Imperial Guard proxy infantry, any ideas?

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**Skinflint Games**

Looking for some imperial guard proxies to ally with my Epic Space Marines - I'm willing to scratchbuild/ papercraft the vehicles, but no way can I make infantry! Anyone got any recommendations for IG proxies with good availability to the UK?

**Malika2**

**metallifan**

Anvil Industries, my friend. On top of having pre-designed squads you can order in a jiffy, they have a fantastic squad customizer that lets you select individual pieces from the legs all the way up to the head, as well as the style of their guns, heavy weapons, heavy weapon mounting hardware, backpacks, etc...

http://anvilindustry.co.uk/

Under "Regiments". They also have awesome Space Marine stuff under their "Exo-Lords" line. Bonus, they're right in London

**nedTCM**

He is asking about 6mm

This guy has some great vehicles and infantry

http://www.trolls.cz/collections/6mm-warfare

**Silent Puffin?**

Onslaught miniatures (sold via Vanguard) are making some 'not all Vostroyans'.

The previously linked ranges are quite well established though.

Its also possible to get original guardsmen fairly cheaply on Ebay, well the Epic:40k era ones at least.

**AndrewGPaul**

EMP Games do Bacchus' old 6mm Command Horizon sci fi range:

https://www.empgames.co.uk/collections/command-horizon

You could also look at some of Bacchus' 6mm historical minis, too; Napoleonic infantry would make good Vostroyans, WW1 French for Death Korps, WW2 German infantry for Cadians, etc.

**Skinflint Games**

Cheers guys, great suggestions - particularly liking the 6mm Germans, means I can field a Tactical company for £12!

Can't find any pics of the Bacchus infantry, has anyone seen/ used them?

**Malika2**

A little message from Vanguard Miniatures:

Winter troops news, as everyone knows there is an issue with these figures ankles being weak so some breakages can occur at the moment i'm adding an extra sprue to each infantry pack to help cover this issue.

So anyway i've been working with ben to re-work the figures to resolve this issue here we have in ben's own words and explanation of the changes and an image to compare.

We've kept the original aesthetic as far as practical so the old and new figures should mix together no problem.

Changes include:

Proper hands instead of blocks.
More form-fitting coats instead of "bell shaped" coats.
Minor mod to the rifle.
Pose changes to be more dynamic (old figures all stood pretty straight up, these are now hunching forwards a bit.
Minor detail realignments (shoulderpads, head tilts, etc).

Overall they're pretty much the same as the long-established popular Winter Infantry sculpts, just a bit better quality, and obviously with the weak ankles dealt with. Not a huge update, but a needed one.

**Llamahead**

Brigade Models and Ground Zero Games are also worth a look

**Skinflint Games**

Thanks guys, some great options there!