Wednesday 13 July 2022

Faith & Fury - Ministorum Band

For a whole host of reasons I'd never got round to painting up any Ministorum figures. A huge oversight really, and I would like to paint up some Adepta Sororitas squads at some future point. But for now I'm satisfying myself with a small group of high energy religious sorts with the aim of adding in a handful more to make a playable Inquisimunda / Necromunda / Stargrave group.



The group is a motely collection of figures from different ranges and eras, from the repurposed 1988 chaos familiar, through to the 2022 Stargrave Fatewinder. But happily as robed religious nutcases, I think they all work together!


High Ranking Clergy


The high priest is a Fatewinder from the Stargrave range. Whilst the model isn't totally in the future-gothic vibe of the 40k universe, there are enough similarities to make him fit OK. I really like that the hat shape is similar to the Inquisitorial acolyte accompanying him. The acolyte is an unreleased variant from the early 2000s. I actually prefer this one more to the ones that ended up being released!


Spreading the Word


These two rather fervent priests are peak mid-1990s classics. The Brian Nelson preacher is just a fantastically characterful sculpt, whilst the eviscerator-wielding Redemptionist is pretty iconic. I'm pretty pleased with how the grey and scab red combination has worked as a theme across the group and tied them all together nicely.


The Hangers-On


Written scripture, icons and exotic incense seem to be some of the touchstones of religion, so I wanted to include a few figures that ramped up that feel. The chaos familiar was a good visual match to the priests - all I did was cut down the tip of his pointed hood so that it evoked the headgear on the priests. The servo skull is from the Astra Militarum Tempestus Scions kit. I cut down a small section from one of the old Cityfight kits so that it could be floating happily alongside the clergy.


Looking forward to adding to the group with a few more members of the clergy in due course!

14 comments:

  1. Love it, it has this very nice balance of grimdark and flamboyance that evokes the early 2nd ed period but with more natural tones, that's the best of both worlds in my view.
    I'm eager to see this one develop

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    1. Thanks JB! The models are so stacked with fantastic detail, but they really do stand up to having a slightly more muted set of colours. It just makes the gold look even richer!!

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  2. Excellent! They combine together very nicely.

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  3. The start of another great Axiom gang! Love the contrast between the deep red and the grey. Looking forward to seeing them expand!

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    1. Thanks Hobbs! I'm very fond of the colour combo too! Working on the next addition now 🙂

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  4. Nicely done! You've got me looking at that Stargrave range. (The Fatewinder is easily my favorite sculpt of the lot.) You've done a great job of making everything fit together gloriously, and they'll doubtless be a terrifying force on your tabletop.

    Also, I thought they were a musical ensemble at first. (From the title and at a half glance at a smaller version of the picture.) Happy Emperor Metal? Why not!

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    1. Haha! I like the idea of them performing upbeat shows to adoring audiences 🙂

      The Stargrave range has several great figures in it - most are possibly too clean for 40k, but there are a number that fit right in!

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  5. Hmmm, pretty tasty band. I like how you combined them and made them look coherent. Cool job!

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    1. Thanks Suber! I think the colour scheme was key to tying them all together.

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  6. Great job ... love the detailed work!

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  7. I like this more visceral painting scheme from you, I feel like I see a lot of lighter colours in your usual style, sensible cotton and tan accessories. This stuff is dark and lustrous, befitting the almost occult nature of the emperor's beaurocrats. Lovely work!

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    1. It's really interesting to get other perspectives on painting habits. I know I default to a preferred palette in my paint schemes, and it's good to hear that these are something a little more distinct. I do like my cotton and tan though 😉

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