Monday 18 May 2015

Mutants and Tables

I'm sure most of you reading this will be aware of Games Workshop's Necromunda and Inquisitor games. In a few weeks time I'll be starting an Inquisimunda campaign. Inquisimunda is a modification of the Necromunda rules to allow 28mm scale Inquisitor style warbands to be used. I plan to use a radical Ordo Malleus Inquisitorial warband, with my Inquisitor Hennel Dirske front and centre. 
 
 
I already had several suitable henchmen painted, but after drawing up a provisional list, I discovered I needed two additional characters - an inquisitional acolyte with a plasma gun, and a recruit with an autogun.
 
 
Having no suitable figures with plasma guns, the acolyte called for a conversion. I had a root around my boxes and turned up an old Citadel hobgoblin with a missing axe head, and the plasma caliver from the new plastic Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii. After some fiddling around, this was the result:
 
 
 
The backpack was made from a few different lengths of plastic rod, with the addition of some techy elements from the Skitarii kit, and a short length of Zinge Industries wrapped posable wire to the rear of the plasma caliver.


Just prior to painting, I decided that the spiked helmet wasn't really working, so I snipped off the spike and added a set of Victoria Miniatures goggles, which changes the look nicely.

My final alteration was after I'd pretty much finished the entire model. I decided I didn't want to freehand a symbol onto the shield and instead made a relief Inquisitorial symbol out of thin plasticard and a skull sliced from a Space Marine bolt pistol.


Acolyte Jun Lek is a twisted and deformed creature, with a hunch-back, club feet and an elongated face. Inquisitor Dirske has no qualms, regarding Jun Lek's loyalty to the Emperor however, and has entrusted him to be part of his inner circle.



I attempted to give the Inquistional symbol a marble effect, copying the excellent notes by cheetor over at Sho3box (scroll down to the comments). Unfortunately the light reflected off the gloss varnish when I took the photo, but I can assure you the marble effect looks petty good in real life!


My second addition to the retinue, was a recruit armed with an autogun. I picked up this old Citadel 2000AD mutant a few weeks ago, and he was just asking to be included. I decided to play up the mutation and gave him greenish scaly skin and yellow eyes. In game terms I plan to give him a chameleonic skin mutation.


Skink received a very simple paint job - I was aiming for his outfit to be reminiscent of labourer or even prison overalls.

 
Inquisitor Dirske and several of his retinue.

Whilst the going was good, I also managed to paint up this pair of tables / stalls below for my ammo trader from last week:


I've actually had these in planning for a long time. Cheetor had the laser-cut tables created as little momentoes for the Bring Out Your Lead 2014 event at Wargames Foundry. They were originally supplied with little castles and trees as mini wargames tables. Cheetor kindly supplied me with a few spares to use for this project.

I simply loaded the tabletops with a selection of guns and ammo from my bits box, then painted and weathered the tables in the same fashion as the barrels, also painted last week. I'll be using the tables as scatter terrain, and possibly with the ammo trader as an NPC in future games.

Jonk attempts to offload some surplus stock to an unwary customer.

12 comments:

  1. This is great post for very many reasons, but adding the relief =][= was the stroke that really made the idea for that miniature work fully for me, its great. Im glad that you tried the marble effect :)

    Im am so envious of you guys playing that Inquisimunda campaign. Radical Ordo Xenos Inquisitor Verhoeven would certainly hypocritically disapprove of Dirskes flamboyant disregard for the rules that he is supposed to uphold.

    I cant wait to see those tables along with the pet trader etc. You will have a full market in no time.

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    1. Thanks Paul! The =][= was a faff, but I'm glad I went with it. The shield shape was just screaming out for the symbol to be added.

      I'm sure we can arrange a Dirske v Verhoeven clash at some point :)

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  2. Brilliant work - you do have a knack for finding miniatures unrelated to 40K and making them work in universe.

    Warburton

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    1. Thanks Warburton! Old plus new equals cool ;)

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  3. Old and new mixed with the best of intent and the finest skill => Excellent !
    These totally work for me, both in terms of modelling (just the right ratio of grim darkness and pathetic aesthetic) but in terms of colours too (they're excemment on single models but work just as well in group).
    Now you Nottinghammerers always lead the cool stuff ;)

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    1. Thanks Jb! Jun Lek was a prime example of a bits box rummage. No planning - just fiddling about with stuff I found. Pleasingly, he's turned out OK!

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  4. Absolutely great, man. The conversion is top notch, and all the work here looks totally cool. I love all this!!

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    1. Thanks Suber, your own stuff is very inspiring. I think it would all work well together :)

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  5. These are great! I agree with the comments on the =][= symbol - it really made that mutie a member of the Inquisition! The tables are great too :)

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    1. Thanks, I think the small amount of additional work was worth it in terms of overall end look :)

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