Quest for Perfection, Crimson fists & Helbrute

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JB

Nice squigs! I think my fave is the 2nd from the left. There's just something about his smile...

**Briancj**

You spend about six quid on a packet of cheap fags, Gits. That plus a pint and a packet of crisps will set you back a couple of fivers down at the pub.

I mean, seriously. don't you speak English, Gits?

--B, cruisin' for a brusin'.

**RSJake**

I'm sure it's equally confusing when we talk about "bucks" and "greenbacks" and such. At least we don't have "Loonies and Toonies"!!!

**Gitsplitta**

Briancj wrote:You spend about six quid on a packet of cheap fags, Gits. That plus a pint and a packet of crisps will set you back a couple of fivers down at the pub.

I mean, seriously. don't you speak English, Gits?

--B, cruisin' for a brusin'.

I understand that actually. I watch Dr. Who... Top Gear... Monty Python. But context helps.

**Briancj**

Mmmm, that reminds me, isn't there a new season of Top Gear running? Gotta go watch that.

**Gitsplitta**

My DVR thingie keeps recording something... must be.

**Dysartes**

Looks like you got the original Gobbla in the batch of Squigs there, weety.

JB

Dysartes wrote:Looks like you got the original Gobbla in the batch of Squigs there, weety.

...and no sign of Skarsnick. Just Gobbla and five other squigs. Seems like a good setting for a Warhammer murder mystery but which detective would take on that case??

...and how many detectives would go missing before they stopped trying to question the squigs?

**dsteingass**

OMG Trike?? Surely the trike rider will be wearing a quilted flak jacket and has a full orange beard and hair tucked into a forage cap???

**weetyskemian44**

I think so - the pic is blurry but I definitely see a cap and a big bushy beard. Its been a piece I've wanted since I started this crazy plan.

Also bidding on the harlequin jetbike

RSjake - no actually thanks to the plethora of US films we all watch we're very familiar with all the common American slang. I'm sure the regional ones are a bit more surprising.

Briancj - lets see :
Half ounce golden virginia rolling tobbaco- 3.80
Rolling papers - 25p
Pub Pint - 3.00
Pub crisps - 1.00
total - 8.05
Not far off - of course if you meant those nasty pre-rolled cigarettes I hear tell of then your probably right.

I used to like top gear - but as a decent thinking liberal I'm finding my burning hatred of Mr Clarkson begins to outweigh his hilarity. Can't help loving it when they do something funny though - sending a hatchback into space (or failing too) is a noble dream.

Thanks for the info dysartes - I thought there was something a bit special about him

JB - I think it was the Squig in the library with the enormous teef

**weetyskemian44**

The saga of "dirty" Dirk Sanchez the nurglesque space mercenary continues - having polished up his gun I'm wondering if I should dirty it down again - or maybe his gun is the only thing he cleans because he is pretty well unemployable without it? I'll think on that for a bit.

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He needs just a hint of green algae growing somewhere on his armour I think. And maybe some yellowish pus around the respirator vents

**inmygravenimage**

Ooh, that guy's really tasty! Nice job - worth a few quid

**weetyskemian44**

A pony at least!

Here are a few pics of what might be a finished mini - I might strip it and start again but I'm fairly pleased with it. Off to the salt mines now to earn my daily pittance.

**Gitsplitta**

That's great work weety... perhaps some of your best. Love the way the eyes look in contrast to the white(ish) helmet. Nicely done!

**Chemical Cutthroat**

I love how kitted up the model is. He certainly doesn't look like anything in the modern day GW ranges, and he holds a ton of character despite just being a 'guy with a gun'. Your paintjob helps loads of course, and it's funny to me that such a muted pallete can hold so much color variation. It makes if fun to look at as your eyes wander around and notice different things.

Great work.

**weetyskemian44**

When I painted the 'white' armour I was thinking of a white transit van I saw parked next to a river at the end of a dirt track - It had obviously never been cleaned and was coated in a mixture of splattered on mud and green algae - with the words "also in white" scrawled on it with a finger.

I'm really pleased with this scheme and I think I might paint up some of my mercenary duplicates in these colours and make a filthy dirty gang of soap dodging nurgle lovers

**weetyskemian44**

Next project - I love this model it really is something special and shall be treated specially - after applying white primer and black wash I delicately dusted the figure with a white dry-brushing, giving an almost airbrush like effect:

JB

Wow! These last two minis are new to me. They stand up pretty well against the current GW minis - maybe even top them due to the better personality of the old figs.

Your painting style is evolving or maybe I just missed earlier minis that use this black-lining style?

**Dysartes**

Well, that's the original House Escher gang leader with laspistol & boltgun.

I'm looking at putting a Necromunda Spyders platoon together for my IG, with each squad from a different gang - have the Underhive Scum with two bolt pistols as my current Lieutenant.

**dsteingass**

WOW! It's rare to see a big-haired 80s/90s female with bigger, prettier hair than the men of the time!

**weetyskemian44**

I'm going to do the hair in a continuous blend of yellow-orange-red-purple, and hopefully I will do some leopard skin bits and some other patterns -anyone have a suggestion for a pattern that would be doable on this scale?

**Viktor von Domm**

wow weety... with just the skin tones done atm this mini already looks stunning... what haircolor will brunhilda get? if redhead i vote for an avatar change^^

**Dysartes**

Patterns, weety?

TIger?
Zebra?
Panther?
Holstein-Freisian?
Tabby?
Crocodile?
Parrot?

**Viktor von Domm**

ups... now i have seemed to over read the hairdo issue wetty

**Briancj**

Many of the sculpts that came out of the early 90's for GW's alternative games had mad character. A look through the Necromunda and Gorkamorka figures on Stuff of Legends will give you an idea.

**weetyskemian44**

Thanks for that dysartes - Holstein-freisian made me smile. And zebra is probably going to work.

I thought all the stuff of legends was unpainted catalogue pics- I haven't really explored the site yet though so I'm sure I'm wrong.

Mr von dom here is a hairstyle update!

**Briancj**

They are unpainted. I was more referring to the character of the sculpts.

**weetyskemian44**

I did just find some painted stuff there - check out this cannon it is classic - unsurprisingly it was never released!
http://www.sodemons.com/rhrare/cdcannon/index.htm

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also - "surprise!"
http://www.sodemons.com/rhrare/dwfflash/index.htm

**dsteingass**

HAHA Butt-hurt Chaos! LOL

The flasher Dwarf is hilarious!!

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Weety..if you aren't already subbed, here is a link to Sparktacus' thread.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/150/446278.page

-This is his

**Viktor von Domm**

darn... not another thread on my to follow list...^^

and weety... the hair color looks very cool...very heavy metall looking! i like that!

and that pooping demon cannon... OMG...