cassian dracos Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I am going to be including a Vigilator in my 7th legion army and I would appreciate any feedback or advice on what model would be an appropriate start point. I would prefer him to be sneaky/ an action style pose, but if I can't then he can always just be aiming his gun. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hivey Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I just used a running recon marine with a bolter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassian dracos Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 he is going to be my commander though, I understand he is stealthy but I want him to stand out. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115176 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendingon1+ Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 guy on the righthttp://orig11.deviantart.net/7ea4/f/2015/042/f/3/ultracommanders_by_joazzz2-d8hkqo8.jpg Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ion Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Something I did for one of my Reaver Squad members might work for a leader pose. It's not very action-y, but stick him on a suitable piece of terrain and it could get across a vigilator in pose at least.   http://i.imgur.com/r113jOC.jpg  Obviously you'd want more ornate armour, perhaps cloak, and the right weapons Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 How much conversion work do you want to do? Because you can make some really dynamic poses with a bit of work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassian dracos Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 his equipment is a power axe, bolter and boarding shield. I want the lord executioners axe. it is the pose I am unsure about. I have to decide between him sniping and using the shield for support, him charging with his axe in hand and his bolter on his back or him with bolter in one hand and the axe in the other. The sniping one seems more in character, but I'm not sure. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Can a Vigilator take a boarding shield? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassian dracos Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 yep, a bit weird that he can but yes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendingon1+ Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hm. In my CAL book vigilator can't be equipped wirh the shield. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassian dracos Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 well :cuss he can't. slips had told me that he could take one but I should have checked. I still don't understand why he cant get a combi weapon. Ok so Instead he will have a similar pose to the sniping vindicator assassin, but he will have his axe on his back and will be crouching. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I don't get why he can't take a combi weapon. Or, for fluffiness, a sniper rifle. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassian dracos Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 yeah, sad face. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Primarily, the Vigilator is not an assassin. He is concerned about stealth, but only to the point of placing his front and rear sight posts on his designated target. Stealth is the tool, not the task. Â Vigilators are headhunters and carnage-makers, cold-blooded killers who will chase until their prey either collapses or turns to fight. You can, of course, model him to give off that stealthy side, but it's not necessarily the only way to approach them. A Vigilator of the XII Legion, for example, may choose to mount his squad in a fixed wing airframe, and conduct Air Assault missions into the heart of the enemy camps to gun down everything that has a pulse. A zero stealth, rapid shock assault is just as viable a tactic to put down a command team, as a low profile, nil-footprint stealth mission. Â To this end, chocking him full of explosives, knives, linked bolters, and belts of scalps could be just as legit as chemoline and a suppressed bolter. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 To build off of what Hyaenidae described, I'm building a VII Legion Vigilator who commands a Jaeger Detachment, which is a combined force of Raiders, Sniper Teams, and Seekers. They are my company's 'Skirmish Line' adopted from the Pre-Primarch strategic doctrine of unification, when the VII Legion's shock companies would need to move quickly over no mans land. Raiders are trench clearers, Seekers destroy OPs/CPs, and the Snipers provide cover during their assaults. Â I love the juxtaposition of a Reconnaissance Unit in Mark 3 with Shotguns jumping into a trench. It really shows the variability of the HH list, even in the same squad types. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115478 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon2027 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hyaenidae it would have been nice to have the option to make him a long range assassin type model. I sought of see the Moritat filling the role you describe. But then we all have different visions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4115941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barabbas Sogalon Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I built this fellow a while ago. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/310518-vigilator-ideas/#findComment-4116289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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