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This is the newest addition to the Exillis game, the Emissarius!
A truly massive figure, this model stands around a foot tall. it could easily be used any of the Games Workshop Forgeworld Greater Deamons for use in Warhammer 40k Apocalypse Games.
Packaging – The first thing to note about the packaging on this model is the neat system of “Sprue Stacking”. Each sprue has small legs on the lower side, and round holes on the upper allowing several plastic sprues to be stacked in the box securely without danger of components rubbing against each other, very clever. The packaging itself is very simple, a single thin card box. The box card is so thin that it can easily be damaged in transit, infact this box arrived badly crushed. the model inside was not damaged, although some components may have been warped slightly. the box is printed with high quality images of the figure with a size comparison.
Taking a look at this model kit for the first time, i was amazed at how chunky some of the components were. The huge hands are solid lumps of plastic, I’d imagine other manufacturers would produce this component in two pieces allowing it to be hollow and saving pennies in plastic. this does add to the feel of quality in the model. Also the sheer scale of some components, the scythe is as long as two Space Marine Predator Tanks, Its leg is taller than a Dreadnought, craziness.
On the bad side some of the larger pieces didn’t fit well together, the plastic being slightly warped. this is possibly due to the damaged packaging, but this can happen with any plastic models with larger parts. The worst parts for this were, the two half’s of the legs, and fitting together the two half’s of the body, a clear gap visible in the lower jaw. also the end of the tail fitted poorly onto the model, this now keeps getting knocked off, and after one game the scythe snapped at the weak point where the handle is inserted. these problems are easily fixed with some filler putty, and do not take anything away from this great model.
Detail – There’s so much going on this model, its hard to know where to start, one of the first things you see is the “cage” in the stomach of the beast, tormented humans reaching out through the bars. Human faces push through the Emissarius’s skin in places, and bodies crawl out of open wounds. But a closer look at the model reveals even more twisted details, the head of the daemon is clearly the face of a woman…. with horns in place of eyes. An amazing level of detail, allot of love has gone into this, although i think the sculptor might have mental health issues.
Base – The base that comes with this model is very detailed, in the centre a tear in the earth with deformed bodies dragging themselves face down out of the pit. There’s a stone platform either side, for the emissarius’s feet and the cleaved corpse of an archangel lies on the ground at the front of the base. some really nice touches here.
So over all the Emissarius is a cracking model, but you’d have to be a little weird to think this thing up. The company is French, maybe that explains it?
So a 5/5 Stars from Painted Legions, and we’r wondering how Ex Illis can top this!
SKIN – I went for a nice easy scheme for the skin here, a great pinky tortured flesh colour. Start with a basecoat of TALLARN FLESH, a great base for most flesh colours.
METAL – I chose a quick simple method for the metal on this model, start with a basecoat of CHAINMAIL. Wash over this with a mix of THRAKKA GREEN and BADAB BLACK. This darkens down the metal and adds a greenish tint to match the armour plates.
ARMOUR – This is a really neat way to paint armour plates, it gives them a weird glowing look, I’ve seen it used allot on Dark Eldar.
WINGS – Start these by mixing a basecoat of 50/50 ADEPTUS BATTLEGREY/CHAOS BLACK and apply this all over the wings. Individually paint each feather with pure ADEPTUS BATTLEGREY, leaving darker area between each feather. Next Highlight each feather with FORTRESS GREY. This is very simple 3 stage highlighting, and looks ok, But to finish it off wash the entire wings with BADAB BLACK. This will draw all the shades together, making the colours look smoother and more shaded.
ARMOUR – I wanted to get a really fleshy bloody look here. Start with an undercoat of GORE RED, Its reasonably dark, but a rich shade. Drybrush over this with a lighter shade, i mixed in a little orange, but a pinky shade would do well here too. This highlights all the raised areas, these will show through better after the next step! Finally Paint over the whole armour with TAMYIA CLEAR RED, This is an awesome clear, glossy paint, great for use as blood. This gives a wet bloody look to the armour.
Firstly basecoat them in black, I used the Citadel Chaos Black spray paint
Mix up a wash of 50/50 BADAB BLACK/DEVLAN MUD and apply this to all areas. Then add an edge highlight to the metal areas using a brighter shade of metallic paint
This model is a little larger than a Space Marine Dreadnought, but could easily be used as one, or even an Imperial Guard Sentinel. There are other larger walkers in this range, these could easily be used in place of games workshops Tanks. The models base is a non standard size and design, it can be easily removed by peeling away the layer of plastic underneath and cutting away two small rivets.
The stand for the pintle mounted gun was attached in reverse, forcing the gun to be facing backwards, this didn’t take long to correct but its annoying. Also the U shaped guard over the lights at the front was attached at an angle, this looks bad. The armour plates on the feet flap around loosely, this could be annoying when painting the model so i decided to fix them in place with super glue. The spotlight component fits poorly into its hole, when i applied some pressure it snapped at a weak point on one of the arms. I’m not usually ham fisted, so I’m assuming this is a weak point in the design. 
The model appears to be made from green plastic, but after scraping away some mould lines its clear that the model has been coated in green paint. there are some transfers/stencils on the sides of the tank, again these look like they were off a cheap kids toy.
This is a review for Games Workshops Plastic Warhammer Vampire Counts Banshee Model. This is the newest model in the plastic blister pack range.
it hard to get a good join and leaving a clearly visible line. The sculpting is excellent, the model has a distinctive style similar to the other plastic single figures recently released by games workshop, angular looking with sharp lines, but also large flat areas. The model stands taller than the original banshee figure, defiantly more imposing on the battlefield but un-realistic as a 28mm human female form, but i guess banshees can be any size, who knows.
4 – Apply a wash of 50/50 DEVLAN MUD/BADAB BLACK, This darkens down the colours, and gives them a common tone.
Packaging – These models came in fairly basic packaging, a heat sealed plastic bag with a card attachment. This is more than adequate for these sturdy metal models, although not as a professional looking as some of the larger companies.
The models have allot of detail and are sculpted well, one trooper has a cigar hanging from his mouth, and the commander is speaking into a hand held radio. The details and the proportions of the models are consistent in all the models i have. Also most of the weapons come un-attached, so its easy to swap them!
pressure can build up inside the joining points pushing the two half’s apart, this does not seem to happen with these larger connectors. Another nice point, The Sprues inside the starter set were designed with small legs on one side, and a notch in the other. The Sprues stack neatly ontop of each other without the components touching, this minimizes the risk of the models being damaged, a really nice design feature.
The model looks great when assembled, although again there are few optional parts and a lack of poseability. The only optional parts being a choice of 5 similar shield designs.
