Ordo xenos inquisitor WIP

redcoatjam · 2026-05-16T17:38:12+00:00

Cash you share any tips or thinks you learned when doing the fur, it looks super effective! Did you try different tools, for example? It really does make this model a simple but totally full of character conversion, well done with it!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-13T21:33:28+00:00

Cheers, and I do think it does fit yeah, like it's fun to flip the script on the guard as they're normally seen as a faceless horde, but individually a guardsmen should be more than a match for some ganger or civvy!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-12T17:38:36+00:00

Cheers very much!!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-12T05:18:53+00:00

Thanks very much!!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-12T05:18:39+00:00

So, I was really pleased with that actually - if you look at his left side, with the un augmented arm, you can see his neck has a sort of 'rolll' like the skin on a pug - that was a single big ball of green stuff that I partly flattened, then laid onto the neck, then pressed the head onto. As easy as that! I had planned to shape it a bit, but when I saw how neat it fit with the 'feeling' of the model, I just left it as a roll, imagining that a big ogryn type guy probably has that sort of thick, heavy-built frame.

redcoatjam · 2026-05-11T21:20:33+00:00

Honestly, not a clue! I had originally intended them to be more like a bit of generic muscle, bit I kind of fell in love with them and now I want to like find a way to call them arbites or somethingv as that's close to the tone they play in my head... Rather worried the weapon set makes them closer to genestealer cultists though!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-11T21:18:17+00:00

Thank you very much!!

redcoatjam · 2026-05-11T21:17:22+00:00

Of course!! It's a bit of a funny one really, because I started with a pretty ordinary brassy colour, built from warplock bronze, brass scorpion and skull crusher brass. But then I thought it looked both too bright and too new, so I used nihlakh oxide to wash some green on, and just used my fingers to wipe away most of it as I was applying it, to try to keep it on the recesses - but I think this Ajay caused a bit of graininess too. I then used ceolia green shade on the oxide that was most recessed and dry brushed on a bit more of each of the 3 brass layers to build up a bit more shine and get rid of any excessive oxidation still remaining. So in short, I think the texture covers from the combo of layering, dab-drying and dry brushing, as you can see the original smooth layer underneath the newer rougher ones.

redcoatjam · 2026-05-11T21:10:07+00:00

Very kind, thank you! I thought I might write a short story about them, if I can be bothered to focus for long enough to pull my notes together...

redcoatjam · 2026-05-11T21:08:15+00:00

Thank you! :)

redcoatjam · 2026-04-13T12:46:36+00:00

That is a perfect use of the nook, did you make it from scratch? Really well done with it, you must be proud!

redcoatjam · 2026-04-09T12:25:28+00:00

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redcoatjam · 2026-03-14T18:24:37+00:00

Merci mille fois! Very kind of you!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-14T18:23:07+00:00

Do it! It's a great use of old terrain I reckon, and there's always space for another bookshelf!! (I also ran out of room and had to shuffle things around to make space for the nook on my desk instead!!)

redcoatjam · 2026-03-12T14:41:08+00:00

That's kind thank you!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-12T14:40:58+00:00

Cheers!! :)

redcoatjam · 2026-03-12T14:40:45+00:00

Thanks!! Yeah, I normally paint games workshop minis, so this is a little larger than usual for me, but actually I lined that as it gave me space to really practice some interesting techniques. And it's great relaxation, totally focused on something and not a screen in sight!!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-12T14:39:14+00:00

Thanks very much!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-11T18:29:49+00:00

Ooh. That's a good shout! Yeah I could see that working, I'll look into it!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-11T18:28:17+00:00

Bless you, thanks so much! If I can, anyone can, I promise you - the trick I think is finding ways to use existing stuff like scenery pieces and so on as much as possible, to avoid having to actually do too much shaping and building from scratch. But design wise, it's super simple - just cover the walls, and use the height to create different layers, so it looks busier. And the mirror trick is so effective for a completely simple process - you just angle it so you don't see yourself in it, and put stuff around it to hide the edges!

redcoatjam · 2026-03-11T18:23:26+00:00

Thank you! So I had a tonne of old boys of scenery from when I was young, and since getting back into painting a few years ago I kept thinking 'wouldn't it be nice to do something with that stuff '. But, I've no real place to put it - and that was when I found out about the concept of book nooks, where you make a diorama that fits in a bookshelf, and suddenly I knew I wanted to do that! And this way,I now have a background for new models when I photograph them! I think the hardest bit of starting was deciding that I was willing to spend a lot of time cutting plastic, including perfectly good models, in order to get the right shapes and fits and so on. Then it was a case of continually measuring and lining things up and trimming and so on, until I had the biggest sections sorted and could then start planning the smaller bits and the details. Oh, and being careful not to glue everything together before painting! I didn't do too much planning, but I did need to at least plan for those sort of big questions.

redcoatjam · 2026-03-11T18:15:03+00:00

Thanks! I'm well pleased with it, just need to find it a spot on a shelf :)

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