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I am Looking to Convert myself an Imperial Guard Regiment using Bolt action bodies and Anvil Industries Arms. Has anyone already attempted this?

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Yu Jing Martial Arts Ninja




Nope but as an owner of plenty of bolt action kits and some bits from anvil I reckon you might get away with it. Let us know how you get on.
   
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Somewhere near Hamburg

BA soldiers might be a little bit too small and thin. 40k models dont have realistic proportions

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Yu Jing Martial Arts Ninja




I’ve heard of people using the newish plastic winter Germans to make valhallans. Always worth a shot even if you just pick up a frame from warlord games.
   
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Wiltshire

Morkphoiz wrote:
BA soldiers might be a little bit too small and thin. 40k models dont have realistic proportions


That's the worry, If Anvil's bitz are proportioned for Gw's models then My Guardsmen will look ridiculous.
I'll post again once The bits arrive to show the fit.


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 xKillGorex wrote:
Nope but as an owner of plenty of bolt action kits and some bits from anvil I reckon you might get away with it. Let us know how you get on.


Can I ask for a picture of the bitz and models together for a size comparison?

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Will try to dig the bits out but you might find the ones you’ve ordered turn up before I get the chance. What bolt action plastics were you thinking of using. I’d probably not bother using the older German or us infantry kits as they look a lot smaller than newer kits from warlord.

Not that I’ve actually tried any kit bashing between to two as am strictly a bolt action fan these days.
   
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Anvil heads and some fatigue arms, Warlord games winter Soviets and some lasguns and bren from Victoria Lamb.

Anvil's parts (especially the fatigue arms) work fine with the winter soviets and should work with the winter Germans as well, you just need a bit of greenstuff to fill gaps in the joins, likewise with heads.

Victoria Lamb's lasguns are really good fit for the rifle grip arms that come on the winter soviet sprue, shame importing them is really expensive, otherwise they are much better scaled.




 
   
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 OneManNoodles wrote:



Anvil heads and some fatigue arms, Warlord games winter Soviets and some lasguns and bren from Victoria Lamb.

Anvil's parts (especially the fatigue arms) work fine with the winter soviets and should work with the winter Germans as well, you just need a bit of greenstuff to fill gaps in the joins, likewise with heads.

Victoria Lamb's lasguns are really good fit for the rifle grip arms that come on the winter soviet sprue, shame importing them is really expensive, otherwise they are much better scaled.


Thanks a lot that's just what I was after, Ill be sure to post an update once my bitz have arrived.
(Great looking models as well)

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