"Badab War: Fire Hawks and Mantis Warriors WIP" Topic

Howdy. I just finished off some Fire Hawks terminators for the Badab War project. I dove in and got a ton of of resculpted MK VI beakies from Forgeworld (and combined with my MK VI bits from the new tactical and assault boxes), I'm starting to assemble a pretty decent sized pair of forces for recreating the Badab War. Call it nouveau Oldhammer. The other part of the project is using the new Betrayal at Calth game and translating it over to the Badab War. Since Betrayal at Calth is a marine vs marine game, it should translate well. I will be working up a deck of cards for both the loyalists and the secessionists as well as cards for each of the specific chapters we will be using in our group. Once I get my first Mantis Warriors tactical squad finished I'll be doing a Fire Hawks vs Mantis Warriors boarding action in my space ship interiors here

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Anyway, here are the Fire Hawks.

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Also, here is my first Mantis Warriors tactical squad ready for paint. I'm excited to get these finished.

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And last but not least, here is a sneak peak at the first of the Fire Hawks squad. I'm awaiting some bits in the mail to finish this squad off.

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Hope you enjoy!

Keith

I did enjoy. They look like they will be great when you paint them. The Fire Hawks look great as usual.

If you need to borrow any Chaos stuff for your project let me know.

I'm not a 40k player, but have always loved the beakies. Are the Forge World minis expensive?

Thanks Pictors! I'll keep that in mind. I'm still interested in putting together a Horus Heresy game some time at a convention. We'll have to see how the situation with the host shakes out.

McWong: yes, they're a little pricey in terms of price per model and then the exchange rate and shipping on top of it doesn't help. For me though, this is a dream project so I don't mind.

Like what your doing nice nostalgic project, the newer rules not for me though. Thoughts on using the figures and converting rules/campaign systems from other systems?

Good point. I don't play 40k either. However, if you're going to be doing Marines vs Marines for Horus Heresy or Badab War, I really think that the box game from GW Betrayal at Calth is awesome. It's a really clean and fast system and everything is ready to go rules wise right out of the box.

Otherwise, I've been converting over 40k to Disposable Heroes and DH Point Blank. As one of the authors of the system though, that's an easy project for me.

Very nice work !