stunted blood claws

[dublindawg]

I have gotten my hands on a few old space dwarf models (I will not use the official name) and I have been thinking of a way to incorporate them into my Space Wolves army. My force is a "lost" company so I was thinking that maybe to help replenish their numbers the company after spending many years stuck on a planet fighting Tau/Tyranids they looked to the indiginous population. The planet a high gravity planet, resulted in shorter humaniods but they prove to be as equally tough as those from Fenris. As a result they Wolves have created a pack of blood claws.

 

any thoughts?

[Prophecy]

When I run my Iron Priest in full-squad+redeemer mode (as opposed to thunderhammer cav of death), one of his servitors is a squat. I suppose it could work. I've been trying to find a way to fit my old Exo-armor into my list (I use an old school Eddie to bolster my dread forces).

[Beef]

It would look kinda odd BUT hey its your army. Have some stunted BC if you want. Just be prepared for jokes at their expence if they ever return to the fang

[Night Runner]

Wolverine, my favourite comic book character is short, but that doesn't make him any less cool, ferocious or deadly. The same could be said of short BC. So go ahead and do not forget to post some photos. You could call them the Runt Claws (sorry, the cheap shots have already begun. But all in good cheer.)

 

I just know one guy down here who has an 3500pt army of them and uses them with the IG codex. He was pissed off to no end when GW had them all eaten by the Nids.

 

Just out of curiosity, do you have the first Squats, of the RT days? Or the ones in Exo-armour? And will you be modelling the power armour or using the the Hearthguard carapace armour?

[Grey Mage]

Indeed... some marines are tall, im sure others are not as tall but a bit wide... or perhaps these boys are still getting used to their implants, and have been rushed into service because of a time of dire need- no heavy grav planet needed.

[dublindawg]

@ night runner, I believe they are RT or the first one made after that. They are not the all plastic ones that came out at the end. A few are all metal and a few have plastic arms and weapons, this will make it easier to swap out bolt pistols for weapons.

 

Another option I thought of is to make them a unit of scouts. The sound of "Runt" Claws does seem fitting. The bigger brothers will probably have them stay on the battle barge if they return to Fenris.

[Ullr Direfang]

Just think Sven (AKA Gotrek) from the Ragnar books, a shorter (at least i pictured him as so) space wolf.

[Wildfire]

I'd save them for a squad list. If I ever get my hands on a decent number of squats (and oh, how I wish I could!), I've got a biker army just waiting for them!