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There is no problem with blood angels that are painted blue. As long as you have all the weapons and armor modelled correctly then your golden.

As for the OP: At the moment, those Skitarri look like they should be played as IG. But, by the time he puts in massive hover tanks, jet bike attack platforms and swarms of mechanical critters I daresay it will look a lot more necron-y.

For the most part I'm fine with a counts as army, so long as 1)on the correct base, 2)ruffly the same size (alternatively if well modeled, have a stand in of the original model on the side to place down for LoS, i.e. short armoured dogs as literal "space wolves" I'd be very happy to play against it, but if I'm trying to draw LoS over a wall or similar I'll insist drawing to the official model's height), 3)looks fit the stats.

@Julnlecs: I'd be fine with it so long as it's keeping more or less to WYSIWYG, though I'm of the mindset that the majority of SM armies are the same with a different "standard" colour scheme and a few extra special rules/ variations that should for the most part be all in the one book. But before any SM players kill me, I'll concede that the variation is growing and my belief is slowly becoming out dated.


EDIT: thought I'd clarify my alternative #2, I like to hold to this in reverse also, if you have a 2" tall model of awesomeness counts as SM, I'll happily go "I can draw LoS to that model, but if you put down that 1" model it represents I wouldn't be able to see it... So I can't see it"

@Mikhaila

Oh on somethings we're in agreement. Bad counts-as makes it a lot harder to bring cool counts-as to tournaments. And speaking to the counts-as primary codex color schemes counting as different marine books. If it's a custom chapter I have no problem with them being whichever marines they want that week, but that's because I've got a huge custom chapter that has a terminator company, veteran company, tatical company, and assault company at this point. I have more of a problem with unpainted and non-wysiwyg models being different chapters every release. If you paint them and they are wysiwyg then your good to go since marines all share a similar profile.

Regarding his current models I think counts as armies need to be taken as a whole. Uploading the most basic troop in the army (one which you'll have to do the most conversions on and so will try to keep them relatively simple) isn't a good idea. Uploading that unit with another elite unit and a vehicle? You'll probably get a different response.

I can see that this isn't going anywhere. I suppose I'm in the following camp:
"They're using Necron rules? Okay, so those guys have heavy weapons, so I guess they're Immortals. That guy seems to be the leader, so he's probably an Overlord... And those guys look elite... Lychguard?" "Praetorians." "Oh, okay."

If not for the competition factor (tournaments) and its corresponding limited time factor - don't think many people would have a problem. I'd love to this finished work on "Armies on Parade" and in the end cool armies like this do a lot for the hobby as a whole. But in a tourney setting where time is of the essence (keeping in mind fully that there are TONS of other distactions besides trying to figure out which guy is what) I could see people not wanting to hassle with it.

Thatguy91 wrote:I havnt run anything big, just a couple of small tournaments of 8-18 people but I couldnt see why themed armies would be frowned upon. Rather, I think the opposite should be true, if your making a themed army your most likely not going to be as competative as some of the other lists in the scene. Theres nothing I enjoy more than to see an awesome converted, well painted themed army. It brings out an aura of inspiration to anyone that walks within 20feet of it.

Also, your army looks great, awesome work. +1

Trasvi wrote:As for the OP: At the moment, those Skitarri look like they should be played as IG. But, by the time he puts in massive hover tanks, jet bike attack platforms and swarms of mechanical critters I daresay it will look a lot more necron-y.

Hulksmash wrote:@Mikhaila

Oh on somethings we're in agreement. Bad counts-as makes it a lot harder to bring cool counts-as to tournaments. And speaking to the counts-as primary codex color schemes counting as different marine books. If it's a custom chapter I have no problem with them being whichever marines they want that week, but that's because I've got a huge custom chapter that has a terminator company, veteran company, tatical company, and assault company at this point. I have more of a problem with unpainted and non-wysiwyg models being different chapters every release. If you paint them and they are wysiwyg then your good to go since marines all share a similar profile.

Regarding his current models I think counts as armies need to be taken as a whole. Uploading the most basic troop in the army (one which you'll have to do the most conversions on and so will try to keep them relatively simple) isn't a good idea. Uploading that unit with another elite unit and a vehicle? You'll probably get a different response.

oh yes. you have yet to see my servo skull swarms, menial combat servitor flayed ones, iron priests and grav rhinos (akin to the HH collected visions adeptus custodes one)

Why don't the OP show the rest of his army than just a chosen few models?

If he wants people to validate his work then lets see it.