Welcome back!
as
previously noted, i'm working through all the First Founding chapters with appropriate models with background suitable for Inquisitor
as i've just finished
White Scars and the Founding List tells me Space Wolves are next
As with most project, i scrounge through The Box® and find anything that may help decide who i'm converting - a model's story will affect armament and posing
some nice bits in there, especially the axe and shield form the Dreadnought kit and the second to last blank pad and helmet i've got (got dozens of chapter-specific ones so may have to file one down for the next chapter...)
As i often lament, Marines are often given "he's onna quest" as justification for them being in Inquisitor - ironically this is suitable for Space Wolves as they often find Lone Wolves, those who can't work within the confines of a pack or the sole survivors of their pack and there are many tales of Space Wolves off apart form the chapter.
that said, i wanted something more for the marine we'll be looking at - something more than a sterotype and something worth telling a tale of
As thus followed on from a thought by
mcjomar - while a Lone Survivor is perfectly acceptable, how about adding something unusual for our Space Wolf?
I'm' thinking the usual Sole Survivor, however in this case his pack wiped out by Traitor legionnaires - maybe including an Iron Warrior testing a new weapon that also burned out this Space Wolf's Progenoid Gland - while he survived his legacy is gone so there is no need to travel with the chapter, he is able to take his hunt for the Heretic across the Imperium, searching for bigger and badder threats to fight
With this in mind, we reshuffled the bits ...
he can keep that great axe, but a shield would be wasted on someone with an active deathwish.
also cut down the bolter into a bolt Pistol - the extra shot selectors suitable for someone unable to resupply
while he should technically have no Company Marking, i'll pick one at random for his Chapter Pad, add some random Space Wolf-y details about - more like a 2nd ed Space Wolf with the odd icon, not festooned in junk like the chapter is now.
for a pose i think i'll keep him fairly mobile - most of my marines are static as contrast to the default Artemis so that would work well i think
so, while i look at what details to rework and sculpt a replacement arm, thanks for reading + any comments at all
