Per omnia saecula saeculorum

 "Now and ever and forever" or "Unto the ages of ages" or “von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit” or even "Now and ever shall be, world without end." Since I myself am a member of the retired clergy, this has fulfilled a long-term interest of mine.

Doxologies all. Appropriate for the figures depicted here. For The Silver Bayonet for the most part. Colourful and often useful as investigators or even Champions of the Faith. They also might be used in D&D, Weird War, or some Pulp era gaming with a Pulp Weird twist.

A monster hunter from one of the orders of 
Canons Regular. Something a little different.
(West Wind Miniatures - Vampire Wars range)

A wild Cardinal
(Again West Wind)

A "Great Schema" monk of the Eastern
Orthodox Church or of the Byzantine Rite
Catholics. He's carrying a censor aka thurible 
or kodila, if you prefer.
(Wargames Atlantic 3D printing range)

A dressed-down Monsignor
(West Wind)

Eastern Christian banner bearer
(Wargames Atlantic 3D)

Eastern Christian priest giving a blessing
(Wargame Atlantic 3D)

A wary looking priest loaded for bear.
I suppose he could be Anglican or even Lutheran
if you look at him right.
(West Wind)

A cardinal on horseback
(I think this is an Essex figure, but I've had it
at the bottom of a box, unpainted
for SO long, I don't really know.)

A nod to Islam and Egyptian campaigns.
A Dervish with a big stick and an Imam with the Holy Qur'an
(Wargames Atlantic? I was gifted the figs. Thanks, )

Pastor Helduzer with his big quarterstaff
serving with US TSB forces
(Could be a RAFM F&I figure)

A belligerent friar I use with my Austrians
and my Irish Rebel teams
[BTW, the Franciscans originally wore grey since
the habits were undyed wool.]
(Wargames Foundry)

Father Vasili
Note the pistol in his sash. He's ready!
(Wargames Foundry)

Pastor von Richebacher of the Prussian 1807 faction
Evangelische Pfarrer
I had to paint in the preaching tabs (which the Germans call "biscuits")
(maker unknown)

Catholic Priest
(Trent Miniatures)

Nuns with guns! I know Sister Petrusia has revolvers
but you can forgive her that.
(At least she isn't wielding a yardstick!)
(Dracula's America range)

More armed nuns
(Dracula's America range)

Not clergy, but the Pontifical Swiss guards for a Vatican TSB team.
(Fun to paint and somewhat difficult.)
(kit-bashed from Games Workshop and other sources)

Yeah, have fun with this.
A modern Swiss Guard in less-than-full-dress

I went digging in my old photos and found these oddities:

A bishop by Grenadier (when it existed. Now Mirliton in Italy)
and Cardinal Richelieu in armour. (a 30mm figure from an unknown source)

Monks or hermits with various weapons
(Source? Your guess is as good as mine.)

Angry friars for Wargames Foundry
One has a sword, the other a mace.

Nuns from RAFM's old Cthulu range
(Thanks, Bob Murch!)

"Young man, be seated or taste my ruler!"
(I'm not sure of the manufacturer but I remember the tone and words!)
Could be rather useful in some more modern settings.

A Rose by any other name...

 "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2)

Why I chose this quote from Shakespeare will be explained shortly.

Suffice it to say, I have been painting figures of a number of types. I'm limited as to where I can go (I can't drive because of my need of an new knee) and as to what I can do. (I fell in my driveway a few weeks ago as I assisted in snow removal. An ambulance crew had to come to help me to my feet on the icy pavement. And I was embarrassed.) I have worked on a number of scattered projects reflecting my interests - The Silver Bayonet, Wiley Games' Galactic Heroes - Grimdark lists, Wild West, Gangsters, etc. 

Basically I have been having fun. Here's a few examples.

A while back, my son and I played a gave set in the Wiley Games version version of The Grimdark of a certain numbered era of another game I hesitate to mention... lest their minions appear with lawyers, guns, and money. It was such fun that I continued to put some other factions together - Space Dwarves, "Quendi" (a Tolkien reference), and other human groups. Lately, it's been troops of the Fleet Landing Force, with of course are NOT Space Marines™. I did them up in the dark green armour of the "chapter" I like the most... which sounds like "Dork Angels." (More on that later.)

Fleet Landing Force Officer with powersword and bolt pistol.
He's decked out in white so his troops can see him better.
It also means that his enemy can see him better as well.
Easy come, easy go!

A FLF NCO with red outlining.
"Watch your butt, Troop!"

Rocket Launcher trooper.
I had a choice of a bazooka or a RPG launcher.
Both seem rather "delicate" but I went with the bazooka.
Who knows what sort of ammunition would be available
in the Grimdark Future?

Flame Thrower trooper.
A bit clumsy but necessary.

Heavy weapon trooper for dealing with heavier targets.
Would this be a heavy bolter? Probably.

Trooper with bold rifle

Another Trooper

One more Trooper

I used Wargames Atlantic's Valkir Heavy Troopers, who appear to be properly armoured with lots of weapons options. I used a bazooka from a WWII American infantry box for the rocket launcher. It may appear a little "frail" but who knows what kind of ammunition would be available and what size it might be? I find the Wargames Atlantic Heavy Troopers to be a bit "fiddly" as to positioning and I like them a lot despite the fiddly-ness. They seem competent and business-like while not infected with skulls.

Also from Wargames Atlantic's fantasy Market scene...

Puppeteer Lady.
I like the puppet.

I call him "the Pilgrim" since he has his staff
and a proper capuche.

 

A Soothsayer in mid-wander.

The Town Butcher.
The axe might be too much, but who knows
what he's about to butcher.

 

A guy who needs a hot meal from NorthStar Minis

Halved Skeleton
The figure arrived broken in two just above the hip.
I think it was a happy accident.

From an unknown source, a Pooka "between" chosen forms.

Pooka - from Irish mythology
It is a mischievous shape-shifter and it's "resting shape"
is still rather shape-less. 

From Victoria Miniatures, a wonderful set of Python-esque characters... that NO-ONE EXPECTS!

Cardinal Biggles

Cardinal Fang

Cardinal Ximenez

 Speaking of Dork Angels...

There are more things I'll be posting shortly. More clergy in particular for The Silver Bayonet - Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox mainly. Figures for Protestant clergy and Jewish Rabbis are a bit harder to find.

Merry Christmas to all who read this!

 

To any and all who might read this, I wish you a happy holidays. Personally, I celebrate Christmas, St. Stephen's Day, St. John's Day, Holy Innocents, and Epiphany (aka Orthodox/"Greek" Christmas.) So whatever you celebrate, take joy in it.

I'm adding some Holiday-ish pics now.

Out to get the Baron

Meanwhile at the department store...

A visual adaptation of "The Huron Carol."
This is the original Canadian Christmas carol.
The words are in the Huron language and the tune is French.

"Hon, should we invite the Shermans for Christmas dinner?"

From Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Fanciful Models for Past and Future (Sortt of Out of Focus)

 

Seems like trouble... could be fun

A few figures of various types and various times. I enjoy working up odd oddities between projects.

Kit-bashed crew members for a possible Stargrave game.
The central figure used Zouave legs, torso, and head with
a Japanese WWII light machine gun.

Fred, the Galactic Champion and his side-kick, Brzq'h.

"Saucermen" by Bob Murch

Crash Callahan and Fred off for some motorized daring-do!

Crash Callahan and Fred for dismounted daring-do!
(Bob Murch's Pulp figures)

Gun molls with guns
(From Mirliton's range)

Mr. Conductor
{Apologies for the terrible focus!}

Gangland gangsters from Mirliton
{Again the focus is terrible.}

"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit!"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"
The Shadow!

A few things with a more fantasy/D&D feel.

A lizard-man blacksmith, an artificer with shouldered cannon,
and what I'm guessing is a warbot/construct who looks like
something akin to the 40K Tau.

A swordswoman, a dwarven magic-user,
and a magic user who can manipulate time.

"I've got a fever... and the only cure is more cowbell!"

An old Grenadier figure of a bard playing the pipes.
I looked for this figure for years and finally found it on E-bay,

Another old Grenadier figure of a knight at prayer.
I thought he made s good statue.
This figure is SO old I bought it before Grenadier went out of
business and Mirliton took over the molds. 

I might re-take some of the badly focused photos and post them again later.