Ogryns, a new look

I have decided for long time to give my Ogryns a kind of modern if not sci-fi look. Far from being completly dumb, they will serve Inquisitor Dvorak as heavy weapons and close combat servitors.

I took inspiration from these two pictures :

This one for the lower part (legs and feet)

This one for the torso and head

It's going to be quite tough but my Dremmel-like drill is already up and working. I am getting rid of the small details on the legs (groin plate, zips, patches).

The next step is a crossroad, should I cast the legs as such (for the two other henchmen) or should I eventually get to play with GS and sculpt the legs like the first picture ? I am not yet decided ...

I will also have to polish the torso and make sure they loose some weight so as to fit in the breastplate I want them to wear.

It took a look on the WH codex and in fact, all my five Ogryns will be converted.

The Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 points

(Veteran Guardsman/Combat Servitor/Gun Servitor/Crusader)
The Inquisitor has an affinity for martial actions and a fine
appreciation of the value of ranged firepower.
He has trained extensively in both ranged combat and close assault,
and ensures that he is well equipped to fight the minions of the witch
as well as the witch itself. He is invariably accompanied by
accomplished and well-armed warriors, capable of laying down
covering fire or protecting him from harm at the hands of heretics
and traitors. These warriors range from the Inquisitor’s own personal
guards to experienced, hard-bitten Imperial Guardsmen and Battle-
Servitors, cybernetically altered to the extent that they are more
weapon than man.
The Inquisitor gains +1 WS if he has any Warriors in his retinue.
All Warrior Henchmen have BS 4 (except the Crusader who has
WS 4 instead), a 4+ Armour save, a hellgun, targeter, and both frag
and krak grenades.
A Crusader must exchange his hellgun and targeter for a power
sword and suppression shield at +10 points. The suppression shield
counts as an additional close combat weapon and gives the
Crusader a 4+ Invulnerable save.
A Veteran Guardsman may exchange his hellgun for one of the
following weapon options: hellpistol and close combat weapon at no
extra cost; shotgun at no extra cost; flamer at +5 points; plasma gun
at +10 points; meltagun at +10 points; grenade launcher at +10 points.
Combat Servitors must exchange their hellgun for a power fist and
close combat weapon at +15 points.
Gun Servitors must exchange their hellguns for one of the following
weapons: multi-melta at +25 points; heavy bolter at +15 points. Up to
one Gun Servitor in each Inquisitor’s retinue may instead be
equipped with a plasma cannon at +35 points.

I think I will have two CC servitors and three gun servitors. The CC servitors will have a powerglove inspired by this image :

and a circular saw but onehanded version :

I finished trimming a second pair of legs for one of the gun servitors, now I need to decide and find a way to swap heavy weapons between heavy bolter, heavy plasma and multi melta.

To be continued ...

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Back in business !

After two years of intense MMORPG play, I lately encountered a Rift subscription failure, allowing me to put my nose back into the Hobby. Even if I will go back to this game, I will keep a slow but steady pace in achieving my goals.
Speaking of which, Inquisitor Dvorak is coated with dust for too long, my would-be manga-esque Ogryns are window-shopping and my Land Raider is awaiting some pimping.

Stay tuned ...

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Plastruct order received

Just a bit late, I received last Friday my order from Plastruct. It took a rather long time to arrive in France but I am in no hurry.

Saddly, I got a reference wrong because I wanted to have all my tubes able to fit in one another. Nevermind, I will cope with it.

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Inquisitor step 01

So, I keep on working on my Arihman > Inquisitor Dvorak conversion. I wanted to get rid of the chaotic skull on his left shoulderpad so as to place an open book on it.

Here is how I did it, even if the last picture does not show the last state of the shoulder :p

Now I am still waiting for my Plastruck order and as soon as I have it I will get the GS book done.

I am also thinking of having a SoB-like retinue for him and since I am not really happy with GW models, I am trying to find alternatives. I found the following and with a little bit of GS and painting, it may hopefully give good results :)

Those two are from the AT-43 range and with a bit of GS may become Sisters Hospitaler

This one, from the Infinity range might also count as a female Vindicare Assassin> Once again, some cutting and GS might help.

All in all, I am slowing advancing but I am advancing :p

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Champagne !

Just a quick word to say that I finally asked to be part of the Parade Ground as an Imperial Guard blogger! And that my application was accepted!!

I have been lurking at every IG blog in here since the creation of this blog roll and it represents for me a good way to become more and more enthousiast and motivated :)

I will now have to be more and more productive despite my heavy Aion : The Tower of Eternity practice ... sounds hard to fullfil but I'll do my best.

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eBay order delivered and Plastruc order on the way

I received early this week my last order for some bitz for my Inquisitor. I am in the process of assembling and testing various combinations.

I don't have any picture of it atm but once I am satisfied with it, I will let you know

I am also waiting for some sheets ordered at Plastruc. Unfortunately, I don't know how much time will it take to be delivered and I hope it will arrive any time soon. I plan on using those sheets for my Land Raider custmization.

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My bitz supplier

I forgot to mention that I was quite pleased with the professional work and care of Yagdavix. He runs an eBay shop with great care and professionalism and I invite you to sneek a peek at :

http://stores.shop.ebay.fr/InHumaN-BitZ-BoX

Cheers !

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Delivery received and another order placed

Last Friday I eventually received my orders from eBay and I am really satisfied with the shipping time and condition. I will now be able to figure out a way to customize my Grand Inquisitor something like as follow :




I am not still sure about the head (which comes from the FW Cadians with respirators sprue) but it appears on the right scale for me, whereas the SM ones seems bigger.

Anyway, I have ordered the following and I will have the opportunity to test it.














The last two are for my WIP Inquisition Land Raider which I plan on doing like this one :


Concerning the test Cadian medic, it is still waiting for me ... Yeah, I got back to MMORPG, Aion that is ... yeah, what a shame ... :'(

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Awaiting delivery

I also discovered the power of eBay and its fantastic world of bitz ! :p

So I placed a couple of orders that I am expecting hopefully next week. Just to let you know, here are the various pieces I ordered so as to boost my Inquisitor HQ, either with minor characters or basing details.

Here are the pictures :

Some bitz to to be added to my Inquisitor retinue.

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Back to business

I eventually got back internet yesterday and did not loose time.
My minis are still in their respective boxes but this could not prevent small injuries ... they will need a bit of glueing, it's not that bad.

So I decided to finally begin my paintjob by testing the colour pattern with my HQ medic.

The model is from Forgeworld and I modified the left arm a bit to make it look like a surgeon. The respirator comes for the HQ box set which I bought a couple of months ago.

First things first, I used a ten years old Citadel primer and it worked fine. I don't have any pictures of him undercoated but I plan on doing a step-by-step report of the painting. Wish me luck ...

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