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2019/05/03 20:47:18
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Whatshisface and the other dude pg 198
I can't help but feel that mutant was part of the design inspiration for the modern Cawdor kits. Some of the wrappings and whatnot are very reminiscent of the plastics.
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2019/05/03 22:53:06
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Whatshisface and the other dude pg 198
Very cool minis and lovely paint work. Not liking the gimpy, turned in pose on the Deserter. Would probably do a cut and twist job to realign those which wouldn't be hard with resin.
Those damn monkeys keep stealing my saving throws
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2019/05/09 15:58:55
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
The Warhammer Fest preview on Twitch showed the Cawdor "Executioner" they have removed the pointed hood and given him a regular Cawdor type head with just the facemask.
2019/05/09 16:00:52
Subject: Re:Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
It looks awful imho. His head shape is really odd because it's really just a trimmed down cone and not really a skull. It looks particularly jarring because of the small face they've given him.
2019/05/09 16:07:34
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
Yeah, he looks fine from the front. It’s the top-down angle that’s the problem and mostly because his skull is too long. If it bothers you, thirty seconds with a carving tool or some greenstuff and he can have his hood back or his skull reshaped and the gap filled with even more candles.
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2019/05/09 16:12:39
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
I dig it, though I think the whole thing is ridiculous, but that is today's climate for you. Glad they could salvage it, at least.
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2019/05/09 17:20:34
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
I think this was a good move. I hope the head is separate though (it might not be due the candles) so that people can easily use alternative heads. One noose also looks better than three the previous version had.
Many Hired Guns ply their bloody trade in the depths of Necromunda's underhive, among them Yar Umbra and the Deserter.
Yar Umbra came to Hive Primus from another world. Unfortunately for Yar, when his ship left he wasn't on it. He now sells his services to the highest bidder, trying to scrape together the credits to get off Necromunda and return to his old life.
None know the Deserter's identity, but his tattoos mark him as a veteran of the legendary Necromundan 8th. The crazy old soldier lives downhive in a booby-trapped warren, and there are few individuals as talented when it comes to laying traps or setting ambushes.
Both Yar Umbra and the Deserter can be hired by any gang in your games of Necromunda. Yar Umbra makes an excellent sniper, his long lasrifle perfect for picking off unwary gangers who find themselves out of cover. The Deserter can be used as a medic, and allows gangs that hire him to earn extra experience, representing the skills and knowledge he earned in service to the Emperor.
This 15-piece resin kit makes 2 miniatures, one for Yar Umbra and the other the Deserter. Rules for using them in your games are included in the packaging, and can also be found in the Gangs of the Underhive expansion.
Use spoiler tags when doing this next time please.
Yar Umbra guy is a Deadshot ripoff from Injustice 2 video game. The DC toon has the EXACT same pose in the character menu as GW´s model.
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2019/05/09 17:38:17
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
I prefer one noose vs three ones but the lack of the hood is bad.
Maybe is because I'm from Spain so I'm absolutely used to see hundreds of people with that thing each year. But i always loved that look for religious cultists.
Because, you know, the Cult of Redemption of House Cawdor, and that hood was basically used by people seeking redemption.
But I know we have had this discussion before so theres no point . Glad at least hes coming back, even if its with changes. I hope this does not sets a precedence.
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Dakka does have White Knights and is also rather infamous for it's Black Knights. A new edition brings out the passionate and not all of them are good at expressing themselves in written form. There have been plenty of hysterical responses from both sides so far. So we descend into pointless bickering with neither side listening to each other. So posting here becomes more masturbation than conversation.
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2019/05/09 17:45:36
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
I'll be resculpting the original hood head. Sadly it absolutely will set a precedent, but we won't see the cost of it explicitly because they will now likely self-censor their ideas before reaching the final model stage, from our perspective they'll likely just further reduce the level of weird stuff and references to pop culture and history.
Keep at it, culture warriors, I can't wait to play the anodyne, vacuous, inoffensive version of the setting it seems you're pushing for.
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2019/05/09 17:48:09
Subject: Necromunda Underhive - Yar Umbra and the Deserter pg 203
