General Necromunda Inspiration Thread not just Films People!

[MithrilForge]

All the Films mentioned are true to the vibe of necromunda, iv'e seen practically all of em,many years ago i helped run a Video shop(half the frater here may not have even seen a VHS tape probably  ) and boy did i watch a LOT of movies...

Although i'm getting some inspiration from the usual suspects i.e. mad max,Blade runner,all those 80's classics,

But i think for my first 2 gangs - Goliath and Escher (of course) i'm going to DC...comics that is   ,

BANE is going to be my Goliath inspiration and a Little Classic Harley Quinn is so right for an Escher gang...

what theme are others doing?, or are you going stock standard?...

 

mithril  

[Reyner]

My Escher gang are leaning towards Imperator Furiosa or MaMa from Judge Dredd... My wifes Goliaths are going to be shiny and chrome roided up Warboys complete with Immortan Joe himself!

[Bung]

I am thinking of watching The Jugger again and need to convert a Rutger Hauer leader.

[Gorgoff]

I gonna make a clown gang. Psychoclowns!

[MaliGn]

District 9, and Chappie spring to mind for that run down urban gang violence vibe at times.

 

The music and videos of Combichrist, Rotersand, Funker Vogt and the like.

 

At the risk of provoking people I like the aesthetics of the remake of Total Recall - dense urban environments.

[Vesper]

I plan on making some Ash Wastes Raiders inspired by the Ghost Clan bandits from RAGE.
 

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette2.wikia.nocookie.net%2Frage%2Fimages%2F3%2F3a%2F2011-10-18_00004.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20111018000117&f=1
 

 

 

 

[Slave to Darkness]

 

I plan on making some Ash Wastes Raiders inspired by the Ghost Clan bandits from RAGE.

 

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvignette2.wikia.nocookie.net%2Frage%2Fimages%2F3%2F3a%2F2011-10-18_00004.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20111018000117&f=1

 

 

 

Great game, and a great idea! :tu:

[Vesper]

Thanks ! But quite a challenge to model !

[Slave to Darkness]

Could try the Goblins from the Hobbit game, cover the faces so they are not obviously Gobbos. I can see people living in the wastes being a bit meffed up so the wonky legs and arms wont look outta place. 

 

Now I wanna play Rage but I dont have a TV at the moment. Grrrrrr. 

[Vesper]

I have some of those around. Wayyyyy too stunty. Like grot like compared to Echer / Goliath, plus it would be a freaking nightmare to convert them into having equipment. And I still want humans.

 

So here's what I've found to represent them :

 

http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/genestealer-cults/42191-genestealer-cults-upgrades (for the heads and the blades).

https://madrobotminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_14&products_id=141

https://victoriaminiatures.com/collections/female-arms/products/universal-bare-rifle-arms-male

https://madrobotminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=32_35&products_id=206

https://victoriaminiatures.com/collections/legs/products/penal-guard-legs

https://madrobotminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_21&products_id=140

 

I'm quite fond of GW's autorifles, and I'm waiting for them to release some weapon sprue.

[Slave to Darkness]

Did not know they did the Stealer upgrade sprue. Might have to pick a few of those up soon. 

 

Good choice of bits you have chosen. When you gonna start on them?

[Vesper]

Maybe this Christmas. I've bought the main Necromunda box with a friend, it should arrive this week and if I'm happy with the scale compared to IG models, then I'll shoot. Otherwise I'd have to wait to see how Delaques and Ratskins are handled to see if they could match. So it's pretty much up in the air right now.

[Zebulon]

Not sure if computer games are valid comment in this thread, but Escher also make me think of the Chem Fiends in Fallout: New Vegas.

 

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/6/6e/Fiend.png/revision/latest?cb=20101129141241

[JimmyJ]

I'm looking at the new Orlock models and I'm seeing a Black Panther inspired gang called The Black Emperors* in my head.

Although I don't think I'd have the guts to run it for fear if being accused of cultural appropriation or something.

 

*leader would be called "Godspeed" lol.

[Slave to Darkness]

I'm looking at the new Orlock models and I'm seeing a Black Panther inspired gang called The Black Emperors* in my head.

Although I don't think I'd have the guts to run it for fear if being accused of cultural appropriation or something.

 

*leader would be called "Godspeed" lol.

Dont see why people would have a problem, theres already complaints due to lack of 'representation' in the hobby. 

[Gorgoff]

 

 

I'm looking at the new Orlock models and I'm seeing a Black Panther inspired gang called The Black Emperors* in my head.

Although I don't think I'd have the guts to run it for fear if being accused of cultural appropriation or something.

 

*leader would be called "Godspeed" lol.

Dont see why people would have a problem, theres already complaints due to lack of 'representation' in the hobby.

Pfff My Mortheim gangers all had jewish names because they sound funny. "Shlomo Weintraub" and such so no worries mate.

If you are a nice guy noone will assume something bad. :)

In fact my Goliath will be all black and named Mr-T, Black Cobra and so on.

Basically we play an '80 styled game so I strongly recommand rocking the '80 stereotypes.

A Miamy Vice gang would be cool as well, by the way....

[Petitioner's City]

I would be cautiously interested in an Afrofuturism gang - one that comes from a place of authentic Afrofuturism, be it from the continent, or one that is more diaspora - rather than the fear of African-American males seen in 80s-90s gang movies (eg Predator 2) - which thankfully Necromunda avoided. Consider Nnedi Okorafor's recent TedTalk:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt0PiXLvYlU 

 

Also consider Tor.com's list of Afrofuturist writers in Kenya and the UK. I wonder about Afrofuturist van saars ? But I'd worry how to do it - would it just be something bad, ultimately? 

 

Could one go for a Wakanda inspiration?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt9UZo32KMk

 

Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther has amazing imagery too. 

 

[MithrilForge]

The Wakanda gets my vote , that movie looks like its going to hit it out of the ball park 

i think if somethings done with genuine intent and care for the theme it should be well accepted.

 

Cheers, Mithril

[Shockmaster]

Just for fun, I will likely paint my Goliath models in black(probably with white trim/details) and name them The Expendables.

[Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra]

Just popping by to mention Omega in Mass Effect 2. Some of the visuals are very much Underhive (especially once you take away the more overt neon).

[Stoic Raptor]

My Escher gang are leaning towards Imperator Furiosa or MaMa from Judge Dredd... My wifes Goliaths are going to be shiny and chrome roided up Warboys complete with Immortan Joe himself!

 

I'm planning the same thing - I'm using names from all the Mad Max movies though.  So my leader will probably be Hugh Mungus (a little play on words) and other gangers will be Ironbar, Toecutter (did you know he's the same actor who played Immortan Joe?) and so forth.

 

Furiosa and the wives may be the inspiration for my Eschers.

 

As far as other cultures for gangs?  I painted up an entire Afrofuturistic (interesting word) Goliath gang for a friend many years ago.  No reason why a world of trillions would all have the same skin tone, right?

[MaliGn]

Someone mentioned Johnny Mnemonic earlier, but all of William Gibson's work has stuff to offer, especially the sprawl trilogy.

[Petitioner's City]

Just popping by to mention Omega in Mass Effect 2. Some of the visuals are very much Underhive (especially once you take away the more overt neon).

 

Good idea!

 

For Cyberpunk, as a kid playing with Necromunda/Inquisitor ideas, I was really inspired by Akira and Ghost in the Shelli, but I was mashing these with high-tech Imperium a la Gudrun and even Thracian Primus in Eisenhorn novels. 

 

The montages (GHost City in GitS )and from Innocence:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IGTiFuDjTI

 

The amazing style blitz of the latter:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuL8cVxXMA

 

Oh and one of my favourite eps of Stand Alone Complex was Saito's remembrance of his sniper battle with the major, or the amazing knife fight between Batou and Kuze. 

[Petitioner's City]

Sorry to add another post, but this is a featurette about making the architecture of Blade Runner 2049:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLxxbfsj8IM

 

Wired's excellent report on the design of the film - https://www.wired.com/2017/09/behind-the-scenes-blade-runner-2049-sequel/. 

 

 

And costume designer Renée April interviewed by Vogue.

[Interrogator-Chaplain Ezra]

And how could I forget: Kowloon Walled City.