My Gang So Far

Having started this blog some time after the initial decision to start my Necromunda gang, a fair amount of work has already been done. This post will detail a fluffy introduction to my gang, along with a few pictures and descriptions of models completed so far.

Without further ado then, I introduce you to my gang - "Preacher Regis' Furies of Slag Creek". Fluff alert!

Slag Creek was once a relatively peaceful settlement, at least as peaceful as a settlement can be in the chaotic and mostly lawless underhive. Hivers lived and made a living there without much need for bearing arms or hiring protection, such was the insignificance of the town. Preacher Regis, a retired gang fighter of House Cawdor, kept the populace happy enough by loosely governing the town from a small Cult of Redemption chapel, which was well attended and received enough donations to keep him warm and well fed.

Approximately two months ago however, things changed. Festus, a resident of Slag Creek, stumbled across a set of tunnels buried on the outskirts of town. Bravely exploring these, he came across a moderately sized archeotech hoard. Heart racing, he ran back home with a few trinkets that would no doubt fetch enough credits to feed him and his wife for months. Festus and his wife discussed the find, and decided to inform Preacher Regis, reasoning that the entire town could benefit from the extra wealth.

Festus set out to inform Regis, who agreed that this superb find could greatly benefit Slag Creek, which in turn would benefit House Cawdor and advance the righteous ways of the Redemption. Vitus, an old friend of Regis' from his fighting days, who had extensive construction and engineering knowledge, was called in to help plan expansion of the town and improvement of its facilities, industry and infrastructure. The trio set to work, selling off the archeotech and using the credits to fund construction crews.

Their work went well, and before the town knew it, new structures were erected, providing opportunities for more profitable work than they had previously known. Factories, water stills, processing plants, farmsteads, generators, communication arrays and more were built, turning Slag Creek into a thriving centre of production and affluence. The entirety of the archeotech hoard emptied to fund this, Slag Creek was now booming.

However, this did not escape the attention of the rival houses and gangs of Hive City. The previously unimportant hole of Slag Creek was now appealing, and plans to wrest control of it were formed. News of these plans reached the ears of Regis, who set about forming a gang himself to protect the town he had worked so hard to build up. Volunteers were called for, and after a short time, enough fighters/credits were found to recruit and equip a reasonable force, ready for the inevitable invasion.


I hope you enjoyed the fluff. Now, I present pictures and descriptions of my gang members completed so far. Sorry that the pictures aren't professional quality, I only have a cheap digital camera at my disposal.

Brencis - Juve.

Brencis is the obligatory juve armed with a stub gun. Whilst I could have converted the model to arm him with something better like a laspistol, I rather like the look of it like this. Also, it provides a good opportunity for more yummy fluff, which you've no doubt realised I'm rather fond of. For instance, The Furies are a very pious gang, and as such could have told Brencis that if he wants to prove himself worthy, all he will be allowed to do so with is a stubber and his faith in the emperor.

Jerolin - Ganger.

Jerolin is a particularly fanatical follower of the Redemptionist cause, and as such carries a hand flamer with which he can appropriately burn any heretics that dare to threaten his home town. This model is meant to represent another juve, and originally came with a knife in his right hand (stage right, picture left), but I took that off with a hacksaw and attached a spare hand flamer instead. On my roster, he's a ganger. He also has a small piece of chain attached to his belt on the back of the model, for use in hand to hand combat.

Zanobi - Ganger.

Zanobi used to work in one of the more dangerous mines that kept Slag Creek going before its transformation. Upon hearing Regis' call for gang volunteers, he jumped at the chance to change his occupation to something more exciting. The model is totally unconverted, armed with a shotgun and a very large sheathed blade on the back that can quite easily represent a sword.

Festus - Ganger.

As the man who discovered the archeotech hoard and put a lot of time and effort into the building up of Slag Creek, Festus was never going sit by idly and allow his hard work to be ruined by opportunistic gangs from other houses. The model is stock, armed with an autogun, and featuring a holster that I've decided is carrying a plasma pistol.

Dominic - Ganger.

Dominic was part of a hunting group before the renovation of Slag Creek, and as such is a practiced shot with his trusty lasgun, a skill which lends itself well to gang warfare. Again, the model is stock.

Nemo - Hired Gun (Scout).

Preacher Regis wanted a scout for his force, reasoning that espionage on the movements of other gangs could be provided, and new territory to fund the gang could be found. However, employing a heathen Ratskin, with their unholy hive spirit beliefs, was out of the question. After some searching, he found Nemo, a prospector reputed to be equal in skill to any Ratskin, and more importantly, pays lip service to the Cult of Redemption. The model is kitbashed, using spare Cadian bits for the body/head, and a shotgun from one of the old plastic Orlock models that came with the original Necromunda boxed set. I decided to paint his trousers red so that whilst obviously being different, he doesn't look completely out of place when on display with the rest of the gang. Rules-wise, he counts as a Ratskin Scout.


That's your lot for now. The next post will be some pictures (mostly work in progress) of scenery I've been making, and after that I will be posting the four or five remaining models as they are finished.

Tokes.