The Adeptus
Arbites are the police force for the Imperial of Man, responsible for enforcing
Imperial Law on Imperial held worlds. Outfitted with suits Carapace Armour, the
Adeptus Arbites are granted the right to serve as jury, judge and executioner
for any Imperial caught breaking the law.
Adeptus
Arbites (front)
Adeptus
Arbites (back)
Adeptus
Arbites (front)
Adeptus
Arbites (back)
I first
started painting Warhammer 40,000 miniatures in the early 2000s, during the 3rd
edition of the game; at this time, the metal Adeptus Arbites miniatures were no
longer part of the mainstream Warhammer 40,000 range (they may have been a
special order item at this time). Thus, I
did not know GW produced Adeptus Arbites miniatures until two or three years ago. In my search for ‘old school’ Imperial Guard
miniatures, I came across these Adeptus Arbites miniatures in the summer, and
have recently painted them.
The
look of these miniatures is reminiscent of Judge Dredd (since I have never read
the comics, my familiarity with the franchise is limited to the movies: 1995
and 2012 films). While I like the Judge
Dredd look, I wanted these miniatures to have a distinct look from Judge Dredd;
yet, I still wanted the colour patterns of these miniatures to capture the look
of law enforcement offices. Thus, I decided
to use blues as the primary colour for these miniatures.
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For
more images of these miniatures, please visit the Adeptus Arbites section of
the Old Guard; a website dedicated to Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K
miniatures, with a focus on the classic range of Imperial Guard models from the
1990s.
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