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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders  Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:23 pm |
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Rabidfox,
Here is a picture with the plastic marine bikes and above it is the IG bike. Check it out:
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:34 pm |
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Well, technically, you shouldnt use Salamanders since, as Cyber said, they already have stats in the game (i assume we are talking about Epic:Armageddon here). The bikers pictured above would work nicely. Or, alternately, you could use some soft skin vehicles like Humvees or such from other vendors. They would work okay, and not be too far off from what the IG is anyway.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:42 pm |
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1/285 scale jeeps from WWII should work nicely. They may be small enough to mount on a base.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:28 am |
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Hi!
Doesn't Irregular make some 6mm cavalry that could be converted as rough riders?
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:58 pm |
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An other idea if you don't like the rough riders: look at the range for warmaster models. There is plenty of different kinds of cavalry there. With minimal conversion, or simply with some nice painting to match your force they should work as trough riders.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:21 pm |
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say they are riding "megasteeds fom jytr IV and there we go  Sorry, thought they were the same scale. Been a while since I looked at the warmaster minis.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:25 pm |
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Hi!
True. I did something like that with some proxy units in our netepic slann army and used 10mm lizards mounted on dinos with a large tech heavy weapon. The model looks real good and you can explain away the size difference.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:40 pm |
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Got those Pendraken figs too (both mounted and dismounted) ! Not sure what I'm going to do with them. But they are cool ! What's Sci-Fi without lizardmen !
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:49 pm |
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Hi!
Those are the ones I use, the Pendraken lizardmen. THey have a mounted sci-fi one thats really cool with a huge heavy gun.
Nice models at a good price.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:59 pm |
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Welcome to the boards Rabidfox! 
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:58 pm |
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If you want some of the Guard Bikes here are a couple of auctions for you to bid on:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....89&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....50&rd=1
Either will give you enough bikes for a couple of RR squads.
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:49 pm |
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I checked out those two auctions and they look like SM bikes. I will bid on one anyway. Cant hurt to use them I guess. I wanted to stay away from using any (animal) type due to the whole theme of my army. Sort of based on a Battletech Regimental Combat Team. Combined arms with vehicles. No soft and chewy animals to get in the way 
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Post subject: Proxy Rough Riders Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:19 pm |
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Those are IG bikes allright. But yes, they do look very similar.
I agree that the idea of using horses in the 40k universe is a bit... well, funny. Other weird steeds maybe but the fact that horses have survived 40.000 years of war largely unchenged seems a bit weird.:;):
I still have a company of them though -for collectors purposes of course:cool:
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