Cold Trader Void Troopers

I've been steadily working away at a project that I've wanted to do for some time - creating a crew to accompany my Necromunda Cold Trader. I always wanted to create more than a 4-strong group. Not only is this now possible in the Necromunda rules, but they're the perfect premise for a Stargrave crew. Happily, I have a weekend of Stargrave gaming coming up next month, so that was the perfect motivation to work on some new figures to accompany my Cold Trader.

I wanted the additional figures for the crew to give the feel of professional no-nonsense criminals. These aren't gutter scum or lawless pirates. This is an efficient and meticulously-planned smuggling operation that requires a skilled workforce. The first group of figures are exactly that - disciplined and well-trained, if perhaps a little morally suspect!

As you might well recognise, the 5-strong squad is made from 1990s NecromundaVan Saar gangers with head swaps. The helmeted heads are from an Imperial Guard / Astra Militarum tank crewman with the Imperial eagle carved away from the front. The rebreather head is from a Space Marine kit, and the heavy weapons trooper has one of the obscure metal Imperial Guard heads from a conversion kit that was briefly available in the early 2000s.

The head swaps were pretty simple, just needing a little bit of sculpting to create the collars of their suits and to cover the scars where those Van Saar ponytails were removed. 

Paint-wise it was relatively simple, using the colour scheme established on the Cold Trader. I figured that the blue sections would be 'hard' (helmets, mag boots, knee pads) and that the rest of the suit would be flexible.

A 5-man squad will be useful in games where I need some local security types

In Stargrave terms, these are 3x Troopers...

...and this pair represents a Gunner and a Commando

I'm really pleased with how they look, especially considering they are pretty simple to make, and the paint scheme is quick. They also look pretty good alongside the Cold Trader and his more exotic companions:

Not quite a full Stargrave crew - more to come!