Tales from the Sump!

The Sump

What is the Sump? It is the lowest parts of Necromunda hive city. Nobody lives in these parts because it is toxic or poisonous area. Only mutated creatures live there... And because of that I can paint monsters from there. 

One common monster what lives in sump is plague zombie. Poor gangers, enforces or hivers have been bitten by these walkers making them to join their ranks. Only the strongest or luckiest have survived from these bites. 

 There is rules for playing with zombies in necromunda. But be warned. Your gang might meet their doom against these rotten walkers. 

There is six original sculpts of Plague zombies. I have four of them and I have just finished painting the third. This zombie represent a poor ganger. Maybe a juve who have been a careless.

The Haunt of Horror!

PS. I have lately had very slow update rate about my posts. Don't worry. I'm up to something big. I will  update more pics to my FB because it's more easier and I'm not tied to my desktop computer.

You can see glint of my newest terrain project behind the zombie.   

Meeting Mordheim Creator Tuomas Pirinen and Necromunda Creator Andy Chambers

WOW! WOW! Yes! I have met The Mordheim Creator Tuomas Pirinen and a the Master of rules Andy Chambers aka Horned Rat.

So this is a story to tell and I'm writing something for you to read. So how do I start this story.

My day was likes Bilbos in Hobbit. I waked up. Walked around in my empty house. Watched a discussion threat were Tuomas Pirinen was going to be with Andy Chambers in IGDA -meeting today. Like Bilbo watched the Thors contract for adventure in the movie. Just like that I packed my backpack and rushed out!

I felt like this.

Later that day met The Mordheim Creator Tuomas Pirinen and the Horned Rat Andy Chambers. But like in all adventures. Everything doesn't go like planned but ends happily and needs a sequel.

Tuomas Pirinen the Mordheim Creator. Picture is from Town Cryer. 

Andy Chambers aka Horned Rat

When I was traveling I realized that I have left all my Andy Chambers created books home! How I could miss these... Well I did anyway and I could not get these books anymore. So I had to get on my hands something Chambers writings. I finally founded one book: Path of The Archon.

These I left home and if I have not they could be signed by Chambers.

I enjoyed to talk with Pirinen and Chambers. They both were very open and liked to talk with me. It was very positive experience. It was very interesting to talk about creating these games and how do they did get some of the ideas. Both of them are professionals game makers and work currently in Reforged studios.

I like to give credit also to others who participate in making these rules like Mordheim and Necromunda. You need a good team to make it happen. Without the others, friends and talented people these books would never been done. Of course you need the passion for this and both Tuomas and Andy have lot's of it.

Andy Chambers autograph in the book Path of The Archon.

Tuomas Pirinen autograph in the Mordheim Book 

Well I managed to get the autographs. My next adventure is to get Andy's name on my books what I left home. So that is the sequel to my next adventure.

Back in painting.

Well my summer have been very long and now I'm back to my painting hobby. I have finished my fifth Necromunda model. Well I have painted full gang of models but these five have been my new years promise to paint five original Necromunda models.

Last model is another Plague zombie. I painted zombie clothes like orange convict outfit. See the picture below.

These promised five Necromunda models are Pit fighter, Bounty hunter, Escher Juve, and two plague zombies. See picture below.

I have promised to paint five Mordheim models as well.. So there is going to be three more Mordheim models to showed.

I'm very fond to these FFG's Star Wars models so I pet there is coming some Star wars also.

Plague Zombie. Sorry about poor picture. 

Here is the all five painted original Necromunda models.

Keep up painting!

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 5: Finished.

Finally done the Necromunda Escher Juve. This is the fourth Necromunda model this year. One more to do to get my promise to paint five models this year. This model is also competition entry.

I think I'll do a page where is my competition models and ranking.

Well here is the juve and some pictures.

Front side of Juve

Pack side of Juve

Competition entry

Please be free to comment!

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 5

The part 5 is here. This part I usually do the base.

It depends about the model what kind of base I do. For the Necromunda because it nature of Hive city. Junk, dirty and urban environment. Yeah there is some cleaner and nicer places in Hive but the gangers mostly life in factory or some kind of lawless area.

Here is m base for Necromunda:

1. I clue some beams, junk, net or platforms to the base. And some texture paint.
2. Then I use black paint to do priming
3. Do the base colors and shading
4. Highlight the base colors and do some dry brushing
5. details.. like painting rust or warning lines.

Here is the almost finished base.  I will paint the edge with grey.

Cluing some items to the base
Cut it nice when dried. I used super clue
Put some primer before painting

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 4

Layers, layers layers... this is the hardest and the most fun part to see the miniature come to life.

After the basic paint it is time to give some highlights. First I start applying  same base colors before shading. Then I star mixing some more lighter tone paints and star filling up very thin layers. I use only water based colors because it is easy to thin them to ad these thin layers.

when I am happy with the layers I add some details and fix some errors with darker tone or with wash. I do not use much of a dry brushing for details.

Make sure you have some very small brush for the details. I have noticed that it is very much easier to paint details like eyes with small brushes.

Here is the example. Escher juve got about 3-5 layers of skin tone. And then I added details like eyes and make up.

I had to do some fixing because I was very tired because lack of sleep.  Painting  as tired I made too much errors and my hand and eye coordination was not very good. Also I could not focus very well. So I decided to keep painting some other day. Remember to keep breaks and paint when you are happy and in the right mood to do some nice paint ups.

But here is the picture!

Some layering and details! 

Here is some small fixes on skin and also shirt is layered with same way. 

Please be free to comment!

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 3

Wellcome to see my Juve painting part 3.

This part I have done the shading for the model. I have shaded all model with different colors. Mainly using same kind of color to same base color. Blue on blue and so on.

I have used:
-Skin shade
-Brown shade
-Black shade
-Blue shade
-And one mixed red+yellow+brown shade for the orange top.

Here is the shaded model. Next I will start highlighting and adding details.

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 2

Hello. Here is the second part of painting the Necromunda Juve. I decided to paint escher Juve.

After black primer I have applied the base coat. I roughly painted the main colors to the miniature.

I have chosen little darker base colors because it is easier to highlight them after.

In this stage there is nothing fancy. I might still do some more details before shading and start applying the highlights.

WIP Escher Juve

Painting Necromunda Juve Part 1

Hello. I'm painting a Neceromunda Juve model. I will post text about how my painting is progressing. This is the first post and I'm only showing the unpainted minis.

I will post soon picture about how I see the galaxies most famous bounty hunter! Stay sharp and happy summer.

Escher & Orlock Juveniles

Hive Thriller & blood effects!

Hello. I have maybe painted a masterpiece. This is the best miniature what I have painted. It is the Necromunda plague zombie model from GW.

I have used Vallejo & GW paint to do this and also I have tried Vallejos Game effect paints to do some blood stains.

Well I have managed to take some high end pictures as well... with my phone instead of my expensive camera. Well I think I will start taking pictures with phone this day on.

Also I want to give a thanks to Pienoismallimarketti company who is willingly supporting my painting hobby with new paints!

Kiitos Pienoismallimarketille maalien toimituksesta!

 Kurkkaa sivuille linkistä! 

PIENOISMALLIMARKETTI

This is a good picture of  Necromunda Plague Zombie. 

Vallejos Game effect paints what I used. Saatavana Pienoismallimarketista. 

Here is the effect applied. I used fresh blood in wounds and dried blood to jacket. 

What do you think? Did I make a masterpiece or what? Please leave a comment! Sana on vapaa!

Hive Scum: Bounty Hunter

Summer is coming and I have painted a my first original Necromunda Bounty Hunter miniature.

There is a few different models but I think this one kicks ass. I named it a Blondie because the punk style hair which I painted blond.

Bounty Hunters are packet with weapons and if you don't want to get your gangers captured stay out of the bounty hunters way.

As usual I painted this mini with my own boring style. My coal is to paint 5 necromunda minis this year. This is the second one. So three more to go.

Necromunda Bounty Hunter

Necromunda: Guider Merc "G-Man"

Well I manged to do new ganger to my Necromunda gang. I lost one pack slave and I need at least nine member to gang.

So I made a mercenary with two pistols. Newest merc is called Jerry "G-Man" Colton. He is ex-agent and going for the highest bitter.

I made the model for different parts of GW range. I hope I next get chance to paint some original Necromunda models.

But here is the pic. G-Man is armed with Bolt pistol & laspistol and some frag grenades. After some games he will get photo visor and scope for the gun.

Necromunda ganger

Necromunda Guilder gang. (9 members)

Olen alkavaa kampanjaa varten Necromunda jengini valmiiksi. Jengini on tehty epävirallisten Guilder gang sääntöjen pohjalta. Guild jengi saa paremmin käsiinsä aseita ja mahdollistaa persoonallisemman jengin luonnin.

I have built my newest Necromunda gang from unofficial Guild gang rules. With these rules I can make more personalized gang because they can asses all weapons and get more gear. 

The Gang: Leader, Heavy, Pit Slave, 3 x Mercenaries, 2 x Pack slaves and a hired ratling sniper.

Koko jengi

Leader

Heavy: Heavy stubber

Pit slave: Chain sword + Autopistol (original Necromunda model)

Mercenary: Autogun + Handflamer

Mercenary: Lasgun

Mercenary: Shotgun

Pack Slave: Chainsword + Autopistol

Pack Slave

Ratling sniper: Autogun

PS: Tämä oli sadas julkaisu blogissani! Onnea minä!

Pack Slave Girl for Necromunda

Hello again. I'll keep it short. I have finished the next Pack Slave for my upcoming gang. I still need to do one more and I have one week time.

But here is the girl. Body is from GW, head is removed and used some other head. Hair is done from green stuff.

I'm not sure about the two tone hair color. I might change that.

Painted.

Unpainted

More Mercs!

Here is my next mercenary to Necromunda gang. Ganger is armed with monosight fitted lasgun, pistol holster and some flak grade armour.

Water Still & Cover!

Hello today I managed to build some terrain to Necromunda. Well I actually build it little pit at the time before, but got it finally painted.

I will present some original terrain and my version of it. Everybody knows what cover is for... Right? Well but water still is used as a objective in some scenarios in Necromunda game. And it is supposed to give some fresh unpolluted water in hive city.

If you think the original terrain is better then I'm failed.

Original cover and Water still.

My version of the original water still and cover.

Ratling Sniper!

There is no issued model for Ratling sniper in Necromunda. There are however rules to Ratling sniper and GW has some nice Ratling models for it. So I made my own version of Ratling.

Ratling Sniper can be hired to as a permanent member to a gang. He is not the toughest on but he is little better shot than others and can asses some very good skills. And he can use Needle rifle by starting point. Howe ever he is not going share it with rest of the gang.

My Ratling is going to use just plain auto gun and scope if I ever find one. It is a shame that the model doesn't have a pistol holster. But it  has a back pack and in my game he has some nasty pack up pistol in there. Well if he run out of ammo this small fellow will run instead of fighting.

Hair and the pelt bugle is done with greenstuff. The original gun is replaced with auto gun. 

Back in Hive City!

Hello again! I have finally started to build more Necromunda Hive City... I have started to built new water still and some cover. I have used original cardboard pieces as inspirations. Also I have finished my leader to guilder gang! So you can except that next is coming lots of more Necromunda. I have plans to paint some original minis to this gang also. 

Guilder leader in front of original Water Still. 

Some WIP mercenaries who are eager to join guild.

Some WIP cover and water still. You can se original covers. 

Road Warrior Rockatansky and Ratansky

Max "Road Warrior" Rockatansky aka Mad Max is inspiration of my next Necromunda mercenary. My warrior is called Ratansky instead.

Road warrior and his mutt

The dog which was in Mad Max 2 film was taken from the dog shelter. It was supposed to put sleep to next day before it was chosen to be in Mad Max film. So the Mad Max film saved the poor mutts life.

I painted Ratanskys dog to tribute to this Mad Max mutt.

The lucky mutt

The leg wound

Long hair and the groin cloth

Ratansky and his mutt

The mutt, leg wound, groin cloth, shotgun, shoulder pads, knee pad and jerry can.