One of my favourites of all the 54mm Inquisitor models is the Imperial Navy Bodyguard or Bosun. He's an unusual subject - an Imperial that isn't an Inquisitor or Guardsman. I also love his piratical gear and no-nonsense look.
I believe the figure was sculpted by Bob Naismith. The kit comes with a nice scarred head, some arm options and a selection of accessories for his waist.
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| I chose the bionic hook for his left arm rather than the cutlass - it just had more presence! |
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| I had to do a bit of sculpting on the rear of the torso to make the fit better. |
I've painted a few 28mm Imperial Navy figures in the past and painted Bosun Sol Rennick to match. He got a mid-blue uniform with white and gold detailing.
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| I figured such a nicely modelled bionic leg would also get a shiny gold finish! |
He looks nice and imposing alongside some of my other 54mm figures:
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| The primary colours on these three makes them look like a 40k version of Power Rangers! |
I'm hoping to make some more Naval crew for Bosun Rennick to order around - that will be a future project though!
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| A little bit of photo-editing and forced perspective to get a suitable environmental shot! |
It's nice to see this model painted really well. I've only ever seen it in a Specialist Games catalogue, where the painting wasn't that great, IIRC. I really like the piratey feel of the model.
ReplyDeleteThanks Toby. It's a real struggle to find painted examples of some of the more obscure Inquisitor models. Seems like some of them were produced in miniscule quantities. Totally agree on the piratical look - love it too!
DeleteLooks great. I didn’t even know this model existed and I was around for the inquisitor releases back in the day. Your posts really make me wanna build and paint 54mm inquisitor models, and eventually play the game. One can dream!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Some of the 'end of days' releases were pretty obscure weren't they?! I wish they'd made more of these kind of figures instead of all the IG variants.
DeleteI think everyone should make at least 2 54mm figures btw 😉
I didn't know of this mini and I find it interesting, as it's pretty different from the rest of the Inquisitor ranges. I love your paintjob, and the golden peg leg is a touch of genius
ReplyDeleteCheers Suber! It's definitely an outlier in terms of style and subject versus the other Inquisitor models. Definitely feels like the sculptor was given a bit more free rein with the design
DeleteSo, Axiom, you've inspired me to scour eBay for deals on these inquisitor models. Got 4 on the way for somewhat ok prices. Can't wait to get converting on these. Have you played the game yet? I've read some of the white dwarf batreps and it looks like loads of fun.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! Well worth collecting a few of these brilliant figures. I played the game a bit when it was first released, but not again since! Hopefully it won't be too long 🤞
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