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I really have some ideas in my head, but just random ones, that aren't relevant to this mini. I'm thinking things like your modded cadians here on SM scout bikes as biker cops, complete with GS shades, plus some (Dark Elves, OOP?) hounds for a K-9 detachment.

I don't know how much work you want to put overall in this, but I keep thinking about Mordians for places you'd want a bit of spit and polish, like guard posts and formal escorts and such.

Ancestral Hamster wrote:

TheBlueRedPanda wrote:

Ancestral Hamster wrote: Would like to field the Archangels as jump troops. Could run the Suppressors as Arbites in Necromunda.

Yeah, funny you say that cos i'm currently in the process of making winged stormtrooper as part of my drop troops themed army. I got the wings from ReaperMini. Hopefully they're gonna look pretty boss, like something from Advent Children. At least that's the plan.

Have the 3rd ed IG codex but never played IG, was it the Stormtroopers who could Deep Strike?

Tried googling Advent Children, but didn't really find any pictures with wings. So would it be angel wings, or wings of light?

Ha, i got carried away there, kind of meant the series Final Fantasy in general - there are no real specific examples of what i mean in advent children. Those familiar with the recurring angelic imagery associated with the FF series will get what I'm talking about. I prefer aesthetics over technological realism - within reason of course. If i'm going to spend hours & hours modelling & painting my miniatures I would like them to be the best looking/coolest looking miniatures around.

namelesswalnt wrote:I like the idea, I'm doing am all gas mask army....

DKoK from FW

TheBlueRedPanda wrote:Ha, i got carried away there, kind of meant the series Final Fantasy in general - there are no real specific examples of what i mean in advent children. Those familiar with the recurring angelic imagery associated with the FF series will get what I'm talking about. I prefer aesthetics over technological realism - within reason of course. If i'm going to spend hours & hours modelling & painting my miniatures I would like them to be the best looking/coolest looking miniatures around.

*Nod* Know what you mean. Once realism and historical accuracy was important to me, now it's "rule of cool." Besides, how "realistic" or "historically accurate" can one be when playing 40k or WHFB?

And speaking of angels ... Elhaim, Maiden of Light Kinda want to get her, but it's hard to justify the purchase, especially since my entertainment budget just went to Malifaux.

@Oppl
The Street Violence line might interest you.
They also have a 2000 AD line with Judge Dredd figures, Judge Dredd being the inspiration for GW's Adeptus Arbites.

Jollydevil wrote:Maybe put on the letters MP for military police on their helmets, just to give a hint of what they actually are.

That's a good point - many (but not all) police forces have some sort of identifying lettering on their uniforms, e.g. 'POLICE' in big letters. Literally using 'POLICE' would look strange, but I can certainly see using the initials of whatever you'll call your force. But unless you can make your own transfers (or can do really realy neat paint lettering), I wouldn't bother - bad lettering really hurts the look of a model.

@carter, in that first pic you have, is that a groin protector, or...?

@oppl, the model looks gakking fantastic, keep up the good work!

Make sure that your commander is called Sting -- so then you have Sting and the police!

You should make some miniature PR24s to put on the belts. They're instantly recognizable as police batons over pretty much anything else.

Rented Tritium wrote:You should make some miniature PR24s to put on the belts. They're instantly recognizable as police batons over pretty much anything else.

'Cept shock Mauls