Hi folks,

I am still working on my bitz box cleaning. While I have focused on the major volumes (Paretto approach) in the initial stages, while I get closer from the end of the pile, I have changed my scheduling approach, working on some small, sometimes self standing, miniatures. I have for example a lonely Ork, a ooP CSM Raptor sergeant… and parts of the original Cypher miniature. Parts as I miss the plasma pistol and the back-pack. The latter has been used on a SM kitbashed Chaplain years ago. As for as the pistol, it is… somewhere. Probably.

After diving into my bitz box I recovered some parts of various origin to be used for kitbashing the model. Instead of doing another SM, I have decided myself for a proxy Inquisitor. The Robe and the grim hooded face helped in making my decision. That and the recent work I have done on a small allied contingent based on RT entourage from Necromunda miniatures and =][= henchmen. An Inquisitor was a good add-on.

The missing arm was recovered from bitz from HH SM sprue and FW resin bitz: a good old thunder hammer.

Pauldron is from the vehicle sprue from SM range; as my allied contingent goes along AdMechies, I had previously defined a narrative with my =][= force being associated to Ordo Machinum : cyborgs obsessed by gathering of lost (xeno? heretek?) technology require being supervised. Do we all agree?

Back pack is an old one with built-in banner pole. Afterall, Inquisitor hide in the shadow but wander the battlefield with big sigils and banners as invitation to shot them down…

The inquisitor will be named with a very close reference to an infamous French inquisitor who developed his dark legend by a large scale witch hunt (Nicolas Remy - 900 trials for witchcraft and demonic acquaintance between 1577 and 1592). Ordo Hereticus or Malleus would have been a better affiliation maybe? Whatever, his proxy in the 40k setting ends up in an Ordo Minoris, satellite of Ordo Xenos. So let’s introduce Niklas Raymi :

It is the first time I’ve painted a robe à la Dark Angels’ style. Black armour is a reminder of a close bond to the militant arm of the Ordo Xenos (a.k.a. Deathwatch) and red on pauldrons remind close “relationships” with AdMech.

This model closes my April pledge for 12 MoH’ s challenge. As far as my Imperial Agent faction is concerned, I guess I have finished my hobbying journey with them so far. Let’s now have some games and only then I will see if I stay like that with these or if I add more. But it is not my top priority atm.

See you.

PS: guess what: I found back the lost plasma pistol arm...