The_Mad_Hatter Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Greetings all, Ive been lurking about for a while now and recently started being active over in the wolves forum so thought it was past time I showed up for muster here too. A bit of the background behind this force before we get to the pics.... the models were some I had lying about and thought I could use to practice my painting with (my hands shake) and when discussing with my Scottish mate what I should do with them, it was decided in a friendly l'il wager that the indy ref would decide their colour scheme..... If Scotland left they would be painted in Scottish colours but if they stayed in the UK then it would be the redcoats meet 40k, with the loser getting the naming rights and so the 47th Sassenach Rifles were born...... (Apologies for the poor quality phone pics) Platoon Command Squad Commissar Infantry Squad 1 Infantry Squad 2 Infantry Squad 3 Special Weapon Squad Ratlings Future updates as and when I finally manage to get it painted. Thanks for looking :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 They look blimmin' good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Mehman Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Welcome to the glorious Imperial Guard, trooper! You'll be manning the hole that just appeared in the western wall. Grab a lasgun and hop to it! You have come supplied with pictures, I see. Well, you'll fit in with us nicely! Keep it up ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our_baz Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Welcome to the guard. Great first post. Gas masks and kilts will have the enemies of the emperor running for the hills. We're are those miniatures from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son_of_D0rn Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 They look to be Napoleonic Highlanders from Victrix but with head swaps. Be interested to see which heads they are and how this grows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inso Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 The heads look to be from Pig Iron: http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/kolony-rebel-heads-p-15.html http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/kolony-rebel-heads-no-2-p-65.html They seem to match up well to the Victrix bodies... nice work and lovely paint on those kilts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaniss Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Ah, the IG army I always wanted: Napoleonic wars meets 40K! They look amazing, excellent work! :D Are we going to see any Rough Riders...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Welcome, your models look great. A lot of character but still looking 40k! The kit bashing is great and the colours do them justice (you must let me know where you got your tartan paint, the kilts look amazing!), I'm looking forward to seeing more - especially if we get some Rough riders... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Many thanks to all for the warm welcome :) Son_of_Dorn and Inso are correct... the models are the victrix napoleonic highlanders with Pig Iron heads (Kolony rebel no 2). The special weapons are from the mantic corporation range, except for the grenade launchers, which came from the Cadian sprue and were just trimmed down to a more suitable size. I'm glad you like the kilts.... they were a right pig to do lol. I originally tried copying several actual tartan patterns but a combination of the smaller scale and my shakes just made them look a busy mess. So I went with the K.I.S.S principle, removed a few lines and was left with the above, that in my mind at least, gives the effect of Blackwatch tartan without all the intricacy. Rough riders are most definitely scheduled for the future....probably a whole platoons worth just incase GW ever share the krieg love with the rest of the guard lol, but maybe some augmented mounts would be safer incase they don't ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akrim Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Very cool Mad, I'm a sucker for unique regiments. Doubly so for Pig Iron mods. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 Thanks Akrim. So whilst trying to clear some of the unfinished projects, I found myself being distracted by the small mountain of unassembled sprues kicking about. Fast forward a few days of tinkering about and I came up with this. Please excuse the picture quality and the painting...... It's not finished, i just slapped some colour on so I could get a better idea if I liked it or not. Think that on the whole I like the look..... I did try sculpting several different helms, but my green stuff skills are almost non existent, and the bicorne was the only one that at least looked vaguely like it should lol. The mount may get swapped out if I find something I prefer but until then I have enough horses to make up a squad (or three) so more to come in the near future. Thanks for looking :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Rough Riders in such a theme is mandatory! I'm keen to see more :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackedDuck Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I like it! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our_baz Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I like. Cud someone forward this to GW design department to give them a nudge on new rough riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Saw this by Kromlech & thought of your project http://bitsofwar.com/home/70-imperial-highlanders-heads.html http://bitsofwar.com/home/53-imperial-highlanders-kneeling-legs.html http://bitsofwar.com/home/54-imperial-highlanders-running-legs.html http://bitsofwar.com/home/55-imperial-highlanders-legs.html http://bitsofwar.com/home/55-imperial-highlanders-legs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Mad_Hatter Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Thanks guys..... Progress has been slow as life has been busy with the kids back to school routine but I've managed to knock up another 4 rough riders so pics will be coming soon :) Thanks Dantay..... I've been looking for those lol..... I knew it wasn't just Victoria lamb's site I'd seen kilted legs on. The only problem is that due to the napoleonic models used so far the scale won't be the same and I'm not sure how much of a visual difference there will be between the two. Im hoping it will at least be ok in separate squads as it's alot easier to make vets from heroic scale bits. I plan on making some up at some point to see one way or the other and if it's workable then I can explain the size difference away in that, as far as I'm aware, historically grenadiers were originally recruited from amongst the largest men anyway ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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