Tunnel Crawlers: Abhuman Imperial Guard

[Yorrik]

Well, I've decided to throw together a (hopefully) unique Guard army: The idea is that there is a planet where normal, healthy humans live on the (relatively) livable surface, while a race of degenerate, hunchbacked abhumans toils away in the tunnels and mines below. The attack of an enemy force (maybe Chaos, maybe Necrons, could be anything really) has wiped out the humans that lived above ground. A single Guard Officer (perhaps a Comissar) survives the attack, and escapes into the tunnels, where he whips the abhuman slaves into a ragtag fighting force. Anyway, here are the initial test models:







The project will be slow moving, since I'm still working on some Chaos, but I thought you guys might like to see them, since they're kinda uniquish.

~~Alas~~

[Pickle_mole]

COOL STUFF! i like the idea of a commisar doing that lol, hope to see more!

[III]

Nice thats something I have not seen before keep up the good work.

[Magos Explorator]

Looks good! How hard was it to remove the heads from the hoods?

[Mega Nutz]

Great idea and the models really work!

[Klaus, not Santa]

Very intriguing idea and a promising start on the models.
I look forward to see more.
Good Luck
Klaus

[sheep]

Very unique, great start, I'd go paler with the flesh tones though, since they have been underground the whole time.

Cheers

Sheep

[Daniel36]

Wow, this is an insanely awesome idea! I would never have thought of that!
They look perfect for Necromunda!

Oh and the rocket launcher guy... Is the sweetest conversion EVER!

[Pirate_bob]

I dont agree with sheep on the skintones. Sure they would have been more pale, but the pink-ish skintone you have done now looks like they have surfaced and got a skinburn But for variation, maybe you can do pale skin on some?

At first I were sceptical on the use of imperial aquilas on the weapons, but after reading the fluff I see the sense in keeping them. I will be following this work

Keep 'em comming!

[Satan]

Cool! Great idea. I love the skintones, make them seem like unhealthy degenrates! I think you could mix some ghoul parts in there too.

[tcraigen]

Very cool looking I like the way you converted the heads. I am impressed and really like this idea. They make for good variaty.

[Earthbeard]

Very cool idea and very nicely painted too! Look forward to seeing more.

the Commisar bellows "Forward you maggots, Die for the Emperor and Receive absolution"

[whitewookiee]

cool looks good so far keep it up

[Wolf Scout Ewan]

Cool Idea!!! Looking really good too!

[nagash66]

Really cool stuff man keep it up, lets see a platton of these guys

[Pathfinder177]

wow i really like the look of these guys very different looking guard army, going keep an eye on this one, like the paint job with the pale skin and dark brown cloaks. what size force you planning on?

[tinfoil]

Great concept, great start! I'll be following this project with avid interest.

[Barbarossa]

Nice idea! What will you do about tanks/sentinels? Will there be any?

[Korras]

the skintone looks fine. some animals that have evolved to live underground (including some fish that never see daylight, but also some types of moles), tend to get a pink-ish skintone. so, the skin is not always completely white.

either way, I like these.

[Ocid]

Wow i really like the concept behind this army Yorrick. Reminds me alot of Necromunda.

Your painted up test(?) mini looks alot like a skaven plague monk or censer bearer in space which is everyway a good thing.

Got to agree with pirate_bob on the skin tones makes em look sunburnt.

Consider me subbed.