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The regiment you'd love to build...


Kierdale

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... but don't have the time/money/models/rules for. :)

 

What kinds of IG armies would you like to make if you had any or all of the above four conditions?

 

Myself, it would be:

I. An Attilan army. All cavalry. Do some yurts and other such scenery. Doubt we'll ever get an Attilan supplement though.

II. Arcadian. Just like ye olde box art from the Rogue Trader days, complete with Ollianus Pious banner.

III. Necromundan. Ganger minis for conscripts, Arbites as shotgun vets, and gang symbols on the rank-and-file. In this army the Taurox might not look so bad.

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As everyone and their dog must know by now:

 

I. Tallarn, plenty of troops and heavy armour all done up as the 8th Army as is proper.

II. Praetorians, as an infantry company. Obviously.

 

 

Maybe one day GW will pull their finger out? Maybe the Emperor will reward our faith with kit releases later, as Chaos got kits recently? All it'd take is 3 boxes and suddenly they're selling an entire new Guard line...

I really liked Geno Five-Two Chiliad from Legion. 

I don't think the art from the cover correctly represented their uniform.

 

I also liked the First Born as well and would have collected those over my Steel Legion if they had been sold when I started .

 

Really any army I collect depends on the uniform coolness, that oll' rule of cool.

 The only other regiment that I'd have loved to spend on would have been DKoK. O have only a platoon and some other units and to be happy I would need 3 more platoons and other units, like artillery.

Looks like I'll finally be able to do mine soon. I've always wanted to do a stormtrooper based army. I used Grenadiers when I first got into IG but it doesn't cut it in the current dex so my poor specialists have kinda sat this edition out. Looks like that'll change soon. teehee.gif

I. Praetorian infantry company with rough rider support

II. Airborne/Stormtrooper company from the same planet as my current army (almost did this once before)

III. Armoured Company

 

Really time and money is the only thing holding me back from any of these. I may actually be able to do III and maybe even II since it would involve building upon the base I already have started rather than starting anew from scratch.

DKoK for me. I've always liked the idea of an infantry horde army supported by heavy weapons and artillery. The sheer firepower at my disposal would be most enjoyable to wield.

 

That said if I had the money and time for DKoK I'd probably want to build the same style army but made to look like Napoleonic era instead. I'd probably throw in some Rough Riders too!

@WarriorFish: the paratrooper idea I had was originally with the second 3rd Edition codex -- I believe you could take a doctrine that allowed you to deepstrike your whole army and put them in carapace armour, if not make stormtroopers troops. Assuming that the forthcoming Codex: Militarum Tempestus has access to Valkyries/Vendettas, this is probably the route I would take IF I was going to do that army.

 

I had at the time planned to do a whole army of Kasrkin models in pea-dot camo. Now I would probably do the new Scion models, same camo, and with burgundy berets.

These guys (whom I had assumed were Necromundan for a long time):

 

http://wh40k.lexicanum.de/mediawiki/images/thumb/8/80/ImpSoldat.jpg/397px-ImpSoldat.jpg

 

Thing is... I'd need either recasts of or a metric butt-load of Necromunda Lasguns (there's one from the old metal gun sprue that looks exactly right) to get the lasgun correct. And that's not to mention sourcing parts for the rest of the mini in army-sufficient quantities...

The one that is painted better that I have the patience to do! teehee.gif
If they bring back the droptroops doctrine, I'd love to do a Halo Hell-divers themed one, but that is definitely on the back burner.

@ olisredan Have you seen Victoria Minatures? They have some alternate lasguns.

These guys (whom I had assumed were Necromundan for a long time):

 

http://wh40k.lexicanum.de/mediawiki/images/thumb/8/80/ImpSoldat.jpg/397px-ImpSoldat.jpg

 

Thing is... I'd need either recasts of or a metric butt-load of Necromunda Lasguns (there's one from the old metal gun sprue that looks exactly right) to get the lasgun correct. And that's not to mention sourcing parts for the rest of the mini in army-sufficient quantities...

I'd love to build an army of those guys. If Vostroyans were plastic, it wouldn't be too hard to do them either (head switch). Shame the old "great coat plastic Guard" never appeared.

@ olisredan Have you seen Victoria Minatures? They have some alternate lasguns.

I have but, considering the MO of this thread, I'll settle for no less than the real deal. That Necromunda lasgun is exactly right. Not 'nearly close' or 'other lasguns might do just as well'. It fits the picture spot on. happy.png

(I love Victoria Miniatures, btw. If I had the time and money I'd build an army out of at least two of the regiments featured there.)

Yeah, that's one of the rumours that sadly never has any weight... That's one of the classic Guard pictures, models that do them justice would be amazing.

 

As for Victoria's Miniatures I'd like to have a Black Watch vet squad but the special weapon options are very limited unfortunately.

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