Creating Arco-Flagellants - Question about bases

[Kriegsmacht]

While getting stuff ready for ETL I was in the middle of brainstorming ideas on how to make Arco-Flagellants without buying the actual models. They're not bad but I always have in mind the artwork from the Witch Hunters codex.

 

Then it hit me when I was going through the Ad Mech section of GW and saw the Rust Stalkers. In the Codex the Flagellants looks more machine than man so they would be perfect. I was thinking of leaving the back packs off and exchanging(sawing) the forearms with flails, maces, whatever I can think off to use as weapons.

 

Would using them be ok considering they're on 40mm bases? The Arco-Flagellants are on 25mm bases so not sure if different size bases would be a big deal.

 

Thanks

 

Edit: Re-did the post so my question isn't lost in the middle of it anymore.