Rehabilitating the Past: Necromunda Edition

The Boy(tm) and I have been playing a fair bit of Necromunda of late, so I decided to update and 'rehabilitate' my few remaining figures.  First up is a custom Adeptes Arbites (Space Cops for those of you lucky enough to avoid a GW addiction at any point in your wargaming career. Or better yet "Totally Not Judge Dredd" -GW edition) gang I cooked up.  I used the few available models available and my hobby knife and some putty to knock out my own group around 1995-97 -ish.

My list was significantly different from the late 'enforcer' list that GW would come up.  The concept was fairly simple:  These guys represent 'Judges in training' sent to the underhive to get seasoned before going out on the galactic stage.  They basically worked like Van Saar with two exceptions:

• You have the option to start with Armor: Judges can purchase Mesh or Carapace armor, trainees can purchase flak or mesh.  
• No heavy weapons, special weapons only.

The basic models were a leader and the same cast of 'trooper' with a bolt gun, shotgun, or grenade launcher.

I can see no disadvantages to a law enforcement officer wearing that helmet in the field.

To fill out the group I did some simple conversions using new heads, weapons, etc.

I believe that is an old Wood Elf head.  Along with some green stuff to provide the stereotypical 'bust armor' so prevalent in Sci-Fi/Fantasy.  I moved her badge to her leg, because it looked weird on the new chest.  (it was the 90's, I was young....) 

This is the head from an old IG Rough Rider, and a poorly kitbashed plasma gun.

I preserved the old heads to use as slung helmets on their belts.  The Plasma Gunner also got a power pack with cables to charge his weapon.  (Helps with those failed ammo rolls)

Modified a bolt gun with some spare parts to make a futuristic automatic shotgun.  Shotgun with 1 sustained fire dice.

This Grenade Launcher model was modified to create a flamer.

Tubes and backpack to help with those Ammo Rolls.

I also used some off-brand future-cop models to fill the role of 'Juves' in this group.

No idea of the source.  The one on the left had a number of brass rod pieces scattered on her base to represent spent brass I think.

Finally I added some personality to the leader as the gang grew and he got some better equipment

Powermaul (part of a Man O War plastic mast) and a Plasma Gun

Original Sculpt on the left

A nice walk down memory lane, now I need to find the rules mods I used with them.  I remember working very hard to keep them balanced within the game framework at least.