Chapter idea: Hussar-themed white scars successors

[carnosaur93]

well well... just got an idea today for a potential DIY chapter; White scar successors with a polish hussar theme, what are polish hussars you might ask?.. well, iam not particularly sure myself, but i like the look and theme of them, basically historical cavalry geared with highly ornamental gear with a focus on intimidation (red cloaks and wings to symbolize angels of death)... sounds space mariney, right?

http://getasword.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/polish-winged-hussars.jpg

the emphasis on red and white is obviously a really good tie-in with the white scars as is, not just the cavalry theme, but iam thinking there are more themes to explore from the visuals, the polished steel armors and red cloaks obviously somewhat echo the adeptus mechanicus, which at first might seem an odd point, but looking abit closer at things it actually makes sense, i mean, marine bike armies relies ALOT on specialist equipment to do their thing, and who else to provide it but the ad-mech? (all the bikes, grav weapons, and general high count of special weapons, and mechanization), also the ad-mech connection would allow for the use of alternate models (like puppetswar bikes and lighter/more sleek power armor)

http://puppetswar.eu/img/p/205-792-thickbox.jpg

so in terms of looks my idea is as follows: polished steel armor, lots of flowing red cloth, lots of golden trims, and finally red and white ornaments, with "red weapons" (chainsword/gun casings in red), something kinda like this:

(as close as the army painter will let me go with the cloth without it being an outright robe)

(note, commanders would also be adorned with leopard furs and more, which both fits the white scar aspect rather well, but is mostly something ive found in pictures of some hussar armors, so a perfect fit really)

iam sorta playing with the idea of having the bikes themselves be rather contrasting, with white armor panels rather than the polished steel of the marine armor (and for more white scar ties)...

i personally feel the iconic marine armor features echo that of the hussars rather well, rounded shoulders, and ridged "evil eyes" helmets. however it does generally feel abit too bulky, especially with the power plant, so that is why iam so heavily nodding to the puppets war "striker" armors, but with marine heads and pads

http://puppetswar.eu/img/p/200-776-thickbox.jpg

http://puppetswar.eu/img/p/200-777-thickbox.jpg

(the lighter power armor also fits REALLY well with the white scars chapter tactics giving PA units Hit & Run)

finally there is the most important feature for the hussar look, the ornamental "wings" on the back, its the make or break, really... and annoyingly, puppetswar actually used to make these and supply them in their bike kits in the past, but i cant seem to find any traces of them in their shop anymore, a crying shame, so the solution might be to make some from scratch and then cast them en masse

so yeah, thats my idea and thought thus far... due to sketchy economics this will for now mostly remain a fantasy, but a pretty interesting one, and i might come to money again somewhat soon

thoughts anyone?.. comments, additional ideas?

[Zefert]

Don't the Dark Angel Bikes have Hussar esque wings on the back already?

EDIT: links added

 

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat860011a&prodId=prod1060240

 

and to a lesser extent

 

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat860011a&prodId=prod1830080a

 

 

Finally, if you want to use puppets of war bikes, here's an upgrade sprue with the same

 

bitz http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat860013a&prodId=prod900139a

[carnosaur93]

ah, yes, the dark angel ravenwing bikes classically have that singular hussar-inspired wing on the back, i have had those across my mind a few times, but eventually decided they simply did not look close enough (they lack the sorta curve at the top) and also it would be really expensive to fit every bike marine with two of them

but yeah, definitely not a bad point

[Zefert]

How about these:

 

http://maxmini.eu/conversion-bits/equipment-and-accessories/hussar-wings-bits

[Ashur]

Great idea. I'm a hussar fan myself.

 

I recomend the old Kislev Winged Lancers from Warhammer. You could make interesting comversions. But you would have to look for them on ebay.

[Messor]

Sounds like a really solid theme. I'm interested see how you model it and the accompanying background.

[Sergeant Lowe]

If you're looking for more information on them, look up Polish Winged Lancers.

 

 

The background behind the wings was psychological, as the wind would whistle through the wings as they charged