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So I am working on a semi-mechanized Imperial Guard army. I had always liked rough riders for their fluff and abilities but I knew I had to convert my own models. If my memory serves me right this solution is also cheaper than using the actual models (dunno if they are sold anywhere anymore). They are just the counter-charge IG needs. I browsed the net for an hour or so and I ended up with Digit's (from the Ammobunker) nice conversion guide. Thanks for that.

I am somewhat lazier and worse at converting so I went the easy way and simply used the dark elf lances for weaponry. I will have a whole ten of these but 3 wait to be painted and 4 bases only have the lizards on them. And yes, that rough rider who carries the lasgun isn't ready yet. Here they are:

Awsome!!

I'm not a fan of the lances.. But i like the idea

One word: Brilliant!

They look very awesome,nice paint job.

Love the lance's, pretty sweet.

now those, i like.

i need rough riders but never knew a good idea to make them....you have provided it.

thank you

Thanks for the compliments everyone! This man needs no introductions:




The demolition charge I made is not fixed, so he remains WYSIWYG even after using it!






Bits I needed to convert him:

Kneeling legs, torso, arms, head and backpack all from the catachan HWT sprue.
Meltabomb from space marines.
Ripper pistol is made of a cut laspistol, space marine scope and a lasgun barrel from a chimera lasguns.
Flamer backpack, kroot sling, 3 chopped frag grenades.

Funny how nobody uses horses for rough rider conversions Great use of the cold ones though. Think the hunting lances would work better (i.e. look less medieval) without the hand guards. The lance tips are spot on though.

Those riders are brutal looking, very unique!

is that guardsman marbo? he looks awesome!

brilliant work! but whats the horses?

really great looking rough riders. the new cold ones look great. I've been thinking about using marine scout bikes to do mine, but the cold ones look so much cooler.

big mek crazygit wrote:is that guardsman marbo? he looks awesome!

brilliant work! but whats the horses?

Yep, that's my Marbo, he was so easy to convert!

The mounts are dark elf cold ones. I bought 2 boxes of them (10 cold ones) and one box of basic cadians (10 riders). There I had all the bits I needed.

this is mad

assultmarine wrote:this is mad

THIS IS DAKKA!

Hehe

Really love the rough riders. The blue highlights on the Guardsmen look really nice with the colour scheme

Nice work. Love the Rough Riders.

Nice rough riders! Nice paintjobs too and I knew the Cadian models would work well with Cold Ones, I just never tried it. The only qualm I have is the rider on the far left just doesnt look natural with the way he is holding his rifle and lance, but that might be just me.

metallifan wrote:

assultmarine wrote:this is mad

THIS IS DAKKA!

Hehe

Really love the rough riders. The blue highlights on the Guardsmen look really nice with the colour scheme

Would you mind if I posted some more? I could show my Straken conversion and basic guardsmen.

For sure! I'm really liking these colours. Makes me think of a Regiment based in an underwater city or a series of raised platform cities on an ocean world

Or a regiment based on a world that suffers from a lot of electrical storms.

I always loved the idea of giant lizards as mounts for Guardsmen...makes them actually intimidating...I love the lances btw, are those mortar rounds at the tips?

Those riders ROCK ! more please

really like the idea.

so i looked up something i had in my hobby room.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/232591.page

looks alot the same.

greetz typhoon

Hi again. I had something else to do so I got the pictures I promised today. I forgot Straken :/

Commander with a power weapon
Commissar with a power weapon
Vox caster/medic
Regimental standard bearer
2 Plasma gunners
PIP Chimera

Great use of lieutennant whatsisname from the battle for macragge, I was planning a similar conversion for my junior lieutennant but found out that my one's in really poor condition. Rest of the stuff is great too