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Not sure where to throw this out, but go ahead mods and move it to a more correct position.

In the end what i am looking for is Female guardsmen that scale well with current GW guardsmen. Of course i am still looking for female details (one can always argue that the armor removes such, but come on we are nerds here and we all know what we are looking after )

As a result, i have decided it is worth a grand investment to look around. I have seen chapter houses - it was ok didn't do it for me. I have seen WarForge's female commissar - a excellent model, but just not a squad.
I have looked and looked, even came across one thread here where a guy sculpted very nice legs and torso that fit with GW to do the job; sadly none were for sale. While i haven't tried sculpting and i am willing too, i have to many projects to really start a 4th.

So dakka, if you can point me towards nicely done female guardsmen, and or something that will scale nicely (from what i seen the females are often drastically slimmer then any model around them and kinda throw off the theme with wonky arms and such.)

Or if you are a sculptor i can cast in resign; we can work something out.

Talk me to victory lads!

Try ebay, IIRC there once was a line of female guardsman released by GW

sculpting some "extra armor" onto the chest isn't such a big deal. After that, you really just need to replace the heads, as that really ought to do it.

 Wardragoon wrote:
IIRC

You do not.

The number of female guard models is pretty thin - you've got a few of the old Tanith models, the Vasquez-esque Catachan carrying the grenade launcher, and that's about it. Anyways, at 28mm scale, blowing up the body proportions so that a model is unmistakably female through battle dress and flak armor is not going to get you anything that blends all that well with existing GW models.

meh, i figured it worth a shot. there has to be something that can fill what i am after

Best option currently are the plastic conversion packs by Laughing Monk (for Cadia plastic kits, AU$25.00 each):

http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=815_816&products_id=12209


http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=815_816&products_id=12210


First conversion kit was by Tins Bits:
http://www.tinsbits.com/webshop/index.php/cPath/7/category/upgrade.html


Shadowforge as a few nice female Catachans, but not enough for a whole army:
http://eurekamin.com.au/index.php?cPath=806_807_812&sort=3a

Geez Kroot. You're like an encyclopedia. Glad you're on our side.

thats seems like it is good stuff, has anyone touched these hands on?

 Portugal Jones wrote:

 Wardragoon wrote:
IIRC

You do not.

The number of female guard models is pretty thin - you've got a few of the old Tanith models, the Vasquez-esque Catachan carrying the grenade launcher, and that's about it. Anyways, at 28mm scale, blowing up the body proportions so that a model is unmistakably female through battle dress and flak armor is not going to get you anything that blends all that well with existing GW models.

I was going to say you forgot about the Last Chancers but then I realized that must have been what you meant, cause all the Tanith figs are dudes.

One of the necromunda gangs are all female.
Check the games workshop site.
Not ,really guard models but female and the right size

DonerStoom wrote:
One of the necromunda gangs are all female.
Check the games workshop site.
Not ,really guard models but female and the right size

looking into it thank you.

Could work for a commissar or what ever

http://www.ragingheroes.com/collections/complete-collection/products/kapitan-ivanka-kurganova-28mm

Steve wrote:

 Portugal Jones wrote:

 Wardragoon wrote:
IIRC

You do not.

The number of female guard models is pretty thin - you've got a few of the old Tanith models, the Vasquez-esque Catachan carrying the grenade launcher, and that's about it. Anyways, at 28mm scale, blowing up the body proportions so that a model is unmistakably female through battle dress and flak armor is not going to get you anything that blends all that well with existing GW models.

I was going to say you forgot about the Last Chancers but then I realized that must have been what you meant, cause all the Tanith figs are dudes.

Actually at least one of the Tanith figs are female.

Hmm interesting; any more female sci fi minis that fit warhammer scale?

wierd as it sounds, I actually use some reaper minis as well as warmachine females. Not quite guard appearing but I usually use power armored chicks so it fits more with me. Just replace hands with lasguns.











reaper in my opinion has some of the best female sculpts for minis in the industry. Others kind of just do OK but GW has alot to learn from their competition when it comes to sculpting the fairer sex.

Also much more mean monkies!

as opposed to the GW jokaro lol

Warmachine has some very nice pieces that make excellent proxies and is cheaper in bulk such as:



or

for st. celestine in case you ever want to make allies


Replace the heads from these and put on top of the below:




The one in front is actually a really good favorite of mine for just that "hint it's a girl trying to not really look like a girl cause she's too tough for that sorta thing look"

What's the bottom group of snipers called? I could use them for my Tanith project

 Lobukia wrote:
What's the bottom group of snipers called? I could use them for my Tanith project

Khador Widowmakers.

I've always liked Nessa Bourah as my fav sniper right next to Larkin. I can totally see her as that strong silent type in that model.

Another set of good 28mm chicks with guns is infinity. The ariadna faction has some very guardsmen like models though their chicks often look a bit too skinny for my tastes but decent face sculpts







The other factions look just a bit too power'armored or eldar but with a few that aren't too bad

Lets not forget about the 2 in the Last Chancers pack.

I just found my Guard super sniper

 Snrub wrote:
Lets not forget about the 2 in the Last Chancers pack.

I only see one chick in that box set. Am I just not seeing the 2nd one?

And I am glad to have helped some find some nice new models =)

 Ribon Fox wrote:

I just found my Guard super sniper

...that's not a marksmans rifle - it's an autocannon! Good grief the thing is massive

...that's not a marksmans rifle - it's an autocannon! Good grief the thing is massive

Makes an excellent vindicare

Also gives you a pretty clear idea how some of those hits turn to AP2 wmahhahahahaha

 sudojoe wrote:

 Snrub wrote:
Lets not forget about the 2 in the Last Chancers pack.

I only see one chick in that box set. Am I just not seeing the 2nd one?

And I am glad to have helped some find some nice new models =)

The missile launcher wielding miniature is a woman

The missile launcher wielding miniature is a woman

that's a woman??? I honestly can't tell

 sudojoe wrote:

The missile launcher wielding miniature is a woman

that's a woman??? I honestly can't tell

1st world problems?

more female minis! i am loving the options that are popping up.

 pistolepete wrote:
Could work for a commissar or what ever

http://www.ragingheroes.com/collections/complete-collection/products/kapitan-ivanka-kurganova-28mm

Got this for an Inquisitor when I thought my conversion would be a bust (it actually turned out quite nice). But this is an amazing model and works really well.

...that's not a marksmans rifle - it's an autocannon! Good grief the thing is massive

Actually makes a really good stand-in or counts-as for an MP Lascannon.

 Sparks_Havelock wrote:

...that's not a marksmans rifle - it's an autocannon! Good grief the thing is massive

that, sir, would depend entirely on what you are hunting. If you are hunting squirrels, that's utterly unneccessary. If you happen to be hunting men, well, it's overkill. Hunting carnifex? Well, I hear it's carnifex season, bring on the big game