Inquisition Warband Build Flavours

The new digital Inquisition codex has been greeted with both acclaim and criticism. One thing is clear and that is few Imperial Forces will deploy without an Inquisitor and warband as additional allies. In addition the codex creates the possibility of all Inquisition armies with a primary inquisitorial detachment allied to another Inquisitoral detachment. Two Inquisitors pursuing different strands of investigation coming to the same conclusion. Given the firepower associated with the dedicated transports in the codex plus orbital strikes and psykic choirs, potentially seriously tough forces might be created. 

Some of the favourite minis here are Inquisitorial or Ecclesiarchial. So here is what might be constructed locally from some of the potential Inquisition minis on the shelves.

A small Inquisition Warband using Karamazov :

2x multimeltas, one plasma cannon and one acolyte with meltagun. Just needs a Jokaero to tweak the weapons. Karamazov has the relentless special rule and the
by any means necessary rule.

Or a small warband based on a generic Malleus Inquisitor :

3 servitors, one acolyte and a priest with a generic Malleus Inquisitor tooled up with power sword or force weapon, grimoir of true names, brain mines, power armour, and psyker level 1 with hammerhand - total 88 points for the Inquisitor and 59 for the warband if my arithmetic is correct, should be an ouch in close combat.

Greater Daemon of Khorne and SoB Head Swap

OK the head swapped maiden is done. A reasonable effort I hope. Having completed this I am now wondering if its possible, and has anyone tried to swap either a grenade launcher or a shotgun on the classic Adeptus Arbites for a meltagun. If so what tools have been used?

The legacy ForgeWorld GD of Khorne has been progressing as well. The torso, wings and hands have all reached the point where they need the full assembly of the model, I won't call this one a mini, to finish them off. Back into the box to clean prime and paint all these strange little bits that are left over. Where do they go? Back to ForgeWorld to review a picture of an assembled GD of Khorne then. The painting of this one is quite enjoyable with all the washes, and dry brushing. Is a daemon out of place in front of a dolls house, or is it just the right sort of place?

Purity Seals

Certainly  purity seals are the bling of the Inquisition, Grey Knights and Sisters of Battle. The question is can they get enough of them. The GW provides molded on purity seals on some minis and customizable purity seals for some such as Grey Knights. But if you want to up the purity and worship of the Dead Emperor stakes more purity seals are needed. There are a number of options to getting more purity seals to add to minis. ForgeWorld sell a packet of resin purity seals for £6.50 plus p&p. These seals are well sculpted as might be expected but are a bit pricey for what you get. 

Grey Knight Terminators and perhaps other Grey Knight plastic sets also have spare purity seals that can be used elsewhere.

Finally it is possible to make your own purity seals with paper superglue and some green stuff. Here are some made recently. 
 The pictures speak for themselves I think. Stick the bits of paper together

 Add the green stuff and depress the center with the end of a paint brush handle.

Undercoat and then paint.

And finally cut out of backing paper ready to apply.

To this.

ForgeWorld Daemon

This is a legacy and a challenge. At the moment the components of the figure are only pinned together and held with a bit of blue tack to support the joints. Undercoated with white spray outside.

Grey Knights

There has been some prelaunch publicity for GW about the Grey Knights Space Marines. This Daemon hunting Chapter. The previous release of minis was fairly limited but the rumours surrounding the planned re-release suggests plastic minis and an increased range of types. One rumour on the web is that they will have access to the newly released Storm Raven Gunship!

Anyway here is my Forgeworld Grey Knight Dreadnought  from my current collection that I have dusted off in anticipation of the Easter release of new daemon hunters.

 

Favourite Minis - a bit off topic

A favourite range of minis from the GW has to be the Mordian Iron Guard. These are now on the collectors pages of the GW site but are not out of production. I find the poses and facial expressions better than the current Cadian plastic range which is reminiscent of modern infantry. The Catachians with their simets and US marine combats are too jingoistically yankee for my taste. Perhaps my preference is just nostalgia on my part as the Mordian Iron Guard were the first IG regiment I collected. I still have one squad left. The remainder have over the years been given away or sold on ebay. Whenever I can use them as veterans such as in an Inquisitor Lords Retinue, or as a veteran squad I do. The formal dress uniform of the Mordian Iron Guard is a bit a a Dan Dare type of futuristic army. Other IG minis I admire and feel are suitably scifi are the Steel Legion naturally and the Vostroyans. The plastics as on the box are unfortuately too retro for my tastes. Unfortunately because metal minis are so expensive now and getting ever more expensive as the GW refocuses it range on its plastics.

Inquisitor and Retinue Styles

Styles for Inquisitors. There are two basic styles. The shooty Inquisitor and retinue - 2 sages are a prerequisite or the combat munchies Inquisitor and retinue. The last challenge is fitting it all into a reasonable points debit. Here are my 2 attempts. firstly the shooty Inquisitor and retinue and then the combat munchies.

Question - how many points in each squad?

Inquisitorial Henchmen Conversions

Some simple conversions:

The mystic -

A simple conversion from a bright wizard.
Remove the staff and substitute a spare chainsword and glue a spare IG pistol in holster at his side.

The acolyte #1 -

I have never been a fan of the games workshop acolyte figure with the plasma pistol and a backpack full of grimoires. Acolytes have only 15 points for wargear the plasma pistol costs 15 points by itself. In the game the principal job of the acolyte is to take a hit for the inquisitor. There is no point then in giving an acolyte an expensive plasma pistol when he could be dead in the first turn. So here is the conversion. Chop off his plasma pistol hand and give it to an IG officer. Give hime a spare hand. Chop off his head and attach a catachian cool sunglasses head. Finally chop off the shrine at the top of the stick and give him a spikey weapon head. One cool acolyte at 8 points read to take the bullet for the Inquisitor.

The acolyte #2 -

This is an elf figure that came free with one of the White Dwarfs. Add one storm shield. Originally the base of a IG tank mounted hunter killer missile and one 18 point acolyte that might take several bullets for his inqisitor and survive

The close combat warrior -

This model started out as one of the Black Templars Chaplain Grimaldus' retinue of servitors. One of the flame throwing arm mounted balls has had spikey bits glued on to make it into a power club. The other arm attachment was removed, a blob of green stuff attached and bits of the plastic cadian circular vox arial attached to make a power fist.

Composition

One thing I have been enjoying lately is the pic of the day from BOLs. Models located with some scenery to give a more complex background to the image. Here is one I made earlier. The Dreadnaught is pure forgeworld resin. While the psycannon might seem an underpowered weapon say compared with a twin linked lascannon or plasma cannon I have always had a soft spot for it as one regular opponent always fielded some daemons in his Chaos SM forces.

Nothing to Say Except This

Is this a pilgrim