Turning Necrons into a Khemri Team - pointers before I start
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:52 am
(TL;DR with just a squabble of questions without context at the end)
Hello,
I am planning to convert some Necrons into a Khemri team as a little project. They aren't a perfect fit for sure, but I believe I can make it work by painting them in a bone colour (+ red accents, a colourscheme I adore and have been itching to paint ever since i started painting miniatures) and introducing them as a sect of Khemri who didn't believe that the old bandages offer enough protection to their eternal bodies and therefor encased them in ivory instead. Of course that becomes brittle over the millenia, so today they are about as well armoured as their fellow Khemri. I am set on Necrons as basis, because the kits are readily availiable and I don't want to not be able to take the team to GW events (not that I plan on going to some, but I'd like to have the option).
So, for the models. The obvious choice for linemen are the basic Necron warriors. It is a (relatively) cheap plastic kit that comes with stuff for 12 guys and 3 sets of scarabs that make for great turn, score, and reroll markers! This is the value basis of my project. All I'll do on the linemen is stripping them of their weapons, rearrange weird poses, and give them knuckledusters on the right hands if I can't remove the weapon clean enough. Depending on what route I'll take next, I'll have 8 or 12 linemen at my disposal.
My biggest worry are the tomb guardians. Luckily the Teams of Legend PDF doesn't renamed them from mummies so I have the freedom to create them from Necron sets. I had two kits in mind for them, Lychguards and Triarch Praetorians. Both appear to be a bit more bulky than warriors, although that might be deceiving since they sit on smaller bases, so neither is a perfect fit. Here is where I'd love some alternative suggestions if you know GWs catalogue better than I do and maybe some insights on how exactly these scale to each other and the warriors. If these guys are too small, I'd consider using the shields they come with. Pros to that: It very clearly says "I am a guardian", it is very distinct on the pitch, and certainly creates a unique look. And with half the hands availiable they only have half the agility of the rest of the team. Cons are that they might be a step too far into the direction of being armed, which isn't blood Bowl at all. What would you say about seeing shields on them? Too much or a usefull visual cue?
Hello,
I am planning to convert some Necrons into a Khemri team as a little project. They aren't a perfect fit for sure, but I believe I can make it work by painting them in a bone colour (+ red accents, a colourscheme I adore and have been itching to paint ever since i started painting miniatures) and introducing them as a sect of Khemri who didn't believe that the old bandages offer enough protection to their eternal bodies and therefor encased them in ivory instead. Of course that becomes brittle over the millenia, so today they are about as well armoured as their fellow Khemri. I am set on Necrons as basis, because the kits are readily availiable and I don't want to not be able to take the team to GW events (not that I plan on going to some, but I'd like to have the option).
So, for the models. The obvious choice for linemen are the basic Necron warriors. It is a (relatively) cheap plastic kit that comes with stuff for 12 guys and 3 sets of scarabs that make for great turn, score, and reroll markers! This is the value basis of my project. All I'll do on the linemen is stripping them of their weapons, rearrange weird poses, and give them knuckledusters on the right hands if I can't remove the weapon clean enough. Depending on what route I'll take next, I'll have 8 or 12 linemen at my disposal.
My biggest worry are the tomb guardians. Luckily the Teams of Legend PDF doesn't renamed them from mummies so I have the freedom to create them from Necron sets. I had two kits in mind for them, Lychguards and Triarch Praetorians. Both appear to be a bit more bulky than warriors, although that might be deceiving since they sit on smaller bases, so neither is a perfect fit. Here is where I'd love some alternative suggestions if you know GWs catalogue better than I do and maybe some insights on how exactly these scale to each other and the warriors. If these guys are too small, I'd consider using the shields they come with. Pros to that: It very clearly says "I am a guardian", it is very distinct on the pitch, and certainly creates a unique look. And with half the hands availiable they only have half the agility of the rest of the team. Cons are that they might be a step too far into the direction of being armed, which isn't blood Bowl at all. What would you say about seeing shields on them? Too much or a usefull visual cue?