Durendin’s about 99% done. It’ll be a while before I paint him because of other work, but it’s nice to see him realized. I had a lot of trouble finalizing his pose, but eventually settled on a crozius resting at his side rather than the usual held aloft pose common to all Chaplains. It helps give an impression of weight to his mighty hammer, but also allows the fitting of the shoulder pad to look far less awkward. Although this model has 9 pins holding him together, there are elements that are definitely fragile (the iron halo for example) but there’s not much I can do to improve that. Guess I better not drop him.

Work in Progress Actual Scale, Chaplain, Grey Knight Chaplain, Thunder Hammer

So I figured I’d actually make this Chaplain the named character featured in Ben Counter’s Grey Knight novels. Why not eh?

I finished filling in the terminator legs to make them appear like power armour (sorry forgot to photograph back of the model), and greenstuff the torso to be a bit more in line with the rest of my marine conversions. I’m not entirely happy with the abdomen shape, so there’ll be some conveniently placed purity seals when it’s finished I’m sure. Still need to add a belt buckle and cables, and I think I may end up sculpting a bigger chest eagle over the existing one, despite plans to keep the torso’s original details. Oh well.

The large book has been scavenged from the familiar in a previous post (typical – spend time converting and then go chop it up!). Once the torso is finished, I’ll add a heavy duty strap or chain over his shoulder.

I opted to go Crozius/Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield set up. I could count the weapon as a standard Nemesis Force Weapon or Thunder Hammer, without causing any confusion.

The Crozius/Hammer has been made a bit more compact by shortening the hammer heads and adding a smaller handle. The forearm is taken from the Hector Rex mini, just so it matches the arm holding the storm shield. I really like how this weapon has turned out. Took a lot of tinkering with to get it right but it got there in the end. It did in fact start out as the Thunder Hammer on the Preacher Josef model but has been chopped up and whittled down till only the center part between the hammer heads is left… and I could easily have used plasticard to build that bit

I think they’ll some issues getting the shoulder pads to fit but I’ll leave that till last.

Work in Progress Chaplain, Crozius Arcanum, Durendin, Grey Knight Chaplain, Grey Knights, Thunder Hammer

Hey all,

So I finished a number of projects recently and have managed to clear a bit of space on my desk for some fresh stuff.

I’ve just started piecing together 2 Actual Scale Salamanders characters that will count as Kantor and Khan. The challenge of an Actual Scale bike is proving challenging, but I’m starting to make progress with it (pics incoming).

I figured I would try and have a few different projects on the go at once, so I can keep switching over whenever I need a break. My second currently running project is a set of 3 more Red Scorpions captains. These will be regular scale (for a change) and painted.

I also decided I wanted to do some work on my own collection, else I’ll never have any Space Marines of my own. I’ve been quite keen to make a Grey Knights Chaplain for quite some time, and whilst there are a hundred other models I want to work on, this is the one that’s peaked my interest right now. I was also highly inspired by this amazing image.

I’m sure some of you would argue against the existence within the fluff of GK Chaplains, but I rather like the idea, if nothing else just for aesthetic reasons – Chaplains always look cool, but a Grey Knight Chaplain should be something really special.

I started this with a few ideas in mind. When finished it will fit approximately the description of the Chaplain mentioned in Ben Counter’s Grey Knights book, ie: all black power armour and a gun metal skull helm. I also had this idea of him carrying a thunder hammer that looks similar to a crozius arcanum. I’ve made a largely scratch built double headed TH, but I’m not entirely sure I’m satisfied with it yet.

You can probably see where the parts have come from. The legs are from the Grey Knight Terminator Brother Captain, and the torso/head is from one of the standard Chaplain models. Normally I would make the torso from plastic and green stuff to give it extra depth and position the head properly, but in this case I felt it look good as is. I’m not decided yet on his final pose or weapons. You can see a selection of possibles here (swords, thunder hammer (crozius), stormbolter and storm shield). Any thoughts?

I do know I want him to have a large book (in photo), either on a chain, or held in his hand, as imagine one of his roles in the chapter is to record the names of the Imperium’s greatest unsung heroes.

In games terms, he will “count as” one of the Grey Knight Squad’s Justicar.

Work in Progress Actual Scale, Chaplain, Grey Knight, Grey Knight Chaplain, Thunder Hammer

I’ve been sitting on this model for far too long. I had intended to paint him, but just haven’t gotten round to it. Enough people have shown an interest in purchasing him, so here he is.

Edit: SOLD

Miscellaneous For Sale, Vulkan He'stan

Just a few minor conversions for my Inquisitors henchmen. The Eldar Ranger will be a “counts as” Acolyte in the Inquisitor’s retinue. I always liked the thought of an Eldar advisor working for an Inquisitor (especially an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor).

Work in Progress Assassin, Eldar, Inquisitor, Retinue

Just a quick post of my Inquisitor Lord for my Daemonhunters army/allies.

I’ve always liked Inquisitor characters in 40K, even when the rules for them have been rather rubbish. This particular model is a simple conversion of Forgeworld’s Solomon Lok. I refitted him with a trimmed down laspistol (hellpistol actually) rather than his power sword. I may yet modify the pistol by extending the barrel to make it more ornate looking. After doing this I kinda felt I needed to do something else to set him apart from the standard model. The shoulder mounted psycannon is something that featured on the Inquisitor Covenant model (Inquisitor game) that I always thought was cool looking. It was basically scratch built from numerous and random plastic bits, plasticard, greenstuff, guitar string and a brass bit from Forgeworld.

I really wanted to attach a sword (in scabbard) to his belt but because I’m such a stickler for WYSIWYG and he already has his 2 weapon limit I left it off. This guy will be getting a retinue of at least 9 henchmen, some of which I already have, aswell as his own Rhino or Chimera. I think the “warriors” in the retinue will be Inquisitorial Stormtroopers made from converted DKoK Grenadiers. Not sure whether to equip them with heavy bolters or plasma guns. I figured the plasma guns would allow me to be more mobile, as the Inquisitor can fire his psycannon on the move too.

Work in Progress Daemonhunter, Inquisitor, Psycannon

Here’s the big man himself.

I forgot to take size comparison photos again, but you can kinda see how big he is just based on the fact he’s on a 40mm base. The cloak looks a lot worse than it does in the flesh. I’m fairly pleased with how the Hamadrya turned out, a little larger than I wanted but the positioning and pose are spot on how I wanted him. The plastic torso on the Hamadrya came from a Warhammer Zombie for those who are wondering.

Overall I’m most pleased with Huron’s Power Fist. I’ll definitely be attempting to better it in future, but it’s a nice start.

EDIT: Here’s the scale comparison with good old Lamenter Bob.

Completed Project Actual Scale, Hamadrya, Huron Blackheart, Tyrant of Badab

So here he is, very near completion. I have a sculpted cloak to attack to his backpack (somehow) and a Hamadrya yet to sculpt but otherwise Huron is pretty much finished. I left off the feline skin trophy he has draped over his shoulder in the illustrations, because I think it’ll interfere too much with the model as it is and likely won’t look very good on the finished model. There are some minor differences between the model and the artwork but it’s a fairly close finish.

Taking a look at the model shown in the Bell of Lost Souls Badab War supplement, there’s a striking similarity to this model. This is entirely coincidental, but a coincidence I find rather pleasing none the less. I’ve yet to see how well I can sculpt the Hamadrya familiar. If it’s not up to scratch I will leave it off in favour of GW’s own model.

I think I can honestly say this is one of my better conversions so far, but there are certainly elements I know I can improve upon.

Work in Progress Hamadrya, Huron Blackheart

Still need to add a lot more detail, add a thumb to the power fist (which I’m very pleased with, I have to say), add a lion pelt over the shoulder, finish the legs and of course scrath build a Hamadrya.

I’m not sure about the hair (my first attempt a hair). I may try that again.

Work in Progress Huron Blackheart

Hey guys, well it’s been more than a couple of weeks, but I’ve managed to finally drag myself away from other distractions. Here’s the first pic of Huron Blackheart commission. It is based off of the artwork featured in the BoLS Badab War supplement, the directions from the client was to have him striding forward. This is the second attempt at this model, the first I was so unsatisfied with I did a complete restart. I’ve also taken this apart twice to get the striding pose right, but I’m pretty pleased with the pose now. Most of the upper body is currently tacked together. The basic shape is there now, just need to work on the detailing. I wanted to scratch build a highly detailed power fist at some point, and this will be a great place to try.

Work in Progress Badab War, Huron Blackheart