Re:Imperial Guard Army, 2000 points! Space marines on the side

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**WarsmithMorgoth**

That dread is pretty damn cool!

I like your conversions and the red paint scheme is gonna look killer, keep up the good work!

**TheHolyLeaf**

How many points did you play with? (PS and apoc)
Also, interesting looking dreadnaught. Looks NAUGHTy.

Though... Show us more Guards! Guardsmen for the Guardsmen God! (The Emprah, duh)

/Leaf

**Oppenheimer**

Sweet dread.

**npeircemitch**

TheHolyLeaf wrote:How many points did you play with? (PS and apoc)

The planetstrike game was 1000 points, 4 squads of 5 terminators and a terminator captain killed my entire army by the third turn, and one of the squads mishapped. The apocolypse game was 3300 points, I took all of my painted eldar against a combined space marine tau army. That game ended in a draw

**npeircemitch**

and back to the original story line. I think the guns are a little rough, I want to clean them up. The rest I like, what do you think of the faces, and should the red have another highlight.

**npeircemitch**

this guy I like a lot. I think his pants came out well, it is a very light highlight on the black.

**metallifan**

Love the Mountie scheme! Don't forget the yellow stripe down the legs.

I like the brown stetsons that they use, but the black ones on your minis look better with the scheme IMO

**Scrazza**

i love them
are the heads from the bretonian footmen?

**slann**

That dread is pretty cool .

**npeircemitch**

are the heads from the bretonian footmen?

Yes they are, but I actually cut the helmet off the bretonnian heads and the guard heads, and used the bottom half of the guard head with the top of the bretonnian helmet. The guard heads are a lot wider and I think work better with the model. They have that padding on the side as well.

**npeircemitch**

And here is a squad (minus 1 vox-caster, I forgot). I like how it is going, and I like the leader. I spent longer than usual on his face and I like how it came out. Next up will either be my command squad or my veterans squad, I have not decided which.

**npeircemitch**

Closeup!

**Winter**

Nice guardsmen, you are definately improving as you go along.

Question for you though, where did you pull that hand from on your brothers dreadnaught?

**npeircemitch**

Question for you though, where did you pull that hand from on your brothers dreadnaught?

The hands are from the old metal Eldar wraithlord.

**npeircemitch**

I have a couple options here for my veteran leader let me know which you think is better. Also is the hammer head to big?

**npeircemitch**

number 2

**npeircemitch**

3?

**FoxPhoenix135**

I think the mountie scheme is freaking genius! Very original.

**Van Grothe**

I think the hammer and chainsword option would be better. It would help to represent that the vet leader is a part of the Imperial guard, and is not just some stock fantasy character. Don't forget to somehow give him a pistol, probably a holstered one.

I like everything else you've done so far, especially the commander with powerfist. Keep up the good work.

**npeircemitch**

Van Grothe wrote:I think the hammer and chainsword option would be better. It would help to represent that the vet leader is a part of the Imperial guard, and is not just some stock fantasy character. Don't forget to somehow give him a pistol, probably a holstered one.

Ya, I am leaning that way as well. I also want to try and give him a pistol in that front hand, to see what that looks like, I just need to find a left hand gun grip. They all appear to be right handed.

**npeircemitch**

So I decided to go with the chainsword in the off hand of the veteran leader, after searching without success through all my bits for a left handed pistol grip. I have the veterans all finished and ready to paint, and here is another sample of one of them. I hope to get to work on them tonight. Also finished and ready to paint is my command squad, that will be up after the veterans.

**Vitruvian XVII**

That dude looks really cool. I agree with the chainsword and hammer as well. Also, when you're quoting, put the /quote after the bit you're actually quoting otherwise you end up putting all of your post in a quote. (Don't know if that was intentional on your part or not but i thought i'd throw it out there just in case!)

**npeircemitch**

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Also, when you're quoting, put the /quote after the bit you're actually quoting otherwise you end up putting all of your post in a quote.

Thanks I was not doing it on purpose, hopefully I figured it out this time.

**npeircemitch**

How about that quote. Anyway, here are some pictures of the first veteran painted up. Let me know what you think.

**Orkeosaurus**

Cool army. I agree on the chainsword/hammer. The hammers look too heavy to have one in each hand.

**Vlad-X7**

very nice IG - looks very clean and fresh with minimal converting hassle to boot!

i do like the use of the empire great sword legs for the vet- makes the soldiers look as if they're in a parade uniform, tho it's practical at the same time.

keep up the good work!

**Sgt. Salt**

Haha awesome they look Canadian

Good job, keep em comin.

**El Cacique**

Dear God!! I just had a flashback from my childhood. Those mounties look just great.
Get the song from the old WWF wrestler and put it on before each game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc75sS6ya40&feature=related

**The Good Green**

what about tan hats?

awesome army, and your command and vet's rule.

**Orkeosaurus**