I’m still working my way through February’s Neglected Models, especially after I had a bit of a surge of getting stuff done at the end there, and then took a break from posting for a few days because videogames.
Today we have a Space Marine Chaplain from the mid-1990’s. Spefically the second range of Chaplains launched with 2nd Edition 40k when they got Jes Goodwin to slowly resculpt the entire Space Marine range. You can just barely see my Custom Mentor Legion transfer on his shoulder, peeking out under his pack here.
The figure and jump pack are mostly metal, and as with all of the Mentor Legion that I’ll be working my way through in the foreseeable future, were started back in early 3rd edition. And completed about a week ago. The jump pack is once again metal – pinned in place, while the little skulls on the pack are plastic details, carved off …something.
The skully pauldron you see here is a metal conversion piece. It might have originally been a Blood Angels pad, or possibly a chaos one. Works well enough for a Chaplain, though – so that’s what he got. The rest of the right arm is from a Chaos marine, with a 3rd edition Imperial Bolt Pistol.
He’s perhaps a bit colourful for a Chaplain, but at least it’s all in context this time. The green of his bolt pistol, scabbard and pouches and the white of his pauldrons reflect his chapter colours, the red is all purity seal wax in my usual colour (and the same colour used on my Mentor Legion) while the blue is a richer edge highlight colour on his black armour, and the metallic blue on his Rosarius and Crozius is a way I often represent power (fields, weapons, etc). The brass accessories add some gravitas to him, as he’s a Chaplain rather than a mere Astartes, and of course, bone for the skull-helm, scrolls and such. But yeah. Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Black and White and Bone. Silver and Gold. Grimdark Chaplain!
And here he is with a pair of plasma-toting bodyguards. Ready to swoop in and ruin your day! Hm, you can’t attach characters to squads anymore. I wonder how he’ll work out?
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
I love all of the minis Jes Goodwin’s designed! Some of my faves are the beak Marines, Swooping Hawks, Karen the betrayer, all the Necromunda minis he designed 😉 chaplain is also a good one!
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Karen the Betrayer! Rule 63 lives!
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Haha damn auto correct 😉 it was kharn the betrayer but now I’m all about Karen the betrayer ! She my be a descendant of Darkoath war queen Marakarr ;D
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So you guys are telling me I need to build a female champion of Khorne, 40k style? I’ll see what I can do, but don’t expect it quickly…
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I might try and make a drawing of Karen the Betrayer then see if you can then make said drawing a conversation, they use your awesome painting skills to giver her life 😀 if you like? I could post it when I’m done;)
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Hm, you can give it a go, but no promises on my end – I think KS and IRO are more the kitbashers to order than I am. I’m much more of a muddle-through kitbash guy and I try to make it up with paint.
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Yeah, everything that Jes touched was gold. I can see why he was promoted, but in the process of him no longer being an active sculptor we lost so, so many brilliant models over the years and decades.
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Yea I agree with all of these words you say 😉
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All Hail Jes! He’s a Good’un. Win.
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Great work but I agree he’s a bit colourful but it comes down to personal taste. I had wondered where you were. I hope the video games were fun. I’ve been playing old school invasion Normandy lately.
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The Close Combat game? Man I remember those. I had a lot of fun with them back in the day.
The thing about the Chaplain and other Marine specialists with a “special colour” is that if you go with just that, they end up just looking like a black (or white, red, blue) Space Marine and not part of their army – so I like to tie them together a little more strongly in some way while still keeping them as obviously a distinct character. Just that the colours I needed to tie this guy in with are bright green and white. 😉
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Fair call. Yeah close combat is ace haha
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He’s cool mate – he’s a Chaplain, so of course he dares to be FAB-U-LOUS darling!!
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Exactly – what Marine would dare criticise his dress sense?
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Brilliant! Loving the bright colours!
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Thank you mate!
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Nice work on that model, always been a favourite of mine. I think the colours fit in context of the army. If the Chaplain (or Apothecary) don’t tie in with the rest of the army colours, they don’t really feel like part of the force in my opinion.
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Yeah all jokes aside there’s still plenty of black on him to make him look all Chaplainy. I think it’s because the green is brighter than the usual that you would see with Dark Angels. The bone ornamentation and the metallics are still pretty much in line with what you’d expect to see on a Chaplain. Perhaps not quite so many coloured metallics, but hey it’s not out of the realm of standard either.
I just thought I’d poke a little bit of fun at myself… 🙄
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He’s got some pretty armor and I like the blue on his crozius a lot. Heck, tbh, I thought he was some sort of Tzeentch Dark Apostle at first. 🙂
Still, the green bolt pistol and holster do unify him with the scheme of the other marines and while they may or may not talk about him behind his back I bet they don’t snicker at his colorful panoply to his face!
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Tzeentch?
HERESY!
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I thought you might say that. You just need to be more flexible in your thinking … Tzeentch is your friend, he can do stuff like tell you the numbers for lottery tickets and all sorts of good things!
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When I win the lottery and retire I’ll be all-in on The Changer. Until then… flamers ready!
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Flamers of Tzeentch??? 😛
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They burn extra well. Must be something combustible involved…
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I think that shoulder pad might actually be from the 2nd Ed Legion of the Damned. Blood Angels and Chaos are possibilities too, tho. I swapped parts around from all three for various projects, and I really don’t remember which came from where.
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Actually I think you’re right on the money there. I’d forgotten that those 2nd edition Legion of the Damned came with shoulder pads as well as backpacks. Great spot!
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Great work, I really like how he is holding the staff in pic #5. It is sort of out there like he is leading the troops, but also menacing like he might be using it to cleave someone’s noggin!
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Yeah, it’s a really great sculpt. I’m very happy to have finally finished the model. I need to do some more Chaplains!
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