I've always liked the insidious and subtle encroachment of chaos. That corruption of the weak-willed & marginalised. It seems a lot more interesting than the big bombastic version of chaos that you see associated with chaos space marines.
And so I'm having another look at chaos cultists. Unlike my previous cult of weirdos and oddballs, this one is going to be comprised of Paul Muller sculpts. The bulk of the cult will be made up of his lovely mid-1990s 40k cultists, supplemented with a few other nice figures from other manufacturers where they fit aesthetically.
My first group of 5 figures are primarily drawn from the 40k set:
The lovely little guy in the middle is one of a set of Torture Nubbins available through the Psychic Mutant Babies Kickstarter by Cauldron Born Miniatures. I've got a whole bunch of these in different poses that I'll use as familiars and the like.
Of the others, two are stock 40k cultists and two have been modified to give me some weapons options beyond pistols and knives. You can see below that one of the cultists got a modern plastic Necromunda Cawdor heavy stubber. The other had a plastic Necromunda Escher autogun.
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| The big lad with the minigun will be in the next batch! |
Paint-wise I kept it simple and sinister. Pallid flesh, dark robes and a bit of red to contrast. This colour scheme enables me to use the cultists alongside my Khornate warband if I want.
As with most of my projects, the next step is to get this cult up to 10-strong to be a viable Stargrave crew. But the trouble with cults is that they can infect and grow into something much larger - who knows where it might end!
I always love how body confident these men are. They're rejected even at the fringe of society, unable to show their faces when they work for their nefarious masters, but damn THOSE ABS.
ReplyDeleteReally nice work on the converting, you've made an anemic range into a nice little force.
Funny isn't it? I always viewed them as being rather skinny, but they are pretty ripped - especially those back muscles.
DeleteI like building out small ranges into something broader. It helps that Paul Muller has sculpted a number of figures for other manufacturers that fit in. It's been fun hunting them down!
Ohh, it's been a while since I last saw these minis, and I've always liked them. Pretty cool job, and the conversion looks incredibly natural. I love them
ReplyDeleteCheers Suber! They were never as popular as they should have been I think.
DeleteExcellent work on these, and funny to see one of the Cauldron Born torture-babies -- I just found my pack of them in a box while searching for something else. Will have to get some painted up.
ReplyDeleteThose dinky little sculpts are brilliant - well worth painting some up up! Thanks 🙂
DeleteWho doesn't love a nefarious cultist? Great work on these.
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Thanks Bill!
DeleteAlways liked this range, but never got any for some reason.
ReplyDeleteLiking the colour scheme on them though - that skin colour is what I hope to replicate for my Genestealer cult when ever i can get back to that project. Care to share your paint recipe?
The baby sculpt is so cool! I sculpted a similar-looking nurgling some years ago, though no-where near as well done. I need to source a pack of these cuties.
Yes, sometimes these ranges just pass us by for whatever reason!
DeleteNo problem on the paint recipe - I use GW paints.
1. Basecoat Rakarth Flesh
2. Wash with slightly thinned 50/50 mix of Reikland Fleshshade and Druchii Violet shade paints.
3. Drybrush with Rakarth Flesh
4. Drybrush with 50/50 Rakarth Flesh and Pallid Wych Flesh
5. Spot highlight with Pallid Wych Flesh
6. Optional spot washes of thinned Carroburg Crimson around eyes and thinned Druchii Violet on the lower lips.
The sinister little babies are brilliant..there are 8 variant sculpts so you can have a horrid little pack of them if you like!
Thank you sir. :)
DeleteI'd forgotten that these models ever existed! They're much better painted like this than the bright colours GW used to use. They remind me of the War Boys from Mad Max and the Cenobites from Hellraiser. I've got some old Dark Age miniatures that I might paint up in a similar style. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty niche - not sure they ever really got much traction in any game system. I agree though - there are loads of classic miniatures that look better with more modern paint schemes that dial down the bright and cartoony look. Cheers!
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