Using Solar Auxilia in place of Skitarii models?

[INKS]

Wondering what you guys think of using them over the skitarri? for the basic troops?

what are some of the problems I might run into?

I guess missing some of the weapons?

[Magos Takatus]

I must admit I don't have any experience with the kit, but mashing them with the Skitarii kit could make some interesting household guard for the Imperial Knight houses. I'm fairly sure Duncan Rhode's Youtube channel did a good video on painting them for that particular purpose.

[INKS]

Oh ok, I know duncans channel. I will take a look. I just don't like the robes on the skitarri guys

[Bouargh]

On 3/4/2025 at 4:08 AM, INKS said:

Wondering what you guys think of using them over the skitarri? for the basic troops?

what are some of the problems I might run into?

I guess missing some of the weapons?

 

Indeed, mostly all special weapons. The galvanic rifles or radium carabines can easily be found as spares at bargain price on ebay, but other specials are more tricky or costly.

Edited March 5 by Bouargh

[sitnam]

I'm a bit late to this, but depending on how much kitbashing you want to do it might be better to get a whole Skitarii box. Individual pieces can be pretty cheap on eBay, but the savings decrease the more bits you want to add, and the shipping is most often not free. If you want just a few special weapons your better off with eBay, but once you start adding heads and backpacks its better to get a whole box IMO.

[Dr. Clock]

Also a bit late, but...

 

You can get special weapons out of other kits than regular skitarii - you can get arquebuses out of the Ironstriders and plasmas from almost anywhere - it's mostly just the arc weapons that'll be tough methinks, but you could make them volkites, grav or similar if it's hard to find arc weapons specifically - they just need to be different enough from the plasma and arquebuses and probably not just flamers or meltas, and you should be fine.

 

Heck - you could do alot worse than buying a 10-man Storm Section kit and convert half of them to plasma carriers to get you 2 special carriers across 5 squads. 2x20 lasgun sections plus 10 storm guys will probably be enough troops. I know I've always been pretty much fine at 50 Skitarii. Then you'd also have the power axes to make some... better electro priests?

 

Cheers,

 

The Good Doctor.

[INKS]

thanks gang. not sure what I am going to do just yet. skitarii aren't so bad.