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Ok, my current project is to flesh out my small collection of Tzeentch flavored CSM models into a playable army. Right now the concept of the force is to build it around a core of three or so Thousand Sons squads, some marked Terminators, back up by assorted other units such as havocs and Tzeentch Daemon allies. ( I do like my mono-god Chaos armies after all..) One of the units I'd like to add to the mix is a unit of Chaos Spawn as a bodyguard to a Lord on a bike or Disk.

Now in my other CSM armies I also have Spawn units, and I like to theme these to the army rather than using the generic Spawn models (whcih i don;t care for anyway). Thus my Khorne spawn are old Fleshound and Chaos Hound models rebased on larger bases, while I use first model Beasts of Nurgle and the original Fiends of Slaanesh respectively for my other two armies.

My question is really two part. First off, here is my first idea. I am thinking about using the current model Pink Horrors as chaos Spawn. Just pick one of the larger models (or perhaps two) and put them on a large round base. Their "look" certainly fits. I am using the old first model "goofy grims and suction cup fingers" Pink Horror figures to represent the Horrors in my Daemon allies, so there is no real way that most rational players could get confused about it. Granted, I might run across some TFG type who would pretend to have confusions at such a model substitution and gripe about it, but I think most normal people would not have any trouble.
So what do you think about that simple "counts as" solution to the problem?

Barring that, what are some other ideas that you have for Tzeentch flavored Spawn? Keep in mind, I don't do alot of converting or modeling and would thus prefer to use existing models, but that I am also not terribly concerned about using non-GW models if it came to that....for instance someone in my local group recomended using Reaper Cocatrice models.
http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/cocatrice/sku-down/02631

So what say you lot?

TR

Go crazy with Tzeentch spawn. They can be anything you imagine and more. You want spess chickens? Use some fricking spess chickens.

Green stuff tentacles.

...I know, I know, I read the post...! But tentacles are RIDICULOUSLY easy to sculpt. I would have no problem with the Horrors idea, but it does sound a little naff if I'm honest.