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Hi guys, we have just recently started up a club in my local area and small scale tabletop games are reigning supreme with people. One of which is Necromunda. Since most people including myself don't have original Necromunda gangs (I have a proper enforcer team) I have been trying to come up with ways to convert models into Necromunda looking models so not everyone has catachans or normal guard models running around as gangs.

Here are some photo's of my take on a Cawdor gang, using some influence from the Joker from Batman to use clown make up as a alternative to face masks.


Do you have any ideas for quirky ways models could be converted to make some different looking gangs?

Thanks!!!

My friend has a gang made up of all the Batman villians, but using their names as opposed to their 'villian name' e.g. Edward Nigma is The Riddler.

I have a Goliath gang I have made, which is comprised of Tarellian Dog Soldiers (a mecenary race of bipedal humanoid lizards, who hate humans and work for the Tau sometimes).

I made them using Lizardmen Saurus warriors, Space Marine torso's, Ork arms and bits from all over the place. I will post up some pics tomorrow as I have a game.

I don't know about quarky but I created this gang. I started thinking about them in September 2005 but didn't finish them until February 2012. Got there in the end!



If you'd like a closer look take a look here.

 Flamekebab wrote:
I don't know about quarky but I created this gang. I started thinking about them in September 2005 but didn't finish them until February 2012. Got there in the end!



If you'd like a closer look take a look here.

They may not be quirky but they are different! They look awesome though and I can see why they took so long! Awesome work on the molding guns and hats though, your fire team SGT makes me jealous! Johnny Mac is definitely Australian!

 Brother Lem wrote:

They may not be quirky but they are different! They look awesome though and I can see why they took so long! Awesome work on the molding guns and hats though, your fire team SGT makes me jealous!

Thanks! I wish I was a better painter though as my lack of skill really shows in the photos (not so much on the tabletop, thankfully).

These days I could do a much better job sculpting though. I don't plan on going back to these (apart from for the huey model I have for them!) but the skills I have now will hopefully serve me well in putting together a scavvy gang or a tribe of Ratskins

 Brother Lem wrote:
Johnny Mac is definitely Australian!

A little something I don't publicise all that much about the gang is where their names come from. They're a memorial project dedicated to the young men who fought in Vietnam. Johnny Mac was from Texas and he was 19 when he was killed in action in the Quang Tri province of Vietnam. I figured that he deserved a second chance in the underhive, in the tradition of Lord Yester. Some people feel this is disrespectful but my intentions were quite the opposite.

 Brother Lem wrote:
Johnny Mac is definitely Australian!

A little something I don't publicise all that much about the gang is where their names come from. They're a memorial project dedicated to the young men who fought in Vietnam. Johnny Mac was from Texas and he was 19 when he was killed in action in the Quang Tri province of Vietnam. I figured that he deserved a second chance in the underhive, in the tradition of Lord Yester. Some people feel this is disrespectful but my intentions were quite the opposite.

I bet those same people would happily sit down and play a game based in the war like conflict: Vietnam..... Either way they do look good, and the painting not bad. Most people i know either ahve undercoated models or no paint at all...so the effort still wins

I am currently helping a friend make some american indian gangs for necromunda. I have yet to decide what my band will be made from.

 Swastakowey wrote:
I am currently helping a friend make some american indian gangs for necromunda. I have yet to decide what my band will be made from.

What model types and parts are you using to make them? And what type of guns...Kroot rifles?

 Brother Lem wrote:

 Swastakowey wrote:
I am currently helping a friend make some american indian gangs for necromunda. I have yet to decide what my band will be made from.

What model types and parts are you using to make them? And what type of guns...Kroot rifles?

Victoria Miniatures for the rifles, we are hard press for indians though, so we are looking at warlord games and doing a chop job. But its all on working out the best indian models currently. This was literrally planned a few days ago haha so nothing major yet.

That sounds awesome! These are more of my clowns!

Perry Miniatures do very nice indians in their AWI range, but they're closer to true 28mm (so, small).

Crusader Miniatures also do indians
http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/list.php?sub=58&cat=7

And the Crusader tend to be 'chunkier' and so may work betterf for conversions.

 Cruentus wrote:
Perry Miniatures do very nice indians in their AWI range, but they're closer to true 28mm (so, small).

Crusader Miniatures also do indians
http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/list.php?sub=58&cat=7

And the Crusader tend to be 'chunkier' and so may work betterf for conversions.

I prefer true scale (he doesnt) so ill show him the crusader ones. Cheers dude,

Not sure if it is really quirky or not, but I have been recently working on some of the Chaos Cultist from the Dark Vengeance set for a Chaos Cawdor Gang and some Space Marine Scouts to have as my Van Saar gang with a Fallout 1/2 Brotherhood of Steel feel to them.

Check out my Lizardmen Goliaths. Though they are being run as an Orks gangs along with Skinks to use as Gretchin

 Tanakosyke22 wrote:
Not sure if it is really quirky or not, but I have been recently working on some of the Chaos Cultist from the Dark Vengeance set for a Chaos Cawdor Gang and some Space Marine Scouts to have as my Van Saar gang with a Fallout 1/2 Brotherhood of Steel feel to them.

That's what most of clowns are as a base

@Nevie .... Those are awesome I rated them for you. Easily coolness 10!

I like your idea for a clown gang. I've always wanted to do something similar, but I would base them on the Clown gang from Akira (who look just like they came out of Necromunda in my opinion )

Man, I'd love to see the different gangs from The Warriors.

 Malika2 wrote:
Man, I'd love to see the different gangs from The Warriors.

Now you just gave me an Idea to make Baseball Furies gang.

 Malika2 wrote:
Man, I'd love to see the different gangs from The Warriors.

They were rather awesome! I based a weapon for Gorkamorka Diggas on the bottle Snow carries in The Warriors.

By the way, I've been working on a sort of 'Dutch cyberpunk' setting, never really got it off the ground, but maybe it might inspire you guys: link.