Demo's necromunda blog!

[Astraeos]

Ahh, 'tis sweet when you receive birthday monies! I remember last year putting my own birthday money to good use and getting some troops for my army!

[Demoulius]

Hehe yea defenitly

Since im unemployed (and have been for a while now) my stash o gold is slowly yet surely decreasing ive set myself a monthly budget for hobby related stuffz but it will only last so long...

The gifts will ensure that I should be able to enjoy my hobby we wee bit longer (now if I could only find one of those ellusive things called a job )

Moaning about my current state of unemployment aside, ive worked abit on the sleeves of my ratskin. Since I have no idea how the heck im supposed to sculpt these things I just stuck some GS to the shoulders and tried to make something of it....

What do you guys think? I have no idea what it is that I just sculpted

[Astraeos]

I have no idea either, blurry pics again dude!

[Fawful]

Yeah the focus on the pics seem to be on the background, you alleviate some of this by placing some white paper under and behind it. Put a good lamp above and the pictures will look better, even with a shoddy camera.

[Demoulius]

Should have a game against Fawful's gang this friday Il see if I can find some spare time to slap some paint on my gang in the meantime (Fawful, if your reading this: care to post your gang? )

Also considering starting a 2nd gang, perhaps some ratskins or a squad of enforcers

Id like to assemble them more for the sheer fun of it then the fact that I want to play a 2nd gang though! If we actually would play a narrative campaign they might come in handy (though currently im not sure anyone is up for it, and I have no experience at beeing a GM either so uhh.... *shrugs*)

I think it will be a fun battle It will be his first battle (with this gang) so he should get a TON of experience and credits since he will be major underdog My starting gang had somewhere around the 1200 mark. I now have more then 1700. So a difference of 500 (more or less) would mean that every member of his gang gets 6 xp at the least and 7 XP at the most (if they survive yadda yadda) that means a automatic advancement for his juves and a 2nd one if they get a wounding hit and/or a good roll on the D6!

And if he pulls off a win every terretory generates 100 more income if all his gangers survive that means a hefty income for a first game (like I said, IF he wins not going to make it easy for him!)

Then again 5 of my gang have old battle wounds and my gang has the habbit of getting their teeth kicked in, only managing marginal victories (the ambush game I played last time aside...) I think im the one who should be worried here

[Astraeos]

Enforcers are always useful to have around. There's a squad that has turned up as NPCs several times in the campaign I'm currently involved in. Our GM has come up with several unique scenarios and is planning on having a prison break scenario eventually!

Oh, and take a look in my sig.... see that? Yeah, I think we both know what that is!

Uhh, that didn't come out like I thought it would. And neither did that. I'll shut up now.

[Demoulius]

Haha yea... It did come out sort of...wrong

What role do ratskins normally serve in a campaign? Perhaps a neutral party?

[Astraeos]

Unless they're renegades, then hired guns. In the fluff it says that most of them normally avoid Underhivers.
You get a few who act as guides and scouts though, those are individuals who are curious about the Underhivers.

[Demoulius]

Hmmm what do you mean with renegades exactly?

[Astraeos]

Ratskin Renegades are a playable gang type. They're an outlaw gang like Scavvies but can collect archeotech hordes off other gangs!

In fluff, the Ratskins are peaceful and tend to shy away from UNderhivers. The Hivers aren't always so nice back, defiling archeotech sites and kicking troublesome Ratskins out of settlements.
Eventually some Ratskins get so annoyed they've had enough and form bands that go and attack Hive gangs and smaller settlements.

[Fawful]

Well my gang has been uploaded to yakromunda. It's all fairly basic, but they are just starting out .

And some work in progress shots from the gang. I've painted them this far in about 1 and a half hour. It's mostly the ground layers so far. I haven't even begun on any of the details.

[Demoulius]

@Astraeos: So theyre basicly ratskins who have been pushed over the edge? Who have snapped and basicly attack any agressors that come near them?

That sounds like a ton of fun to include in big free for all campaign battles... Actually

@fawful: ah cheers for posting it here man Am I missing something though or did you only spend 885 credits? Why not include a second heavy? If yougive him something reliable as for example a lasgun you will at least have made the investment to include him already I dident at the start of my gang and it took me 5 games before I could afford to pay for his costs....

Having a 2nd heavy (even without 2nd heavy weapon...) at the start of your campaign is a huge benefit! If you wish you can always give him a special weapon like a flamer as well even! Your gang is already 10 members strong so you wont suffer any further income penalties for including a further gangmember

Just a thought Im also painting my gang currently but want to finish a layer or two before I post some pictures (mental note, bring a white sheet of paper...)

[Fawful]

Ok, I've added another heavy with frags and a lasgun. Now I'll have to figure which model is going to represent him. I'll probably just use some unfortunate guardsmen, whose gotten himself stuck in this hell-hole

[Demoulius]

Haha no problem with proxies m8

Aside from me youd be the first to actually own any of the models for his gang! The rest have resorted to playing with proxies so far *snorts*

Not that there is something wrong with that but theyre just all talk about putting their gangs together sadly. Kind of a shame as the proper models add a nice touch to the game I feel

Well that and its alot more clearly then "im firing at random guardsmen X! Which weapons does he have?" *they look up at their notes* "its a juve with a autopistol" uh... Ok.

Blasting them to kingdom come feels hollow as is getting your face beaten in btw...

[Astraeos]

Demo- Yeah, over the edge! That's what Ratskin Renegades are. I agree, having proper models does make the game feel better. In the campaign I'm in, only me and the GM have actual Necro models.
I've seen Elysians and Praetorians as Orlocks, Necrons as Spyrers and Dark Eldar and Skaven as Escher! And when I say Dark Eldar I don't mean a group of semi-coverted Wyches. He says they are actual Dark Eldar.

Well done on getting the actual models Fawful! Keep an eye on eBay for the other heavies and leader models if you want them. A Grenade launcher is so useful in Necromunda!
Don't forget that the GW site does booster packs for Cawdor, they contain 2 Gangers and a juve. It's always random though so you may buy several packs only to find that out of nine models you only have 1 or 2, maybe 3 if you're lucky, ones you don't have before.

But there's always eBay to sort that out! There seems to be quite an interest for Necromunda over there!

[Demoulius]

I personally dont mind proxied models Im not getting my panty in a twist if someone brings a guardsmen and says its a gaunt (for example..although this example would be somewhat confusing ) I just find converted or official models look better and if therye WYSIWYG it makes identifying opponents (and your own) models much easier! And it helps identifying your opponents biggest threat and making tectical decisions based on that easier as well

[Demoulius]

Oh, and btw meet Froggy My only Juve who does NOT have an old battle wound

Instead hes just shell shocked.... And have fast shot (with 1 attack )

-edit-
As an aside, why do the washes taste like crap?

[Astraeos]

It's not so much proxied in our campaign, it's more counts as.
Proxies now and then are ok, but they're not something you should get in the habit of using too much. I know not everyone can buy models when they want them.

And stop tasting the washes dude. Try the foundation paints instead!

[Demoulius]

Ugh dont get me started on those! The taste hangs around for a few minutes

Ive finished Froggy! My camera (damn the damn thing!) dident let down and for some reason the pictures come out very dark... Even with a white background and a light hanging over the minis

Ive also painted the teeth (after taking pictures) how does he look?

[Hushrong]

And stop tasting the washes dude. Try the foundation paints instead!

Ugh dont get me started on those! The taste hangs around for a few minutes

There is a reason why I do not keep any drinks near me when painting, I don't like my teeth and tongue matching my minis in color.

Quite a gang you're building up!