She has the weapon arms in place, both "custom builds" that will be further "specialized" with painting. I've also built tiny imperial grav engines that carry an Inquisitorial decree that bears Alben's personal chalice sigil and pronounces his nemesis Excommunicate Traitoris. Partly the composition of model benefitted from this, partly I want a lot of "cloth" in this retinue and partly I want these figures to be very detailed and have small detail that tie them together, to the Inquisitor himself.
Looking forward to more of these "bad boys" to match this girl.
ReplyDeleteAh yes! She looks completely glorious now - the weaponry really balances the top knot.
ReplyDeleteI *really* like the Imperial Decree; it reminds me of an image I have on my painting desk of a Velasquez painting, The Venerable Mother Jerónima de la Fuerte (which you can see here - http://www.reproarte.com/cuadro/Diego+R_+de+Silva+y_Velázquez/Mutter+Jerónima+de+la+Fuente/11769.html). I've been intending to introduce some of the kind of 'floating script' that surrounds the cross into some of my Inquisitor conversions as a form of allegorical device, and the Imperial Decree in the Valencia conversion is doing just that in a slightly more feasible way. It's a nice gothic contrast to the feral feathered haircut, too. Great stuff, Migs!
I would strongly recommend replacing that chainsword with a slightly sleeker one. To my eye, it is ruining the composition now=/
ReplyDeletebut otherwise it is looking awesome!
really looking forward to seeing this on saturday!
Looking good. I think you might want to make her weapons look a bit worn/torn down. I mean, her clothes look all torn but she has the newest of the newest weapons? It's a bit off. Make the weapons look a bit more used.
ReplyDeleteMaybe go overkill with the purity seals with warning and kill markings on them or something! :)
Far out, that's looking amazing. Where did you get the hands from?
ReplyDeletethe weapons are venerated archaic heirlooms of the inquis armourer and as such are pristine and always will be so - her attire is that of penitence and a grey life of devotion ......
ReplyDeleteBut they are carried by somebody who is viewed as a criminal anyways. I guess we are in grey territory here...
ReplyDeleteIs she criminal? I thought she was just Repentia? Some Sisters choose to become repentant for what outwardly appear as incredibly trivial acts, nothing as severe as criminality, or have I overlooked something in this warband's narrative?
ReplyDeleteOh, I imagined her becoming a Repentia would have resulted in the rest of the Order/Imperium viewing her as a criminal, a repentant. So even though somebody might voluntarily take this status, this status is still perceived as something negative.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I'm not sure - I think it's the opposite: I think the Ministorum and Ecclesiarchy view taking the vows of repentance as a noble act; the self-perceived sin is a personal wrong and would be looked at harshly (if it were even noticed at all), however, taking steps to amend that wrong is a good deed. Like in Catholic confession - the sin is hateful, the act of confession and penance is admirable.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that the rest of the Imperium would have much of a clue what was going on: they'd see some Sisters as being particularly zealous in their fervour, but have no clue as to why, or how it had become ritualised.
an inquisitor might only view heresy as being worthy of a crime and even then an overarching emperor cult philosophy exploring certain dark routes may justify arming criminals - for who really know the machinations of inquis creed - anyway its all a LIE .......
ReplyDeleteYes, to an Inquisitor, she's simply just a tool to be used as any other.
ReplyDeleteOn a lighter note, I've only just noticed that she's having her own Marilyn Monroe moment over that air vent in the floor! :)
Thanks guys - the sword is BIG, I confess, slimmest/smallest chainsword I had. I glued the thinner strip on the top side, to trick the eye properly with paint. The bolt gun, also heavily shaved, is also BIG. That's 40k with a really lithe mini.
ReplyDeleteThe hands are from Dark Eldar kits, which I've used a lot lately. Awesome as they are!
Yes, I considered bending the tabard even more, but then, I think this conveys the message without risk to messing up a nice model. The heavy , metallic =I= signia would keep the top part of the tabard more steady.
whilst its interesting to read critiques i notice mig does not ask for them - as i do not usually frequent such places im not familiar with what is normal with such things - if it was mi work i would never seek others views of what i should or should not have done but im a grumpy old git - to show what we do is joyful and entertaining - i work in the best way i can with what materials i have - i cannot paint or convert in the accepted way that seems to be the criteria these days but nor do i wish to do so - mig is doing something really interesting here which i enjoy and i do not think it is myplace to say what i would or would not have done unless he asks of course ......
ReplyDeleteThing is, I welcome all comments and crit, I just very rarely react upon it. 99% of the time I've considered it and don't see it as a problem. And I also have a very fun approach to this, I enjoy taking the hobby seriously, but not being so serious about the hobby ;) A lot of the "that isn't realistic" comments I pass all together on the grounds that there are daemons in 40k. Furthermore, I love the at times insensible aesthetic. For me the fact that Leman Russ tracks couldn't clear a sidewalk is part of the odd charm.
ReplyDelete" i work in the best way i can with what materials i have - i cannot paint or convert in the accepted way that seems to be the criteria these days but nor do i wish to do so " - JB..
This is 100% percent how I also think and approach the modeling and painting.
"I enjoy taking the hobby seriously, but not being so serious about the hobby"
ReplyDeleteWise words.
When I get crit, from my work, when i have not asked for it. I usually take it as a signal that i have made something right.) I then know, that my work has caused a reaction in viewer...
ReplyDeleteIf nobody says anything, then i know that i have done mediocre crap!
But that's just me... I know that someone could really hurt their feelings when they hear negative stuff from their work....
Migsula is doing some PROPER SHIT here...when i give critique i give it with great respect.
not having a go here - i have only ever posted on a couple of forums and always wondered about critiques - if i had a blog it would be the last thing i would want - the fun in showing work can be quite inspiring - to receive comments about how other people would do things or others opinions seems to miss the point - their is an infinate way of delivering creative projects and the learning curve for me is very internal, particularly as the criteria for them is usually not ever revealed - criteria can range between dynamics, content, colour experiments, static balance from certain view points - the list is endless - i tend to find my own way of doing things and if i ever try to follow a method written down or explained it invariably goes wrong - i once asked mike mcvey how he got his blending - he replyed that i had shown him years before - beats me tho how he does it tho - something to do with two brush technique which i had picked up from an artist who painted flowers in the method of french water colourists of the 1700 hundreds - now i could have a crack at that but i wont as i generally have not got the patience or time to explore such things - nor do i have the eyesight any more - like i said im old and grumpy but in particular the end result is something im trying to acheive and very few people know what that criteria is - however what i said was more of an enquiry, im new around here so im not familiar with how you guys do things ......
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