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Hello there

Finally started to rebuild my Imperial Guard army the way I like it: I have thrown out the medium and heavy tanks and regular infantry (soldiers and ogryns). These are actually for sale on: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/535523.page (minus the veterans and the Exterminator, I have used them for parts. Price to be negotiated!). In go a whole lot of models from all over the place to build a irregular light infantry army. These will depict the ash waste nomads between two major hive cities on Necromunda (whoever knows the Necromunda fluff might remember them) and resemble a crossover between the Fremen from Dune and the survivors of a nuclear holocaust.

The actual rules for the Necromunda (skirmish) nomads can be found on: http://files.sigil.biz/data/fo_031_ash_wastes_nomads.pdf , so I am mirroring these rules. Meaning no flamers and respirators for everybody. I also give all models a grey coat under which they can take shelter and become nigh invisible in the ash wastes.

The only vehicles will be 6 sentinels and 10 rough riders.

The first part of this army can be found on my (Dark Eldar forum) page on: http://www.thedarkcity.net/t3254-project-log-the-nomad-legion-necromundan-ig-army. Here (and there) I will add step two: taking a troop choice and turning it into an army.

For this, I have gathered models from just about everywhere and have started cutting and pasting and green stuffing.

Here are the models I have finished last year:



Here is the work that awaits my immediate attention:

Wow, that's a major fluffy list. I love it! I'm a big fallout fan so anything that looks that came out from a "Post-apocalyptic" interests me a lot

They really have a ragtag look and I like your idea of painting a different (but good looking) spot color to distinguish squads

Any chance for some closeups? I think I see a Colonial Marine pulse rifle on the leftmost blue soldier

You mean like these?










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And let's hope that - while it is a 'major fluffy list', it will also perform on a battlefield!

The army doctrine is stealth and manoeuvre.

- I have a combined infantry platoon of 30 models behind an Aegis defense line (rubble lines) armed with anti-infantry weapons and supported by mortars, autocannons and lascannons.

- A second combined infantry platoon of 30 models outflanks (Al'Rahem). An astropath (ratskin shaman) in my main HQ will mean I have some control on when and where it will appear.

- The six sentinels (with camo netting) will bridge the gap between both platoons.

- The 10 rough riders (on rusty bikes) will act as my anti-tank reserve.

Finishing up at 1500 points.

Yes, exactly like that. Now I can see how ragtag they actually are. Almost all of them are different from each other, you even have some cool looking female IG in there! Some of them I think I recognize from the female Necromunda gang.

Like it a lot so far and I'm really curious to see those rusty bikes you are going to Count-as Rough Riders!

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Yes, exactly like that. Now I can see how ragtag they actually are. Almost all of them are different from each other, you even have some cool looking female IG in there! Some of them I think I recognize from the female Necromunda gang.

Like it a lot so far and I'm really curious to see those rusty bikes you are going to Count-as Rough Riders!

Haha I thought you would! Alas they are as of yet totally unfinished. Perhaps you would accept this one as a starter?

I need to redo his lance though...



The female troops are from:

- the unknown 'colonial marine' firm
- GW Necromunda Escher
- GW Tanith Ghosts
- Wargames Foundry


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The result of quite a few hours of mad rebuilding, here is the first part of my second wave of nomads...

Sadly this also meant reconverting models which I had already painted, but oh well...

Oh man, that bike is gonna be awesome. Troopers on dirt bikes carrying around giant lances, haha, glorious!

I really dig the left Chimera. It looks so crappy, so banged up, so beat up, it's perfect

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Oh man, that bike is gonna be awesome. Troopers on dirt bikes carrying around giant lances, haha, glorious!

I really dig the left Chimera. It looks so crappy, so banged up, so beat up, it's perfect

I gather you mean sentinel?

Thanks for your heartfelt enthousiasm

I would love to play a game with you, I guess we're in the hobby for the same reason: to tell a good story!

Alas, Portugal is somewhat too far out...

Here, a little something to get you drooling :-) Ramshackle catalogue on: http://www.ramshacklegames.co.uk/catalogue/RAMSHACKLE_GAMES_2013.pdf



First batch undercoated!



These are the first 40 shot at the back:

Yea, Sentinel, what a silly mistake

What a beautiful collection of random bikes. There really isn't almost any uniformity among those forces: if it works, it's scavenged! I don't even know how that 4-wheeler is able to move with the multi-melta sticking out from the front.

Oh and thanks for the catalogue, it's always nice to learn about a new store

Good luck with the painting. Any idea idea what you are going to start with?

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Good luck with the painting. Any idea idea what you are going to start with?

First target: converting and undercoating all models
Second target: moving to a new city :-)

We'll see from there.

Mare wrote:

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Good luck with the painting. Any idea idea what you are going to start with?

First target: converting and undercoating all models
Second target: moving to a new city :-)

We'll see from there.

I agree with the first target. The second not so much. That will seriously hinder the painting! No moving until all painting is done!

Ah well, jokes aside, I hope you are moving because of happy reasons. Good luck with that project as well

A second wave of (heavily converted) reinforcements!



Conversions until now:

My third and last wave of reinforcements! These models need green stuff capes and scarves, sawdust and a lick of grey undercoat, alas I don't have much time these few days, so I would like to share these last models in this state as a starter.

That's still a looooot of capes and scarves to do but I guess you already have a good amount of practice

I really want to see those Sentinels painted I have a soft spot for the chickens!

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
That's still a looooot of capes and scarves to do but I guess you already have a good amount of practice

I really want to see those Sentinels painted I have a soft spot for the chickens!

Done! Tomorrow or tuesday the sawdust and the undercoat!

Hopefully wednesday at the latest the army overview

Nice little group. Do you intend to use them in Necromunda./Ash Wastes as well?

I have a couple of those Ramshackle bikes waiting to be used in a bounty hunter gang, they are decent models. I think a much smaller lance is in order though, maybe you can find a spear or lance arm from Fantasy to use instead?

 Bruticus wrote:
Nice little group. Do you intend to use them in Necromunda./Ash Wastes as well?

I have a couple of those Ramshackle bikes waiting to be used in a bounty hunter gang, they are decent models. I think a much smaller lance is in order though, maybe you can find a spear or lance arm from Fantasy to use instead?

I used a nail, but yes, it is excessive, I agree, so I will change them...

Ah and just to say: I am honoured you make it to here! I just adore your Necromunda efforts


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Final batch of reinforcements undercoated!

Alas, I noticed my two front storm troopers (or carapace veterans) haven't been based yet...

Next shots: army overview!

OK, here comes the whole army (at 1500 points). Missing are 10 rough riders on bikes. Just about everything (barred 10 models or so) is converted!



First up, the defending infantry base of 30 las/autogunners with commissar, 4 nomads and a warchief.



This infantry base is led by a warlord, a standard bearer and 3 veteran nomads with sniper rifles. They are in the company of an astropath (ratskin shaman)



A firebase of three heavy weapon groups (3 mortars, 3 autocannons and 3 lascannons) are behind cover in the rear.



This infantry troop of 30 las/autogunners is led by a commissar. An outflanking warchief (Al'Rahem equivalent), a ratskin (fluff) and 3 plasma gunners lead the troop.



3 scout seninels with multilasers try to find excellent firing positions and fill in the gap between the outflanking infantry and the firebase.



Another 3 scout sentinels with autocannons and a lascannon try to find a better firing position.



8 basic nomad storm troopers are out on their own, with an agenda of their own.



And finally, 3 missile launchers, 3 nomad juves (no function in 40K, only in Necromunda), 3 grenade launchers, 3 meltagunners, 2 plasmagunners and 2 more storm troopers act as a strategic reserve (meaning they are not part of the 1500 points, but will be used to change tactics in between games)

Wow, this is an amazing army. I like the background for 'em. Would love to see more!

 Scrazza wrote:
Wow, this is an amazing army. I like the background for 'em. Would love to see more!

Thanks! Me too :-)

Those stormtroopers look bada$$! They really have a much more heavily armored and better equipped look to them when compared to the "normal" troops!

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Those stormtroopers look bada$$! They really have a much more heavily armored and better equipped look to them when compared to the "normal" troops!

Well actually I don't like storm troopers - too expensive pointwise in my taste - but these are among the very first models I ever bought. I must have been 11 years old or so, and now I am 34... Models of over 23 years old, from a manufacturer I don't know, I think it was 'Alternative Armies'? The models are great!

EDIT: wooowwwww the models still exist! I have had this awesome model ages ago: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA136.htm . And I found the models again! :-) http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA013.htm . One lighting a sigarette: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA082.htm

Mare wrote:

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Those stormtroopers look bada$$! They really have a much more heavily armored and better equipped look to them when compared to the "normal" troops!

Well actually I don't like storm troopers - too expensive pointwise in my taste - but these are among the very first models I ever bought. I must have been 11 years old or so, and now I am 34... Models of over 23 years old, from a manufacturer I don't know, I think it was 'Alternative Armies'? The models are great!

EDIT: wooowwwww the models still exist! I have had this awesome model ages ago: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA136.htm . And I found the models again! :-) http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA013.htm . One lighting a sigarette: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA082.htm

The amount of "old school" of those models is over 9000 For some reason they look perfect for your army

 TheDraconicLord wrote:

Mare wrote:

 TheDraconicLord wrote:
Those stormtroopers look bada$$! They really have a much more heavily armored and better equipped look to them when compared to the "normal" troops!

Well actually I don't like storm troopers - too expensive pointwise in my taste - but these are among the very first models I ever bought. I must have been 11 years old or so, and now I am 34... Models of over 23 years old, from a manufacturer I don't know, I think it was 'Alternative Armies'? The models are great!

EDIT: wooowwwww the models still exist! I have had this awesome model ages ago: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA136.htm . And I found the models again! :-) http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA013.htm . One lighting a sigarette: http://www.alternative-armies.com/IA082.htm

The amount of "old school" of those models is over 9000 For some reason they look perfect for your army

I had one painted once, before I rebuilt them all and gave him a new layer of base grey. Yes they will be armoured, but dripping in rust!

It's been years since I added much to my ash waste nomad AM / IG army, however today I received a little packet containing a bunch of pikes for Macedonian of Greek ancient figures, excellent to build the hunting lances for my 'rough riders' on bikes! So I started and finished this very first - but very awesome! - rough rider. This model is converted using parts of perhaps 4 different companies :-)

And a second rough rider ready! I dub thee 'Uglyfuck' :-)

Third rough rider is ready!



And then there were three!

It's been six months or more since I placed something on this blog - since I had something to place.

But now, I have been 'baptized' in the use of AM formations, of which I knew nothing before, being a 7th ed virgin...

This has allowed me to do what I wanted to do with my Nomad army, namely taking more Fast Attack options. 2 sentinel and 1 rough rider squads had depleted my FA slots, With the sentinels in a recon formation, I could finally add my take on Taurus and Taurus Venators (see the drop troop list for it's rules).

So, to bitbox lane, where I scavenged a German WW2 halftrack and 'rustified' it after major conversions.

Not that this is only the base colour. More to follow (one day).





And the new army list! I purposely chose to first limit it to a 1000 points, because they all need a whole lot of paint and attention.

So, I have finished my Taurus Venator equivalent and updated the bases on the first 10 ash waste nomads. Here just a load of pictures.

Brilliant concept.

Consider me subbed I want to see how this progresses.

EDC

 evildrcheese wrote:
Brilliant concept.

Consider me subbed I want to see how this progresses.

EDC

Thanks! But don't get your hopes up on steel monsters, this Venator is the heaviest vehicle in the bunch :-)