Rummaging the Collection: Evil Cultists

 Hi!

I've been sorting my collection and finally taking the bits and bobs I've had in storage boxes for over a decade out, giving them a dust off and getting them into my cabinet.

I must admit that I was quite surprised by just how much stuff I had in the boxes, especially as I've currently just worked through the top tray of them. Sadly quite a bit was broken or chipped which will need repairing but I'll persevere and get them all back into usable condition but I suppose it shouldn't be too much of a surprise as they've been stored in foam trays now for the best part of a decade and survived four house moves!

Some of the stuff is new and others were painted up over the course of the lockdowns but I'm really happy to get them all together again and looking at the cultists, I realise that they're made up of miniatures from ten different manufacturers which may be a record for me.

Cultist Squad

I've got GW, North Star, Modiphius, Wizards of the Coast (Chainmail and pre-painted plastic), 4A Miniatures, Mantic Games, Heartbreaker, Waddingtons, Gormiti and some bits of Scotia Grendel! 

Mutant Squad

I had been thinking to myself that I didn't have much of any one force but just by rummaging my collection I seem to have discovered that I actually have quite a few bits and bobs that can tie into a surprisingly cohesive force, despite having been painted at different times and in different styles.

With this in mind, I'll be sorting out the rest of my collection in the coming weeks and trying to get everything photographed and repaired as needed (the Nepharite has had to get his Azogar blade glued back on after I foolishly dropped him but in my defence he weighs an absolute ton!) and will see what other odds and ends I have that can be worked into a usable force for anything from Rogue Trader to Planet 28.

Cultist Leaders

I must admit that I've never really been any good at sticking to one miniature range as I see so many brilliant miniatures that fit into whatever project I am working on at the time and its been a real pleasure to dig into the boxes and recover all those figures I've painted and put them to use again.

Massive Mutie

One of the first things I did when I pulled them all out and realised I had so many was to play an Imperial vs Cultist and evil allies game and the villains came out on top with the massive mutie eating a squad of Dark Angel space marines and the rest swarming the Imperial gunline which actually surprised me but it was brilliant fun none the less and no doubt the forces of the Inquisition will be back to seek vengeance upon the unclean forces of evil!

Looking at my unpainted stuff, I have a stack of Siege of the Citadel stuff to paint which will give me enough baddies for a decent sized Dark Legion army which will provide me with more than enough to round out the force and I may yet add some more bits like Zombies and human cultist reinforcements as well as the odd character or two...

As surprising as it was to find that my rather random collecting has in fact resulted in a nice little warband has been most pleasing and I look forward to sharing the rest of the collection and looking back at my painted stuff has inspired me to work on forgotten projects too which has been an added bonus.

I seem to be coming out of a hobby slump and the realisation that I had a lot more awesome figures painted than I remember has been a real boon and hopefully I'll be able to share more over the coming week but until then, All the best!