I was always fond of Games Workshop’s ‘genestealers’, because they’re sinister, xenomorph-inspired, full of hope, and very tolerant of conversions and proxies. Tertii Imperiatoris Cultus – the Cult of the Third Party Emporer – is a project to collect and paint various ‘genestealers’ – old and new, official and fan-sculpted, produced by small companies or converted by me.