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Hi there guys
im interested in including rough rides in my ig army but i have to say am not happy at the gw range. anyone have any conversions that they would be happy to share with me - i need inspiration

I've seen people use the Dark Elf Cold One Riders to good effect, swapping out the elves for Guardsmen. Alternately, Empire Outriders work well - I've seen people just put on Guard torsos, heads, and arms on top of the Empire legs to good effect.

Heh... I never give up a chance to pimp these guys

Stalkers front and centre. Bases still need some work but they're otherwise done. Who needs squishy animals when you can use the Omnissiah's blessing!

ah those are very flashy something to be proud of for sure

@brother srm:
thanks for the advice i'll look into it

I agree, the RR lineup is one of the most brainbusting parts of any 40k army....they seem completely out of place! I like the idea of mounting them on bikes, I think it works nicely. Bikes, seem like an obvious choice for the IG, yet their list is void of them.

I use coldones, I recomend holding out on ebay for someone selling just the cold ones, espically if you dont do fantasy, as sometimes a big batch comes up.

sorry for my ignorance what are cold ones?

How about IG on bikes? Every other army has them, why not IG?

Black Bear wrote:sorry for my ignorance what are cold ones?

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440050a&prodId=prod1490005

What he's riding. Love 'em.


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FW Tallarn RR are certainly different.

interesting ideas im going to look into all of them but i think that horseback mounted cadians would be for me
(although i do doubt horses exist in the 41st millennia )

Nah, there are plenty. Even on a wasted world like Krieg. (Although they put gasmasks on them.)

nice are there many examples out there?

I started on some Cadian Rough Riders using Space Marine Scout bikes and Cadian body parts along with old Rough Rider lances.



Gallery: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-6135-10829_WIP%20-%20Cadian%20Rough%20Riders.html

mine are simply jump packs made from IG vehicle stormbolters and some misc bits:



I do really like the above "hoppers" but couldn't secure enough bits or skill to make them

I for one will be using the seekers of Slaanesh mounts with Empire legs and cadian torsos, modded as need be. I think the cold ones are too chunky, but the seekers are nice and sleek.

HungryTaz wrote:I started on some Cadian Rough Riders using Space Marine Scout bikes and Cadian body parts along with old Rough Rider lances.



Gallery: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-6135-10829_WIP%20-%20Cadian%20Rough%20Riders.html

i think they need smaller wheels to set them apart from space marine bikes

Black Bear wrote:interesting ideas im going to look into all of them but i think that horseback mounted cadians would be for me
(although i do doubt horses exist in the 41st millennia )

Horses are great for colonists though. Self repairing, self replicating scouting and farm machinery and they can survive on food that people can't eat

I like the scout bikes. Very cool.

Flinty wrote:

Black Bear wrote:interesting ideas im going to look into all of them but i think that horseback mounted cadians would be for me
(although i do doubt horses exist in the 41st millennia )

Horses are great for colonists though. Self repairing, self replicating scouting and farm machinery and they can survive on food that people can't eat

very good point i shall add that to my fluff

GW sell some of the Fantasy range of Mounts seperately from their riders, so you can pick them up for a fraction of the price of buying the entire kit.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/armySubUnitCats.jsp?catId=cat440121a&rootCatGameStyle=

Flinty wrote:

Black Bear wrote:interesting ideas im going to look into all of them but i think that horseback mounted cadians would be for me
(although i do doubt horses exist in the 41st millennia )

Horses are great for colonists though. Self repairing, self replicating scouting and farm machinery and they can survive on food that people can't eat

And you can eat them if you need to.

Can't eat a tractor.

I use cold ones and old warzone minis for the legs though they could easily be converted from regular guardsmen legs:

A little expensive perhaps, but the DKOK rough riders are lovelly models.

ClosetRoller wrote:A little expensive perhaps, but the DKOK rough riders are lovelly models.

very much so but £50 for 5 is heafty even in the games workshop world! i do like the horses very much... think i could convert from riders of Rohan? and i do have a ready supply of them

I am making some Nobilite PDF Rough riders , that are envoys to The Praxian Heir. Antal Adalais , although i still need to paint em. i have more story style pics on my blog here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/300/318718.page
and here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/240/318718.page

very interesting! i love the napolionic feel to them. where did you get the horses?

Black Bear wrote:interesting ideas im going to look into all of them but i think that horseback mounted cadians would be for me
(although i do doubt horses exist in the 41st millennia )

http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m1280240_99060105237_IGRoughRider1Main_873x627.jpg

What is he riding?


Anyway, seeing the chance for some shameless self-promotion, I dug out a very dusty box which contained a similar project I became tired of (curse my short attention span!) and uploaded these pictures for you to take a looksie at.

Pretty much fit exactly what you're looking for; mounted Cadians. I used the Empire Pistolier horses, legs and some other of the boxset's bits (the "Sergeant's" [actually a Cadian noble ;D] power sword and cape, for one]. From the Cadian sprues I used all my spare laspistols, heads and a platoon standard... There are ten in total but I wasn't taking pictures of all of them.

Oh and the lances are Fire Lances from a website I think was called "Assault Weapons"?






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Since I had all the bitz, barring the pistoliers, kicking about, ten of these guys cost about £30ish


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Also, nice minis Neil101; those are from Perry Miniatures, right?

I have done the same as Henners91.
Mine are all painted though. I'll see about some pictures tomorrow.

While I have indeed used horses, I actually find the concept of horses in the 41st millennium rather laughable.

Consider this;

1. A motorcycle requires little to no maintenance/feeding during a month long (or several months of) space travel.

2. A motorcycle can be put into a rather small box and stacked with its fellow motorcycles.

3. A damaged motorcycle doesn't get any worse (or risks dying altogether) if left without repair for extended periods.

4. The average guardsman gets to eat nutrient gruel and drink recycled water all day long. 'Nuff said.

I'd also like to direct you to this thread, for less vehicular ideas.

Black Bear wrote:very interesting! i love the napolionic feel to them. where did you get the horses?

Perry Miniatures plastics Dragoons, heavy cav and Hussars
http://www.perry-miniatures.com/index2.html