The next Sisters of Battle reveal is here! The Hospitaller is a an interesting miniature, and I am very curious of your thoughts on it. After all we have been waiting a super long time and of all the lines of miniatures GW puts out, the Sisters of Battle have a ton of 3rd party options for sculpts that rival these, and GW's "A" game needs to be evident for the Adeptus Sororitas.
Here she is.
via the Warhammer Community
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/19/battle-sister-bulletin-part-14-the-sister-hospitallergw-homepage-post-3/
Today, we’re showing you a sneak preview of the new Hospitaller miniature as she continues to take shape…
Amazing, isn’t she? The design creates a sense of drama, telling a story much like that displayed by the Primaris Apothecary. It appears that the Battle Sister at her feet is beyond saving, as the Hospitaller is clearly ministering a final benediction to commend her charge’s soul to the Emperor, reading a passage from a sacred tome clutched in her left hand.
With the last of her strength, the mortally wounded Battle Sister is offering up her immortal spirit with an outstretched hand – after all, a warrior of the Adepta Sororitas would never let a minor thing like dying get in the way of showing her dedication to the Master of Mankind!
The Hospitaller has loads of interesting details, such as the symbolic doves carrying unfurled scrolls of holy scripture, and the hollow helm (complete with full interior detail!) of the fallen Battle Sister on her scenic base. The new design also features a number of callbacks to the original model (shown below), such as the pleated habit and the optional rebreather mask.
Unlike the previous miniature, the new Hospitaller design is wearing full Adepta Sororitas power armour, complete with backpack. This has the added benefit of making the perfect mount for a full array of chirurgeon’s tools, readily identifying the Hospitaller as a battlefield medic as well as a solemn deliverer of last rites.
As with the bare and masked head options, the monstrance* held aloft in the Hospitaller’s right hand will also have an alternative variation – great news if you’re planning to include more than one Hospitaller in your Adepta Sororitas collection!
With the Hospitaller set to cater to all your battlefield healing needs, we’ll be back in a couple of weeks with more Adepta Sororitas news.