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| The marshals finally corner the ash waste bandit after years on the run. |
Buoyed by the success of painting up the last two Marauder Venators, I decided to finish off another long overdue project - my Ash Waste Nomads. Painted between the end of 2014 and the start of 2015, my gaudily coloured nomads were the first gang I used in the first game of Necromunda I played after several decades away from the game. They've got a lot to answer for I guess!
Although I painted up the most of the Confrontation era range alongside some conversions, for some reason I'd never got around to painting up the final Marauder nomad (armed with a chainsword and laspistol). That's no longer the case and I am happy to now have a fully painted set!
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| All four Marauder Ash Waste Nomads. |
Looking at these figures with fresh eyes, I'm still fond of their eye-popping colour scheme, although I think that now I'd look to add some dust and weather stains. The pointing shaman and the poncho-wearing gunslinger are my favourites, and I'm still not particularly fond of the newest combat addition.
He got painted up in a scheme that was as close as I could get to replicating a paint job from ~five years ago. I think his red scarf elements are a little darker, and the yellow isn't quite as bright, but apart from that he's close enough.
I think he's a nice figure to close out the year with though - long-neglected and well overdue, but neatly closing out a sub-set of my Confrontation collection.
And because I had a lot of fun setting up a Western themed photoshoot, you get to see it twice (this time without the sepia filter!
"Painted between the end of 2014 and the start of 2015"
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of Doctor Who shenanigans is this? How do you paint in between years??? Howww? Why??? Whennn??
Looks nearly identical to me! Great work.
I guess a better phrasing would be "between Q4 2014 and Q1 2015", but that sounds a bit corporate ;)
DeleteGlad you like him!
Thanks for reminding me I need to source the one with the shotgun !
ReplyDeleteI totally get the kick out of finishing such a set, I completely support this !
I thought you already had the one with the shotgun painted? I must have been mistaken! The Confrontation sets are so bijou at just 4 models each that they're easily ticked off the list. Of course that means there are no legitimate reasons why it's taken me so long to get round to these!
DeleteFor being 5 years old, these lads look fantastic mate. Great seeing such classics ready for a game.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate! They certainly cut a dash at the local hostelries!
DeleteLovely work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon!
DeleteI think he holds up, and the group as a whole are spectacular. Maybe he just needs some coat trim triangles or a bit more flare. Really good way to finish out the year tho dawg! ;)
ReplyDeleteI hadn't even considered any sort of trim, but the others do all have patterning somewhere on them don't they? That might be a task for next year though!
DeleteCheers buddy!
Just a suggestion...no pressure 😅
DeleteI make no commitment to actually doing it :p
DeleteOhhh, I remember the other ones! Dammit, 2014?? :O
ReplyDeleteNice work on this one, the last pic is ace!!
It's crazy that the others were painted so long ago!
DeleteThanks Suber :)
Getting an eye-popping colour scheme right isn't easy but you definitely did it. That last filtered photo gives you an inkling of what to expect if you muted the color scheme with weathering. In my opinion, if you go that path it would look equally good if not better. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I don't think I'll revisit these guys, but certainly is food for thought for future gaudy schemes.
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