Cyberpunk Combat Zone - Danger Gals Gonks

As I understand it, gonks are low-quality fodder which can be used to bulk out your Cyberpunk gangs. In my head, these are broadly equivalent to Necromunda juves. Monster Fight Club produce a pack of three themed gonks that can be used as part of a Danger Gals gang - all three have the mandatory cat-ear headbands and a healthy slice of attitude!

I had fun adding the Danger Gals icon onto the shipping container with my Posca paint markers.

Cyberpunk Combat Zone - Danger Gals Gang

It's my good friend cheetor's 50th birthday in a few weeks time. A group of us are heading to his place for a weekend of gaming, including a game that's new to me: Cyberpunk Danger Zone by Monster Fight Club. I'm going in to the game totally blind - I don't know the gameplay mechanics or strategies. I'm not even familiar with Cyberpunk as a genre! Nonetheless, I've obtained, built and painted a gang to allow me to participate.

I wanted to pick a faction that wasn't already being used by one of the other players, so the options available to me were Edgerunners (a catch-all gang made up of bounty hunters, rogue agents and oddballs) or Danger Gals (security agents with cat ears). I ended up plumping for the Danger Gals - the faction that was going to be simplest to use for a first timer.

Upir the Leech & Bring Out Your Lead 2025

Bring Out Your Lead (BOYL) was held at Wargames Foundry in Newark near Nottingham last weekend. For those of you who don't know, this is an annual Oldhammer event featuring classic Citadel miniatures and a range of games large and small. This year you would have seen games of Rogue Trader and 2nd edition, classic Warhammer scenarios like McDeath and the Vengeance of the Lichemaster, plus Space Crusade, Heroquest, Necromunda, Man O War and more. There's even space for non-GW games as long as the vibe is right. For my part I pitched my Paul Muller cultists against Mat's Rogue Trader mutants in a game of Stargrave.

Traditionally there is a limited edition event miniature available to attendees. As a general rule, this has a nod to an old-school theme, and is often sculpted by a legendary sculptor. This year, we were lucky enough to have Paul Muller sculpt us Upir, the Underhive Leech:

Crooked Dice Junktown Scrap Walls

I've had a bunch of Crooked Dice's Junktown bits waiting paint for a long while. As I needed some new walls for this coming weekend's Stargrave game, I decided I'd paint up the scrapwalls from the set. I really enjoyed working on these. The paintjobs are superquick with sponging, drybrushing and washes. A few spot colours for variety and some graffitti with my Posca paint pens, and it was job done!

You can buy almost anything in Junktown. Whether it works or not is another matter!

The Word Spreads - Muller Cult Reinforcements

Here are a few extra cultists for my Muller Cult. I needed this trio to round out my 10-strong Cult crew for a game of Stargrave I'll be playing at Bring Out Your Lead 2025 in a couple of weeks time.

Ever-more corrupt cult followers emerge, showing degenerate attributes and mishapen forms.

All hail the Scavvy King (no, not that one)!

Back with the Sinkhole Boggarts, my Marauder-themed scavvy gang. This time I've finished off their leader, who I'm currently calling Ned Crundle (TBC). I probably spent far too long thinking about this figure, but ultimately I'm happy that he fits nicely with the Marauder aesthetic.

The stinking Sinkhole Boggarts, led by Ned Crundle with his unstable plasma pistol

Bits & Pieces - Servitor Bodyguard & Warning Sign

I have a few hobby tasks I needed to complete prior to Bring Out Your Lead 2025 between 8-10 August. Mostly these are bits I want to use in a planned game of Stargrave, which should see my Muller cultists take on some mutie scum. I'm working my way through the to-do list: first up is a figure kindly given to me by Aidan of Warfactory Miniatures at Lead & Steel earlier this year.