Genestealers

 

Hive Secundus suffered a bad case of genestealer cult that caused it to be destroyed from orbit, so in games set on this desolate place some purestrain genestealers are a must. These are a a loan from one of my friend, made up of a mix of space hulk and battle for Macragge minis painted in the classic purple and blue of times gone by

Sthenian rig Haera

 

The Secundus campaign is of course all about the player's gangs, but the special midway scenario will feature Lady Haera's journey to recover a powerful hunting rig from the depths of the hive. Because of that I painted her latest miniature, a resin piece from Forgeworld done in opulent gold to show her status as heiress of Necromunda.

First time shading bone with seraphim sepia and I like the warm and light tone that it produces, so I'll go with this wash from now on instead of the darker vallejo

Captain, that's Necromunda's ass

Gave a bit of glow to the two projectors mounted on top following my usual plasma recipe

Race to Secundus

 

Listen and pay heed, for now I shall relate the tale of Klovis the Redeemer and his pilgrimage to the forbidden pit of hive Secundus, where the traitorous spawn of the corrupt Helmawr had fled after the glorious triumph of the Redemption on the blessed ground of hive Temenos

Aboard the Pulpitek w crossed the Dust Wall and ventured into the desolate wasteland of the exclusion zone, spotting in the horizon a ragged band of viperous vixens unrepentant in their heresies

Unwilling to leave such affront to the eyes of the Emperor alive the Redeemer steered us towards them, opening fire on their stolen rhino and felling the hysteric virago heading such carnival of sin 

The blasphemous eschers then dared fire upon us in return, but by the holy hand of the Emperor were all their shots turned aside and not a single of them landed on the Pulpitek

Taking this providence as a true sign of Him, blessed Klovis jumped from the tank and charged into the midst of the repugnant heretics, promptly joined by the rest of the zealous brethren  

And by fire and sword were the she devils punished, being cast down upon the sand of Necromunda as by the hand of the holy Emperor himself

Retreating the viperous sinners back to their dens of sin and iniquity

Kurt Helborg

My reiksguard knights needed someone to lead them into battle, amd who better than their grand master Kurt Helborg

Armed with the Solland runefand and clad in a finely crafted suit of armour, Helborg is also reiksmarshal of the Empire, the chosen general of Karl Franz to led his armies to war

While the 4th ed model has his own charm I went for the more spectacular 7th miniature, a dashing figure heading the Reiksguard's charge

Despite all the detail painting was pretty easy

And I even took the time to paint two spare swordsmen to join my Altdorf warband

Bogenhafen swordsmen

 

Laying on the main trade route between Altdorf and the Empire the city of Bogenhafen is a merchant town grown rich by taxes and the production of wine, its prosperity defended by the steadfast blades of its swordsmen regiments, recruited among the most skillful men of all Reikland. Holding close ties with Altdorf the city often send his men to fight alongside those of the capital, joining in battle against the enemies of mankind to protect both lives and profit margins.

The city's army wear the white of the province halved with a rich purple reminiscing of the grapes and vineyards that produce the tasteful wines sold in the Empire and abroad, the opulence and extravagance of their uniforms serving as a show of wealth to less fortunate troops and towns alike

For the colours I went with their official scheme, shown in the 6th edition rulebook alongside the elite Carroburg Greatswords

Another excellent kit from Highland Miniatures, the regiment is made up of 3d printed models.

Painting was done as usual, with first the two drybrushed halves of the uniform done and then the knifing on the sleeves and trousers followed by leather and the rest of details

For the flag I wanted something special beside the usual heraldic beast, so I copied the town's coat of arms shown in the Warhammer RPG campaign The Enemy Within. The standard top was also replaced by a skull icon taken from the demigryph knights, the only conversion, bar some head swaps, on the unit

Ambush on the exclusion zone

 

Venturing into the wastes beyond the dust wall the brave men and women of the Adeptus Arbites are ambushed by the entitled spyrers of house Helmawr

On board of their desert runner the nobles open fire on the law with exotic weaponry and an autocannon, doing little but scratch the paintjob

And while one lawman is brought down the wasteland dust must have clogged their suits, because the gauntlets of one orrus hunter blow up in his face

Quick to react the arbites return fire, blowing the enemy vehicle to kingdom come

The spyrers stumble away from the blaze, and seeing two of their number killed or bleeding out they scarper from the badges

Cyberpunk gangers

 

I've just painted two gangers for our last cyberpunk red session. First a narco fixer for our latest addition to the group, a rather reckless and disreputable character

And second a polish independentist that they had to rescue from a police convoy