I have finally finished the bases on those models. The Dustback Helamites is the only plastic kit containing a mount for the Ash Waste Nomads... actually, apart from the warbands this is the only plastic kit that the Ash Waste Nomads received. As the only gang officially unable to take any vehicles (something that we house-rule in our campaign and after playing a campaign cycle with "vanilla" Nomads I am now ready to get them some vehicles).
This is a great looking kit, even if a little bit flimsy. The barelly visible model in the back (the one with magnoculars) is holding reins made of rags and they were a real chore to glue properly, they fell apart at least five times. In order not to have do this a second time, one of the chainlance wielding nomads got a pistol arm from the warband kit (as I had a spare one which was a great fit), so if we want to be generous we could say that this a little bit of a kitbash.
The riders were made exactly as the warband. The Helamites were painted using mostly Ruddy Fur, with Royal Robes for the eyes, Skeleton Horde and Ushabti Bone for the ropes and badages, Garaghak Sewer for any leather bits, Bony Matter for the rags and Leadbelcher/Screaming Bell + Agrax Earthshade + Leadbelcher drybrush for the metallic bits.
Finishing this kit is a little bit of an achievement, as it put me on 53 finished miniatures, which is one more than last year! Hopefully I'll have some more miniatures to photograph and post here before the end of the year, even though each finished little project sets the bar higher for the upcoming year.
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