tvih Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Hello! So, I wanted an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor in terminator armour. Given I needed/wanted a Psycannon anyway for the build and wanted the Inquisitor to stand out from the rest of my terminators (I don't play GK), I bought a GK terminator kit. I tried to choose not-directly-GK-iconography parts: http://www.tvih.net/stuff/wh40k/malleus-inquisitor-parts.jpg What do you think? Anything entirely inappropriate? I suppose the "titan" text in the legs is ought to be covered, gonna do that with bits or milliput. But other than that? Some may say the armor type itself is too GK, but I figure Inquisitors are above GK in "rank", so I guess if they want GK type armor, then they get it As they had some Inquisition iconography, I thought it'd be easier to make him a fancypants Inquisitor than trying to adorn a plain terminator armor. Of course if I use him as a non-Psyker, in that case the psychic hood would technically be incorrect... Oh, and I suppose the Deathwatch shoulder pad on the other side isn't 100% correct, but as the difference is just a matter of the crossbones, I may let it slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 He looks good, but I'd try and tone down the GK a bit more. Filling in some of the wordy bits can help and I'd try and get a different head, as using a GK head too makes it hard to see the model as anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yeah, I'll try to fill in some of the other texts if filling the "Terra / Titan" part works out ok (I don't see why it wouldn't). I suppose I can use another head as well, though I figured it'd work as a generic psyker-type head.Of course, painting him up will also help with him being distinguishable from GK. Not that I'm even sure how to paint an OM Inquisitor :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Ordinarily it'd be fine, but as it's from the same kit it blends in to the rest to look really GK. As for your Inquisitor colours they can be whatever you like, but you can't go wrong with the classic black and red scheme :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Black & red would be nice in general I suppose, though since I play Templars with their black/red/white I'm not sure that'd stand out so well. Hmm, well, it's something to ponder about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfender Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 As someone who has gone through the turmoil of trying to determine a color scheme, I put it up to a vote. Literally for the same build on an inquisitor. I look forward to seeing what you come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sume Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I will have to get a few pictures. I used Inquisitor Rex as the base. Took the gk hammer and psycannon. Cut off at the elbow joints, as Rex's arms you attached his shield and sword by the elbows. It turned out really good and no mistaking him for a Inquisitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvih Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Going a bit off-topic in my own topic, but as I got the Deathwatch Kill Team set today, it occurred to me to make an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor using it. I suppose he'll end up looking quite a bit like the Deathwatch guys though. Using the cape rear torso for him, and I suppose I could use the head I had in the OM termie pic above if/when he is a psyker? Or maybe a DA hooded head, can be either then, and regular DW at least outside of DA members wouldn't use a hooded head, I guess. And of course an Inquisitor won't have the silver-colored left arm. Just little things to set him apart. Not sure what to do as far as his shoulder pads, though.One reason why I had this thought is that I have a metal Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor already, so now I'd have all three Ordos represented. Also all this inquisition stuff reminds me that it's too bad I didn't think to include the Inquisition Rhino door set in my FW order (that I also got today), would've been cooler than simply tacking on the badge bits EDIT: Oo, also just noticed the archaeotech pistol from the FW Templar Brethren upgrade kit - which I incidentally also got today - looks a lot like a needler pistol. I don't know if it is supposed to be one, but certainly looks close enough to use as one on the Inquisitor on occasion ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysimachus Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I think it's a similar thing to using the GK for a Malleus Inq, if you keep the colour scheme far enough away from the standard DW colours, he'll stand out as different. Inquisitors can pick their own colours so you can basically go nuts; red, gold or white would all stand out (and are fairly common choices) or you could do blue, green or even a nice marble effect if your paint skills are up to it! Or extra kudos for doing personal heraldry/chequerboard patterns RT era-style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicodemus Doloroso Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I'm a bit late to the party but I agree with WarriorFish that a head swap would do the most to make it clear this is not a Grey Knight but an inquisitor. LySiMachua covered all the bases on colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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