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Looking to finally start using cultists in my CSM army, but am not really a fan of the sculpts. I have the Dark Vengeance models and would like to expand over what's there.

I have a bag of mid-90s Heartbreaker sci-fi models to start with, which is going to make for a nice blob. TBH, they look a little too cool though, with all the facemasks, robes and guns (Kev Adams was going through a golden age when he made these.) I am looking at what else is out there, and it's taking a lot of time to sort through the products of all the various companies.

What models are you using for cultists that are not GW products?

UPDATE: Here is a list of ideas from the thread

Guardsmen

• GW Cadians
• Forgeworld traitor guardsmen
• Victorian Miniatures Penal Squad

Generic Dark Future Figures

• Lead Adventure Post-Apoc Range (ton of options)
• Warzone Dark Legion Sacristans
• Warzone Dark Legion Initiates
• Anvil Minatures Crowmantian Militia
• Pig Iron Kolony Feral Blades

Zombies

• Vampire Counts Zombies
• Wargames Factory Zombie Horde
• Mantic Games Plague Faction Starter Kit

Mutants

• GW Skaven
• Victorian Miniatures Beastmen
• Victorian Miniatures Cthulu Heads

You could try the some of these when they become available in February.

http://www.manticgames.com/mantic-shop/pre-order/deadzone/product/plague-faction-starter-11-figures.html

They have others as well that aren't pictured. I'm currently using them as a Genestealer cult army.

I BELIEVE there are alternatives within the fantasy realm, (Vampire Counts Zombies?)

They come in boxes of 20, and are actual ZOMBIES!

http://www.anvilindustry.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=98_100

Guardsmen??? Just put a little work into some chaos markings and you're golden. Hell even using your knife to half cut off imperial markings and carve in some arrows in a circle make it look like it was scratched into the armor. Paint it as such and done. Don't really even need to green stuff.

I use the forgeworld traitor guard for my cultists.

These are all good suggestions and thank you to everyone for them. I am going to update the original post with ideas as they come along. I have a few others that I have discovered and will be adding them there.

Please, continue!

Using clan Eshen stuff for noise marine cultists because

ROCK N ROLL!!! NANANANANANNANANANANANANANANAA

I use Skaven models for my cultists with dark-eldar splinter weapons (which look like evil las-weapons). Theyre cheap (20 isle of blood skaven are like 10 bucks on ebay), fast to paint, and look like appropriate ratty little minions if you want something different than humans. Their bases do need a bit of boosting though, because they are a bit on the short size.

I've just started some mantic plague faction as cultists.The models are awesome in the flesh.

http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/penal-guard-10-man-resin-squad

http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/product/cthood-alien-heads

http://victoriaminiatures.highwire.com/products/broolian-beastmen?pagesize=12

just some ideas i that could work with some creativity.

Pig Iron have their Kolony ferals range that would fit the bill.

http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/kolony-ferals-c-3.html?zenid=f8fe60f2e3ea1bbea3d264e4e4f6157d

Updated the list to include Pig Iron, Victorian and War Zone miniatures.

I have some variant of the Warzone (Heartbreaker) minis and think they are great.

I imagined the prince august warzone miniatures with chaos symbols cut into their armour.

Updated with links to the post-apoc series from Lead Adventures. Make sure to look at the miniatures, not the header on the page. These are actually really cool minis.

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May I suggest mixing components from the plastic Cadian, Catachan, and WHFB Beastmen sprues? Using Ungor bits can make models that are slightly mutated, while using Gor bits can make models that are very mutated. Besides, Beastmen are perfect for Chaos armies.

Empire flagellants make a good start. Just need to find weapons for them.

Defiance games panzergrenadiers work well..... if they ever re open