Recently I went a little crazy with some more Imperial Guard Conversions. I was inspired by the new Wargames Factory Shock Troopers to make some more Renegades / Greatcoats.
My buddy Mike made this great renegade Stormtrooper drop trooper out of the normal Forgeworld renegade commander, some M.A.S. Wings, and a M.A.S. Base.
If you haven’t seen the new WGF Shock Trooper new models yet, I can assure you they are worth the $20ish a box. The heads alone are amazing, plus the bodies and overabundance of weapons make the box set a kit basher’s dream!
Here is a standard arm swap I did with the basic greatcoat body, and some Cadian Lasgun arms. I think it turned out pretty good for just a simple arm swap. Of course if you are just going to use the kit for the bodies, you will have a lot of arms left over (and Cadian bodies for that matter). The solution to that is to swap the WGF Shock Trooper arms with the Cadian bodies for even more variety.
I think its a great idea because now you can differentiate your veteran squads from your platoons, and or even your command squads. Lets face it when you get 100+ guardsmen on the table it can sometimes be hard to sort the squads out (even with squad marks)!
If you want to take it a step further, you can add in some of the Pig Iron Heads for ultimate variety. I’m sure there is a head style for whatever version of guard you are doing!
Below is a closer look at the featured Renegade Stormtrooper Sergeant.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
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.
