Eldar in Necromunda - I beg your pardon?

axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

Hello all, this is my first post on the forum, but I've been checking out the great Necro gangs here for a few months.

I'm a long time Eldar player and have been thinking over the past month or so how to use an Eldar gang in Necromunda. The premise is simple - the gang is actually a team of Eldar on the Path of the Outcast, tasked with seeking out ancient Eldar artefacts, some of which may appear to the uninitiated as slightly exotic archeotech.

The Unseen Shadows are an Artefact Recovery Kindred. I spent a little time thinking about how best to represent the Eldar, but decided that the simplest way would be to pick the House which mirrors my own Eldar playing style in 40k, so these guys are using the Van Saar House list.

First up is my leader, Casidhe Redhand, converted from the Mordheim Elf Mage. Most of the other Eldar in the gang will lack robes or cloaks, but I wanted my leader to be marked out with his senior appearance. The conversion itself was a simple weapons swap to give him an Eldar chainsword, with a Harlequin fusion pistol standing in for a plasma pistol (neatly referred to as a 'star pistol' in my roster). He's also carrying a back-up weapon in the form of a shuriken catapult (autogun), strapped to his backpack:

Next up, one of my two planned heavies. Menos Surefoot totes the fearsome shuriken cannon (heavy stubber). Probably the rules don't accurately reflect the weapon, but I can look at upgrading another time. Menos is a classic Harlequin Death Jester with a head taken from the Blood Bowl Star Player Elric Sidewinder, and a few little added extras:

Finally for now I've got one of my Juves, Tal Newblade. Toting just a shuriken pistol (autopistol) and knife, he's converted from the ace Space Elf Nomad sculpted by Impact Miniatures for a 40k tournament last weekend (BTW, I know there were a few spares if anyone wants one):

The Gang Roster looks like this:

Leader - chainsword, star (plasma) pistol, shuriken catapult (autogun)
Ganger - lasblaster (lasgun)
Ganger - lasblaster (lasgun)
Ganger - shuriken catapult (autogun)
Ganger - shuriken catapult (autogun)
Ganger - shuriken catapult (autogun)
Juve - shuriken pistol (autopistol)
Juve - shuriken pistol (autopistol)
Heavy - shuriken cannon (heavy stubber), shuriken catapult (autogun)
Heavy - flamer, shuriken pistol (autopistol)

More gangers to follow as I build them Smile

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axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

feeder · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject:

Dude! you cut up that jester! Surprised

Nice idea though, I did the same using Orks as Goliaths.
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axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

After somewhat of a hiatus, I've finally made some progress with some of the Eldar. I'm still re-working the leader, so first up is a pair of gangers and a pair of juves.

Merne Darkbrow is armed with a lasblaster (lasgun) and was originally converted up for the Work In Progress sniper competition. He's based on the old Jes Goodwin Eldar assassin sketch and converted from an old Shadowseer figure. He was too cool not to use somewhere, so I've re-based him:

Eidyn Balefire, the second ganger, is a multi-part conversion with Dark Eldar legs, Harlequin torso, Guardian arms and an old Ranger head. I love the way the coat looks! His shuriken catapult counts as an autogun:

Next up is a juve (Tal Newblade) converted from a custom sculpted Eldar figure from a gaming event earlier this year. I've replaced his original weaponry with a shuriken pistol (autopistol). Otherwise he's unconverted:

Finally its the the second juve (Lul the Younger), completely unconverted - I just love the pose. He also carries an autopistol which is holstered on his right hip:

Still got 6 more gang members to paint up - hopefully more to come this week.

Neonchameleon · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

Offhand, I'd match Shuriken weapons to Boltguns (or possibly Shotgun, using the extra ammo types as a quasi-aspect upgrade with the pistol being a Boltpistol) rather than to Auto - they are after all more powerful even than boltguns (and there is no way lasguns should be an upgrade on shuriken catapults).
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wolf · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

Ok, so my work computer wont let me look at the images of the gang but based on the concept I have to say way to go!
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Gen.Steiner · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:53 pm Post subject:

These are really quite tasty, and I love the colour scheme. Smile

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axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

Glad you like them Smile

- have nearly finished the next couple so will post pics tomorrow.

axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

Update time! Here's the next ganger, Oedric Longsight:

Just went for a nice simple colour scheme with a purple cloak and lilac band on the hood Smile

Psycho-Firth · Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:14 am Post subject:

i've had that second robot thingy(buzzsaw one) for about 10 years and never new what the heck it was untill now Very Happy

nice conversion too btw Razz

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shiek · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

Really coming along nicely, well done!
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axiom · Recruit Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Medals: None

OK, move on a week or so, and a few more models completed!

First up is my revised Leader, Casidhe Redhand, complete with a star rifle, shuriken and catapult (or plasma gun and autogun if you prefer):

I've proxied the plasma gun with the Fire Dragon Exarch Dragon's Breath flamer (I'll make sure it's painted blue to make it look suitably 'plasma'!).

Next it's my final ganger, Gaalen Silvertongue with a shuriken catapult (autogun):

He is based on an old Chris Fitzpatrick Elf spearman sculpt from Ral Partha. The pic doesn't show it very well, but in place of his spear he's holding a shuriken catapult minus the ammo thingy, and has said ammo replacement in his other hand.

That's all 10 members of the starting gang, but I've also put together this guy with the components from the first attempt at a leader, who could be an alternative leader (armed with a plasma pistol and chainsword), or perhaps an experienced close combat ganger for later in the campaign. I did a head swap too, so he's not an identical twin to my current leader:

Thanks for all the thumbs up so far!