Commissar training squad

One of the cooled things in Rogue Trader era WH40k are commissar training squads. Fanatic young men looking forward to becoming real commissars. The rules for collecting points on the battle field and field promotios are just something you don´t see today.

This has been a longish project as the commissar models are pretty hard to get for reasonable price. The last model to be finished is a banner bearer, a small conversion done by clipping of his chanin sword, repositioning his left hand and modifying a plastic arm so that the model can hold the flagpole.

The nine cadets all have blue details in their uniforms. Leader or trainer wears black cap and

armor. The standard bearer has distinquished himself in the battle and has the honor of carrying

the training squad´s flag. 

For cadets I chose models that carry a las gun and have no decorations on their great coat.

The leader was chosen on the basis of that skull bearing breast plate that appears in

the black and white above.

Immunity to all psychology effects - that´s a good prop.

More cult beastmen

I wasn´t planning on making another beastman band for upcoming Geneatealer cult army. And then I ended up having two extra beastmen both of which are such nice sculpts that I just had to include them. Which means it´s off to ebay again to get me four more to have another group of six. As the Brood Brothers are carrying the the Cults banner I felt that the Beastmen need a flag of their own.

Fish faced banner bearer and single horned goat face. Paited mostly with contrasts.

Yes, that banner is a bit profane but they are old school Slaaneshian you know.

First purestrain and another hybrid

Slaanesh alligned Cult army growns with a single purestrain genestealer and a 2nd generation hybrid. I´m planning on having a grand total of perhaps three purestrains and half a dozen hybrids all together. So trying to keep this project from growing too big for me.

 The hybrid I like, the purestrain not that much. I might have to repaint him. Or some parts of him at least. I don´t think the yellowish claws work out as I wanted them to do. And that skin could be a bit more pale I think.

As I lack proper hybrid arms this guy was thrown together with what parts I could find.

I have no idea where that sword arm is originally from. 

The old IG plastic arms work well enough for these hybrids too.