Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Short of buying dark vengeance multiple times what are people using for cultists?

You could use fantasy zombies as zombies

Was also wondering what 3ed party/proxy/modeling people have come up with !

Have a few ideas myself, but i'm poor right now !

But what if your not taking typhus?

i heard mantic has some cheap plague zombies

I was checking out some of the Hordes packs, but that would get pricey fast, even though there were a few boxes that looked really promising.

I kind of like the idea of painting up some Death Corps of Kreig infantry as cultists. The weaponry's about right, and the gas masks fit. It just looks like a cult that's more organized, or from an affluent part of town.

I saw someone on here was going to use skeletons as culstist for his 1k sons army.. I thought it was a bloody good idea that I may steel it for myself

I'd use a combination of Chaos Marauders, Cadians, Catachans, Chaos mutation sprues from back in the day, and random Chaotic bits leftover from Chaos Marines, Warriors of Chaos, Chaos Spawn, or what have you. I don't know how cheap this would be, but you'd get a diverse bunch of them.

Vraksian renegade militia ought to be good cultists if you have the cash.

I am using these as my tzeentch cultists.

GW is releasing a box with 2 cc cultists, and 3 with guns. The DV sculpts, for 7,50 dollars. Buy, buy, buy!

Also a 5 pack of DV cultists in coming out in the next wave.

Any Necromunda gang. Since... you know... the Cultists are Necromunda gangs.

Alternatively, my friend has been making Cultists for his Word Bearers way before Dark Vengeance came out. He makes them out of Cadians and Empire Flagellants. I think they look fantastic if you want to go for the crazed, wild Cultist look.

 lunarman wrote:
Also a 5 pack of DV cultists in coming out in the next wave.

Ninja'd by 2 minutes

Next wave as in next white dwarf or next time they do a CSM release? WYSIWIG is going to be a bitch

How about using fantasy Beastmen?

Ebay.

Warforge has "greatcoats infantry" that look very similar to DKoK. 18 models for 20 bucks, I'm thinking of investing in some and converting with bits and gs.

 Darth Bob wrote:
Alternatively, my friend has been making Cultists for his Word Bearers way before Dark Vengeance came out. He makes them out of Cadians and Empire Flagellants. I think they look fantastic if you want to go for the crazed, wild Cultist look.

I am also mixing flagellants and cadians with a bit of newcron thrown in for my dark mechanicus style cultists

I went over some options in a quick article I did for our Podcast's website about Plague zombies after the new FAQ was released. Long story short, I suggested the following:

Warzone Mutant Chronicles - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warzone-mutant-chronicles-80-plastic-soldiers-28mm-scale-tabletop-wargames-/150928387037?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item2324086bdd

These function as both Cultists and Zombies. I found a Buy it Now and got the minis for $.50 per model. The weapons are close enough for easy identification in WYSIWYG.

Mantic Games - http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Kings-of-War/Undead/Core-Units-Zombies-and-Ghouls/Product/Undead-Zombie-Horde-60-Figures.html

These look great for Zombies, but come out to be more per model than the Warzone Mutant Chronicles. The downside is that they come on 20mm bases, so the bases are a little smaller than 40k bases.

18 Tiny Zombies on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/18-Tiny-Zombie-Planet-Figures/dp/B005TC4SX4/ref=pd_sim_t_2

These aren't as ideal. They sound cheap, but shipping is a hidden cost and raises the cost to $.71 per model and don't look all that much like 40k type models.

You could also buy a Bag O' Zombies on Amazon which is $10 for 100 zombies, but they are smaller than cultists. Putting them on a 25mm base helps and gets them close enough for me. Plus, you can use them in the Zombies!!! board game, which is pretty fun.

Here's a comparison of the BoZs to both a Cultist and Plasma Cannon Dark Angel from DV

I was planning on using these guys
http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_92&product_id=186

I was making up a wee list of things to use;

1) DV cultists
2) 5-man box set cultists
3) catachan jungle fighters (+ chaosy bits)
4) forgeworld renegade kits
6) necromunda gangers
7) imperial guard 'missionaries'
8) autogun squat! (they still have dwarfism in the 41st millenium right?)
9) OOP chaos cultists
10) fantasy troops

Maybe the odd skaven or beastman as a mutant.
Mashing all those together should produce an eclectic mob, and that's just sticking to GW stuff.

I have 20 cc and 20 ranges cultists which I am going to supplement with Cadian models and catachen arms (tattoos) and weapons.

File off the Aguillas and replace with chaosy bits or "homemade" grafitti. I will also file the noses and mouths a bit and paint the lower faces black like a half mask.

I dont really want full faces showing so I plan on an eldar guardian helmet put on one of the cc cultists thats bald with no mask or shirt. Maybe a horn coming out of the forehead.

A friend is doing a Slaanesh army and plans on using some eldar guardian bits to fill out his cultists more.

I'm also using Flagellants as a base model for cultist conversions. I find that they give me the basic look that I want; then I add some greenstuff and old school weapons (Necromunda and 40k sprues from the late 90s) and they look pretty good.

I have 25 of the old Cultists and 25 of the old Redeptioniss plus two sets of DV Cultists. I think I'm set!

 Brother SRM wrote:
I'd use a combination of Chaos Marauders, Cadians, Catachans, Chaos mutation sprues from back in the day, and random Chaotic bits leftover from Chaos Marines, Warriors of Chaos, Chaos Spawn, or what have you. I don't know how cheap this would be, but you'd get a diverse bunch of them.

That an awesome idea

I use my old traitor guard dudes as cultists, remove the las gun and replaced it with a arm from the Marauder box. then I added some mmutations for flavor.

I have about 35 of the old Rogue Trader plastic dudes, plus over 40 Necromunda Orlocks. I have a few frateris militia and a bunch of random old citadel miniatures.

My main use for these guys is as the auxilia in my Tyrant's Legion army (Imperial Armour 9: Badab War Part 1). However, I also plan to use my marines and auxilia troops as marines and cultists from the Chaos Codex to represent Lugft Huron and his forces before they fully turned chaotic and became the Red Corsairs.

I was probably going to do the Cadian/Catachan/flaggelant idea as well, but also using some necro/mordheim models as well