Mad, bad and extremely dangerous to know, Yolanda Skorn first appeared as a bounty hunter for Necromunda not long after the game was relaunched in 2017. Necromunda aficionados may be wondering if she’s the same Yolanda who sometimes goes by the name Outland Annie, but she isn’t – a planet the size of Necromunda playing host to numerous people with the same first name, even if that does make things damn confusing for the rest of us. Allegedly the two Yolandas are a result of honest human error, the team behind Necromunda forgetting that there was already a character named Yolanda until after they’d released the second one – which given the complexity of these games is an understandable mistake to make sooner or later.
Anyway, having taken a crack at killing her gang leader in a failed coup this Yolanda got kicked out of the Escher gang she’d been running with and sent off to make mayhem throughout the underhive. Now she roams from place to place, taking on contracts as a bounty hunter and psychopath for hire, but never lingering long because there’s only so much brutal insanity even the most hardened downhive gang boss is willing to put up with in the long term.
Back in Fembuary 2020 I dug Yolanda out of the box, got her assembled and basecoated and was all ready to paint her up. As in so many ways however 2020 did not go as planned, and here we are a year later and she’s no further forward. I’m riding a wave of enthusiasm right now though so I decided to just sit down, with no distractions, and get her painted.
Done! Next, some even more blood-thirsty individuals. If you thought Yolanda was a killer without a conscience these next ladies are even more vicious…
Convert or Die 
February 4th, 2021 at 12:23 pm
Very nice sir! May I enquire on how you have done the base, as the rusted metal looks great on it.
February 4th, 2021 at 6:11 pm
Thank you! I tend to do my Necromunda bases in big batches, it saves time and then I just keep them in a bag until they’re needed. I spray them all black, then spray them again with leadbelcher. Then I give them what I like to call a “dirty wash”. Basically I wash them with plenty of Agrax Earthshade and Nuln Oil (covering roughly 50% of each base with one colour or the other. Mix them together a bit in places). For really grimy areas add a second coat, this is the Underhive – you want it to look filthy!
Then sponge weather on some patches of Rhinox Hide. On top of that sponge on Mournfang Brown, then Skrag Brown and finally Fire Dragon Bright, using a bit less each time so that the colour below shows though. Lastly I like to use a bit of Stormhost Silver to paint on scratches and chips in the metal, and on bigger bases where I want a bit of extra visual interest, you can’t go wrong with a bit of green chemical gunk.
It sounds faintly arduous written out like that but it’s all so messy that you can power through a lot of them in short order. I keep thinking I should do a tutorial of the process, so as my bag of bases is starting to run low I’ll pencil that in for the next batch. 🙂
February 4th, 2021 at 10:20 pm
Thanks for the detailed reply, the base metal is similar to how I would do it but how you do the rust is very interesting. I may give it or a version of a go as a Esher Ganger has worked her way onto the painting table this month.
So Thankyou!
February 5th, 2021 at 12:20 am
It also works pretty well with cheap craft paints, using oranges, browns, and reds.
February 5th, 2021 at 12:19 am
This is the way.
February 4th, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Nicely done, lots of detail on this one. Certainly a great Fembruary miniature.
February 4th, 2021 at 6:29 pm
Thank you! She’s a cracking miniature isn’t she, absolutely crammed with detail.
February 4th, 2021 at 7:14 pm
Lovely mini mate but if the aim was to frighten me with what’s coming next then you succeeded. Glad I’m married, how does anyone flirt in Necromenda with women like this?!
February 5th, 2021 at 12:22 am
Easy, you just need a titanium codpiece!
February 5th, 2021 at 12:24 pm
I know right! Necromunda seems to have a lot of kick-arse young women, and I’m guessing the young men of Necromunda collectively form the arse! There’s another one in the unfinished pile that I’d like to get around to this month who’s backstory includes her husband being torn apart by wild animals at their wedding (mind you I’m sure a lot of us have been there…).
Anyway, glad you like her – hope you don’t find today’s lot too frightening! 😉
February 4th, 2021 at 8:01 pm
She’s amazing mate – you’re smashing it!
February 5th, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Cheers dude! I’m enjoying seeing how much of the backlog I can knock through, don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep it up mind but I’ll see how much I can manage.
February 4th, 2021 at 9:04 pm
Looking great
February 4th, 2021 at 10:43 pm
Cheers!
February 4th, 2021 at 9:28 pm
Great stuff! With a veil, the eyes become even more important and you’ve really nailed it with this lady.
February 5th, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Thank you! Thinking about it I don’t think I’ve ever painted someone wearing a veil before. Getting the eyes right was a bit tricky but worth the effort I reckon.
February 5th, 2021 at 12:23 am
Nice work, the mixing of colors looks really nice. I’m pretty sure I have this one still, she was from Forgeworld.
Maybe in an early 3-pack? If so, then your paints look way better than the GW model.
February 5th, 2021 at 3:36 pm
Cheers! That’s right, she comes as part of a set of three, was one of the first things they released for Necromunda as I recall. To begin with they were just generic hive scum and then they were turned into characters in one of the early Gang War books I think.
February 6th, 2021 at 12:03 am
Nice, well yours look ace compared to their painted model! Not that it was horrid, just better color choices on yours.
February 7th, 2021 at 9:56 am
Thanks man – I wasn’t too keen on the way the studio one was painted myself. I do find the Forge World studio paintjobs to be a bit hit and miss, some of them are cracking but some of them are pretty rough – there’s some where they’d be better off showing the bare resin like they used to.
February 5th, 2021 at 9:52 am
She’s fantastic mate. I love how the colours pop but that she’s still very grimdark.
February 5th, 2021 at 3:38 pm
Thanks bud – I think there’s a careful balance to be struck with models like the Eschers, they need to be both bright and colourful but also grungy and filthy. I’m sure I don’t always pull it off but it’s what I’m aiming for.
February 6th, 2021 at 3:37 am
This is a great sculpt and this is another one that I’ve eyed quite a bit and would definitely consider painting if I ever put in an order with Forge World (I’ll get around to it eventually!). I like how you chose different colors than how FW painted it as well. You’re really on a tear with painting up minis this week. I’m starting to feel unproductive with how much you’ve accomplished 😀
February 7th, 2021 at 10:14 am
Thank you! I wouldn’t say you’re being unproductive at all – I’ve only had time for a quick eyeball so far but from what I’ve seen Drazhar is coming on nicely, I’ll sit down and have a proper look at your latest shortly. I’m just really enjoying painting at the moment, trying to just sit down, get some things finished and actually make a dent in the backlog. Not sure how long I’ll be able to keep it up but there’s a lot of stuff I’d like to finish this month so I’m going to aim high and see how I get on. 🙂
February 7th, 2021 at 6:17 pm
That is kind of you to say and also its nice to hear you’re putting a dent in the old backlog. That always feels good in my experience and you need to clear some stuff out to make room for when Cursed City comes out too! 🙂
February 7th, 2021 at 10:28 pm
Yeah, between Cursed City and all that lovely new Slaanesh stuff that’s coming next weekend I fear my efforts to clear the backlog may be about to take a serious setback… Ah well, there are worse problems to have! 🙂
February 6th, 2021 at 11:58 am
Have to say, you really made the risqué scheme of blue, yellow and red on one mini work. They add contrast and guide the eye without leading to a harlequin look. I think the simple rusty base works well with this, as too much colour might overwhelm the beholder.
I would love to see some less compressed pics of her, the jpeg artifacts hide sone detailing on the enlarged pictures.
February 7th, 2021 at 10:08 pm
Cheers! I think there’s always a balance to be struck with the Eschers, on the one hand they’re gloriously overdressed peacocks but on the other hand they live in the same filthy hell-hole as everyone else on Necromunda. I find the trick is picking out a few areas of the model with bright colours and filling in the gaps with dirty, organic shades. That way you can use the bright colours to point the viewer’s eye exactly where you want it to go.
February 8th, 2021 at 8:50 am
You fully realised that strategy!
February 6th, 2021 at 1:42 pm
Dirty and colorful, not easy to pull off, nicely done!
February 7th, 2021 at 10:24 pm
Thank you! Aye, it’s not an easy balance to strike and one I’ve definitely got wrong a few times in the past. I was just saying to daggerandbrush above, for me the trick is choose a few areas of the model to be brightly coloured and then filling in the gaps with dirty, organic shades. It gives the impression of the model being dirty whilst still using bright colours, without having to do too much weathering on top of the bright areas. You can also use the bright colours to spotlight certain areas and direct the viewer’s eye.
February 8th, 2021 at 12:31 am
Very nice- really like your rendition of her.
Cheers,
Pete.
February 8th, 2021 at 4:38 am
Thank you 🙂
February 14th, 2021 at 7:42 pm
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