Sensei Ramirez Warband: Space Eunuch 06/06/14

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I passed my Initiative test and boarded the 40K Sensei bandwagon today. Not so much riffing on the Highlander influences on the concept, more directly copying and sticking some cheesy sci-fi accoutrements to a fantasy figure, I present Sensei Ramirez.

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For those unfamiliar with the Highlander movie, Ramirez is based on the character that Sean Connery plays.

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The miniature is the old WHQ Imperial Noble with a few bits added. Ramiresh will be taking part in "The Quickening" scenario at BOYL with a bit of luck.

The blog post, with some more info and images is HERE.

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Re: Sensei Ramirez

As I said on LAF, he is a fantastic looking bugger. He actually looks pretty mean. This is shaping up to be a battle royale!
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez

whiskey priest":2cl9egl7 said:
As I said on LAF, he is a fantastic looking bugger. He actually looks pretty mean.
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Thanks WP, Im glad that you like the overdressed haggis. He should look weirdly anachronistic in Ferrograd, which is sort of the point really.

Im looking forward to the largest Gathering of Sensei that has ever occurred throughout time and space. There can be only one etc :)
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband. Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

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Presenting L'Oreal Wangst, Eldar Outcast.

Inspired by the Sensei Follower table in RoC:TLatD I decided to paint up an Eldar outcast to hang around with Ramirez. The model that I had turned out to be a miscast, so he had to be painted with a missing nose. More photos and details on the blog.

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Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

'So she shaid to me, Ramiresh - shurely you don't shushpect that i'm possheshed....'
'.....And you cut her head off. You have told me this tale 235 times. Please desist.'
'Shpoil shport'
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

whiskey priest":psple3ry said:
'So she shaid to me, Ramiresh - shurely you don't shushpect that i'm possheshed....'
'.....And you cut her head off. You have told me this tale 235 times. Please desist.'
'Shpoil shport'
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:lol:

I cant beat that. You have home (Scottish, not Egyptian or Spanish) field advantage :)
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

Citadel Collector":gtvpezvx said:
OMG wonderful...! BOYL is going to be so amazing this year... :grin:
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Im glad that you like it CC. Im looking forward to BOYL for lots of reasons, but working on group projects in advance might actually prove more fun than the event :lol:

The next addition is this Space Eunuch. I feel like the idea of a Space Eunuch fit in better with the uptight puritan values of my Witch Hunter Inquisitor Jodorowsky, but in order to make sure that there is some properly old school lead in the Sensei band, he will likely stay here for a while.

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The blog post is here.
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

The Eunuch is great! What orange colours did you use? I saw on the blog that you tried out some new paints.

I have always been strugling with my old GW orange, it is so thin that it is almost impossible to do anything with it and so far I haven't bought into other orange paints.
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

You are churning out the henchpeople these days. Great stuff with the painting and they look really coherent for mixing and matching with each other.
 
Re: Sensei Ramirez Warband: Eldar Outcast 01/06/14

Jonas":1r2pyi8j said:
The Eunuch is great! What orange colours did you use? I saw on the blog that you tried out some new paints.
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The GW "Ryza Rust" is one of their special "dry" paints for drybrushing. An orange that can be drybrushed on is a must have for any painter I think. I also used Troll Slayer Orange to layer with. Its a tiny bit thin, but it gives better coverage than most of the original Citadel paints ever did all the same.

I like quite extreme highlighting, so I love the current range of Citadel "Edge" paints. I edged the Eunuch with Lugganath Orange and then glazed the orange areas with Bloodletter Glaze to give some vibrancy back as the Lugganath is just a tiny bit pastel.

The old Macharius Orange Foundation paint gave good coverage but wasnt vibrant enough for my tastes. The same applies to the current replacement for that colour, Jokaero Orange.

Jonas":1r2pyi8j said:
I have always been strugling with my old GW orange, it is so thin that it is almost impossible to do anything with it and so far I haven't bought into other orange paints.
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The current red paints are fantastic. Like my miniatures, I use paints from all eras and manufacturers. I just try to find the best examples of each type. I strongly suggest that people pick up a pot or two of Mephiston red. Its the best red paint that I have ever used.

theottovonbismark":1r2pyi8j said:
You are churning out the henchpeople these days. Great stuff with the painting and they look really coherent for mixing and matching with each other.
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I normally try to link my miniatures together visually into groups, but with these Inquisitor typ bands I am just going for individuals. They are more like RPG characters.

The common basing style helps to tie them together I think, but I tend to repeat certain colours a lot, mostly because I just like to paint them, usually because of technical reasons, like there is a triad of vibrant versions of that colour that give good coverage or something similar.

I am really enjoying the retinue models though, great fun and loads of character :)
 
The band is looking amazing! Fantastic character both in choice of model and painting.

Every time the eunuch is interacting with others in the game, I'll be hearing the dulcet tones of Varys (GoT) in my head. Love it!
 
antipixi":2fgl8jwl said:
Every time the eunuch is interacting with others in the game, I'll be hearing the dulcet tones of Varys (GoT) in my head. Love it!
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The Spider doesn't tend to show as much leg, but he was inevitably an influence :)
 
This is a really great warband with a lot of character! What is the guy in the floating thing? Love to know more about the mini, stock mini / converted, background...etc.

Thx!/Hans
 
Don Hans":3l3ylfyh said:
This is a really great warband with a lot of character! What is the guy in the floating thing? Love to know more about the mini, stock mini / converted, background...etc.
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Thanks Don Hans. The miniature is Dr. Totenkranz. My blog post on the model is here and that has details on the painting and background and all that :)
 
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