Tallarn Commander Posted July 2, 2025 Share Posted July 2, 2025 Excellent conversions. And using Mieville’s Perdido Street Station as an inspiration is brilliant! 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6119385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ruminahui Posted July 8, 2025 Share Posted July 8, 2025 Yeah, those are great, and the world of Perdido Street Station is great inspiration - utterly terrifying in a very 40K way (so much so that I was unable to finish it). 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6120279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted August 1, 2025 Author Share Posted August 1, 2025 On 7/2/2025 at 7:19 PM, Firedrake Cordova said: They look great, and the bases are really nice, too On 7/3/2025 at 2:09 AM, Tallarn Commander said: Excellent conversions. And using Mieville’s Perdido Street Station as an inspiration is brilliant! On 7/9/2025 at 6:21 AM, Dr_Ruminahui said: Yeah, those are great, and the world of Perdido Street Station is great inspiration - utterly terrifying in a very 40K way (so much so that I was unable to finish it). Thanks all!!! And here's a link to a video turntable of the girls all painted up (pics incoming): Bas-Lag Mercs Thanks for looking! 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6125553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 Most excellent conversion work! 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6125579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted September 2, 2025 Author Share Posted September 2, 2025 Bas-Lag Mercs On 8/1/2025 at 5:36 PM, space wolf said: Most excellent conversion work! Thanks space wolf!!! Completed the painting of the Bas-Lag Merc trio - a 'let's build something quickly to practice painting on' project that rapidly spiralled out of control... Here's a link to the a youtube turntable of the ladies: Bas-Lag Mercs (Can anyone tell me if there's a way to embed the video into the post please?) Painting: Primed with Stynlrez grey randomly mixed as applied with Dark Sea Blue or Olive Green (Vallejo) Drybrushed on acrylic Scale 75 metallics Completed with Oils as an exercise in applied frustration, though I'm getting the hang of oils now I think... Some screenshots from the video: Dyce the Axe - also carrying a human-sized rivebow (crossbow that fires chakra discs) Re-Made pyromancer Byrn, bringing the heat... And the Archer, all stealth and silence... Thanks for looking! 5 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6130735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallarn Commander Posted September 3, 2025 Share Posted September 3, 2025 These are wonderful. I need to go back and re-read Perdido Street Station. Yes, oils are frustrating, but, as you can see here, very rewarding. 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6130813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted December 4, 2025 Author Share Posted December 4, 2025 (edited) W][P - Narcomancer Made for Grim40k's GrimDark Cards Challenge 2025. Inspired by card no. 5 and the music/art of Primal Era Worship's album 'Narcomancer'. Card no.5 from Grim40k's Grimdark Card challenge 2025 Made a complicated base... Used a portion of a Delaque body and a Stormcast head, stuck the whole thing in a big pin, then went a bit nuts with the Greenstuff and a tentacle/cable roller: Rolled a mix 70/30 mix of Milliput and Greenstuff out into the basic shape of the lower robes, let it dry for an hour, stuck it into place and teased the edges out with tweezers to get the frayed edges: Then: sculpted in the upper section of robes; added the arms - right hand from the Corpse Cart pile of dead bodies, left hand from Morvenn Vahl; sculpted in the upper sections of the sleeves and let it all dry. Next: Used Tamiya Quick Type putty to complete the lower sections of the sleeves, and rolled out the head-cables. Finally: added the brass Needle and the many-bits backpack, notably the plunger section from an Admech kit (minus the needle), and joined the Needle to the plunger with another cable, added the last head-cable, and - done: Thanks for looking! Edited December 4, 2025 by lamby 5 11 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6145321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted December 4, 2025 Share Posted December 4, 2025 Absolutely excellent! Really nice greenstuff work, and imaginative usage of the Rhino cupola and Necromunda bases to make the base 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6145358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted December 4, 2025 Share Posted December 4, 2025 Amazing 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6145385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vairocanum Posted December 5, 2025 Share Posted December 5, 2025 What an impressive conversion, nice to read the breakdown of your process with the progress pics! Love the base in particular and how all the cables intertwine with it! 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6145514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted December 7, 2025 Author Share Posted December 7, 2025 (edited) On 12/5/2025 at 12:27 AM, Firedrake Cordova said: Absolutely excellent! Really nice greenstuff work, and imaginative usage of the Rhino cupola and Necromunda bases to make the base On 12/5/2025 at 2:15 AM, W.A.Rorie said: Amazing On 12/5/2025 at 9:50 PM, Vairocanum said: What an impressive conversion, nice to read the breakdown of your process with the progress pics! Love the base in particular and how all the cables intertwine with it! Thanks all! Bonus post - turntable video: Cheers! Edited December 16, 2025 by lamby Embedded Youtube video. 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6145756 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted December 16, 2025 Author Share Posted December 16, 2025 2 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6147216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted December 17, 2025 Share Posted December 17, 2025 spectacular 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6147387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 (edited) Templar Mortis Black Templar Blade Brother converted from Dark Angels Inner Circle Companions kit. First mini of 2026 and my first resin pour! Edited January 13 by lamby 4 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6151221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 The contrast between the pale blue-grey robes and the dark armour is really nice 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6151308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.A.Rorie Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 very nice 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6151313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 (edited) THE SECOND DEATH OF AVELINE I think this is the first time I’ve built characters from actual 40k lore, in this case Saint Aveline Aboye and the Abbess Sanctorum Morvenn Vahl - though note nothing in this vignette beyond their names is lore-accurate. The fallen (for the second time) Saint Aveline was made from a bog-standard Sister who I cut and bent and melted (just a little) into the death pose, adding a pair of Sanguinary Guard wings and Sisters of Silence long sword with a scratchbuilt hilt and handle. Morvenn Vahl was going to be a simple build and paint, but… I detest the little control-Waldo grips; so I added the Celestian spear, raised the main spear a little, and added the handheld boltgun to match the BFG. Due to some questionable decisions a while ago, I had cut off all the cabling for both Waldo arms and both big weapons, so had to remake them with GS and a cable roller; the dual cables for the main gun were particularly challenging! I also decided I didn’t like the crenellations of the skirt and sleeves - too medieval. So I cut them away and then re-sculpted the skirt, and removed the sleeves altogether, replacing them with some chainmail. Lastly, the left pauldron also got a slight redesign. Painting: Everything was covered in a mix of Grey Stynlrez Primer and VJ Dark Sea Blue, then drybrushed in acrylic Titanium White, and then a chipping pass with a mix of VJ Black and VJ Armour Brown. I did the inside of the tabard with Scale75 Burnt Sienna. Final acrylics was a Dark Sea Blue and Black mix over the tabard and sleeves of Aveline, then did the cables, guns, blades and hydraulic systems over in VJ Black. Switching to oils: Morvenn was glazed in pale blue made from Indigo and White mixed with 50/50 Liquin medium and Gamsol. After it dried, everything was washed in Burnt Sienna with the same medium mix but less pigment; before the wash dried it was reducted from the highlights using dry cottonbuds, and Cadmium Red went onto the inside of the tabards, mixing with the wash in the shadows. Back to acrylics: Covered all the golds in a mix of Death Metal and Tainted Metal, and then drybrushed VJ Gunmetal over the cables, guns, blades and hydraulic systems. And... back to oils: Mixed up the pale blue again with only Liquin medium, and went around Morvenn's armour mottling the pale blue; while doing this I also enhanced shadows with Indigo and blended between the dark and pale blues. Did a similar thing on Aveline but with Titanium White, and Indigo as shadows. When it all dried I did another Burnt Sienna more targeted Burnt Sienna wash to dirty some areas down and all over the golds. Then I glazed a little Turquoise/Liquin mix onto the golds, and finally used Cadmium Red on the missile warheads and the wax of the purity seal. Thanks for looking! Edited October 3 by lamby 2 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted Wednesday at 05:59 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:59 AM (edited) T][TANS - The Hoplite The first of the Titans - the Hoplite - finally painted! Painting: don’t believe the Meta AI summary, there was no pearlescent paints used, only oil paints over a messy acrylic underpainting, and some satin and matt varnish finishes. Making the body: just a Melusai body with Warcry head, and the Witch Elf shield arm. Making the shield : Took a Witch Elf arm and shield, and cut the shield down to just a rectangular nubbin, glued on a curved section off a plastic egg and covered it in milliput. Additional bitz: good old Kroot shoulder armour on the shield arm to hide the crappy join. Short-sword was a Witch Elf knife; and butt-armour made from chopping down Melusai waist-armour. Thanks for looking! Edited Wednesday at 06:02 AM by lamby 5 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBRBloom Posted Wednesday at 07:42 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:42 AM This is some amazing work there, @lamby! Absolutely stunning! 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
space wolf Posted Wednesday at 03:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:29 PM Wow, I've missed a lot!!! These are truly fantastic! Question: how did you create the tatters in the cloak you made for your Narcomancer (brilliant concept btw)? I've found when sculpting cloaks, I usually let them cure for about 45 minutes until i start cutting out the shape...is that when you cut in the tatters? I also love the stormcast head, as it gives him a real, uncanny valley like feel. 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pounder Posted Wednesday at 05:16 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:16 PM Loving what you’ve done with that Sisters of Battle Warsuit! In fact all your conversions are top tier! 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted Thursday at 05:18 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 05:18 AM (edited) 13 hours ago, space wolf said: Wow, I've missed a lot!!! These are truly fantastic! Question: how did you create the tatters in the cloak you made for your Narcomancer (brilliant concept btw)? I've found when sculpting cloaks, I usually let them cure for about 45 minutes until i start cutting out the shape...is that when you cut in the tatters? I also love the stormcast head, as it gives him a real, uncanny valley like feel. Thanks! For the tattered cloak - Use a 50/50 mix of Greenstuff and Milliput (Yellow) - Roll it flat between baking paper and leave it for 45-60 min (depends a bit on the air temperature - warmer = less time.) - Cut out the cloak shape and wrap it/secure it to the mini - sometimes I'll mix up some fresh Greenstuff and use that between the cloak and the mini to get it to stick - Wearing a nylex glove (no finger prints) hold the cloak in place and using tweezers grab the edge of the cloak and give it gentle pulls to create the tatters 21 hours ago, WBRBloom said: This is some amazing work there, @lamby! Absolutely stunning! Thank you! 12 hours ago, The Pounder said: Loving what you’ve done with that Sisters of Battle Warsuit! In fact all your conversions are top tier! Thanks so much! Edited Thursday at 05:21 AM by lamby 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/289365-inqusitor/page/29/#findComment-6190870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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