Right, As some people may or may not know, i play a rogue trader warband but ive been thinking about branching out into an inquisitor warband (As well as a few others) so i'm starting this one thread instead of having half a dozen or so.
so, the new inquisitor... inquisitrix.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/sketch1.jpg) (http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/sketch2.jpg)
i'm running along the lines of a puritan (They hate everyone, everything and burn it all, whats not to like?) right now, all ive got is a picture in my mind right now, i shall write a back story at some point :D
Built a backpack for her already. I had a box full of bits dropped at my door the other day so ive had a lot of fun rumaging around!
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/SN150297.jpg)
And the frame of the model.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/SN150298.jpg)
Thoughts? coments?
Looks good, fantastic sketch, and the backpack looks suitibly ornate.
Gonna have some sort of flame weapon for her?
Nice idea and sketches. I roughly understand what this is based on. I would do something similar at some point, different look and symbols though. Something to watch out for- be careful with hips- shoulders position. If she is using one leg as main support- with weight shifted her hips have to be sloped to bent leg, so would have to be her shoulder line sloped to straight leg.
(http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt97/sergeis64/barchay.jpg)
Something like that- from Barchay's...
Good luck!
I concur with Serge. I don't like the leg position, which looks rather awkward. It looks awkward-ish when Steve B does it, and he's a genius. Plus, I think an inquisitrix needs a stronger pose.
R.
Well, one would expect some type of "cowboy stance" out of Inquisitor, but maybe it takes all kinds, even with "ingenue stance"... ;)
Ugh, night shifts have clobbered my modeling time.. a small update before i head in, more later.
still a bit of sanding and carving to go (Alot with the body.)
Front
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630031.jpg)
Im annoyed that i put my thumb over her face and only realised the morning after.. but what can you do eh?
Side 1
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630032.jpg)
side 2
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630033.jpg)
I'll post pictures of the body when i get some more putty slapped on, carved it a little and my bottle of courage gets here. Comments greatly appreciated
wow! this is going to be cool I think. quite different to the usual rogue trader. Mine seems very vanilla now. Nice sculpting.
right, quick update between curing putty and weird shifts at work.
Head is at a stage where i will stop fiddling with it now, re-sculpted some of the tubes leading from her eye.
Body.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630034-1.jpg)
sculpting mass around where i want the coat to flow, im trying the tomatoe puree tube method, ive also changed the stance so that she will have one foot perched on a weapon box.
note to self, make armature connected to a base next time..
Personally, I tend to make the armature's legs a bit longer than they really need to be, and then stab them into a champagne bottle cork with a dot of superglue. This means that you can hold onto the cork when you're sculpting and makes things a lot easier, and you can also leave the model standing upright to stop it leaning on details that might get damaged by having the model's weight on them.
Just a little pointer.
And also, kudos on that head. She's looking rather good. :)
Just a little update before my nightshift.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630035.jpg)
im using patches of puree tube to put a rough coat together, the theory is that i'll smooth over it with Grey stuff to give it strength and cover over the joins, ive added a few bits just to see how they will fit in the final model.
all her base. :P
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630036.jpg)
in my mind ive explained her height by saying that she's naturaly tall plus the power armor gives her a more imposing presence, as a puritain i want her to put the fear of the emperor into everyone.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630037.jpg)
Quote from: Ynek on November 19, 2009, 01:29:41 AM
Personally, I tend to make the armature's legs a bit longer than they really need to be, and then stab them into a champagne bottle cork with a dot of superglue. This means that you can hold onto the cork when you're sculpting and makes things a lot easier, and you can also leave the model standing upright to stop it leaning on details that might get damaged by having the model's weight on them.
Just a little pointer.
And also, kudos on that head. She's looking rather good. :)
definately going to try that next time, or even set up a base just for sculpting. Cheers :)
Edit: Also adding some plates like these http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,sculpting.php?id=571#i/tutoriale/big/plate17.jpg
Wow, she's really coming along in leaps and bounds! I really like the tomato puree coat, it's given the model the horizontal bulk that came across in the drawing. Also, I don't think I've ever seen Scibor miniatures before - am I just being dense or is it not in the Resources sticky? They have a fair selection of 54mm models that would convert quite nicely to Inquisitor...
Quote from: RobSkib on November 20, 2009, 04:50:09 PM
Wow, she's really coming along in leaps and bounds! I really like the tomato puree coat, it's given the model the horizontal bulk that came across in the drawing. Also, I don't think I've ever seen Scibor miniatures before - am I just being dense or is it not in the Resources sticky? They have a fair selection of 54mm models that would convert quite nicely to Inquisitor...
Haddn't noticed that.. The site had quite a few mentions on the old 'clave.
Im keeping my eye on this fella
(http://www.sciborminiatures.com/i/greens_54mm/big/musketerwip01.jpg)
Im glad the coats working as well as it is, i dont think i would have enjoyed sculpting it!
Quote from: Sumaki on November 20, 2009, 03:22:01 PM
Also adding some plates like these http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,sculpting.php?id=571#i/tutoriale/big/plate17.jpg
I've been meaning to give that tutorial a try for a while now - have you tried it yet? If so, how did it go?
I'll add the tutorial to the 'Resources' thread (I think I added Scibor the other day when I first read this) - maybe that way I'll remember to give it a try...
Just a quick update.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630001.jpg)
Quote from: Kaled on November 24, 2009, 05:51:01 PM
I've been meaning to give that tutorial a try for a while now - have you tried it yet? If so, how did it go?
I'll add the tutorial to the 'Resources' thread (I think I added Scibor the other day when I first read this) - maybe that way I'll remember to give it a try...
i found it quite easy to do, so far, i wish i'd had some vasaline thought to grease the bits that i was using to make the mold. Its baking as we speak, results to follow!
*Update*
just pulled the mold out of the oven, its already set! just 15mins! im about to try it with GreyStuff, Found some lube. Dont Ask
*Update 2*
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630004.jpg)
the mold works really well, very happy with it, i'm just working out the kinks in the impressions that i make and i think i'll have cracked it.
Revised mold
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630006.jpg)
Very impressive.
not much work between updates really. ::)
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630024.jpg)
with backpack and powersword
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/43630027.jpg)
But now me and the girlfriend are moving to a shiney new two bedroom flat, so this might be on hold for a while (Ive been granted the 2nd bedroom as a modeling room, all praise SWMBO!!).
I may post pictures of my other models here to and have a retrospective.
Very nice, so gonna try that method...
Also - Yay! Someone else who's discovered just how good lube is for working with putty! Makes me feel less creepy.
/threadromancy
An update that ive been putting off for quite a while, since we've moved into our new place ive been trying to get back into doing Inq stuff again, ive had to cut up the inquisitrix model and tear her armor plates off to try and reign her scale back in again as she was becoming monstersly tall. :-[
But she is steadly being rebuilt and ive been practising my painting on about 1200 points worth of orks :P
i wanted to post up a few of the sketches i have for the rest of her warband.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/bodygaurd.jpg) Bodyguard
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/pretoriannumber2.jpg) praetorian
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/techpriestess.jpg) Techpriestess
Ive fallen ito a modeling rut lately, im slogging through a 40k ork army and im on my second pot of knarloc green.
so last night i decided to dip into my bitz box and knock together a chaos cultist!
Front
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/SN150052.jpg)
Back
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/SN150051.jpg)
still need to finish the severed head in his hand and some Grey stuff on the axe hand and he'll be ready for painting.
It looks good to me. I'm looking forward to seeing it painted.
Reminds me of the models they had in the White Dwarfs showcasing Inquisitor just before its release, great stuff.
I really like the design you've penned for the techpriestess. It's certainly interesting and rather original, and the dress gives her a sense of regal elegance which is quite intriguing, on the whole...
/Threadromancy
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/inquisitrix.jpg) (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/Sumaki_photos/media/inquisitrix.jpg.html)
4 years, 2 house moves and 2 kids later. sculptings done, initial colors are done, highlights started pushing to get it finished tonight or tomorrow, i want this done, end of.
bonus points for determination? ;)
He's looking great. The chest plate's from the Venerable dreadnought kit isn't it? Works brilliantly.
Excellent stuff! Great to see you return to this, well done for stopping to re-scale - must've been a hard choice! Will you do some freehand on the trim of the cloak?
@ Heroka Vendile : Yes, it is, theres alot of odds and ends in my bits box courtesy of ebay.
@Aurelius : it was a hard choice but if i hadn't of done it she would of been taller than a space marine.. i'm going to attempt some tirm on the cloak but we'll see how it turns out.
(http://www.clker.com/cliparts/5/2/8/e/m/s/slc-celtic-edge-hi.png)
the last few days have been a bust, nothing got done, but heres a shot of the back i forgot to put up before.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/IMAG0194.jpg) (http://s124.photobucket.com/user/Sumaki_photos/media/IMAG0194.jpg.html)
Been a long time but...
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/IMAG0250.jpg?t=1400783809)
She's done, she's tall and im not totally happy, but shes done and i'm never doing anything to this model again.
moving on to the rest of her warband.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/WP_20140522_001.jpg)
Still an early wip, but she is taking shape, i'm using the burning princess as my guide.
(http://37.media.tumblr.com/13be5fc7c10ae0f893f8794069bebd60/tumblr_mp17cmfcIe1rq5asqo1_500.png)
The model is the the old Callidus Assassin, its a pig to work with, it was a cult assassin in sumaki's warband but i pulled her out after her foot snapped off.
next is a henchman that I've roughly put together and who will probably get demoted to npc once ive added more characters to the warband.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/WP_20140522_004.jpg)
Rest of the warband will include
Interrogator
ad mech
crusader
possibly a priest
Off to work then.
quick post, a large gribbly i had built for a conclave meet i couldnt get to.
(http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/Sumaki_photos/WP_20140609_001.jpg?t=1402305535)
Fearsome indeed, is that a cave squig for the head? I've thought of that being a good potential mutant piece in the past.
So, been a long time but when I was told a meetup was happening I thought I'd have a crack at getting my main group up together after a long hiatus.
(https://i.imgur.com/HlJBPSW.jpeg)
The main group of Captain Sumaki, Magos Magnox, and Servitor Smee (the muscle).
Pretty shoddy state all in all. I'd never been happy with how my rogue trader had looked and have been rebuilding him on and off.
When Blackstone fortress came out I snapped up the 28mm trader from that and am now aiming to build a 54mm equivalent.
(https://i.imgur.com/aFMLFRP.jpeg)
I've gone with twin plasma pistols here but there wasn't much at 54mm that looked good in comparison.
(https://i.imgur.com/nMBpw9J.jpeg)
So I built this, planning on tidying it up with a little putty then recasting it to make the second.
I'll not leave the next post so long. :)
Small update, I've used the Goliath stimmers kit to build a pair of thugs to boost my numbers a little.
(https://i.imgur.com/d16yOjm.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ndQCvDZ.jpeg)
They happily needed very little conversion, 54mm heads and ork hands to replace the tiny hands they had. Also threw a few greystuff pipes on to help bulk them out a little
They scale pretty well against the slick Devlin kit, pretty happy with them.
(https://i.imgur.com/Kac2T2w.jpeg)
Those aren't bad for scale. I need some bodies for some chaos goons too.
Those are ostensibly 28mm or 32mm or whatever the scale is claimed to be?
Hilarious.
Look pretty damn good though.
Quick update while I make tea, I gotta get back to modelling if I want to be done in time for next week
(https://i.imgur.com/H1zKi5S.jpeg)