League of Assassins

The cult of Mhorrigot grows...

Finished the new member of the band:

Here's a groupshot with the rest of the gang. I think that should be enough spears and scythes...

And here's a work in progress death cult assassin:

Spiky bits

Well, guess I'm back in grimdarky territory... 

Here's a new mhorrigotii cultist to complement the one I did last year. I intentionally stayed pretty close to the first cultist, using the same sickle arm and wraith helmet, but made him less hunched and frail-looking.  

Oldhammer

I've been feeling a certain fatigue towards inq-themed grimdarkyness (though that's in all probability a passing phase) and have had a strong urge to paint something different. The question was what?

JRNs last post provided the answer - old school Kev Adams night goblins!!

A rummage around in the attic and a few hours of frenzied painting resulted in this little bugger. I've completely forgotten just how much fun these green smurfs are to paint...

Here's some snapshots of the process:

Bone basecoat

Foundation - kept the skin bright and the rest rather dark to provide contrast

Washes - skin camoshade, the rest earthshade and nuln oil

Highlights and glazes

Hexbase! Love the old-school feel of these.

Painted the base with GW textured paint

Conchord v.II

Retouched Conchord somewhat, trying to adress some if the things that bugged me. Added some more freehand decorations to get rid of overly flat surfaces and add a more knightly heraldic feel. 

A common warhammer trope is an overabundance of skull motifs on the models - Chonchord on the other hand is covered top to toe with =I= symbols...

Plight of the Conchord

Carax's nemesis Inquisitor Conchord is starting to reach a presentable stage:

Not quite there yet, though... Been working on this guy for what seems like forever, and I'm still not quite happy with it. The face especially turned out a bit sloppy so I have to go back and fix that, plus some other details that need some more work. 

John also suggested applying gloss varnish on the red armour bits which just might add that little extra umphh..,

Showdown at Cephiivytra

A few weeks ago I met up with a few likeminded hobbyists at Warhammer World in Nottingham to partake in a truly spectacular Inq28 game. 

The scenario took place on the war torn world of Cephiivytra, and revolved around a mysterious dark eldar artifact pitting radical and puritan factions of the Holy Inquisition against the eclectic forces of the Mechanicvm

Batting for the radicals were my Inquisitor Carax who joined up with Migsulas heretical Inquisitor Silas. Tammy (Tears of Envy) and PDH commanded the puritans while Tim (Tears of Istvaan) and John Blanche represented the Mechanicvm. Neil 101 also came along throwing in some of his truly amazing constructs to the mix. 

+Johns astounding board - painted specifically for the occasion+

+Neils completely bizarre constructs+

+Johns mechanicvm+

+Johns giant arco eviserator+

+PDHs mechanicvm altar and servitor NPC+

+Johns arco-tank+

+Migsulas gruesome deamonhost+

+Carax and friends line up for the camera+

+Inquisitor Silas and retuine advances+

+Tims amazing mechanicvm centaurs+

+PDH's mechanicvm market+

+´splosions!+

+The macguffin of the scenario - a strange dark eldar soultrap coveted by Carax+

This is not meant to bea battle report - I just want to show some inspirational pictures of the event - but when the dust had settled the artifact remained in the hands of the Mechanicvm, Carax had found himself in the custody of the agents of the Inquisition, while Silas managed to sneak away. 

You can find more pics from the event on my co-conspirator Migsulas blog "Legion of Plastic": 

http://legionofplastic.blogspot.se/2014/08/its-been-while-from-nothing-to-epic.html?m=0

Crazy eyes

Finally got this little bugger painted... Went for a quick and dirty blanchesque paintscheme on this one. 

Gotta admit I'm quite pleased with his wild staring right eye...

More nurglies

I should really get on with Inquisitor Concorde - the mini is primed and ready - but feel more like painting something a bit more quick and dirty.

So, enter these two freaks. Nurgly muties seems to have become my go-to theme whenever I feel stuck in a rut...

Scuttledrone

Inquisitor Carax's sneaky scuttledrone is a heretical amalgam of imperial and dark eldar technology. At it's core is a organic brain rumoured to have been cloned from Carax's own tissues ( using forbidden haemonculi lore no doubt ) thus enabling a particulary strong mindlink between the drone and its master.