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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Lawful Evil on 26 April 2014, 03:32:00 PM

Title: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Lawful Evil on 26 April 2014, 03:32:00 PM: (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d118/carravaggio/uw_triad-strike-team.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/carravaggio/media/uw_triad-strike-team.jpg.html)

So I'm using these bad boys as an Escher gang in Necromunda, under the guise of being some Asian-themed merchant house from slightly higher up in the Hive. I'm stuck deciding what to use as Juves. Any recommendations? It'd need to be something vaguely Asiatic, sci-fi(ish) and slight of frame, to show their youthfulness. I'm not above some conversion, either.
You can see why this is giving me trouble. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: n815e on 26 April 2014, 03:50:50 PM: http://store.aberrantgames.com/apac.html
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Lawful Evil on 26 April 2014, 03:55:15 PM: You magnificent bastard...I might as well just delete the thread now, you've solved my quandary in one post. Thanks mate!
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: n815e on 26 April 2014, 04:21:05 PM: Glad to help.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: former user on 26 April 2014, 04:26:06 PM: You might find something useful in Warzone/Mishima
also, Hasslefree do a few Asian themed if I recall it right
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Lawful Evil on 26 April 2014, 04:47:58 PM: Quote from: former user on 26 April 2014, 04:26:06 PM
You might find something useful in Warzone/Mishima
also, Hasslefree do a few Asian themed if I recall it right
Good call, I already picked up a few Mishima Ronin to bulk out the H2 gangers, but I really want the BAMF on the very right, with his swords drawn.

(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d118/carravaggio/Ronin_Samurai.jpg) (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/carravaggio/media/Ronin_Samurai.jpg.html)

Kickass paint jobs, I might add. Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: former user on 26 April 2014, 04:57:11 PM: and of course Infinity
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Dentatus on 27 April 2014, 04:51:20 PM: BANG. Ask and ye shall receive.

Asian-themed Necromunda gang. Nice idea. Necromunda was the only GW game I really liked.

Looking forward to seeing picture.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Basement Dweller on 28 April 2014, 06:20:32 PM: Quote from: Lawful Evil on 26 April 2014, 04:47:58 PM
Good call, I already picked up a few Mishima Ronin to bulk out the H2 gangers, but I really want the BAMF on the very right, with his swords drawn.

I have an extra of the swords drawn guy...pm me if interested in a long distance mini trade.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: rob_the_robgoblin on 28 April 2014, 07:59:31 PM: Some models from our Mishima line might help you.

shop.prodosgames.co.uk
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: sykoholic on 28 April 2014, 08:16:06 PM: Since you're using Void/Urban WarTriads, another option would be to use the "Triad Retainers with Naginatas".

(http://images-cdn.ecwid.com/images/1594047/54355747.jpg)

The hands and polearms are separate from the bodies so it is a simple matter of cutting off the shaft of the polearm and attaching the hands to the wrists in vertical positions. You can then use the head of the polearms as swords and put pistols in the other hand.

(http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/081/c/e/triad_retainer01_by_sykoholic-d7b8a2e.jpg) (http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/081/4/c/triad_retainer02_by_sykoholic-d7b8a7i.jpg) (http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/081/8/2/triad_retainer03_by_sykoholic-d7b8abi.jpg) (http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/081/1/3/triad_retainer04_by_sykoholic-d7b8agd.jpg)

Much the same thing can be done to make Heavies.

(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/081/f/9/triad_heavy01_by_sykoholic-d7b89wc.jpg) (http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/081/0/0/triad_flamer_by_sykoholic-d7b89l8.jpg)

*Note - The Flamer Heavy was made using a Dragonlauncher Loader.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Whitwort Stormbringer on 28 April 2014, 08:24:04 PM: I saw a conversion of some WGF Ashigaru with Infinity weapons replacing their normal period-appropriate rifles, and I thought those were very effective conversions. I think they would look a bit slighter of frame than the Void figures, which would make them appropriate for juves, so you might try something similar.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: admiraldick on 28 April 2014, 08:31:37 PM: these aren't perfect (they're the wrong scale and not quite the same style), but they're pretty awesome models anyway.

http://wyrd-games.net/shop/M2e-Ronin.html

there are quite a few minis in the Ten Thunders range from Wyrd.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: Lawful Evil on 02 May 2014, 02:33:51 AM: Thanks for the great sugestions all, and here I thought it would be difficult to source the right minis. I like the idea of knife and pistol weilding Japanese schoolgirls as the Juves. I've purchased a pack of the retainers with naginatas to convert into gangers using melee and pistol weapons (thanks for the how-to Sykoholic, that heavy is particularly good, as are the chem dogs on your DA).

Big thanks to Basement Dweller for contacting me to arrange a mini trade for the swords out Mishima Samurai.
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: commissarmoody on 14 June 2014, 10:20:52 PM: Those are a whole lot of cool. Did you ever get this project off the ground?
Title: Re: Mini recommendation: Asian theme in Necromunda
Post by: julesav on 15 June 2014, 10:18:11 AM: Eureka do Japanese schoolgirls with katanas - might be ideal?