exinfris001 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 So a good friend of mine is returning from Afghanistan in a few months. He wants to get back into 40K soon after he gets home. He has expressed an interest in either the Red Corsair or Alpha Legion, seems to be leaning more towards Corsairs. Said he wants to have an army that shows the griffins of the Corsairs, and the combination of different armor types. So, I have decided to build a basic army for him as a "Welcome home" gift. I figure an HQ or two and a couple three squads with transports to get him started. I have an extensive bit box (several actually), but I'm unsure of where to start. I have done a searchfu on google but can't seem to find any really good combinations of loyalist and chaos armor to represent the Corsairs, or the sneaky nature of the Alpha Legion. Can anyone help? I have tons of Loyalist, CSM, Blood Angel, and Space Wolf bits availible. Grittiness not griffens. Dan auto correct. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
exinfris001 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 I was hoping to have gotten a post or two by now as I could really use some advice on this project. The friend this is for comes home in 2 months. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/#findComment-3957674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongou Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 How about using standard bolter with the aquila shaved off for one, and using the unmodified loyalist backpacks? and also, use some uncommon armour and he lmets, like the corvus pattern helmet some thing like http://tentakel.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/redcorsairtest.png hope this helps http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324548_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/P1020807.jpghttp://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2012/2/2/324546_sm-Red%20Corsairs,%20Wolf%20Guard.jpghttp://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/Styrofoam04/IMAG0464.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/#findComment-3957705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I'm not sure if there's a best way to mix up loyal and traitor armor pieces to represent any specific faction. The Red Corsairs are corsairs - pirates. They'll scavenge whatever replacement armor parts they can to keep them going, so I would say there's no right or wrong with how you go about it. I'd think the more important aspect to nail down for their character would likely be that their armor is generally beaten up and some good battle damage and weathering would really shine on these guys. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/#findComment-3957724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 My favourite look to red Corsairs is to keep some of their original Chapter colours showing through but always with Corsairs shoulder pads. Especially if you have the units with more Corsair livery the more "Chaos" they are, so the HQ and Elites should be fully red and black, but you could have some more variety in your "Tactical" and "Assault" squads. Rik Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/#findComment-3957810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
exinfris001 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Master pendragon, Brother Chaplain Kage, Rik Lightstar, thank you for your input. So I guess my plan will be to convert about 65% in mostly CSM bitz and full Corsair color scheme, 25% in a 50:50 chaos/loyalist bitz and mixed color scheme, and 10% in loyalist armor and random chaos bitz here and there. Unsure how to make new corsair represent both there old chapters and the Corsairs. Would help if I could find out when new recruits are made to change the color of their armor and when and how they desecrate the imperial emblems and chapter markings. Not a big fan of just crossing out the emblems. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/303741-red-corsair-alpha-legion-conversion-help/#findComment-3959623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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