CREATING PLAGUE PONTIFEX QUETCH BY TY FINOCCHIARO

On page 48 of the Warhammer Realms: Lustria book, there's an inset about Skink Chief Poqeni hi an! ho" he gaine! a ertain "arbanner# $he banner "as ma!e from the hi!e of Plague Pontife% &uet h 'fan ( title for a lo")po"ere! *re( Seer+ after he "as slain b( the pesk( Skink# $hus, , figure! it'! be fun to make the !oome! rat, if onl( for the fa t that this t(pe of Pestilens hara ter an be mounte! upon a Caul!ron of a $housan! Po%es - "hi h is kin! of like a S reaming .ell# Sin e there is no offi ial mo!el for this "eapon, it'll be a !ouble hallenge as ,'ll ha/e to reate both the Caul!ron an! &uet h himself#

Coming up "ith the bit0 to assemble this mo!el "asn't too mu h of a stret h# ,n fa t, e/er(thing 1ust sort of fell into pla e after a fe" minutes of thought# $hrot the 2n lean pro/i!e! a !e ent bo!( for a Pestilens hara ter, an! there are plent( of ool arms on the Plague 3onk sprue "ith "hi h to omplete the mo!el# 4or the Caul!ron of a $housan! Po%es, m( min! 1umpe! straight to the 5ark 6lf Caul!ron of .loo!# 4inall(, sin e the unit "orks in a manner similar to the S reaming .ell, most of the bit0 from that unit 1ust ma!e sense for this on/ersion#

$he a tual onstru tion of &uet h took /er( little time as there "ere no serious mo!elling hur!les# 7ust follo" the steps belo" an! (ou'll see "hat , mean# $est fit e/er(thing before (ou ommit, arefull( assemble the /arious bits, make (our 1oins soli!, an! e/er(thing shoul! turn out fine# .elo" are all the bit0 use! to make the mo!el an! some photos that !etail the steps ne essar( shoul! (ou "ish to make this mo!el for (our o"n for e# ,f (ou nee! further help, hit the referen e page for large images of the assemble! mo!el to help (ou as (ou "ork on this pro1e t#

The Plague Pontifex Quet h Con!e"#ion $it

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Start b( lipping !o"n the long "heel nubs on the S reaming .ell platform#

*i/e ea h of the ne"l( $he finishe! "heel nub shortene! nubs a qui k filin' shoul! 1ust barel( e%ten! out !o"n# from the platform#

Aou'll nee! three sets of "heels from the Warp) lightning Cannon#

$he trimme! nubs meet up *lue the "heels so that the "ith the "heels ni el(# *lue mo!el sits le/el an! stable 'em on no"# on a flat surfa e#

2se putt( to make these three holes look like "oo! grain#

6%ten! the e%isting fur on *rab the upper !e k bit an! the platform "ith putt( an! a orient it in the !ire tion s ulpting tool# sho"n abo/e#

Clip off the top three bolts Be%t, lip off the peg from Bo", glue the "arpstone from this orner of the upper the bottom of the "arpstone hol!er in pla e on the !e k# hol!er# !e king like so#

*lue the upper !e k bit "ith @ssemble the aul!ron an! Ca/ing a flat bottom area the "arpstone hol!er in this then file the roun!e! bottom "ill ensure that the aul!ron lo ation# flat# sits le/el#

*lue the aul!ron in pla e so @ si!e /ie" of the pro1e t so far# $o finish up, a!! fine that the han!les are on ea h san! in /arious spots "ith superglue# $his san! "ill si!e# simulate infe tious mol! an! filth( ru! after painting#

Bo" for &uet h# Clip off his Clip the Plague Censer from @tta h the finishe! enser to base tab an! file an( the left)han!e! bit an! glue the DupperD right arm remnants flat# it to a right han!# lo ation on $hrot#

*lue the DbellsD right arm Putt( o/er $hrot's Dlo"erD from the Plague 3onk sprue right arm an! a!! some in pla e# tatters to his robe#

@!! or e%ten! the robes in or!er to o/er the arm 1oins# @ll !oneE

$he images belo" sho" the finishe! Pontife% &uet h on/ersion kit# Cli k on ea h of the pi tures to see a larger image:

Painting the mo!el is eas( "hen (ou sti k to a palette of bro"ns an! greens# &uet h himself is mostl( a tattere! robe of multiple !eep green highlights an! a bit of skin# $he ma1orit( of the aul!ron base is ma!e up of rotting "oo!, so a fe" !r(brushes of green o/er Dfinishe!D "oo! follo"e! b( thin green "ashes "ill "ork out ni el(# $hen, paint the Caul!ron to look e%tra rust( an! gi/e its ran i! ontents a thi k gloss /arnish to simulate flui!# Ran!oml( !ab rotting an! !e a(ing bits "ith an assortment of (ello"s, !eep re!s, greens, an! oranges for a /i/i! !ispla( of pestilen e# &uet h shoul! no" be all set to be slaughtere! in a fight against a ertain Re!)

Creste! Skink###

$hroughout the tumultuous @ge of Strife, $ehenhauinFs armies al"a(s mar he! to "ar beneath the prote tion of the Prophe ( of Sotek, ar/e! upon its plaque an! hel! aloft b( the prophet himself or b( his atten!ant# Aet, man( lesser totems of the Serpent *o! a ompanie! his armies, an! the Re! Crests an! their hiefs arrie! these i ons# Some totems "ere serpent)forms ma!e of gleaming gol! an! stu!!e! "ith green an! re! gems, "hile others bore ins riptions of the "or!s of $ehenhauin# One totem "as a hi!e ut from the ba k of the Plague Pontife% &uet h, "ho "as !efeate! b( the Skink Chief Poqeni hi at the .attle of the *ol!en Stair# Poqeni hi mounte! the plague)ri!!en hi!e upon a pole an! bore it into battle as the arm(Fs "arbanner, an! so re/olting "as its stink that the entire arm( "as !ri/en into a mur!erous rage b( its /er( presen e upon the fiel! of "ar#

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