Ventolin Pirates - BigMrTong - Rogue Trader 40k

One of my all time figure ranges is the 40K Adventurers, shown in White Dwarf 99. Among them, one of my favorites was the mysterious "Ventolin Pirate". I hung on to the one I had acquired in the very early 90s, and manged to snag a few more over the years. I converted a few to get a little variety and finished them up as part of my Adventurers project a few years ago. 

Funny enough, not long after that, the 3D sculptor BigMrTong designed a set of ten as STLs, and also produced them in metal. Naturally, I grabbed a set. They'll be getting some vehicle support soon, at least that's the plan...

 

 

Comparison pic, original from around 1990 on the left:

Folk Horrors - Bellman and Walkers - Gardens of Hecate and Meridian Miniatures

Adding an entry to my Folk Horror project- some creepy striding creatures and some fearsome bell-bearing beastmen. These are from a Kickstarter collaboration between Meridian Miniatures and Gardens of Hecate. 

40K Confessor - Cherub - Sanctifiers Killteam - Adeptus Ministorum

Up for perusal is a character from the Sanctifiers 40k Killteam "Blood and Zeal" release. I collect the Imperial nutcases belonging to the Inquisition, Ministorum, and Sororitas factions, so this guy was a natural one to acquire. I painted up his cherub friend as well. Hope to get the rest of the options done soonish. I used some decals from Forgotten Chapters for the text and the little sigil on the cherub.

Turnip28 Imperial Parsnip Lancers

Just finished up some Lancer cavalry for the Imperial Parsnip army. Victrix horses and bodies, heads are Orfey 3D digitally kitbashed with Turnip28 helms. Greenstuff and miscellaneous other bits here and there. 

Harrow'e'en on Ophatran Secundus - 2025

Excerpt from Esoteric Pilgrimage Destinations of the Gothic Sector, Volume 7, by Adept Matthias Laetorius.

"The Harrow'e'en celebration on Ophatran Secundus coincides with the yearly arrival of the Emperor's Tithe Fleet. The people of Ophatran believe that horrifying and devious warp entities cling to the arriving voidships,  and that these malignant spirits  seek to  travel to the planet surface. The veil between the Empyrean and reality are thinnest on Harrow'e'en according to the citizens, so the Tithe Fleet arrival is a time of great peril. The Adeptus Ministorum has of course contemplated this interesting belief and decreed there to be no conflict with the Imperial Faith. The priesthood of the planet support it fully.”

  

 

 “The day preceding the docking of the first voidship is the most active as the populace prepares for the arrival. On this day, most of the citizens stay indoors, and those that venture out are likely to meet with a raucous procession led by ‘Spirits of the Warp’. This parade is sponsored by the Order of the Ossuary, a sanctioned mendicant society of relic venerators. The most devout among them may be selected to personify a Spirit of the Warp, a symbolic representation of the fears of the populace.” 

 

 

 

 “Children that are able to recite their hymns of protection are allowed to wear bizarre and creative costumes. These wildly attired rapscallions spend the day roaming the streets seeking citizens for the procession to test. Anyone detained by the roaming children must stop and recite the proper prayers of protection to the nearest Sister of the Order Famulous.  Woe to the unprepared citizen who is surrounded by these enthusiastic imps and knows not their Harrow’e’en prayers!”

 

2nd Edition 40k Adeptus Arbites

Another installment of old Adeptus Arbites, a project I've been VERY slowly adding to over the years. 

The majority are standard bolter armed troopers, along with the grenadier. The plasma gunner (an option in the old Citadel Journal army list) is a digital kitbash. The Arbites Commander is a converted Ursarkar Creed with a new helmet (the helmet eagle getting a second head to reference the Imperial Aquila). Grinding off Creed's head, while leaving the Judge Dredd style mouth scowl was not an easy task! 

 

Kal Jericho and Scabbs

Up for perusal is a well known duo from the Necromunda Black Library books, Kal Jericho and Scabbs. This pair of metal miniatures was originally released between 1999 and 2005 according to the Collecting Citadel Miniatures guide. This is the second version of Kal in 28mm scale.