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For the Emperor- Imperial / Traitor Guard Greatcoat Conversions

By Rob Baer | January 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Conversions, How To Tutorial, Imperial Guard, Renegades

Hope everyone had a happy holiday!  Well I’m back with a full belly and some new conversions for everyone to checkout.

Here are some Imperial Guard Greatcoat / Traitor Guard conversions that are easy to convert and will  really make your foot troops stand out. You can really have some fun with these conversions because a lot of the parts are 100% interchangeable, and even if you don’t use certain parts on your stock troopers, the extra trimmings can make command sections and sergeants really stand out.

This guy was made using, of all things, Vampire Counts bits. The legs and shoulder pads are from the Grave Guard kit. The arms are standard Cadian bits, and the rucksack is a Catachan bit.  The head is from the Pig Iron range called Kolony Militia.  They also produce some other great Imperial Guard ish stuff, prefect for renegades and loyalist commanders.

The whole conversion was pretty simple. Just snip off the Cadian shoulder plates and lay the Grave Guard ones on flat. The torso will need a little support as the Grave Guard torso is placed slouched onto the legs. You can fix all this with the addition of ammo packs or other gubbins across the front waist of the model.

This trooper was also made with Grave Guard bits, but I used them for both the torso and legs. (You can see now what I was talking about earlier with the slouch) I left the Cadian shoulder plates on this time, because I think too many Vampire Counts bits would have undermined the look. I finished this guy off with another Kolony Militia head.
This one was my favorite. When I saw the new Skaven Stormvermin on sprue, I knew they would be perfect for this project. I used the whole torso leg combo, and added Cadian Arms, Grave Guard shoulders and a Flagellant head.  I had to cut down the Cadian shoulders again, but I think the overall look flows very well.  Originally I was going to trim the rat toe claws down and putty up the feet, but I ended up just settling for some knife work to make the new foot shape. I figure if I’m converting up 60-70 of these guys puttying all their feet would get pretty boring. Oh and I had to cut down the tail sticking out of the blouse on the back (Important detail).
Here is a roll call picture of my first renegade squad. As you can see the models are an amalgam of bits from both 40k and fantasy.  Some of the bits I used in here that I haven’t talked about yet are Bretonnian Men at Arms, Catachan Legs (command and the troop box), and Forgeworld Chaos Renegade weapon arms.
I splashed the Grave Guard shoulder pads through the whole squad to keep it uniform, but yet rag tag looking. You could easily achieve a loyalist look by using the shoulder pads from the Baneblade and Valkyrie crew.
The most important thing to remember with a project like this is to start with an idea, but be flexible enough to switch it up a bit overall. Be open if something else comes along and looks good as well.

So put on your thinking cap and get converting!  -MBG
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About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.

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