101. When I shotgun you say escher; Shotgun! Escher! Shotgun! Escher! It Came From the Underhive. Escher Gang part 6.

Really long title, but you know.
Words, words, words.

Since finishing the Princess I thought I'd crack on with the rest fo the gang.
After all, with how few models a Necromunda gang has I might actually finish this project!

Speaking of finish, here are a couple more of the gang done!

Shotgun ganger;



I tried to base her colour palette on Zoe from firefly.
I mean, she's a badass lady from the far future in a lot of leather and armed with a shotgun.

Next up we have a Juve;





ORANGE AND BLUE. ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED.

In all seriousness, I just wanted to do pastel orange on something.
It suits the 80's/90's feel.

Very happy with the way the juve turned out.
I wasn't sold on the face to start with, but now I think she looks like she has a bit of sass about her.

I'm working on more, but my pace has started to slow down again.
Heavy painting times at work of late I guess.

Anyway, that's all for today.
More soonish hopefully.

Until then fuggers.

-DH-



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100. One Hundred Posts! #TBT to when it all started! It Came From the Underhive. Escher Gang part 5.

Throwing it all the way back!

The last time I updated the Escher Gang was back in June 2014!

But this Throwback is actually a tribute to how this blog first started.

My very first post back in September 2011 was about my Escher Gang, and the very reason this blog was created.
'It Came From The Underhive' was my very first solo blog project.


So I thought I'd rekindle this project and show it some of my now crazy productive hobby love!
And what better way than focusing on one of the very reaons I started this blog.... the epicenter of my Escher Gang.

The 'promiscuous princess.'

Back in my second ever post I knew she was going to be the leader of my gang, hence the title of the post (check it out here - http://theunderhivehero.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/urlhttpwww.html).
Sure enough my 3rd post was about her, and you can check her out in all her metal glory by following the link in that post...

But enough flashbacks.... let's get to that update... that sweet, sweet update!







She's come a long way from her bare metal days!
But here she is, the daughter of an imperial noble who ran away to the underhive, taking her father baroque plasma pistol with her to face the underhive alone.
Her connections to power, though diminished, all but guaranteeing her a fats route up the ranks of the local street gangs, and her pistol did the rest.
Now embroiled in the criminal activities of the Escher gang (still with no name after all these years) she leads the charge through the underhive.

A MODEL DONE!? I KNOW!?!

Another one down!

You should also check out my main blog; The science of selling yourself short.
I've been posting some  board game miniatures on there!
There is a massive update tomorrow too so keep your eye on that.

Anyway.
Nostalgia trip complete. Throwback threw.

I'll see you next time.

The Underhive Hero, out!

-DH-

63. It Came From the Underhive. Escher Gang Part 4.

Welcome back to the Underhive you general scummy individuals! (And all the normal people, you're welcome too I guess)

More painting.

I'm doing little bits at a time.
Still can't fully get into the groove, so I'm painting in between playing games (mainly turns in civilization 5 and rounds in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare).

Moving on!

Terrible picture. Going for a very pale Caucasian look (think Ginger stereotype; Super pale and bright orange hair. That is essentially the plan).
Funnily enough she nicknamed 'The Slayer,' after the Dwarves haha.
Next up is Zoe

Yup. I did some more work on her. I'm basing her look on the fatigues the Zoe from Firefly wears during the war (you can catch her in it in the very first episode).
As the rebels we're called the 'Brown Coats,' I wanted it to be brown. Has to settle for a tan kind of colour for the base. I imagine it will darken with progressive shading.
The red Shoulder pad is a nod to her scarf and future outfits in the show.

I'm undecided on how I feel about it. I like that it is subtle, but I don't think it is striking enough.
Thoughts here would be appreciated!
Another skin tone for you guys...

Very red/brown. This is the base colour for 'Mongolian' according to the skin tone guide I linke din my previous post.
It builds from brown, through red and ends up pale flesh.

If it works, I'll be amazed.

The last picture for this post is this girl...

B!F!G!
I haven't actually painted the gang member that much, but I have finished the rusted up barrel she is hiding behind.
I used Tamiya clear Green to emulate some toxic goop leaking from the bullet holes, thought I think it could do with a couple of extra layers and maybe some highlights.

I though it might give the scene a bit more of a wasteland feel.
It is the Underhive after all.


That is all for this post

Thoughts so far?
Hit me up with a comment or a tweet @DarKHaZZl3 on Twitter.

-DH-

62. It Came From the Underhive. Escher Gang Part 3. Diversity: The Underhive Edition.

The Underhive never sleeps.  

Seriously, I struggle.
So I managed to start painting.

I knew the task of painting different non-white skin tones was beyond my skill set.
Go. Google! - http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1310

^ I've been using this. I'm fairly happy with the outcome so far.

There has been far too much text in my latest posts, so we'll move on to pictures shall we?

The picture is a bit dark, but it is meant to be 'African American' from the link above.
I thought it the skin tone suited the model. It's a bad ass woman with a shotgun. This instantly made me think of Zoe form Firefly.
(If you've never seen firefly either go watch it immediately or never come back! No, stay, but seriously, I recommend you watch it).


The next model I started was on of the Juves.
I'm Nicknaming this one tank girl (because of the tank top...inventive right!)

The skin tone is just based and shaded at the moment.
the vest is pretty much done. might add some extra highlights, and the base is finished, just needs to be cleaned up.

The gold-esq drain will be the technique I used when I finally get around to painting the details on my gaming board.

Anyway.
That was it for session 1.
I did do some work on the 'Promiscuous Princess' but I really messed it up.
So that one is being started from the ground up.

Anyway
until next time!

-DH-

60. It came from the Underhive. Escher gang part 2. A blast from the Underhive's past.

This post takes me back.

If you want to skip the history lesson, tough! I wrote it in bright pink! TRY AND MISS THAT!!
(oh? you can scroll past the pink bit...fuck...).

I originally created the Undehive Hero with a view to showcase my Escher Gang.
The Bolter and Chainsword (my then main posting format) was only a power armour friendly board, so it needed a new home, and I just can't seem to take to Dakka Dakka.

That is how The Underhive Hero got it's name; the undehive is where all the general scum and villainy of the 40k universe make their living. It seemed approriate to cross this the concept of the Underclass/working class Hero (I'm quite left wing).

Anyway in post, 2. The rebellion of a promiscuous princess, I introduced my Escher gang.
The were a proper rag tag bunch then; Poorly based, painted without any reference to work from...

Then the project got abandoned. That is, until my hobby rebirth.
I have talked about how my attitude towards hobbying changed, and it is with my Escher gang, and my Sisters of Battle where I started my hobby journey...again.
So about two years after my first post I started a new post series; 17. It came from the Underhive. Escher gang part 1. Retro reboot and refit.
The models were stripped, cleaned and re-based.

And then I left it there. I didn't see any point in painting them.
If there is a theme throughout my hobby life it is tragedy and apathy.
I got super stoaked doing these when I was with my ex.
After we ended that passion died a little.
Luckily. It kinda came back

So here they are.
Undecorated and ready to cause some fucking havoc, in a city near you (though some 39 millenniums in the future).

The concept, as it was all that time ago, is to have a collection of miniatures that breaks the 'Caucasian centric' view of the 40k universe.
We're talking about a universe that could have evolved in any direction.
It makes sense that Ethnicity would be extremely diverse (though admittedly completely different to the Ethnic diversities of our reality).

Anyway. I will be attempting to diversify my Escher gang.

In addition to this it will be a mix of the Guady/80's esq look that the traditional Escher gangs have, and that Slaaneshi cults also have.
For variety though, I thought I'd throw in some more subtle colours to represent the Gang members who are not so heavily influenced by their peers and/or side more with the 'Promiscuous Princess.'

Enough words.
I have started painting these models. So expect updates soon.


If you play Necromunda I'd love to hear from you, in fact, if you do any war gaming I'd love to hear from you.
Also if you have an comments, criticisms, suggestions, advice, or just general chatter, do that too.

You can comment on this blog post (or any other blog post relevant to the topic you want to talk about), or hit my up on twitter @DarkHaZZl3
If you're already a member of The Bolter and Chainsword, I'm perfectly happy for you to talk/leave feedback on my WiP post there; just keep if board relevant!
It can be found here - DarKHaZZl3's armies of the Imperium - a WiP

Thanks for reading guys and girls and xeno's scum.
Until next time
-DH-

6. An Honorary Road to Glory

  The title for this post is apt. As of right now 'The Underhive Hero' will be the hub for all of my, DarKHaZZl3's, hobby stuff.

This is the road to glory via the Underhive.
This is death and rebirth.
This is... going to be slow and probably underwhelming.

   Hey! What can I say? At least I am being honest right?

So, the first half of this post will be project outlines and their status.

First off we have the reason 'The Underhive Hero' was created - The other, the specialist, the none power armoured.

  The Escher Gang.
Still a work in progress. I need to build 1 heavy stubber and 1 Juve. I did start painting some of the models, but got stuck on trying to vary ethnicity.

 The Terrain.
Many, many updates for this one.
   I never finished my power plant... it still needs to be pollyfillered and based.  However, I have a far more exciting and useful project to which I am intending to dedicate the vast majority of my time until it is finished. I am making a Gaming board. I will elaborate more on this in a post designed specifically around it, but essentially it will be a 6 x 2 board made from 2 x 2, 9mm thick sheets of MDF, based in fine sand and painted in city like colours.
    I'm looking forward to this quite a bit actually... the 2 x 2 squares allow me to chop and change out square to mix it up a little. Could be fun.

  The Armies.
Space Marines.
   More work than is necessary to be quite honest. I have finally decided on a chapter. They will be the Salamanders. I want them to stand out a bit, so I'm breaking all of my models down, and starting from scratch. No model will be built from box. Conversions/slight changes must be everywhere. DEATH BY CONVERSION/EFFORT OVERLOAD. I can't see this project getting done soon... so don't expect a lot of activity here (but then again, when do you ever?).

The Sisters of Battle.
  Still part painted. I halted the continuation of this project on the premise that I need to write an army list for my little metal ladies. I have a 400 point list (again, elaboration in own post), so we will see how it goes eh?
  I did buy a penitent engine though... I want to die...

The Grey Knights.
  Swallowed the inquisition. Too many possibilities. New army list needed. Army halted until then. As with the sister I've written a 400 point list. I need to make a Las/Plas razor back and then I'm good to go.

The Death Watch.
  Still going at its snail's pace. I decided jump packs didn't suit them... so may Vanguard are in the process of receiving an upgrade involving the Grey Knights teleport packs... It just made sense at the time.

Other 40k.
   On hiatus. Looking to switch my Imperial Guard for Death Corps of Krieg and Gathering things/generating ideas for the Ad Mech. A long way off.

Everything Else.
  NAH! TOUGH! I bought 2 Grey Knight strike cruisers for Battle Fleet Gothic... Does that count?


    So that is where I'm at. Not overly exciting really. I'm Well into making this game board though... I will post step by step updates for those who want to see how it goes. For those that don't, well.... do one! Quick now! Before I set Dengar Roth on yo' ass!

 
  The second half of this post is boring. All the above needs funds. I am having a clear out of models.
List of models for sale:

I should note that:

(A) EBay is subject to bidding. If you buy direct from me via this the price is fixed as it is shown.
(B) There is some other random stuff on my eBay...
(C) I am mainly looking for cash, but if you have a trade offer, let me know

Whole models

40k

BNIB 2008 Gamesday Captain £20
BNIB 2008 Gamesday Captain £20
BNIB At ease Guardsmen £10
BNIB At ease Guardsmen £10
BNIB At ease Guardsmen £10
# 5 OOP Metal Howling Banshees £15
# Metal Striking scorpions (As per GW box) £15
# Metal Steel Legion Squad (10 w/ Missile launcher, Grenade launcher and Sergeant) £17
OOP Metal Space marine Librarian £5
Metal Steel Legion Officer £3
Metal Space Marine Scout Standing with Sniper £3
Metal Space Marine Scout Kneeling with Sniper £3
Metal Space Marine Scout Kneeling with Sniper £3
Metal Space Marine Close Combat Scout £3

Fantasy

BNIB 2009 Exalted Hero of Chaos £10
# Metal Slann Mage Priest £20
Metal Empire Master Engineer with Repeater Handgun £5
Metal Beast man Bray Shaman 1 £5
OOP Metal Warriors of Chaos Sorcerer £5
Metal Skink priest £3

Other/Misc/Parts/Bitz:

OOP Metal Flesh Hound (The bulky non scaly one) £5
Escher Ganger £1.50
# 6 Metal Swooping hawks (No wings) £10
5 Seraphim Jump packs £1.40 ea (plus postage) or £5 for all 5 (1 postage charge)
Metal Grey Knight PA Justicar (No NFM) £3
Squat in Exo-Armour 1 £8 (missing bolter arm)

All postage on single models is £2.60 anywhere in the UK unless it has a # in front of it.
# = postage may vary (Packaging size/weight)
If international I sill still post... just expect to pay whatever the fee is.
I will only accept PayPal!

Message me on here or on my twitter (which will thus send me an email).

Peace out

-DH-