The Rogue Trader Adventurers range is a goldmine of fantastic characters, and I've been wanting to find a purpose for the Hive Worlder for some time. He's a fun mix of primitive and tech with his crossbow pistol and leather jacket rubbing nicely alongside his power armoured legs* and chainsword.
*Asslessman maintains that these have no power source so must result in him walking like he's wearing ski boots.
Grits, Human Ganger
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Crew type: human; Background: primitive; Motivation: fame; Class: ganger
When I rolled up this character I knew that it was perfect for the Hive Worlder - a low-tech ganger who dreams of interstellar notoriety!
Stargrave type:
Runner
Spin-Off Project: Max and Maddie Mannix
I was looking around for other figures that might fit with Grits aesthetically, and turned up the Mannix twins. These were sculpted by Drew Williams and originally exclusive figures for members of a Facebook group. They're now in production by Crooked Dice as part of the Colony 87 range.
Both are excellent models - nice and chunky old-school sculpts that work really well alongside the Rogue Trader figure.
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Nice, nice, nice...
ReplyDeleteThanks, thanks, thanks 😊
DeleteThey're a perfect match !
ReplyDeleteI love that mix of state of the art and low end tech in one character, with Phil Oakey's hairdo on top, what's not to like ?
Glad you like them! High and low tech on the same model makes for a really compelling character in my view.
DeleteA very cool trio. I love how the old RT stuff had unrefined chainswords, and a crossbow. Why not. Great color choices. I love how the red works well with the whites. Excited to see this 5P crew complete!
ReplyDeleteI guess if you can't get hold of a rusty handgun, there's no way you can get a laspistol. The crossbow is the only realistic option!
DeleteVery nice! They've got a good Mad Max/80s Cyberpunk feel. I like the colour scheme.
ReplyDeleteCheers Toby. That Mad Max type vibe is 100% up my street - the dangerous and gritty look really appeals to me.
DeleteThat kid has an late 80's early 90's anime feel to his design. I approve wholeheartedly.
ReplyDeleteThis trio are great. Wish worldwide shipping wasn't so outrageous as Crooked Dice would be getting a lot of my disposable cash otherwise.
Thanks Dai! I wonder what a RT anime series would look like. Very cool I suspect.
DeleteThe global shipping issue works both ways. I used to nut from the US frequently 5 or 6 years ago, but almost never do now.
The RT random equipment tables were nuts. I can imagine grits as a computer game character that the player equips with the best whatever they find. Power armor boots, sweet! That's +10 armor, doubling the protection from my leather jacket! Screw guns, the ammo costs too much and the crossbow does a point less damage and is free to fire!
ReplyDeleteThe only downside to those power armour boots is a -75% modifier to movement until he can afford to buy a power pack!
DeleteCanny work with that crossbow selection though 🤓
I don't need to move fast. I'm a ranged build. The enemies come to me if they melee, and I can out shoot almost anything. I'll just unequip the boots if I have to run away.... *something something min-max something something*
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DeleteThey look so lovely! I'm afraid I'm with Asslessman, I cannot unsee the ski boots thing now :D
ReplyDeleteCool job, they look great together, nice job tying them in, fantastic job!
😆 oh well, ski boots it is then! Cheers Suber.
DeleteGreat work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kym!
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