Warhammer 40k Space Cops, the Adeptus Arbites, History, Minis and Proxies

[@MM-io7pr]

for the ones too young to remember "Gestapo Bob Harris" refers to the host of the BBC Old Grey Whistle Test music show, "Blaster Bellamy" is probably bearded TV wildlife guy David Bellamy, Ramperpo - Rambo, not sure about the rest. My generation used to pronounce "Arbites" as though it rhymed with "arc lights" so yeah myriad are the ways

[@Ralndrath]

An Adeptus Arbites Judge after being sent to the past: I'm Space Cop. I'm from the 41st millennium. The 41st millennium of Space lol

[@paulofreire7520]

Great time capsule, my man. Actually, that Marshall reminds me more of Clint Eastwood. 👍🏻

[@oldschoolfrp2326]

Void figures are always useful; I picked up a couple of Mordian Iron Guard figures because they look like the dress uniform of a police unit serving alongside Arbites

[@nigelagilebear]

Rogue Trader allowed the use of many old citadel models under differers guises. There were almost no figurines at the start. The Arbites was some simple fluff to allow the Judge models to be used, like they were in playtesting at the Design Studio.

[@username12120]

"Con Air meets Pandorum" God, I'd kill to see THAT movie. That sounds awesome.

[@demonstructie]

Thoroughly enjoy these nostalgia trips you do mate

[@brotherhoodofsteel4751]

So glad they brought back this faction. Also in the Cain novels it gets pointed out multiple times that he often confuses local law enforcement with the Arbites and that there is a judge Dread series knockoff in the 40K universe called arbitrator morose.

[@mkstarstorm8822]

Arbites are also playable in the Dark Heresy rpg and Enforcers are enemies in the Wrath & Glory rpg

[@oldhammered]

Thanks! I know almost nothing about the RPGs. Would you recommend them?

[@anna-elizabeth]

@@oldhammered I have "Rogue Trader" and "Deathwatch", they are both well-presented. I love that "Rogue Trader RPG" is like the anti-Star Trek. The Prime Directive? Get paid, and make sure the Emperor gets His cut. RT has some really interesting character templates, Navigators, veterans if the Guard or the Navy, Mechanicus Explorators, rich ladies that have a fetish for cybernetic upgrades, there are a lot of cool things in the RPG.

[@mkstarstorm8822]

@@oldhammered Wrath & Glory is the 40k rpg I have the most experiance with I the one I would recommend to new players as it can be played with any faction and part of the setting where as I would recommend the specialised ffg rpgs if you really want to play a more in depth experiance with a specific faction.

[@worlds-in-conflict]

I have hundreds of Arbites and Enforcer figs already but those new Kill-Team plastics looks AWESOME!

[@kwisatz_haderach1445]

I do wish this troops were more flesh out and supported within the whole of the 40k. If you think about it they are the 1st contact and control against all the enemies of the Imperium. So many scenarios are just waiting to be played out.

[@abatter]

Great video. Thanks for putting it together.

[@justincolussy-estes8447]

I, too, have loved the Void sculpts for ages. Over 20 years ago I moved and had no one to play Void with, so I turned my Junkers into Arbites. I like their look a little better for 40k (don't like the samurai helmets on the guys you suggested). Anyway, I've pulled out the old metal sculpts and am getting the old gang back together!

[@atlasallen-manning6092]

illuminating as always!

[@josefernandobellavista4445]

The new Necromunda figures are simply awesome. One of the many cool things about them is that they are very comparible to one another for conversions( well other than the Eschers and Goliath that is).

[@FunkBastid]

I just started reading judge dredd from prog 1, and have a bunch of the old metal arbites. That may be my next project

[@andrewhopkins]

Great vid. I always thought they were pronounced “Ar-bites” as in “bites an apple”.

[@oldhammered]

Hi Andrew. I thought so too, but then I watched the Warhammer Preview, and they kept calling them Ar-Bee-Tees. Does sound weird though, doesn't it?

[@MajorSvenGaming]

I also thought the same.... As a kid it made sense because they "took a bite out of crime".... Nice video.

[@anna-elizabeth]

I have an idea for a campaign, it would be like Arbites, gang fighters, and Planetary Defense troopers - perhaps using Stargrave minis for the PDF - backed up by a small force of Marines, against Genestealer Cults or Chaos. Like "Fight For Your World". It's more of an RT, KT, skirmish, small forces, lots of terrain, narrative thing.

[@Azoth86730]

Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness - Ordo Malleus army list featuring the Arbites as troops for Rogue Trader Chapter Approved: The Book of the Astronomican featuring two Arbites characters for Rogue Trader White Dwarf 130 (UK) Adeptus Arbites sketch by Jes Goodwin for the upcoming Citadel miniatures White Dwarf 169 (UK) Adeptus Arbites army list for 2nd Edition, this one was important Citadel Journal 29 featuring a "Chapter Approved" Adeptus Arbites army list for 3rd Edition Citadel Journal 29 army list was allowed to be used during the Third War for Armageddon global campaign as per the website as an allied list for the Imperium armies Imperial Armour Update 2002 featuring Repressor, which could also transport Adeptus Arbites ruleswise, Imperial Armour Volume 1 also had Tarantula Sentry Gun with Arbites colours as scheme Codex Battlezone: Cityfight had an Adeptus Arbites Precinct Fortress as a scenario and terrain guide Fanatic Magazine 5 had Arbites rules for Inquisitor TT, heralding the release of 54mm Arbites Judge miniature Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 10 had BFG rules for the Adeptus Arbites ship, Punisher Class Strike Cruiser Forge World Open Day 2012 at AdeptiCon had event exclusive resin Enforcer with hound

[@oldhammered]

Very cool. Thanks!

[@danielcannon9893]

Really tempted to pull out my old arbites, I have some duplicates but I’m missing that bolter mini

[@SpannSr1970]

I bought an OG squad of Arbites on eBay for $30!

[@tarnocdoino3857]

I’m just stuck on these R-bee-tees. Though Are-bites was a little more common.

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Arbeetees? I've been calling the Ar-bites!

[@rutgaurxi7314]

I have a few old metal models, I will follow use necro/ 2nd edition rules for my scenarios, as well as the Journal rules. I may well be the only one here, but the new models while looking really good for the most part, look slightly awkard to me, just something I can't quite pinpoint.

[@walt_man]

Definitely prefer the older sculpts. No Age of Simar feel to the legs. No scopes, revolver, silenced shotgun lol

[@deviantknight7009]

I always pronounce it Adeptus Ar-baɪts (like the word bites at the end). Especially the Judge Dredd astetics from the 90s and 2000s minis

[@dexterello]

Nice

[@paulmarine5055]

"Ar-bee-tees" over "Ar-bites" odd choice

[@oldhammered]

I thought so too, but I guess that’s how they pronounce it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHu6hYhrlNl3e5I

[@alexjones1027]

Arbitees?

[@oldhammered]

Apparently the official pronunciation is ar-bee-tees: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHu6hYhrlNl3e5I

[@alexjones1027]

@@oldhammered I always assumed it was Ar-bee-tay, to mirror As-tar-tay, but after some brief research it looks like I was wrong about that too.

[@Vandal_Savage]

R-bee-tees 🤣

[@oldhammered]

Sounds weird, but that's what they called them on the Warhammer Preview. Is that not correct?

[@Vandal_Savage]

@@oldhammered I've not seen the Warhammer Preview so I couldn't comment. I am an old English man who's only really interested in old hammer stuff so I would pronounce the word Arbites as I would pronounce the word Arbitrator, as in 'R-bites'. Also up until recently I've only ever heard it pronounced 'R-bites'. I suspect it's an an Americanism to pronounce it 'R-bee-tees'. Anyway, however you pronounce it, thank for the upload and the trip down memory lane 😊

[@oldhammered]

I had been pronouncing it as R-bites as well. Forced myself to say R-bee-tees for the video. It was a struggle! BTW, I think the Preview presenters were British, so we Americans didn’t do it! 😂

[@Vandal_Savage]

@@oldhammered nurr... I'm going to have to look it up now... I think Games Workshop is a company that survives and thrives with change, it has to keep renaming things and recategorising it's products to maintain an interest and encourage people to keep buying their stuff and for a company that been selling toy soldiers for the last 40 odd years, it seems to work!

[@orosirian1]

I think the odd pronunciation is because 'arbites' is sort of derived from the ancient Latin word 'arbiter' (judge). Makes them sound very official and imposing I suppose :-)

[@someguycamping9972]

Why are people saying Gallowdark instead of grimdark? I miss an inside joke or something?

[@anna-elizabeth]

"Gallowdark" is the Space Hulk being boarded and searched in the new KT sets, like "Into the Dark".

[@someguycamping9972]

@@anna-elizabeth Ohhhhhh, okay.

[@marcraygun6290]

Jude Deddf bikes .....space marines bikes.....just saying