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Photo Gallery of minis from my collection

I'm a big fan of squad level skirmish games, and Necromunda was the first one I played. I really enjoy the 3-D style of play encouraged by Necromunda, as you might guess from the ludicrous amount of terrain I tend to use in my setups.

House Delaque: I chose Delaques as my first gang, because I liked the minis and their house skills of stealth and agility led me to believe I could play them with ninja style finesse... little did I know at the time that I'd mostly end up just slugging it out like the rest of the gangs. Still, I've played Delaques in at least three campaigns, and I think I now have at least one painted version of every Delaque pose except Autogun 2 and Shotgun 2 as well as several conversions to cover additional weapon configurations that I commissioned from Micah when he joined my last campaign. I currently have 22 painted Delaque minis in my collection.

House Escher: I purchased most of my Escher gang at Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair, CA. I visited their store before they started marketing their line of Pegasus Model Products (pre-painted figures and terrain) outside their store. I currently have 17 painted Escher minis as well as the original Escher gang, Maskarra's Sirens, 6 of 12 featured in Citadel Journal 19, in my collection.

House Goliath: My Goliath gang is still very small. I generally favor finesse themes over brute force ones, but Matt Verzani's Goliaths were so beautifully done that I bought them when I had the chance. I currently have 7 painted Goliath minis in my collection.

House Orlocks: I don't have many Orlocks, because my friend collected and usually played them. I really like the urban look of the Heavy that Micah painted. I currently have 2 painted Orlock minis in my collection.

House Van Saar: I bought a painted Van Saar gang at a local gaming convention for a great price. The gang was originally painted a bright green like the original box set studio examples, but I favored a darker Dune style still suit look. Leveraging the background info about Van Saar suits that "various spots on the material change colour to warn the wearer of airborne toxins and reduced oxygen levels", Micah inked those minis with blue to achieve a darker, camouflage-like effect without repainting the minis from scratch. I currently have 17 painted Van Saar minis in my collection.

Outlander Ratskins: I like the spiritual background of the Ratskins, but I never fielded a Ratskin gang. One of my friends joined my recent campaign with a Ratskin that has dominated almost every battle they have appeared in, but I think that's more a reflection of the player's skill than the Ratskin rules. I currently have 6 painted Ratskin minis in my collection, and I have a Gorkamorka Digga mini that fits in well with the Ratskins.

Outlander Redemptionists: I bought a painted Redemptionist gang at a local gaming store for a good price. I liked the unkempt white robes look over the bright red apparel featured in most Redemptionist gangs... it seemed to better portray the original theme of Outlaws living on the fringes of the Underhive as well as imply some notion of a vow of poverty . I currently have 8 painted Redemptionist minis in my collection.

Characters, Hired Guns, and Others: Mad Donna, Scabs, 2 Underhive Scum, 2 Wyrds, 4 Confrontation Hive Bratz, and 3 Rats. Another 13 minis that round out the remainder of my painted Necromunda collection.

I tend to game with a group of friends, and we usually play multi-player scenarios (often two player scenarios played as two teams to speed group play). For my latest campaign, I wrote up a couple of multi-player scenarios that can be found in House Rules.