Sitnams WIP Shop - Sororitas

[Firedrake Cordova]

The more I look at it, the more I think there's an element of optical illusion in there, due to a combination of the hunched forward running pose, and the shape of the helmet creating a false impression. I think if the head is "low", you're probably only talking about 0.25mm or so.

[ZeroWolf]

Love the idea behind the conversion, I think i can kind of see what others have said, but it does look to me like he's just hunched over, trying not to get his head blown off 

[bloodhound23]

Nice work with the contrast paints and I’m a huge fan of the Tzeentchian infantry kitbashes.

[sitnam]

On 1/19/2025 at 1:33 PM, bloodhound23 said:

Nice work with the contrast paints and I’m a huge fan of the Tzeentchian infantry kitbashes.

Appreciate it, I loved how they came out. I'm tempted to do a second squad once I clear up my backlog.

 

Speaking of my backlog, I finished my Gue'vesa kitbash:

 

 

I'll hold off on painting these guys until March when the Knives in the Shadows start. Now I just got to figure out the Dal'lyth paint scheme

[Dr_Ruminahui]

They look really good - the helmets do really make them look distinct, even with the tau weapon ends, chest and shoulder plate.

 

What's with the actual Tau there?  Just for comparison?  BTW, not sure if its just the photo, but the gun on the guy next to him looks... odd, as if it doesn't line up straight.

Edited January 26, 2025 by Dr_Ruminahui

[ZeroWolf]

I think it's the angle of the figure? I'm sure that's the one that was discussed further up, running with his head down. If the base was rotated slightly it would make a difference.

[sitnam]

8 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

What's with the actual Tau there?  Just for comparison?  BTW, not sure if its just the photo, but the gun on the guy next to him looks... odd, as if it doesn't line up straight

The Fire Warrior will be like a tactical liason. These guys are part of an  expedition with only a limited number of T'au, so Gue'vesa squads take the role of Fire Warriors, with most of the Fire Caste forces being Crisis and tank cadres. The few actual Fire Warriors attach to Gue'vesa squads, taking up a variety of roles from  Drone operators to Squad leader, depending on rank and experience

 

Your right about that one guys gun. I don't think I flattened it out enough. I snapped off the T'au end and re-filed it, I think it looks a little better. I'm hoping a paint job will also help blend the two weapons parts together

 

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I think it's the angle of the figure? I'm sure that's the one that was discussed further up, running with his head down. If the base was rotated slightly it would make a difference

 

That one is actually back on the far right. Similar poses though

Edited January 26, 2025 by sitnam

[sitnam]

I'm coming come to completion on the Gue'vesa kill team. About half of the humans are done, with the other half about 90% done. Then it's on to the Fire Warrior liason and drones

 

The nearly complete half

 

The complete half

 

The only really difference between the two halves at this point is some highlighting on the leather and grey and the camo pattern

[sitnam]

Now that I have my Call to Arms complete, I decided to go back to my first love: Sisters of Battle. I started  painting 6 years ago (after a 8 year hiatus) when the new SoB range came out. Since 2019 my painting has came a long way, and it's kind of discouraged me from expanding my Sisters because all my newer armies look much better. My wife got me a Dogmata back in December, and I love how she came out

 

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So now I've started touching up the paint jobs on my old minis. Not stripping, just retouching the base coats and adding actual highlights.

 

Pre-touchups

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Post-Touchups

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C&C definitely welcome

[Tallarn Commander]

The upgrades to the old models really look great.

[sitnam]

I completed my (now illegal) Celestian and Dominion squads for the touch up project

 

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I'm now working on my old BSF priests and the army set Arcos. Thaddeus and Pious Vorne were some of the first minis I painted for this army IIRC

 

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I also got the parts I needed for my Traitor Guard officer. My original plan was to kitbash a Breacher torso on a Cadian Castellan, but instead I got a Navy Breacher body and Inquisitorial Mystic body cheaper on eBay, so I combined the torso of the breacher with the robes of the  Mystic. It doesn't quite give the coat aesthetic I was going for, more looking like robes. But since he is an officer for a Tzeentch army, I think it kind of works. His head wasn't my first choice, but I gave my son the choice and that is what he chose.

 

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[Tallarn Commander]

That is a head that is truly befitting a Renegade Commander. Your son chose wisely.

[sitnam]

After a hiatus working on AoS miniatures (Don't buy Darkwater, it's not worth the effort and I'm now very bitter and angry I spent so much time painting minis for it), I am back to the 41st millennium. 

 

I think I'm gonna bounce around a bit until Call to Arms starts (if its happening this year), so I'm starting on my Sanctifiers.

 

I'm not sure how I'm gonna do the rest of the squad. All the preacher bodies have the upper shawl thing I can use for my SoB colors whilst giving the rest of the clothe that dingy ran. The higher ranked characters have different clothes, so I might need to either use purple/teal as a spot color or just give the higher ranked members purple robes all around. Curious of anyone else's thoughts

[Tallarn Commander]

They look great! Either way of designating leaders would work nicely.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

On 4/26/2026 at 3:57 AM, sitnam said:

I think I'm gonna bounce around a bit until Call to Arms starts (if its happening this year), so I'm starting on my Sanctifiers

 

Its definitely happening again this year - announcement's going up in a couple of weeks.

 

Your imperial nutter looks really nice.  I think your thoughts on using purple/teal as a sign of rank is a good one - maybe use it as a spot colour for rank and file, then more and more of it the higher the rank, up to their whole robes being it for the highest ranking.

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[sitnam]

13 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

Its definitely happening again this year - announcement's going up in a couple of weeks.

 Noice, looking forward to it. If only GW would restock the Defiler so I could have it ready

 

13 hours ago, Dr_Ruminahui said:

Your imperial nutter looks really nice.  I think your thoughts on using purple/teal as a sign of rank is a good one - maybe use it as a spot colour for rank and file, then more and more of it the higher the rank, up to their whole robes being it for the highest ranking.

 

The only squad members that give me pause at this moment are the Missionaries. They  lack the separate shawls the basic preachers have, so their purple is likely gonna have to be on pants/gloves/facemasks if I want it to remain purely a spot color.

 

 

[Dr_Ruminahui]

I feel you on the defiler - I missed out on getting one as well.  If its like the Lord Kakaphonist (from Emperor's Children), which took the better of a year to keep in stock, I don't hold much hope for either of us getting in time to do one for CtA.

 

Another place for putting spot colour is along the edges of the cloak (so, the "face" hole in the hood, the cuffs, the bottom, etc.) - an example is the classic GW mini on the right.

[sitnam]

On 4/29/2026 at 2:32 PM, Dr_Ruminahui said:

I feel you on the defiler - I missed out on getting one as well. 

 

At leaat I still have that traitor guard Malcador project I keep putting off because other shiny stuff pushes it down the list.

 

I finished the last of the preachers. Really enjoyed these guys, I wish we had a generic frateris militia unit with this aesthetic, without all the KT specialists.

 

 

 

[The Pounder]

Gotta love an Eviscerator armed Priest! 
 

Did you use Redemptionist models for these?

[sitnam]

2 hours ago, The Pounder said:

Gotta love an Eviscerator armed Priest! 
 

Did you use Redemptionist models for these?

 

They are from the Sanctifier kill team, but I did use a few bits from the redemptionists to spice them up: the combi-autogun/flamer, and the squad leader (not shown) has a head and hand swap

[sitnam]

These two nitwits were the most difficult infantry I have ever painted. That statement could be recency bias, but oh my they had so much little detail. The preacher werent that bad in all, even the banner and book guy. But the missionaries had so much. I didn't snap a pic of their backsides, but their backpacks were equally full of detail.

 

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Is this how Admech players suffer?

[sitnam]

After blazing through the other figures, I'm finally to the squad leader: the Confessor. I'm at a bit of an impasse, as I'm not sure how I want to do his robes.

 

I did the Salvationist and Death Cult Assassin in grey instead of tan; the former seemed too fancy and proper for the dirty khaki robes of the preacher militia, and the latter just seemed right in a grey.

 

 

But now I'm getting to the head honcho, and I can't quite decide which way to go.

 

His cloak and the front tabard things will be purple, with the raised trim being turquoise. But the under robes are where I'm split. He is a higher rank, so I could get away with the grey of the last two. But with his Necromunda bits I added he seems a bit grungier then the standard Confessor, and having the khaki would tie him in with the other priests.

 

Any thoughts?

[Firedrake Cordova]

My gut reaction was a dirty cream, so I guess I'd go with your suggestion of khaki then,