Event Only Librarian Sorcerer Summoner Forgeworld Commission. Word Bearer

There had to be a Word Bearer commission for this guy. The sculpt screams the kind of esoterica the Bearers are known for. I went with a green / yellow flame to contrast with the dread blood armour and painted his cloak as if it were cracked old leather. 

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Event Only Librarian Sorcerer Summoner Forgeworld Commission. Thousand Sons.

The Raising of Prospero.

I painted this piece with the Raising of Prospero in mind. Imagine that this Mystic, now called Sorcerer, has seen his life long studies fall to run at the hands of barbarians. Why not release those powers that were described before? Why not unleash the very worst of your craft in one last act of spite? 

The cloak is pitted and ripped in pats, and I wanted to have a more battle worn appearance. 

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Tylos Rubio Ultramarine Librarian

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush Airbrush: Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH Airbrush Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes, Windsor and Newton Series 7

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Blood Raven Librarian Houe' Ka, Lord of the Inferno

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

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Ezekiel Chief Librarian of the Dark Angels

Sculpted by Jes Goodwin

Release date 1997 (unconfirmed)

Another model on the hit list of things I must paint before I shuffle off this mortal coil. The work Jes done on the initial Warhammer 40K character models went on to define the very character of the armies themselves. The Blood Angels had the late antiquity/ renaissance vibe, the Imperial Guard had Yarrick, Space Wolves = Dark Age nordic raiders. The foundation of Dark Angels lore was made manifest in three models - Azrael, Asmodai and Ezekiel. 

This model is made all the more impressive due to the relative technology of the time. Most characters were limited to single pose (think of Eldrad Ulthran or Rangar Blackmane) moulds. Jes' brilliance here is creating a back history as well as a dynamic pose. It doesn't feel forced, the story isn't super imposed nor is the pose hyperbolic. I was always a little unsettled by Ezekiel's missing eye and lower jaw, hidden under that monastic hood. The contrast between an archaic religious order and the futuristic tech encapsulates one of the defining themes of the 40K universe. Old meets nightmarish new. 

Myles

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