Hellraiser Crew for Malifaux - More Thoughts

If I'm going to look at doing this then there are a obviously two primary issues...

1) What models to use?
2) What to have them 'Count-as'?

Models to Use.
Malifaux's models tend to follow either a Steampunk or Cowboy template as well as a few other archetypes that fall in between but they're not big on sadomasochism and though they are fine with leather...it's more cowboys in dusters than gimp outfits...

With that said though, they do have a few that might be suitable with a little conversion work. Obviously any models with guns will need them removed and any close combat weapons will require changing to scalpels  cleavers, serrated knives, etc.

Though I'll be removing inappropriate guns, I can justify ranged weapons due to the that fact that Cenobites have occasionally been shown throwing bladed weapons or similar and Pinhead (and others) have been shown summoning blades on chains over a considerable distance.

So conversion work is something I'm not going to be able to avoid...but to be honest I'd already realised that, lol. Here's a few potential Cenobite substitutes...

She already has the leather and the mutilations and adding blades should be easy.

The one in the middle is most suitable but if painted appropriately I think the others would also be fine.

Not sure about the above two. They certainly have the surgical tools but they're not really the right look...maybe if I painted them black and glossy they might work...

My usual 2nd choice for Malifaux miniatures is Freebooter Miniatures though they tend to be a bit more 'pirate' than 'gimp'...but...

With the nurse outfit painted black and the cultist's hooves made to look like boots they might be okay...but nothing really leaps out at me yet.

Counts As?
Given that most of my Malifaux picks were from the Resurrectionist ranges then they might be a good place to start. Seamus has his 'bag of tools' and his abilities are somewhat appropriate (Slit Jugular for example), McMourning is also an option due to his tendency to lop bits off his victims but neither are exactly melee experts so we might need to think of something else...

If I'm looking at Melee specialists with secondary ranged abilities then I should probably look at Lady Justice and her Death Marshall's. Lady Justice as Pinhead, the Judge as Chatterer and the Death Marshals as the other Cenobites might work though it might take a bit of explaining to my opponent first, lol. I could supplement those with a couple of Ronin as additional cenobites as they're better in Melee. The other option is to go with the Vicktorias, some characters (Taelor, etc.) and the aforementioned Ronin.

Whichever option I pick is going to require a lot of conversion work and a twenty minute briefing session with any-one I have a game against...hopefully it will be worth the effort...if I can be bothered to put that effort in that is...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome...though if the past few posts are anything to go by I probably won't get any, lol.