Weird Cawdor Walkers & Corpse Connoisseurs For Necromunda
November 22, 2022 by brennon
Games Workshop dropped even more previews over the weekend for more than just the mainline games. Necromunda also got a look in as House Cawdor are getting their hands on a set of rather weird walkers that will let them take part in the clashes happening out on the Ash Wastes.
Ridge Walker // Necromunda
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As Games Workshop pointed out, House Cawdor are all about bringing the might and glory of The Emperor to The Underhive. So, some enterprising Cawdorite most likely saw a dirty picture of a Sentinel once and thought it would be worth having some of their own.
Ridge Walker // Necromunda
Crafted from whatever junk they can find down in The Underhive, House Cawdor can now take to the Ash Wastes and go out in search of shrines and all manner of different treasures they deem worthy of a noble (if possibly misguided) quest.
Ridge Walker // Necromunda
Mirroring the look and feel of noble questing knights, the Ride Walker riders can be armed with explosive-tipped lances that deliver a pretty deadly cargo should they be planted in the right spot. It feels like House Cawdor might have also seen a poster of a Rough Rider charging into battle on the side of a garbage disposal unit too.
The Ride Walkers certainly give House Cawdor a pretty unique vehicular option for getting stuck into Ash Wastes. I'm not sure about these myself. I don't know if they are too far on the side of whacky or not!
Corpse Guild Connoisseurs
Moving away from the Ash Wastes, we also have some new personalities coming to join House Goliath. Someone has to feed those roided-out muscle men.
Mercator Pallidus - Pale Consort // Necromunda
This is where the Mercator Pallidus comes in. Striding through The Underhive at the head of a Corpse Harvesting Party, they seek out the raw (bloody and raw) materials to then chuck into grinders and turn into fuel for House Goliath.
Bone Scrivener // Necromunda
The Bone Scrivener above is the aid of the Mercator Pallidus and will pass judgement over the critically injured. Lost a leg? Well, you might be for the grinder but at least your gang will get back the weapons and armour that they were wearing a few moments ago.
The butcher-like Corpse Grinder Heavies then wade in and start hacking up body parts like they've got nothing to lose.
Corpse Grinder Heavies // Necromunda
Some incredibly eerie miniatures but just what you'd expect from the terrible microcosm of The Imperium that is Necromunda and The Underhive. You've got a couple of different poses for the Corpse Grinder Heavies including one dragging some freshly sourced meat to slaughter.
Corpse Grinder Heavies // Necromunda
Why do I get the feeling that that unfortunate soul on the end of that hook might still be a little bit alive? A rather fun kit for those looking to expand their menu for House Goliath or indeed build on the existing Corpse Grinders with some interesting new dramatis personae. Could you be tempted by these Forge World offerings?
Are you going questing with House Cawdor or corpse-finding with the Pale Consort?
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My favourite is the Mercator and in fact I love everything about these minis… except perhaps the potential cost!
For me it’s the Scrivener, it’s pure Mr Blanche (I’m sure I saw that mini in his artwork for either Necromunda or Mordheim). Cost (if it’s like any of the other Merchant Guild parties) should be around £45 to £50 for the four minis (The Slaver Guild is also a very nice Blanche inspired looking group of minis).
Necromunda keeping it weird. Big fan of the ass-kicking machines.
Fab looking new figures I see they have the recipe for Soylent green to feed the masses.?
Those Cawdor walkers are hella-cool! If those are GW, and not FW, I might snag one or two. Never really been into fast cavalry units, but those are too sweet!
The Cawdor Walkers will be in plastic (like the other Gang vehicles/mounts). The FW releases are the Corpse Grinder party (probably about £45 going on the other releases of a similar size). On the Cawdor Walkers, no idea. The Outlander riding “bugs” came in a box of four, but the other gang vehicles/mounts came in a box of two……..
Those are weird in good way.
The Mercator might make a nice Inquisitor.