Flagellants: the end is here!

Finally, these flagellants are done! If you remember, the initial regiment was composed of 10 models, including a beggar, a monk and a warrior priest (all from the Marauder Miniatures range), but some followers pointed that this unit was too clean for a band of crazy fanatics... and they were right.

The "Eureka" came from a picture of Sam Neill in John Carpenter's movie "In the Mouth of Madness", drawing crosses all over his clothes and skin... that plus a few conversion ideas to use and re-use the 5 MM65 models I had. 

In the end, I've reworked the initial flagellants, and I've painted 10 more models, including a dwarf and a donkey to fill two regiments of 8 models each (the maximum allowed by the Warhammer Armies book), plus 4 spares in case I play with other rules. 

 As I have no idea the way we can use them on the battelfield, here are the two bands aligned in two ranks.

And as I said, with the spares I have, I can also field a regiment of 20 fanatics.

That's it! Time to clean the mess on my desk and to go on holiday. After that, no idea what the next regiment will be.

Flagellant #8: the end is neah!

This last flagellant is a conversion using an MM65 torso with the legs of a Marauder orc. The preacher is mounted on a Citadel donkey.

Next time, I'll post pictures of the two bands.

Flagellant #7

Still one miniature to paint and my two units of flagellants will be completed.I must admit that I'm getting tired of painting again and again the same models, which may explain why it takes more and more time to finish one.

This guy is the third librarian I'm working on: I've straightened up the body by changing slightly the orientation of the left foot, strenghtened the club with some pikes, and added a bell stolen to the Corpse Cart (plus a few details from the flagellant plastic sprues).


Beware the crazy triplet!

Flagellant #6

Same old guy from the MM65 range, this time equipped with mace and back banner stolen to Nurglitch himself.

Imperial dwarf

An attempt to bring some variety in the flagellants. Not sure this former giant slayer fits well within the regiment (except the big bare feet maybe).

Anyway, the hammerhead (used on this flagellant) has been replaced by a kind of bell-mace: this - and the skull on the base - are the elements that should tie the dwarf to the rest of the unit.

Flagellants reboot

Now that my fanatics have their robes decorated with crosses and other symbols, I had to rework the old ones painted one year ago. 4 more flagellants to join the army:


The Fanatic Four:

Empire standard-bearer

Another violation of the "Marauder only" rule, and I can't even say that it was sculpted by Aly Morrison, as the designer is Mark Copplestone. Anyway, this is the standard-bearer that will join the mercenary regiment (until I find a better idea).


And the wild bunch: