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I have already posted this in the bloodbowl section but i didnt get any replies
so someone here please help me out

Basically i just wat to know can you make a blood bowl team out of a troops box from 40k or FB
I was looking at using the tomb kings to make a skeleton team or Bretonnians to make a Human team
or Dark Eldar for a Dark elf team.

Well heres the original post

Hello guys ive dropped 40k now i just couldnt be bothered with it
and have gone back to what got me into warhammer in the first place Blood Bowl
My Uncle passed onto me what i think is one of the first editions of the game and ive had it for some time
thumbing through the old rulebooks i stumbled acrosse a skeleton team made from just theVamprie Counts Skeleton Regiment Box
im taking this idea to make my first team cheaper than most

what do you guys think?
would this army be playable?
Love to hear from your replys

ABH

Its a hell of a lot of work to make all the models different so you can tell em apart. Also, if you want that real Blood Bowl feel, there's gonna be quite some GS modelling. But it can be done easily. I feature a Dark Eldar Succubi in my Dark Elf team and he looks fine... fits right in...

Cheers for that
so you think it will work??
Because i was looking at an old white dwarf and it was showing bloodbowl teams from the Gran Tournament 06
and i guy made an ork team from night goblins and the 40k orks box
so do you think it would work using Vampire Counts Zombies For a Undead team etc?

Sure it can work. There are a couple of things to keep in mind:

1) as already mentioned, you have to make each model distinct (or have an easy way of telling who is who) - in most cases, that is having a helmet, shoulderpad, little icon on the front shoulder with a number or something on it.

2) making them look 'bloodbowl' - the easiest way is to use helmets and add a 'face bar' across the front, add a shoulder pad or two, maybe some gloves or brass knuckles, etc. Look at the current minis for an idea.

3) durability - all of the BB models, sans the human and ork teams (the newer ones), are one piece metal. The plastics are one piece plastics. They have to be durable because they end up on the pitch a lot. However you convert them, make sure they're strongly glued, gs'd whatever. They undergo a lot of handling (moreso than in a regular game of 40k/whfb).

Conversions of the current plastics should be pretty easy, since they're plastic. Some creativity and gs skill will come in handy to get some dynamic poses going (though not so much for zombies, I suppose).

Check out the P&M Blogs, CMDante is doing some bloodbowl conversions from empire models. Should be a good source of inspiration.

Good luck and post pics!