Welcome to another great work in progress post on Jkin’s Pre-Heresy Style Thousand Sons. He’s really putting a lot of work into these guys, and it definitely shows.
It’s nice every once in awhile to see a hobbyist doing something for the love of the hobby, rather than what plays well- or is considered the best.
Even better is the fact he’s chosen such a rich and cohesive theme to work with.
Today I have some shots of his Work In Progress (WIP) Sphinx Pattern Chaos Defiler. I think this guy really fits the Egyptian theme and feel to his Scarab Occult Thousand Sons army.
Jkin made this monstrosity by combining the Defiler and Tomb Kings Sphinx kit. Some cutting of WarSphinx model (the dog looking one) was necessary to get the top torso holding the NecroSphinx torso into one workable assembly.
Then he added magnets between the normal defiler torso mount ring and the bottom of the Sphinx assembly, and attached it right to the defiler.
He also placed some of the hieroglyphic plates about to the legs and body, and did away with most of the spikey bits on the model to try to pull it all together theme-wise.
Next he magnetized up the Sphinx tail to the back which gave it what I think is a perfect creepy scorpion construct vibe.
Last but not least he added the battle cannon to the front claw to make it quite the pimp hand, lol. I suggested adding the rear halves of the Necorsphinx Warscythes to his back for a flying insect/ Gundam look, but I think I got shot down on that one.
I think he still has some flushing out of the model to do here and there still, but overall the basic structure looks great. He really meshed the two kits together well in my opinion, and I can’t wait to see this guy finished!
You can checkout all of Jkins Scarab Occult Model posts here.
Up next for the T-sons, Jkin says Pre-Heresy Ahriman! -MBG
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
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Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
