other models as Ratling's?

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**physcosamatic**

Hi i have several guard snipers and am not a big fan of the whole 'hobbit style' Ratling's. After watching enemy at the gate for the 3rd time i was inspired to have snipers in my upcoming guard army, But seeming special weapon squads of snipers are a waste *crap BS of 3 and only 3 snipers* i was wondering if i could use guard snipers as ratlings? given that they have camocloaks and special gear witch would make up for the stealthyness AND would this be legal in a Tornament like conflict and such.

**Todosi**

You should be fine. That's what I am doing with my Tanith army. It's pretty clear from the unit composition what they have to be and when you deploy them, you say "A unit of 6 Ratling Snipers". Done!

**physcosamatic**

thanks

**kaun666**

I had a group of IG snipers that I put on the cloaks from the SM Space Wolves and claimed them as skins of some large rat beasts, that way the name made sense.

**Commissar Molotov**

There were some old Necromunda models called "Ratskin Scouts" that might be fun to sub...

I rather like the old Ratling models, myself. Trucker caps and sideburns, yay!

**Frazzled**

physcosamatic wrote:Hi i have several guard snipers and am not a big fan of the whole 'hobbit style' Ratling's. After watching enemy at the gate for the 3rd time i was inspired to have snipers in my upcoming guard army, But seeming special weapon squads of snipers are a waste *crap BS of 3 and only 3 snipers* i was wondering if i could use guard snipers as ratlings? given that they have camocloaks and special gear witch would make up for the stealthyness AND would this be legal in a Tornament like conflict and such.

Sounds like a plan. Friendly games non issue. Tourney games ask the TO, but I've never seen a TO turn down such a thing. IG sniper models are mind numbingly cool minis and there's no reason they wouldn't be accepted as they effectively do the same thing.