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Hope the exam went well mate. And hope we'll see a glut of good stuff on here now

I really like the ammo band on your last scavenger to.. how did you make it? If you are still looking for names, maybe Kilroy... My uncle told me when they were waiting for D-day you could see "Kilroy was here". It was written ever where. Great work I cant wait to see whats next.

@Yggdrasil - Thanks! It's really easy to make, Just a strip of paper from the instruction leaflet in a box of painkillers (though I'm sure any other paper would also work! ) and some plasticard rod. I'm trying to make counts-as heavy bolters that don't look too heavy so that I can keep my light infantry theme going - I thought the ammo strips would help to differentiate them!

@Captain Roderick - Thank you so much for the nice wishes, and the compliment! The exams went ok, I think. It was MCQs and an oral exam, so it's kinda hard to tell though. I didn't want to kill myself or anyone else afterwards though, which is usually a good sign
Funny you should mention necromunda actually - After being inspired by a few amazing threads here on dakkadakka, I talked my flatmates (who have never played any wargamey type stuff before!) into playing a campaign with me! I'll need to make up some figures for them, but they're picking out their own gangs and giving me some thematic ideas, so hopefully it'll be a really exciting modelling project! Just got to get my head round the rules now...

@Monkeytroll - Thank you! And hopefully you will - I've got a taster today, but I wouldn't call it good just yet

@talons 58 - Thanks to you too! The band is just a strip of paper and plasticard rod - really easy to make! And thanks for the name and the story - I'll be sure to use it somewhere

Here's the first half of my (very slow work) HW team - Hope the GS work isn't too obvious!






As always, I really appreciate any comments you might have, good or bad. It's how I learn!
Scarp

Wow! he looks like he's straight out of borderlands! very nice. (it's a game, and it's a good thing!)

Very nice. You have actually made a catachan who looks like his arms are actually joined to the rest of him! Very cool gun too. I have made a pile of gun types if you want to check them out on my blog (in my sig).

I love all of these models!!!!

Rose_Mountainz wrote:Wow! he looks like he's straight out of borderlands!

QFT...

@Rose_Mountainz and Yggdrasil - Thanks guys! I've actually played (and loved) Borderlands, so that's a pretty massive compliment I wasn't directly going for that look, but I guess you could say I was inspired

@Commander_Cain - Thanks so much! And I know what you mean, catachans do seem to have kind of an arm attachment issue... I've been following your blog for a while - I love your crashed valks!

@origarmi chicken - Thanks a lot mate, really appreciate it

The guy up above is now going to be the heavy in a necromunda gang I'm making, so I'm still looking for a few decent names! I'm currently working on the leader of the gang (working with GS is so much fun!), but hopefully I'll get some fluff up over the next few days. Thanks for staying interested!

Not much progress today I'm afraid, but I just wanted to show something getting done to prove I'm not slacking off completely I've been working on a leader for my Necromunda gang (I've hopefully talked my flatmates into playing!), and it's maybe the most ambitious GSing type thing I've done so far. He's got a shotgun and frag grenades, and I rolled INFILTRATION, so I wanted to make him look sneaky too. Once I've got a scenic base set up, he'll be peeking around a corner. The arms are currently blu-tacked for ease of painting!
(Apologies for the shoddy photos!)





And here's another ganger in a VERY early stage of WIP. She'll be crouched behind a window, with a few empty magazines at her feet.



Also proof that you shouldn't buy a new box set and a razor saw on the same day!

I'll have fluff for the whole gang up pretty soon, but please please please could you let me know anything I could change - I'd love to get painting soon! ;D

I like the gang leader conversion. I play Necrmunda too, it's been a while though. Good luck with your new gang, and 'tutoring' your flat mates in the arts of gang warfare, extortion, etc

You may want to make your gangleaders neck thicker other than that, it looks splendid!

The gang leader looks very sneaky, where did you get the shotgun from?

The leader looks very cool. I can't wait to see him on the base.

I'm going to wait to comment on the new ganger until she is further along, but I like the concept a lot.

And congrats on the "new" playmates! That IS impressive. (not to imply that your work is not impressive. The leaders comlink and hair look super natural and discreet which I find very difficult to pull off.)

great stuff here , you have a very characterfull army there. look like lots of fun to play with!

ooooooo Nercomunda goodness .

I really think your HW guy at the top of the page would be perfect for a Heavy with.... er well heavy stubber.

Your gang leader is looking real good. I like the fact he looks military but isn't armed with a lasgun. I know he is WIP but as Rose_Mountainz suggests he needs a thicker neck.

I look forward to hearing how the gaming gets on too.

Peter

Thanks for all the comments everyone! I'll respond to them all in my next picture update

Nothing new today, but I was hoping one of you sculptorgod type dakkaites (you know who you are ) could help me out! If I'm going for a woolen texture using GS - think thick fisherman jumper type clothing - is there something I could press into it before it cured to get that across? I was thinking of sandpaper, but I don't want to ruin what I've done so far.

I'd really appreciate any advice, and picture update and replies tomorrow!

Scarp


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@Scrazza - thanks a lot, mate! I'm really looking forward to it. Maybe a bit too much...

@Rose_mountainz - Thank you, and thanks for the tip! I've thickened his neck out now (seriously, thanks - I don't know how I missed that!), so hopefully you'll be pleased when I get some photos up!

@Commissar Agro - Cheers! The shotgun is from maxmini. Sorry I couldn't get a direct link, there store is down for updates! They're pretty easy to find though.

@TGG - Thanks so much! I'm really looking forward to basing them too. I've got three gangers all hiding in cover that I'm working on at the mo who have a special role in the fluff. Can't wait to show you them, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how they look together!

@Neil101 - Thanks so much, that's really kind. And thanks for all the picture comments too!

@PDH - I really appreciate that, PDH, as your scavvy thread pretty much gave me the necromunda bug in the first place! The heavy stubber guy is totally going to wind up as a heavy - It wasn't my original intention, but he wound up fitting the role pretty well, I reckon I've thickened up my leader's neck too, so hopefully you'll see some difference in the pics tomorrow.

Cheers for the comments all!

Alright guys, thank you so much for all the tips and comments. I've tried to follow a few suggestions, so hopefully you'll be pleased with the changes! First up is the commander again - his neck is a little thicker now, and I tried to sculpt on some tendons. I also added some specialist shells on a bicep bandolier after a suggestion from a friend on another forum. I think he's pretty much done now, but I'd love any more tips or suggestions you might have - hey, he can only improve, right?



In fluff terms, [insert name] is part of a group of three scouts sent to Rookport Spire - the largest city (i.e. a small hive, complete with underhive) on Caitiff. Their role was to gather survivors interested in joining Ridgeway's cause, but also to hunt out archeotech, fuel and ammo dumps, and anything else that might be useful to a scavenger army. They are not there to start open conflict, and will hide, set ambushes, and avoid contact if necessary. Hence, I'm running with Delaque rules The first three models are pretty militiary in appearance, but the final ganger, heavy and juves will be recruited locals, and have more of a gangland / post-apocalyptic vibe. I'm planning fluff for each character eventually!

A fair few people have said that my female ganger's legs may be too big, and that the general hourglass shape is OTT - I kind of agree with this. I'm planning on bulking out her top extensively though (think thick woolen jumper), and if necessary, I can file down the legs too (though I'm trying to avoid this if I can!). I've got some updated WIPs, that hopefully show this a little better. If you still think she's out of proportion, please feel free to say so - I'm kinda new at this sculpting lark, and I really appreciate all the advice you've given me so far!




The final ganger is just a mocked together pic (complete with mad MS Paint skillz!) and more a display of concept than anything good! The idea is that he's scrambling down some wreckage like you'd move down a scree slope. He has +1 attack in his profile, and I thought one of Ridgeway's hounds would be a good representation of that. Do you like the pose? I'm just asking at this stage so I can change it before any extensive green stuffing!




So what do you think, Dakka? Is the theme alright? How are the poses? Thanks so much for all your input so far - you've really helped me out, and are generally a bunch of super cool people.

Scarp.

I think she looks fine. The US Army fits all their females in mens pants,and in a post-apocalyptic world it would be easier to find mens pants then female. You could bulk out her top a little more but she looks like she could take care of herself in a fight now.You could lie a knife in her lap and it would draw everyones eye away form her pants. With the final ganger I like the pose but he should be looking the same way as the hound. We have alot of pets (Dogs and Cats) and when they turn to look some where It like everyone in the room turns to look the same way.I cant wait to see them painted. Keep up The great work!

I think they are looking great.

The transition from her stomach to her hips seems lumpy, but if you are going for a frumpy suit, that works great. It's might end up resting on the paint job to pull it off for everyone's sake.

The new guy looks very cool, but with the dog that far away they would make for a larger base, I think.

If you said she was sitting down further up the page I may have missed it and her legs make much more sense now! I like the idea of a massive knife of her lap. It will just scream "Hello boys there are lots of sexy ladies like myself in the remnants.... But if you mess with us we'll you up."

Your main man's neck is looking much better. I've just had a look at the maximini website and I want some of their shotguns and sniper rifles now.

I like the idea of the scree slope and the dog, the pose with photoshop lead looks really good, spot on.

@PDH - I really appreciate that, PDH, as your scavvy thread pretty much gave me the necromunda bug in the first place!

High praise indeed. Thank you

Peter

They loog great only critic is thugh that you drop the dog, it looks great but it will be very veery hard to play with. It's not any problems with rules it's just that it'll be hard to place him in cover, show when he's down etc, know what I mean? Except if you plan to be able to move around the dog on it's base own base and connecting it to the ganger with a magnet maybe? Meh, I'm not so sure about it though :O but it certanly looks cool

who's a nice post apocalyptic pooch then.... sick em boy!
like them both

I like the new development, especially with the dog guiding the man down the slope and the girl looking a lot less baggy pants and thin up topside.

But, I must inquire, why have you so few bald guys screaming for no good reason! Every force needs one or more unhelmeted guys screaming without good reason, preferably without any hair left! Maybe they screamed it off! And then who else will use all those extra exclamation marks you have lying around!!!

But yeah, keep it up. Cool stuff -Kaesar II

Apologies for the absence all! It totally had nothing to do with a recent video game release or anything like that.

@Talons 58 - Thanks! And for the tips on the dog too. Come to think of it, my dog pretty much follows my gaze too, so I guess it fits loads better that way
@The Good Green - Thanks a lot! I'm thinking thick woolen jumper for her, so hopefully it'll look ok. I've cleaned her up a bit since the picture too! All my necromunda gangers are going to go on what I think are the termie sized bases - more space to try and make them look dynamic!
@PDH - Thank you, and for the suggestions too. I love maxmini - they have absolutely loads of awesome things, and noone seems to have heard of them, so your stuff can look that little bit fancier
@Rose_Mountainz - Thanks for the compliment! I'm thinking of having the two of em together on a termi sized base, which has a little bit more space for them. I understand what you mean about the problems with gaming, but the guys I'm hoping to play with arent all that competitive, so I'm hoping they won't mind if he's a little exposed when he wouldn't otherwise be! And maybe we could use counters to show he's down or something? Thanks for the warning though - if it does prove a problem, I guess he'll be relegated to display :(
@Neil 101 - Thanks a lot, buddy
@Lord Kaesar II - Thanks! And I know what you mean about lacking the bald screamy heads, it's just missing that little bit of grimdark, isn't it? I do have pretty much an entire section of my bits box devoted to unused bald screaming heads (seriously GW, there's more haircuts available than 'bald' and 'buzzcut'!), and they howl mournfully at me whenever I open it. I'm bound to use one eventually

Just a small update today, more to motivate myself not to let New Vegas take over my life than anything else! This is the base my female ganger (working name: Twitch) will have, and I tried out a bunch of new techniques to make it look old and decrepid, which hopefully you'll like! No prizes for guessing where she'll be sitting. Hopefully you'll get the full model tomorrow or the day after!
(p.s. I say this a lot, but goddamn the camera makes things look worse than in real life!)

Great base. How big is the base?

Nice base! Some bigger ones of them would also make great scenery.

Very nice base.....I hope you're getting lots of inspiration from New Vegas.

I'm not really into Video games (I still play on my Sega Mega Drive occasionally but anything 3d confuses me ) but from the TV advert New Vegas looks pretty and interesting.

Now I'm intrigued as to how you painted the plaster on the inside of that wall?

Peter

Thanks a lot guys! The base is what I think is termi-sized - the next one actually has some models on it, so it might give a better idea of scale

PDH - I don't play too many myself actually, but the Fallout games are just awesome, especially for inspiration for stuff like this! Plus they have a really dark humour throughout, which is always fun The wall technique is actually a technique you told me about in your own thread! I used a very well-watered Vallejo smoke ink and let it run down a wall painted with graveyard earth of its own accord. A bit of patterning with a very old and splayed small drybrush, and that was all there was to it!

Time for another update probably interesting to noone but me, but here's another base!

and some progress on the ganger with the dog who'll eventually be glued to it


As always, I'd love to know what you all reckon, and thanks to everyone who commented!

I love the simple leg switch on that last ganger to get the "stepping down look".

Where is the hound from? I tried to get some of the Mord witch hunter warhounds, but they go for quite silly amounts on ebay.

Thanks a lot TR! The dog is one of the "giant wolves" from copplestone castings. I think they're supposed to be for 15mm scale, but they're pretty dead on for large dogs in 28mm

I've changed the angle of the ganger's head since taking the picture, btw. Looking at it, it just seemed wrong, and now he's focussing more downwardly, and in the direction of the dog. Hopefully it's more natural! I'll try to get a pic up after dinner