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I'm considering starting a Catachan army (standard IG, just with the Catachan minis), but the standard infantry models are pretty awful. Is there a reasonable way to make a Catachan army that has decent-looking infantry?

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@Iorek , i think metal ones looks really decent.
Unless you already bought them all in plastic :x

I haven't bought a thing.

I had the metal ones from the original run (like, the original boxed set) and really liked the basic troops. I may end up going with them, but the lasguns are different. I either want uniform lasguns, or a wide variety of lasguns.

Stick with what you like then, the metal models are still relatively easy to get from ebay - you'll end up spending more though, and collect a lot more slowly, but it's better too not compromise if you can help it.

And if yo umake all your trrops choices veteran squads (as is appropriate for catachans) you won't need too many models.

You can always kitbash the standard catachan infantry squad boxed set with the new command box, heavy weapons box, and Warhammer Fantasy Chaos Marauders (although they fall into the over muscled category as well - I don't like the over muscled look).

The Command Squad box has more reasonable muscle shapes and sizes, but it's only 5 dudes sadly.

The metal ones are your best bet.

Its pretty easy to file down the arms of the platic guys ot a more reasonable size. The muscles are so over done that shavin off a couple mm doesnt hurt the definition at all.

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The metal ones are your best bet.

Especially your favorite dakka member have bunch of them available for trade / sale Iorek.
*wink wink wink.

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The command squad and heavy weapons team boxes are wonderful. It's concievable to make an army out of nothing but command squad boxes, as they have the proper contents, but the whole army will cost twice as much.

Alternately, mix and match with Cadian kits?

LunaHound, PM sent.