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i wanted to convert an assault squad i got the other day into vanguard vets, is there anything specific i need to do to the models to make that legal or can i just say thats what they are and then go nuts with the allowed weapons?

Aside from wysiwyg, there is nothing specific that you have to do to assault marines to make them vanguard vets. For your opponents sake, and to cut down arguments, I suggest you make them discernible from other assault marines you may have in your army, but that is all I think you have to do.

Consider though, these assault marines are the big time, they ought to have tricked out armor, not just be more assault marines. If you are going to convert a squad up, you ought to go nuts and do it right. Just my opinion.

well, i plan on putting alot of purity seals, and three, maybe 4 will have power weapons, also gonna do a unique paint job with text and stuff, gonna dig into the bits, see what i cant find

I recommend using terminator shield plates and sticking them on the shoulderpad. Then paint them in personal heraldry-- instant badassery

If you're feeling flash, try to get hold of the FW red scorpions torsos; otherwise just use nice shoulder pads

What chapter are you painting them? A simple stripe on the helm and some purity seals would be enough for me.

Here are some fairly bombproof ideas for existing chapters....
White helmets on Ultramarines/Sons of Orar (This would work for most chapters)
Bone coloured armour for Dark Angels
Black armour with Death Company markings for Blood Angels.

Hope it helps.

it all helps, its for a diy chapter, so, i can paint them anyway i want, but i will do my best to make em look veteranny, one is going to have twin power axes...(really hope its legal as conversion has been started), if only vanguard could get flamers...or i could give my termie a heavy flamer (leftover from dreddy)

You can also get the Crux Term marine shoulder pad from GW in the bitz section. All my vet troops have them, so there is no confusion about Van/Stern Guard

Edit: Linkage: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1300066&prodId=prod1110195

I used Crux Terminatus pads to show them as members of the 1st Company.

twin axes sounds cool you can use them as power claws .

well i've glued them together, not complete yet, but getting there

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/249797.page

get another assault squad and the command squad and use the company champions arms, head, right shoulder pad and a crux terminatus pad