Inquisitors - Ordo Malleus, Barbaric Inquisitor, Jac Draco

Looks like I got behind on posting my monthly Inquisitors... I've been painting one per month for about a year and a half now :)

Anyway, here are the Inquisitors for April, May, and June. First up, the Rogue Trader era "Ordo Malleus in Terminator Armor".

 

 

Next up, a Daemonhunter from the 2003 range. One of my least favorite of the GW Inquisitors, after painting him I like him a lot more. I went for a barbaric, feral vibe. I decided he’s been stranded on a feral world for too long, picking up some of the cultural practices of the locals :)

Lastly, this month’s inquisitor is the last of my Rogue Trader era for this project. He’s one of my all time favorites- the “Inquisitor in Terminator Armor”. Often referred to as Jaq Draco, as this model has a very faithful representation on the Games Workshop novel “Inquisitor” by Ian Watson. I decided to go out with a bang and did the banner shown on the book cover too. Started painting and finished in about 24 hours so I could squeeze into Inq28th.

40K Relic Dealer

I have quite a few ideas for populating my intact (not the typical warzone) 40K Imperial city, and one I've been wanting to get to for a while was this relic dealer with a mobile kiosk. I decided on a Reaper cleric figure, and added some details to bring him into the setting.

 

His mobile shop sets on top of the tracks from an AdMech Kataphron. The case structure is a 3D print I designed, as I didn't want to try to make matching pairs of gothic arches from plasticard. I did end up making shelves from plasticard and a Hirst Arts cabinet. Relics are Hirst Arts, Grey Knight relic bits, some press molded greenstuff versions, GW skulls, bones from a Frostgrave kit (Gnolls or Cultists), and a bit from an Anvil Industries sisters detail sprue.

 

The back view displays all of the necessary paperwork and seals showing he's a licensed relic dealer.

I also have an unlicensed dealer in the works- definitely a shady fellow.

28Mag Downtrodden Challenge - Lucinda, Adept of the Holy Guild of Wax Reclaimators

 

Lucinda heard the faint gravitic motors of the cherubs in the darkness. She had barely made it back to her station before the graceful drones started placing their candles in front of the fresco. Struggling to catch her breath, Lucinda mouthed a short prayer and began scraping the accumulated wax. 

 

As a hereditary member of the Holy Guild of Wax Reclaimators (a sub division within the Terran Adeptus Administratum), Lucinda's hopes for advancement from the dank and dreary lower crypts depended upon her efficiency and dedication. 

 

 

 

A mere fortnight prior, Lucinda had finally caught Adept Mendecia dripping wax remnants on her recently cleared banisters in a duplicitous and vile plot to defame her and tarnish her record. The nearby and long neglected Crypt 24, sub level V, had no traffic. No one would find Mendecia's corpse before the vicious rodents that lurked there scattered her remains...

 

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This was my entry for 28Mag's "Downtrodden" challenge. From their site:

"Whether called to the service of an Inquisitor, a Rogue Trader or a Magos of the Machine Cult, toiling endlessly at a task that has lost all meaning or purpose, or indeed carefully completing a thankless duty that is nevertheless critical to Imperial society (sanitising public vox-units?), this challenge is about bringing some identity and personality to those countless billions of grey-clad drones, the numberless masses of humans that work to keep the Imperium running far away from the endless wars of the Dark Millennium.

Submissions to this challenge should depict a single broadly human non-combatant character – not a servitor or an abhuman; we want to see faces from the faceless masses of humanity – and detail

a) who they are

b) what department or function they serve."

I wanted to set mine up to incorporate what has become known as a "Grillet Box" (after the artist credited with coming up with the idea). It is essentially a box or container that has built in scenic items or textures so it can serve as a backdrop or storage unit. 

Here's some WIPs:

Lucinda is a Fireforge zombie villager with a Statuesque head and some greenstuff and plasticard. The torso required cutting to get the right twist, along with four different arm parts. The cherub is an old plastic christmas ornament- I'm sadly running out of them. I used two on my Omnissiah build.

 

The build is mostly composed of Hirst Arts blocks and some 3D printed parts.

 My inspiration for the mural is a Gothic period fresco found in the Castello della Manta in Italy. It was pretty fun reading about the region, and the fresco subjects- nine women representing the "Nine Worthy Women". 

Pretty happy with the way this one turned out, although I need to finish the other side of the box :)

 

Lakshmi Bai

Wargames Illustrated called for entries into their "Giants in Miniature" contest late last year, with a February deadline.

A few days ago they announced the winners, and pictured some entries including mine in the May issue of the magazine.

I won the "Single Miniature" category which I imagine is pretty competitive! Here's my take on Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jansi from the 'Indian Mutiny' conflict.

Chameleon Auxiliary - Tau Kill Team

I'd been anticipating the release of the Wargames Atlantic plastic Lizardmen, again with the intention of adding another xenos auxiliary to my Tau Kill team. I knew the kit was going to have a cool chameleon head.

As soon as I got the box I went to work modifying the arm to accept a Tau pulse rifle, with a new scope. I used a scabbard from the kit and added a new handle for a sheathed sword as well. Lastly, I sculpted a small shoulder pad so I could visually link him to the team a bit more.

I wasn't sure how I wanted to paint him, so I polled my Instagram account.

My sadistic followers voted for 3 (although I must be a masochist for listing it as an option... ).

 Group picture of my Xenos team members so far. 

Funny enough I don't have a Vespid or Kroot on the team, I need to rectify that.

Matthias Laetorius

I decided to make a miniature to go along with an idea I've been developing for a while, a sort of self portrait in the guise of an Imperial chronicler traveling on behest of a Necromundan noble. I've written a couple of short fluff pieces to go with some miniature builds, essentially excerpts from a fictitious book.

I started with a metal Reaper miniature as a base, and swapped in a head from Mad Robot. I shortened the legs a little by removing the boots and taking out the knees. This mini was quite large (I'm about 5'7"). I also added a reliquary.

I felt like he needed some companions so I made a couple of servo-skulls.

 He will probably be showing up in the background a lot :)

Colony 87 Workers and Servo-Skulls

A couple of Colony 87 workers along with some Forge World servo-skulls that I painted up for last month's #servoskullsaturday.