess a scribe or something as the first in his retinue... then maybe use a halfling to mod a "wierd psychic child" to follow him around - just thoughts at this stage.

here is the beggining...

 

if you like the Idea of using an Inquisitor in your army then do it. don't ask if he's effective or somethin' like that. Inquisitors are cool, end of story.

that is some very nice greenstuff work on the -][- s

No one does !

Posted By Anung Un Rama on 06/22/2006 4:06 PM
if you like the Idea of using an Inquisitor in your army then do it. don't ask if he's effective or somethin' like that. Inquisitors are cool, end of story.

that is some very nice greenstuff work on the -][- s

inquisitors are so cool i agree.

 thanks - the I's are such a btch to do - i ended up mixing a "hard" batch, pasting a blob of GS on his leg, smoothing it down and cutting a strip out, then once it was a little more hard i cut out the  -][- shape - although im thinking of redoing that and the square -][- icon on his chest - now that i've figured out how to get it to respond a bit better.

 in my humble and horrible GS fumbling i have found that if i make a "hard" batch first and then smooth it a little with a "soft" batch i get a slightly better result - but the damn stuff usually sticks to the wrong surface - always clinging to my knife or smoothing tool - or after i have done something i really like i put it down and then invariably pick it up and squash the GS btwn my fingures - aaaargh did that twice while trying to make a book for my friends Dread - which i converted a little to look a bit more like a GK dread.

but onto the inquisitor - any suggestions on weapon configurations?

well, he has a termi armor, therefor he can't be a WH which IMO cuts down a lot of very cool options. Psibolters are very good. I guess the question is how you want to use him. with the right followers, Inquisitors can be devastating shootie Squads

mmm now this is the kind of thing i really need to know... like the difference btwn WH & DH inquisitors, what weapons the can have - how is a psibolter different in looks to a normal bolter etc etc

what you mean by "the right followers" - at this stage i am just modelling for the look of the thing - my knowledge is very poor - i only have a SM codex and it doesnt cover the inquisition

You could always just give him standard power armored arms and say that the Inquisitor is in artificer armor.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Do you wet the tools down before working on the GS? I find that helps with the sticking problems, but I'm something of a novice myself...

RZ

What I've always found that helps with the GS sticking, is having some cooking oil in a cap/cup. Works great for not sticking. And if you have too much on, just wait for the GS to dry, then wash it off in the kitchen sink.

yeh i keep some warm water and keep dipping my tools in - i found a guy who said vaseline works wonders - anyone tried this?

so both a WH and DH inquisitor can wear artificer armor?... doesn't that mean a hell of a lot of work trying to make it look old and ornate?

was thinking about giving him a power-claw - like what the emperor has - maybe holding a chain with a spiky ball at the end or something - maybe a couple of heads and then a "psibolter" in the other hand

Not too hard to make something look "old and ornate".

Just put some gold accents w/ a flesh wash over it (to make it look more burndished) here and there. The occasional mithril silver accent instead of boltgun metal would help too.

Another way to make it look more ornate is to use a really fine scribing tool and carve out patterns on the armor.

If you wanted to do a power fist like that I am pretty sure the black templar crusdae sprues have a power fist with chains which could be your jumping off point (along with lots and lots of close combat weapons). It would be cool to have a clenched power fist over a power sword or to actually have have flails chained to the knuckles. As for a psybolter you can just use a bolter like the one from the space marine commander box painted gold or silver (I am assuming you mean a bolter with psycannon bolts) or, you can have a psycannon which can be made out of purely anything (I used a heavy stubber from a tank accesory sprue and attached it to a big "I" shaped backpack on my inquisitors back and painted it with alot of black and gold).

So far the ideas sound cool though. Oh as for the "right followers" someone mentioned before, it means the retinue for your inquisitor. The retnue gives him different stats depending on what followers you give him.

ROOK - would you be able to post a pic or two of your inquisitor - since i am new to this im looking for inspiration for my inquisitor... will have to get either the DH or WH codex i guess - so i can find out what followers would work best.

I have a "closed" powerfist - which i was thinking of drilling so that i could put a chain through it - i may have to tear my inquisitor apart to change his pose - going to twist him more to the right, powerfist arm spread wide and slightly upturned holding a chain.

Tell me more about the "psycannon" - darn its so difficult to know what i want when i really dont know much about anything 40K other than what i read in the SM codex... ultimately i just want him to LOOK cool - ie. it doesnt matter what you do, as long as you look good doing it

 

Kanluwen - will try that scribing thing - i presume its much like a very small "carving" tool? little v shaped blade?

Did you know that Inquistor Coteaz (Daemon Hunters) was a real Inquisitor from the Spanish Inquisition.

I bet you didn't

that means you owe me money for  teaching you something. all of you.

Lets call it tuition fees

Daemon hunters (traditional) Grey Knights, some of the best models from GW. Bada** close combat high points really fluffy
Daemon hunters (radical) More IG oriented, cannot use Grey Knights but can use daemonhosts which are cool and thier own right
Since both deal with daemons they tend to have daemon hunting abilities. Psy weapons (cannons, bolters, bolts) ignore invulnerable saves which all daemons have. Since most daemons do not have armor saves, its death to the daemon at range.

Witch hunters tend to be focused on Sisters of Battle (nuns with guns). They hunt the witch or the rogue psycher. Have great ranged fighting and are a little less fluffy. They can get exorcists which are beautiful. Also arcoflaggellents (sp) which are crazy things. Witch hunters are more flexible than daemon hunters.


What is cool is that you can mix them with allies rules and that makes for a close combat ranged awesomeness. Sorry about the vagueness. I do suggest you pick up the codexes as another above me said.

WH Inquisitors can't have Terminaor Armor and that chainball thing sounds more like a DH Inquisitor to me. personally (altough I don't play ANY kind of imperial army) I prefer Witch Hunters for several reasons. the Inquisitors look much cooler (Clint Eastwood anyone) and are more fluffy IMO. WH hunters also have more option besides there MEqs. you have Arco Flaggelants, those Dreadnought redeemer thingys and an Anti-Farseer orbital strike. and the choice of the followers should depend on how you intend to use this guy. you can have CC Servitors if I'm not mistaken, but then you would't have a big need fot that awsome henchman model from the Cortez Box