Hello Conclave community!
I started collecting Inquisitor models on their release some 19 years ago.
This was one of my first major inquisitor 54mm conversion works. I believe it to be a copy of something that was in white dwarf at the time.
It was my first attempt of serious conversion work, with sawing white metal and using green stuff for more than just filling, considering I was in my mid teens when I made this I'm still rather proud of it to this day.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077806_mb-.JPG)
Unfortunately during my last house move, this model, apart from one leg, gun, backpack and part of his sculpted tabard went missing along with 10 or so original inquisitor figures and some other conversions.
Over then last two years I've re-assembled my old collection and more, I've started playing Inquisitor 54mm, with a friend who's very much into the 40k background and is now making his own 54mm conversions.
With this thread I'd like to share my inquisitor 54mm hobbying, including maybe some images and summaries from the games we play.
Collection
Lady Jena Orechiel - WIP Assembled
Inquisitor Eisenhorn - Complete
Inquisitor Covenant - Complete
Inquisitor Witch Hunter Tyrus - WIP painting
Daemon Huntress - WIP Assembled
Thorian Inquisitor - WIP Assembled
Familiar - Not Owned
Inquisitor Scarn - Not Owned
Adeptus Arbites Judge - WIP Assembled
Chaos Magus - WIP painting
Battle Brother Artemis - Complete
Navis Nobilitae - WIP Assembled
Bodyguard - Not Owned
Delphan Gruss - WIP painting
Techpriest Tezla - WIP Assembled
Special Security Enforcer Barbaretta - WIP painting
Hunt Team Leader Lucretia - WIP painting
Sister Repentia - WIP Assembled
Preacher Josef - WIP Assembled
Devotee Malicant - WIP Assembled
Eversor Assassin - Complete
Callidus Assassin - Complete
Vindicare Assassin - Complete
Severina and Sevora - Complete
Damien 1427 - Complete (converted) x2
Simeon 38X - WIP Assembled
Cherubael - WIP painting
Unbound Daemonhost - Not Owned
Krieger Krash Thrax - WIP Assembled
Quovandius - Not Owned
Emissary Fabian - Not Owned
Slick Devlan - WIP painting
Damian Bloodhound - WIP Assembled
Bounty Hunter - WIP Assembled
Hive Ganger - Not Owned
Duke von Castellan - Not Owned
Jan Van Yastobaal - WIP Assembled
Kal Jericho - WIP Assembled
Sergeant Stone - WIP Assembled
Sgt Dorian Black - Complete (converted) x4
Major Jackson - Complete (converted)
Toothpick Murkle - Not Owned
Eldar Ranger - WIP Assembled
Eldar Ranger with conversion pack - WIP painting
Kroot Mercenary - Not Owned
Tau Water Caste - WIP Assembled
Krashrak the Stalker - Not Owned
Purestrain Genestealer - Not Owned
Imperial Workers - Not Owned
Imperial Citizens - Not Owned
Crimelord - Not Owned
Conversions
Death Watch marine - Complete
Death Watch marine - Complete
Ultramarine Veteran Sgt - Complete
Black Legion Chaos marine - Complete
Gal Vorbak Possessed marine - Complete
Daemon (40k Daemon prince) - Complete
Bloodletter of Khorne (Be'Lakor) - Complete
Inquisitor Cadius Vect - Complete Based on covenant
Inquisitor Quixos - Complete Based on Tyrus
Chaos Cultist with shotgun - Complete
Devotee with Bolter/Eviscirator - Complete
Inquisitor Martyn Sebt - Complete Based on Eisenhorn
Third party miniatures
Artel W, Katerina 54mm - Complete Assembled as living saint
Artel W, Katerina 54mm - Complete Assembled as battle sister
Artel W, Unforgiving Chaplain - WIP
Unknown, Plague Doctor 54mm - Complete
Creature caster, Warrior Daemon - WIP painting Converted as a 54mm Daemon prince
Scratchbuilt/Antonis Bouras NDK - Complete Grey Knight terminator
Cyber Ogryn with las cannon - WIP painting
Khorne Brute with Axes - WIP painting
BMM Necron Immortal x3 - WIP Assembled
Tau Firewarrior 54mm - WIP Assembled
Reaper Belladonna Salvager 54mm - WIP painting
Tin Bits Domina 54mm - WIP Assembled
SK Miniatures Steampunk The Searcher - WIP painting
Tom Mieier Female 54mm Figure - Complete Converted as female daemonhost
I'd like to start with a converted chaos Warband, devotees of the Blood God.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077803-.jpg)
Kratus, Chosen of Khorne, based closely on Tyrus, with a trimmed down 2nd edition era heavy bolter, for a bolt pistol and metal 40k Daemon prince shoulder pads, leads a pair of arco gladiators and a Bloodletter of Khorne using the old Be'Lakor model.
This powerful warband provides a terrifying opposition to even the most hardened Inquisitor lords and their retinue.
Some WIP images:
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077805_mb-.jpg)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077804_mb-.jpg)
Ok, so a squad of imperial guard are perhaps not best suited to games of inquisitor, but they are a ton fun to include in games and look great hunkered down in a ruin.
The plasma gunner will inevitably melt himself at some point in the game, which is always hilarious!
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/15/1077619-54mm%2C%20Imperial%20Guard%2C%20Inquisitor.jpg)
All 5 are based on Jaxon and Dorian black, using the imperial guard booster packs for some added variation, the plasma gunner has Covenant's carapace chest plate heavily dremeled down. Each model apart from the specialist includes a full webbing pack and a combat knife taken from the Artemis kit.
From a squad of guardsmen to a deathwatch killteam, for those missions when one space marine just isn't enough!
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077837-.jpg)
Watch Captain Artemis
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2019/5/4/1009220-54mm%20Artemis.jpg)
Brother Sangriel, heavily reposed and mildly converted Artemis with a chainsword from the chain weapons pack.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2019/5/4/1009224-54mm%20Blood%20Angel%20Death%20Watch%20Veteran.jpg)
Brother Donager, another converted Artemis with the very rare heavy bolter.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2019/5/4/1009225-54mm%20Imperial%20Fist%20Death%20Watch%20Veteran.jpg)
If you're going to play with space marines of any sort, then you need suitable combatants for them to go up against.
What do you get if you cross Artemis with a metal and a plastic Daemon prince? ....This apparently :P
A huge amount of work went into fusing these 3 models together (4 if you include the pistol, 2nd edition havoc heavy bolter)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077838-.jpg)
Because I've always liked Khorne Berserkers
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077839-.jpg)
Because a friend told me I should make a Gal Vorbak
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077840-.jpg)
A living saint in 54mm. This is a mild conversion of the limited run kit made by Artel W
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077841-.jpg)
A variation of the same kit also mildly converted.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/17/1077842-.jpg)
Hi Mike,
I'm hardly integral to the community myself, but since I got here first...
Welcome to the Conclave!
I am impressed by how much sawing/green stuff it must have taken to repose so many Artemis models...not a great fan the original pose really, but in my own days of teenage hacksaw-wielding I could never quite face the ordeal of attempting to change it. Those are some top-notch paintjobs too, especially how aged/weathered everything looks. The IG plasma gunner and the first Chaos Marine are probably my favourite models overall.
It is extremely quiet around here these days, but personally I'll keep an eye on this thread. It is comforting to see some proof that Inquisitor is still alive out there somewhere!
Thanks!
I've used a dremel equivalent with a flex shaft and a fine rotary saw to do most of the cutting, it goes through white metal with ease and makes a very narrow cut, or an army painter hobby in cases where the dremel can't make a deep enough cut. My original conversion was done with a junior hacksaw :P
I used to make Plasticine models so that's probably where my green stuff sculpting ability comes from, but you need to practice with it. I'm gradually getting better with it again, because I've not sculpted anything in well over a decade. I'm getting more ambitious with sculpting and it should show in my more recent and any future projects.
Thanks for the kind words on the painting. They in my own opinion, don't stand up that well to close-up photography and I feel my style leans towards "better in the flesh". I aim for a certain overall look of the model and find painting super accurately and cleanly a little tedious. Like the works of the impressionist artists, they're best appreciated from a few feet back, or maybe that's just my excuse :P
I'm very fond of those 2 models too, I'm happy with how they came out, considering they were my 2 first major conversion works after starting collecting Inquisitor again. I have plans for a second black legion marine after I finish a handful of current projects.
It's nice to see any activity at all from a community based on a niche within a niche and a game long abandoned by the developers. I was quite surprised to that a forum still existed!
I'm definitely going to be keeping Inquisitor 54mm alive....and will be more careful with my prized collection next time I move house. I still do and will always love the 40k universe, but the rapid content creep in the main game is tiresome. I also loathe the art direction of many on the new style CAD designed minis. The Inquisitor figurines are truly timeless, after painting a literal horde of 40k firewarriors, I've discovered I'd much rather spend time on unique characterful one-offs, than a heap of plastic clones every few months to keep up with now constant shifts in the meta. And I'm still able to roll out a mat, put down some terrain and throw some dice whilst enjoying the 40k background and aesthetic.
I hope to be able to finish my collection of all the original 54mm figurines before they become impossible to find (I'm at around the half way point, 23/47) and amass enough bits and random 54mm figurines to keep me painting and modelling for years to come.
Some original figures
In my opinion two of the best miniatures ever produced by Games Workshop.
Here presented close to the box art with my own style.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2019/5/4/1009229-54mm%20Inquisitor%20Eisenhorn.jpg)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2019/5/4/1009234-Inquisitor%20Covenant%2054mm.jpg)
I have not tackled Tyrus yet as I need to spend a day or two practising gold filigree on a black piece of card before I'm confident in achieving the box art look.
Here is a current WIP. Anyone who's ever put a Covenant figure will know how awkward it is to align the arms, I wanted this inquisitor to convincingly 2 hand wield a force halberd.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/18/1077951_mb-.jpg)
I think it worked out rather well.
those space marine and chaos space marine conversions are great! and the paint jobs look good too
Well, your painting certainly blows mine out of the water as far as I can tell! Agreed that Eisenhorn is a work of genius who needs no improvement besides a solid paintjob, though as a knock-on effect he can be a bit hard to heavily convert...or at least my limited toolkit and sculpting ability found him hard to heavily convert! He has a habit of still looking very Eisenhorn to me, even with some of the parts swapped out. On the other end of the scale, I reckon Covenant is pretty much the king of spare parts as far as the original range goes, unless one counts the elusive Kal Jericho - the number of potential uses for his torso and/or legs seem to know no bounds. I think I actually prefer your dynamic halberd-wielding version to his original pose. Admittedly I do have a bit of a thing about Force Weapons, as I've always been particularly fond of Ordo Malleus and "psychic warriors" in general.
As far as the 40K Universe goes these days, I must admit I have in no way kept up with 40K as a game, though I have been reading through a ton of lore recently - theoretically I'm still up for Inquisitor and maybe a bit of Dark Heresy/Rogue Trader at some point in the future, but I can't see myself being bothered with full-on competitive wargaming again. I was never really very good at it to begin with! For me the hobby was always more about the art/story, even as a teenager...I do get the impression not everyone is happy with the Era Indomitus stuff, but from a purely background-centric perspective, I don't see really see the harm. In fact I think it opens huge possibilities for new Inquisitor campaigns and in-universe fiction set in early M42, developing factions with strong opinions on Guilliman's reforms, remote regions isolated by the Great Rift and affected by time distortion going off in weird directions before being rediscovered by the Imperium, and so on. The old-school status quo still technically exists on the timeline, so setting things back in M41 remains fine, but M42 is now a whole new playground for my imagination and personally I'm in favour of that. If the day does come for me to get back into modelling, a fiercely pro-RG Inquisitor with a vaguely Roman vibe, lots of gold embroidery and some Ultramarines iconography worked in is sounding pretty juicy.
Added to collection - Daemon Huntress & Eldar Ranger (no conversion pack)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/24/1078961_mb-Added%20to%20collection%2C%20Daemon%20Huntress%2C%20Eldar%20Ranger.jpg)
The severed Daemon head was removed from the Huntress' left hand so she could 2 hand her halberd. Still need to do some further sculpting work on her fingers.
I feel this more dynamic pose works well for the model.
Love the idea of the Roman stylised inquisitor, https://www.andreaeurope.com have a selection of Roman figurines in 54mm. Not having purchased any myself I'm unsure if the scale fits well with the Inquisitor range, but I'm tempted to find out. I've also had my eye on a samurai figurine for a from http://www.competitionminis.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=38005. The Steampunk range from the same site could easily make for some interesting Rouge Trader characters with a little customisation and the sifi and fantasy range has good options too if the 54mm scale is right.
I will be uploading images as I build/work on things. If there's anything specific you'd like to see, from the collection list I've added to the OP, I'll take some photos and upload them.
Lots of interesting things coming soon, in the way of multiple interesting 3rd party miniatures, I'm also going to aim to complete some of my partially painted models.
I also have an idea for some Tyranids to go up against my Death Watch Squad, based on some of the larger GW/FW and third party kits.
Recently finished project
In the early days of Inquisitor, when I used to spend my weekends in Games Workshop Cardiff, one of the older regulars there had created something quite special. An entirely scratch built 54mm Grey Knight in terminator armour.
I have over the years attempted to create my own version of this concept, with several abandoned projects.
My sculpting is ok, but I don't do enough to achieve certain components of the terminator armour in a quality I'm happy with.
Recently I discovered the Antonis Nemesis Dreadknight conversion kit, which included exactly the parts I felt I was unable to properly sculpt. I ordered one from https://popgoesthemonkey.com/collections/arch-battleknight/products/arch-battleknight-antonis uncertain of the exact scale, if it was way off, I would use it to build a cool looking NDK for my 40k Grey Knights, so no big loss either way. I ordered the kit in the cheaper monkey resin, rather than the hard clear plastic.
Turns out the scale is really quite good for 54mm with the helmet being slightly larger than the space marine helmet from the Inquisitor range and the breast plate being a bit more chunky than that of Artemis.
So with the conversion kit in hand I started thinking up ways to scratch build or convert the rest of the model. I checked the contemptor dreadnought legs, which could have worked but I think the end result I achieved ended up better. Custodes dreadnoughts were also an option. In the end I used a spare pare of Artemis legs and sculpted over the top of them.
The arms came from the 40k dreaknight kit, the stormbolter was made with 2 servitor heavy bolters, the backback made a decent magazine.
The rest of the body was made up with miliput then green stuff with a carved up rhino door thrown in to create the flat surface on the back.
The model was completed with some Inquisitor 54mm and 40k bits and a green stuff purity seal, imprinted with an imperial eagle from the rhino kit.
WIP images
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/24/1078963_mb-.jpg)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/24/1078962_mb-.jpg)
So I present to you the finished article, a goal of mine for almost 20 years. I'm rather happy ;D
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/15/1077617_mb-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Grey%20Knight%20terminator%20.jpg)
The model stands at just over 80mm, a space marine based on Artemis, if posed standing upright stands at around 70mm, based on the lore a space marine stands 7 to 7.5 foot tall and terminator anywhere between 8 and 10 foot, so the overall size is pretty much bang on!
But what could a Grey Knight terminator possibly fight that would pose any sort of challenge.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/15/1077618-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Grey%20Knight%20terminator%20and%20Daemon%20prince.jpg)
I have done further work on this 54mm Darmon price (using the Creature caster Warrior Daemon) and will get some updtade pictures online soon, I just have a little more work to do before I'm completely happy with it.
When I'm finally able to play again, I'll have a story arch leading up to an epic final dual between these monstrously powerful characters. I'll also be doing some play testing and toying with statlines and rules to ensure they're somewhat equally matched, with ideas taken from the Exterminatus magazines I have for source material.
That is a damn masterpiece right there, if utterly terrifying from a game perspective. Very impressive work, and bonus points for making him a similarly formidable nemesis from the outset, to avoid the otherwise inevitable problem of wiping out everyone he meets with a sneeze! ;)
Funnily enough, I was just about to say "SHOW ME THE GREY KNIGHT" when you posted this, having read your formidable character list. I was not disappointed! Inspiring stuff. I love the Creature Casters sculpts too - if they had been around in the early 00s I would probably have bought half their catalogue.
Those Artel models are also very nice, though by the look of it I think Andrea probably have the most overall variety for interesting 54mm alternatives...Inquisitor characters based on old historical miniatures seem to have a lot of potential for unique flavour. For more NPC beast alternatives, aside from Creature Casters I've seen a number of 3D-printed resin miniature sellers on ebay and Etsy who will print a wide range truly gigantic "D&D"/generic gribbly monsters for relatively tiny prices. I was looking at some recently, thinking "those would be great daemons/aliens in Inquisitor, except that they'd eat all the player characters by the end of the second turn"...but a Grey Knight Terminator and/or a whole squad of Deathwatch marines? Probably not such an unreasonable proposition.
There were some pretty solid daemon rules in Exterminatus at one point as I recall, so they should form a solid starting point for Big Red, though you might need to house-rule the GK Terminator Armour. I think Gav Thorpe suggested 15 armour points, which frankly is going to take a Daemon Prince to do much more than scratch! Regardless of how you stat it out, that should be one epic finale.
As far as further source material for Inquisitor goes, there are links on here via the Dark Magenta board to download free PDFs of pretty much every Exterminatus issue, relevant White Dwarf article and Sourcebook ever printed, along with a bunch of innovative stuff cooked up by the community since GW dropped the game, all of which I've been having some nostalgia-based fun going through recently. Worth checking out at some point if you haven't already.
that grey knight terminator is genius! (gonna steal that idea).
I was planning to build a terminator too, but using the winter child mini as a base (https://figurementors.com/reviews/kit-review-winter-child-terrible-kids-stuff/), but i couldn't work out how to build it without massive amounts of greenstuff. your approach is much better.
Oh my lord... wow there's so much good work in here. Crikey. Also - blimey!
Amazing work.
Quote from: Mentirius on September 24, 2020, 11:52:20 PM
That is a damn masterpiece right there, if utterly terrifying from a game perspective. Very impressive work, and bonus points for making him a similarly formidable nemesis from the outset, to avoid the otherwise inevitable problem of wiping out everyone he meets with a sneeze! ;)
Thanks :)
It was always a main objective to find a suitable opponent, a friend had previously owned a Warrior Daemon and in my eye it was a prefect stand in for a Prince at 54mm. It also fits well with a narrative idea I have around the Chosen of Khorne and his warband hunting down an artefact and summoning a Daemon Prince of Khorne, while an Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus tries to prevent the summoning ritual, though will inevitably fail. This due to his target already being blessed by the chaos god and far stronger than he ever would have thought. I'll have something more fleshed out by the time I can actually play a game, that or I'll try teaching my partner to play again.
Quote from: cymrilian on September 25, 2020, 12:30:03 AM
that grey knight terminator is genius! (gonna steal that idea).
I was planning to build a terminator too, but using the winter child mini as a base (https://figurementors.com/reviews/kit-review-winter-child-terrible-kids-stuff/), but i couldn't work out how to build it without massive amounts of greenstuff. your approach is much better.
Thanks for the kind feedback on the model and I'm glad I've provided some inspiration for you to make your own.
Popgoesthemonkey only has the license for a limited time, so grab one quick or you'll need to purchase the files and find someone to print for you if you don't have a 3D printer yourself.
If you want and more advice on how I created the model, happy to help. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
That's a very cool mini, maybe not the easiest to convert terminator stand in, but definitely possible, a real shame it was limited to only 100 units :(
I noticed your blog very nice collection you have! I will be following updates intently :)
Quote from: Dosdamt on September 27, 2020, 01:52:29 AM
Oh my lord... wow there's so much good work in here. Crikey. Also - blimey!
Amazing work.
Thanks, ever so kind :)
Project complete
I completed my Deamon Prince from creature caster, that I had finished converting with some Bloodthirstier bits last week. Or at least as close to finished that I'm fairly happy with him now.
I was not a fan of the axe/sword so replaced it with a more Khornate one from the Bloodthirstier, as well as added some armour plates to make the model a little more in-keeping with the 40k aesthetic.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/27/1079352-.jpg)
So the model is mostly finished, unless I find a malefic talon alternative big enough for this model, in which case his left arm may well be hacked off at some point ;D
1 day bonus side project from yesterday.
Built and painted a Sister Repentia conversion yesterday, the base model being Andrea Miniatures 54mm Dragon Lady.
I clipped and filed off the bits of dragon that were cast onto the figurine and filled any gaps. The arms were cut in several places and reposed so she could properly wield Malicant's eviscerator.
As for the eviscerator itself, Malicant's hands were removed with clippers and needle files leaving just the bare handle, which would fit in the new miniatures hand with some work.
She may be going into battle almost completely naked, but she can't run around with no shoes, so I sculpted some boots over the bare feet.
The hair was trimmed down so I could sculpt the hood and just about every purity seal I could find in my bits box was stuck on for good measure.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/27/1079354_mb-.jpg)
A very fiddly conversion, to get the miniature holding the oversized weapon in a convincing way was a real pain, and pinning was very difficult as the models wrists are barely thicker than a paperclip.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/9/27/1079353-.jpg)
that dragon lady sculpt looks great. the mask works really well
Great log Mike.
Love the Khorne cult and the Black Legion(?) marine, and indeed your marine work all round. Living saint looks great.
I don't envy your the grief in making Covenant's halberd stance - it looks good.
Crisply painted all roudn too.
Great to see the Daemon Prince finished...a worthy opponent indeed! I didn't think it needed the armour before but now I see it on there, a definite improvement.
Thanks for the continued positive feedback!
I have been modeling a bit though less than usual as a car restoration project I'm working on is now in full swing.
I picked up a model from ebay that I'm sure has been noticed by the 54mm community already, in fact I'm sure I noticed one in cymrilian's collection.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2020/10/5/1080410-WIP%20Slaanesh%20marine.jpg)
I removed the tentacle as I thought it was a bit much and re-sculpted the chaos iconography it covered.
The whip was replaced with the quite nice sabre that comes with the model.
I wasn't keen on the head sculpt so converted up an artemis helmet.
Now I need some ideas for a ranged weapon.
I could just convert deathwatch a boltgun as last resort, I've already done one and it worked out great, I have a meltagun too which could serve to balance out the firepower advantage my deathwatch squad have, but it doesn't feel very Slaanesh.
So I'm open to all suggestions, what do you think he should be armed with? I'm happy to hunt down bits on ebay and convert, I have some ideas but nothing I'm convinced on.
I think this one will be on hold until I can figure something really good out.
I'm still trying to work up the courage to finish my Tyrus, though I may takle one of my less daunting projects first. I have about 5 part painted and a lot more exciting 3rd party models on they way which could easily distract me ;D
Some sort of daemon-infested pistol perhaps? I haven't see many ranged daemon weapons in Inquisitor compared with the more traditional melee options, though there have certainly been a couple posted on here over the years. Probably the most interesting option in my opinion, allowing for some suitably thematic attributes.
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130316031437/warhammer40k/images/3/3c/Vilemaw.jpg
Something along these lines seems like it could be a nice opportunity to sculpt a horrible fleshy visage over whatever base part you end up using. Nothing from the basic armoury really comes to mind as "on theme" in itself, but I reckon any weapon could become sufficiently Slaaneshi with an extra layer of corruption. Personally I might be tempted to try the bolt pistol from the 54mm Chaos Magus as a starting point, or something from a 28mm Havoc/Noise Marine, though there may well be more interesting bits out there.
Looking good so far in any case!
Still around after a long hiatus from modelling and painting. House move has put everything on hold, but I'm settled in to the new place and have a studio set up in our annex.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2021/10/27/1122165-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Noise%20Marine%20.jpg)
I reworked my Slaanesh noise marine, especially the helmet and built him a suitable weapon using a 40k noise marine gun, some tubing and some daemon prince armour plate.
I'm much happier with the model now and will be doing finishing touches as soon as I have the opportunity.
I've added to the collection:
Lady Jena Orechiel
Thorian Inquisitor
Navis Nobilitae
Simeon 38X
Bounty Hunter
Kal Jericho
Sergeant Stone
Complete bolt weapons pack
3 more foam imperial bunkers added to the collection
Picked up 10 space marines with resin printed parts
I have a number of big tyranid models coming (my death watch kill team are looking forward to a target rich environment!).
Boring bit, I've got a laminator and wipe of markers to make the character sheets more reusable.
I also have a Elegoo Saturn arriving tomorrow, which will open up endless possibilities for conversions above and beyond my green stuff sculpting skills, though I still like hand sculpted and converted models above all else. My initial focus will be on printing terrain which is tricky to get in 54mm scale, with the aim of getting a densely populated game board set up in my studio.
You can expect a lot more to come very soon, including new models, scenery and hopefully game reports!
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2022/11/20/1153403-The%20work%20begins%20%28Inquisitor%2054mm%29.jpg)
Set up in my new place.
Updates to follow!
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2022/11/20/1153404-54mm%20Noise%20Marine.jpg)
I finally found a weapon I was happy with for my noise marine, made from a 40k noise marine gun and a daemon prince knee pad.
The base model is the Chaos Deviant Prince of daemons, which can be found https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/chaos/daemon-prince-of-slaanesh/ (https://wargameexclusive.com/shop/chaos/daemon-prince-of-slaanesh/). Though I got mine on Ebay.
Quite happy with how this one turned out, a great deal of work and re-sculpting went into removing the tentacles from the model. The backpack has the vents from a plastic daemon prince.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2022/11/20/1153405-54mm%20Plague%20Marine.jpg)
I feel that Mortarion's lantern was the perfect addition to finish this Nurgle plague marine. The model is essentially standard apart from the plasma pistol.
With basically all of the space marines in my collection now finished, I will be moving onto the humans and aliens.
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a6e5e315-edc9-4a51-836d-c295b4299b87/d2rjw6b-f59f0238-37fc-48e2-bbfa-a8d1cb057bee.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2E2ZTVlMzE1LWVkYzktNGE1MS04MzZkLWMyOTViNDI5OWI4N1wvZDJyanc2Yi1mNTlmMDIzOC0zN2ZjLTQ4ZTItYmJmYS1hOGQxY2IwNTdiZWUuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.lmGyBYS9F7GQsl4EO3wnh14y7FRZMQkkrL_pq0vtnGQ)
Inspired by the artwork of Inquisitor Quixos I decided to do a major conversion to represent this character.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2022/11/20/1153406-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Inquisitor%20Quixos%20%28Tyrus%20Conversion%29.jpg)
The base model is of course Tyrus, heavily modified especially the arms, the sword from the Chaos Magus, converted into a spear sword, Eisenhorn's book and staff as per the lore a pump shotgun and Slick Delvan's head with hair removed by file and some green stuff piping.
I'm very satisfied with how this conversion came out. He is next on my paint queue, along with his retinue, which I'll be painting after he's complete.
Back into the swing of things, at least for now!
I finally got my covenant converted Inquisitor finished and based.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/8/28/1173592_sm-Inquisitor%20Cadius%20Vect%2054mm%20%28Covenant%20Conversion%29.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1173592-Inquisitor%20Cadius%20Vect%2054mm%20%28Covenant%20Conversion%29.html)
I also finished Inquisitor Quixos, super happy with this very unique Tyrus conversion.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/8/28/1173590_sm-Inquisitor%20Quixos%2054mm%20%28Tyrus%20Conversion%29.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1173590-Inquisitor%20Quixos%2054mm%20%28Tyrus%20Conversion%29.html)
Raided my bits box, to put together this little warband, I thought it was about time to actually use some of my bolt weapons expansion pack.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/8/21/1173216_sm-Inquisitor%20and%20Henchmen.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1173216-Inquisitor%20and%20Henchmen.html)
And from building this warband I quickly got the leading inquisitor, the highly radical Martyn Sebt painted up.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/8/28/1173593_sm-Inquisitor%20Martyn%20Sebt%20%28Eisenhorne%20Conversion%29.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1173593-Inquisitor%20Martyn%20Sebt%20%28Eisenhorne%20Conversion%29.html)
With pretty much the last viable bits I had left, came up with this.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/8/21/1173215-Inquisitor%20.jpg)
With no more conversions to do, without investing in now increasingly expensive Inq models, or 3D printing, all I have left to do is tons of paining! So since I'm back in the mood, I might get some more of the collection finished finally ;D
I'm going to be focusing on one warband at a time, to give myself achievable milestones.
Keeping up my newly discovered momentum, I got straight into finishing my 54mm Yarrick.
I've seen Yarrick done in inquisitor scale before, but decided to have a go at making this iconic commissar myself.
Complete with his ork power claw from the old metal ork nob mini, the storm bolter from the bolt weapons expansion, I used a Kasrkin backpack for his powerpack, his peaked officers cap is sculpted.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/9/3/1173980_sm-Commissar%20Yarrick.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1173980-Commissar%20Yarrick.html)
I realise I've scarcely commented recently, but I am reading!
QuoteWith no more conversions to do, without investing in now increasingly expensive Inq models, or 3D printing
3D printing is getting a lot more accessible now. Still more an enthusiast level tech than a consumer level one, but it's increasingly it's more down to having a modicum of tech skill than it is down to pricing.
It remains slightly surreal to me that, although we're not quite at the level that I can magically wave my hands and have a shiny new object in my hands five minutes later, there is a machine in my house that can turn a vat of goo into physical objects to my specification.
Quote from: MarcoSkoll on September 06, 2023, 01:19:53 AMI realise I've scarcely commented recently, but I am reading!
QuoteWith no more conversions to do, without investing in now increasingly expensive Inq models, or 3D printing
3D printing is getting a lot more accessible now. Still more an enthusiast level tech than a consumer level one, but it's increasingly it's more down to having a modicum of tech skill than it is down to pricing.
It remains slightly surreal to me that, although we're not quite at the level that I can magically wave my hands and have a shiny new object in my hands five minutes later, there is a machine in my house that can turn a vat of goo into physical objects to my specification.
I've been 3D printing for just under 2 years. I have an Elgoo Saturn 4k resin printer and it's an awesome bit of kit. And you're right, it's definitely not a snap your fingers and work sort of deal, there's a lot of finesse to the print settings and supports especially. I've also discovered that my print settings that work fine in summer result in failed prints in cooler weather, meaning I have to double the exposure time, or go through the nightmare process of draining and completely cleaning the tank to try to remove my failed print from the FEP film with a scraper, without tearing my FEP film.
It's a totally new thing to learn, but getting that perfect print is quite satisfying.
Having a Saturn with a nice big build plate means printing 54mm terrain is completely viable, this will definitely be my main aim, as that is where my collection is most lacking.
I'm always on the look out for miniatures to print, only issue is the options are nearly endless. Almost everything imaginable in the 40k universe is possible. I get overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities and don't know what to dedicate my time and print cycles to.
I also love working with the medium of white metal for miniatures and a lot of my inspiration comes from the process of converting metal minis, so I don't get the same reward of creating a finished article out of a pool of grey gloop. There's also something uniquely characterful about the Inq range, which results in an aesthetic, that I've been unable to equal via other means.
I also enjoy the hunt for specific bits, though that is becoming more frustrating as the years pass... I really need a Damien head, stimm injectors sprue and some Mechadendrite tendrils, though I'm hoping my newly acquired green tubes tentacles and wires maker will help with the last one!
I have an update coming soon, as I've completed a warband! Just need to take some photos during the day for good lighting.
Quote from: Mike712 on September 06, 2023, 10:40:45 PMI've also discovered that my print settings that work fine in summer result in failed prints in cooler weather, meaning I have to double the exposure time, or go through the nightmare process of draining and completely cleaning the tank to try to remove my failed print from the FEP film with a scraper, without tearing my FEP film.
Yeah, resin properties changing with temperature are a hassle.
Eventually I decided to bite the bullet and install temperature controlled heaters in mine (a Photon Mono SE), which has helped a lot with consistency, as well as being able to use some more specialist resins reliably. Being able to bring it up a bit above standard room temp (I usually go for 30 degrees C) is useful, as it means I can keep the exposure times short, in turn helping keep the print detail crisp.
I finished the warband I was working on and finally took some pictures to upload.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/10/8/1176788_sm-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Warband.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1176788-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Warband.html)
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2023/10/8/1176789_sm-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Warband.jpg) (https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/1176789-Inquisitor%2054mm%20Warband.html)