Necromunda’s Headsman Comes For Cawdor’s Foes
June 28, 2019 by dracs
Forge World have released a new character to march in the ranks of Necromunda's House Cawdor, the sinister executioner known as The Headsman.
There are many different Executioners within House Cawdor, all identifiable by the means of justice they choose to wield. The Headsman, oddly enough, hands out flowers to kill by pollen allergies.
Or maybe he uses that massive, terrifying axe!
This appears to be an update to a sculpt that was first revealed last year. While the original sculpt was incredibly imposing, it is good to see Games Workshop have taken the legitimate concerns some people had on board. The result is a model that loses none of the character's intimidating presence, character, or close attention to detail.
All in all, this is a model that really captures the sinister nature of House Cawdor and Necromunda in general. I'm looking forward to seeing what paint schemes people come up with for this, especially as all those candles will provide plenty of opportunities for source lighting.
Let us know your thoughts on this figure in the comments below.
"The Headsman, oddly enough, hands out flowers to kill by pollen allergies."
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He must have difficulty hearing with all that wax.
Love the mini though.
I see what you did there 😉 Bravo Sir
While rather nice looking miniature I do think that this one would be even better with less candles. Those candles are example of adding detail just for sake of it and because they can.
still an impressive imposing figure.
I quite liked the cone hat the last one had, but think it was a sensible decision to alter the mini. I think removing some of the nooses definitely improves the model so on balance it’s just as good, if not better. And I agree, the concerns some people expressed were legitimate.
I too liked the original, preferred it even – very reminiscent of the Redemption Cultists who also used to be clad in pointed hats. It’s sad we live in a time where we have to consider that someone might choose to be a dick therefore we have to adapt so they don’t. I hate catering for the lowest common denominator.
I think that’s an unfair misreading of what’s happened here. If this model had been previewed like this, none of us would have thought ‘oh, what a shame he doesn’t have the pointy hat’. We might have liked it, disliked it or felt indifferent, but no one can look at this mini and say ‘this really suffers for not having XYZ’. This isn’t like removing swastikas from models of Nazis (I understand why this happens in Germany, but it would annoy the hell out of me not being able to model Nazis as they dressed). I still like the original… Read more »
That’s exactly what lowest common denominator thinking is. Even though it was obviously not inspired by the KKK because someone might paint it white to make it look like KKK, nobody is allowed to have the model in its original form. The person who would paint their model like the KKK is the lowest common denominator and the product has been changed such that the lowest common denominator cannot act in that way. The potential actions of the lowest common denominator is the driver for the change and so it is entirely fair to say that. That pointed hat worn… Read more »
Exactly this… The Redemptionist aesthetic, based as it is on real Spanish/Catholic imagery, is totally awesome. Of course it has some ‘evil’ vibes to it… the guy is walking around using a giant axe to cut people’s heads off, for goodness’ sake. I hate how because a couple Looney Tunes in the Klan co-opt the style, it’s now off-limits. It’d be like if some terrorist group started using “Winter is Coming” as a tag-line for their conspiracy theories or manifestos. Would we have to start avoiding those references too? The whole thing reeks of them upping the drinking age for… Read more »
are redemptionists a thing anymore in the necromunda lore?
i’d probably file back the axe somewhat as well. nether the less a nice model, which builds on the old cawdors but improves and gives more character/lore to them
No thanks.
I have to admit that i am liking this mini alot.
Much as I like the mini (and I’ll be getting one as I’m a bit of a Cawdor Fanboi). WHERE’S THE JUVES MODELS THE GAME SO DESPARATELY NEEDS!!!!!!! If they did them and pushed them out at £20 for 3 (like they did with the hired Guns), I’d expect nearly every Necromunda player would grimace at the price and buy them anyway. The main problem with the named NPCs like this in game is that they don’t work in a campaign (ie players buy a Ganger they can keep from game to game rather than spending a LOT on a… Read more »
i didn’t even realise there aren’t any juve models until now!!! and now I want them…no I demand them to be made!
I’d use this as a fantasy model, especially since nothing is specifically sci fi
Like Petey9 said, it looks more like a fantasy mini than a sci fi one, except for maybe the boots.