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 Bruticus wrote:
To be honest, the possibilities for converting at 6mm are pretty limited unless you play Orks or Chaos. My armies currently have basically no conversions except to use some 3rd party bits from Shapeways and the like. I do intend to make 6mm versions of my various inquisitor characters though. But for me, 28mm is where I do the conversions and 6mm is some sort of zen collecting and painting thing where I can just make row after row of neat and tiny little soldiers.

I've actually got a load of half built/half painted models to show soon, but for now here is a sneak peak at one of the Dark Mechanicus Fallen Cherubim.

He looks like he needs a job, my servo skull janitors are hiring right now. With his wings he could help by dusting the high places....I know they all could do that, but he has WINGS. Just messing with you...he's great, very creative, looking forward to more moving out

Awww cute little guy. I shall name him Bob and we shall run and play together.

Are Bob's wings from a Night Lords ceremonial helmet?

Just awesome! Exalted!

You might like my Necromundan ash waste nomads as a 40K army, the idea grew out of playing Necro games too, alas the terrain we have is (still) the property of a friend, I would love to build ruins myself!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/537637.page#5808835

OOOOHHHHHH, that´s cute and again, i see nurgle on him , i see most of your caos dudes have nurgle bits on them, is that for som reason or just coincidence?, i prefer tzeentch but i have to admit nurgle is the one with most usefull bits.

PD: I bought festus long ago and since then i had his little partner hanging arroung, so i think i´ll just try and make a mini-servitor myself (with no wings thought, i prefer him to walk)

PD2: thanks for the info llamahead

Ah well just so you don't think I am copying that idea, I already have that model being painted:



They are made with the wings from Nightlord helmets indeed, that was the hardest bit to figure out, couldn't find little feathered wings but then I realised bat wings would be better anyway. I want them to be winged as they are meant to be an evil version of cherubim rather than another kind of servo skull construct.

E: Oh and it's just coincidence that I have used Nurgle bits a lot. Although I do enjoy de-Nurglifying things ever since making Bull Gorg. The Nurgle lord is especially fun to work with.

 Bruticus wrote:
Ah well just so you don't think I am copying that idea, I already have that model being painted:
E: Oh and it's just coincidence that I have used Nurgle bits a lot. Although I do enjoy de-Nurglifying things ever since making Bull Gorg. The Nurgle lord is especially fun to work with.

1-I don´t think anyone would have believed you copied that idae, because it´s actually me who is being inspired by your idea, so, if you were copying an idea it would be the idea of the second nurgle-servoskull-cherubin thing, which is actually yours, and to see if that´s copying or not we would have to get into philosophycal things (but i´m sorry for interfering in your path)

2-yeah, as someone that has de-nurglified both the nurgle chaos lord and festus i have to say that de-nurglifying things is something that feels very good indeed

PD: how many of those little things have you got there? will they be a full squad? aah, it would be great to see a full horde of those mini-servitors on some kind of siege...

Aw, the little evil putti are cute in a weird sort of way!

Oh by the way if you change your mind on Rocksteady I've got a spare Rhinox Head.....

Great models Bruticus!
I especially love the cherubim. Cute little guy!

Bit of a change of direction, this is the start of an Ash Waste Bounty Hunter gang. The Ash Waste rules are a supplement to Necromunda and basically just include the Gorkamorka vehicle rules. So it's Gorkamorka without the Orks. You can have a full gang of bounty hunters, although they are not quite as formidable as the Necromunda hired guns. Here's what I have so far:



This is the Pynkertonne Agency - guilder operatives, bounty hunters, freelance peacekeeping agents, thieftakers muscle for hire. Led by Boris Raskolnikov, former Goliath ganger turned freelancer and his faithful cyber-mastiff Yarrick - named after a great hero of the Imperium. The gang is monitored by Hugo Comstock, the guilder agent and money man, and is rounded out by Mappo, a former scavvy who now works as a turncoat, hunting and tracking his own kind.



This is Boris, he used to be the leader of my Goliath gang when I started out (you can see the original models of him and Yarrick here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/359683-Goliath%20Gang.html?m=2)



This is Yarrick, he's grown a bit since his last incarnation, but seeing as Cyber-Mastiff are like the Land Raiders of Necromunda I think this is a reasonable size.



The guilder agent is a liability on missions, despite having access to the best equipment he is not a skilled fighter and if he gets killed the gang faces the wrath of the guilders



Mappo uses a long rifle, a move or fire weapon with a hefty kick, used in the Ash Wastes to take out the drivers of vehicles. As a turncoat he is reviled by scavvies and mutants everywhere.



The tracked vehicle will eventually gain crew members, and the gang will get some more vehicles, as in the Ash Wastes the entire gang needs to be able to be transported.

I might do a few more details and odds and ends this week, but they need to be ready for a game on Saturday where I hope they will get to bring PDH's scavvie scum to face guilder justice.

Awesome Ash Wastes stuff, Bruticus! Boris is a solid ash waster for sure and loving their ride! Nice conversion, build, and paint on their tracked vehicle.

Never disappointed by your updates! Superb stuff. Very atmospheric and characterful!

Lovely work, been reading up on the Ash Wastes rules myself so this is good timing. The dog's name is brilliant, one of those little details you always do so well. Normally we stray away from using names from the canon but of course people would name there children and pets after famous figures, we do now. It seems so brilliantly obvious when you do it.

Have you written or created anything from a universe of your own divising? Since you have an eye for these human details that bring a universe to life I would imagine it's something you have at keast dabbled in.

Pynkertonne? Comstock? Seems like someone has been enjoying his Bioshock Infinite a little too much!

Seriously, though, these are fantastic! Really enjoying the Outrider/desperado vibe about them Raskolnikov has got to be my favourite -- that's a pretty inspired use for that SW head there!

Hugely impressive and inspiring work, as usual!

Awesome, I like how they look like a cohesive unit, but still retain individual personalities - very nice!

Take it the vehicles based on an Ork Big Trakk really liking the guilder he looks like bureaucratic muscle.

Pynkertonne? Comstock? Seems like someone has been enjoying his Bioshock Infinite a little too much!

I haven't played Bioshock Infinite, not a fan of the bioshock games in general. The Pinkertons were a real detective agency in the wild west - basically muscle for hire. And the comstock was a giant silver mine (and a character from Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle). So Comstock had connotations of money and power to me. I guess that bioshock had the same ideas. I got my inspiration from Deadwood, the best TV show ever.

the guilder he looks like bureaucratic muscle

I am really pleased with how he looks, like a smug little thug who has come into money. Tough enough to survive in the wastes but not nearly as smart or tough as he thinks he is. And yeah that's a forgeworld trakk thing.

The dog's name is brilliant, one of those little details you always do so well. Normally we stray away from using names from the canon but of course people would name there children and pets after famous figures, we do now. It seems so brilliantly obvious when you do it.

This is something I always thought ought to be more common. Look at how we venerate/create heroes in times of war, and in 40k they have larger than life legends just walking around all over the place. I'm sure the story of Yarrick would be repeated ad infinitum in propoganda documentaries, etc. The gang will also have a guy who is a wannabe space marine - in the same way that you might get a mercenary today that is a wannabe special forces type.

 Bruticus wrote:
I haven't played Bioshock Infinite, not a fan of the bioshock games in general. The Pinkertons were a real detective agency in the wild west - basically muscle for hire. And the comstock was a giant silver mine (and a character from Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle). So Comstock had connotations of money and power to me. I guess that bioshock had the same ideas. I got my inspiration from Deadwood, the best TV show ever.

I knew about the Pinkertons, of course, but I didn't realise Comstock did have that other use. Just seemed like an obvious connection to make. Oh well...

That's a great conversion of Creed! You do a great job unifying disparate models with a similar color palette. Boris has a ton of character also!

Comstock is also the brand name of a damn fine pie filling.

Bruticus wrote:

Casey's Law wrote:The dog's name is brilliant, one of those little details you always do so well. Normally we stray away from using names from the canon but of course people would name there children and pets after famous figures, we do now. It seems so brilliantly obvious when you do it.

This is something I always thought ought to be more common. Look at how we venerate/create heroes in times of war, and in 40k they have larger than life legends just walking around all over the place. I'm sure the story of Yarrick would be repeated ad infinitum in propoganda documentaries, etc. The gang will also have a guy who is a wannabe space marine - in the same way that you might get a mercenary today that is a wannabe special forces type.

Genius, your mind holds an embarrassment of riches, sir. The more blogging you do the more I find little gems to hoard away, keep it up!

As usual I love your stuff. Not too fond of the cherub though, but that might change seeing it painted and in context with his owner.
Ash wasters are high on my long list of future projects, so I'm always happy seeing what others imagine them to be like.

 Bruticus wrote:
I got my inspiration from Deadwood, the best TV show ever.

Careful there, Deadwood was awesome no mistake, but for the title of the best there is some stiff competition. Have you seen The Wire? By many it is considered the best show ever and I can see why, even though I'd say that despite the fantastic quality of both shows it's impossible to objectively say which is better.

Careful there, Deadwood was awesome no mistake, but for the title of the best there is some stiff competition. Have you seen The Wire? By many it is considered the best show ever and I can see why, even though I'd say that despite the fantastic quality of both shows it's impossible to objectively say which is better.

Yeah, of those two, usually my favourite is just whichever I have seen most recently. I think Deadwood just about swings it, but the fact it misses a fourth season is a bit of a pain. At least it got further than Carnivale, which would have been so great if they had finished it.

Jake the phrase knocked it for six comes to mind. These guys are brilliant.

I'm so impressed with what you have put together using some clever base models.

Boris just looks hard....but I bet he will cry like a big girls blouse when Gruber smacks him in the face with a rusty chainsword. Really nice shotgun...where is it from? I thik the white hair turned out well from the pictures.

Yarrick - I hope saying down boy works. That is one hell of a mean cyber mastiff.....clever using the cable down the spine.

Guilder agent - Nice explanation to his presence. Really nice free hand on his wanted poster.

Mappo - My favourite. What you have done to the bolg is awesome. His arms and rifle look perfect. Did you sculpt the hat? I knew the Maggot Eating Cheese Farmers should have bunged him in the pot rather than exile him. Oh well they wont make the same mistake twice.

See you Saturday...now I'd better get painting.

 Bruticus wrote:
At least it got further than Carnivale, which would have been so great if they had finished it.

So true, the loss of Carnivale and Firefly are two great travestys.

Naming a best TV show is never going to mean anything though. It's impossible to compare Garth Marenghi's Darkplace to Misfits to Band of Brothers for instance, the genres alone are worlds apart.

Dude! Those are some brilliant conversions and even more brilliant paintjobs!

That gang is beautiful! Boris is awesome, they are all suitably gritty and ash covered, and the vehicle is the best part. Any chance there will be more gear or stowage on that vehicle? No reason to stop there! It gives me the impression of being a rugged machine but I feel like it doesn't feel like home yet

So much character in these guys ... The pipe gun is insane !

Looking forward to seeing my techs scrap that banger for parts though :-)

Wonderful stuff, Bruticus! Ash waste gangers are close to my heart and you've done them beautifully. As always the conversions are seamless and could pass for stock, but favourite bits:
(in no particular order)
- So much character in all of them! They each have a distinct personality that comes through, and that's the most important thing in any gang, so major kudos there.
- Beautiful weathering all round - the ash is perfect without being overdone
- Wanted poster is a great character touch
- Turquoise vehicle is a brave colour choice that worked out really well
- Paint job on Boris' shotgun is absolutely ace. Love the base colours and love the scorch marks

Really can't wait to see the rest of the crew!

PDH - yep, sculpted the hat. Quite a lot of the rest of the gang (the models I have started anyway) have hats, oddly these three guys are the ones with fewer hats and less breathing equipment, the rest ought to look more like they are post-apocalyptic cowboys. Boris is a bit of a legend in my games of Necromunda, he used to just be a murder-machine until he met a grisly end to a melta gun. But then we discovered a loop hole in the rules and like all the best villains that was enough to let him stage a come-back.The shotgun is a forgeworld marine recon shotgun I think.

Casey - yeah my brother always criticises me for making lists, but whatever! I love Deadwood, the only real question is if it is the best TV show EVER or if that honour has to go to the Simpsons. (Yeah I know it is pointless to even try).

Dsteingass - thanks! Ash Wastes is quite similar to Fallout I reckon, but I think the track ended up looking quite Borderlands-ish. Maybe it's the bright colour.

Meade - maybe I should have added more stowage. I just discovered that the real Pinkertons had an awesome banner so I might add that at some point. The truck has a tow hook so I could do a trailer full of gear.

Neil - I actually cut that long rifle down a couple of times, originally it was about 50% longer. It's quite a powerful weapon in Necromunda (he uses up a heavy weapon slot) so I wanted it to look reasonably beefy.

Scarper - I'd love to take out a contract on your gang! I find it hard to not get carried away with quite over the top characters/models though and I admire your more realistic take on things. Luckily I think Bounty Hunters are the ultimate Necromunda badasses so it's OK for them to be a bit larger than life. The gang will only have a few actual bounty hunters, the rest are mercenaries (basically juves).

Funnily enough I barely thought about the turquoise except that I really like how it looks paired with an ash/bone colour, and how I wanted to see how it would look with brown weathering. I just like the colour. I guess at some point, some bounty hunter bought a bright turquoise truck to drive around in, but luckily it looks ok now it is all beaten up.