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I am not planning on doing a human Empire army, as I am already doing Bretonnians, and probably Exiles (or Naval themed using the Exiles or Vanilla with Empire allies) so will be able to incorporate a few Empire units I like the look of that way. However I may potentially be doing a count as Empire army, using the new Kroot as a base. I have done a number of Fantasy / AoS to 40k conversion projects and doing one in the other directions seems like fun. Kroot feel like the one that is most likely to fit into the Fantasy of AoS aesthetic/environment. I did a bit of theorying/planning some years ago with Kroot as count as Woodelves, and at the time somebody suggested Empire as they were doing something similar at the time. Now with the new Kroot units I am once again tempted by the idea. Rough plan for 1k with the the count as kroot conversions I am considering currently is as follows, unspent points will go on magic items, banners and such once I actually have the book and can read up on things: Empire of Man Kroot [949 pts] General of the Empire [113 pts] Shaper on new mount (Hand weapon, Lance, Heavy armour, General, Barded Warhorse) Master Mage [110 pts] Shaper (Hand weapon, Level 2 Wizard, On foot, Dispel Scroll, Elementalism) Priest of Sigmar [66 pts] War Shaper (Hand weapon, Great weapon, Light armour, Shield, On foot) 20 Veteran State Troops [175 pts] Kroot Carnivore (Hand weapons, Light armour, Shields, Sergeant, Standard bearer, Musician) 10 State Missile Troops [98 pts] Kroot Carnivore (Hand weapons, Handguns, Light armour, Sergeant, Hochland long rifle) 10 Free Company Militia [67 pts] Kroot Hounds with handler, maybe, open to suggestions for better fit for Kroot hounds (Additional hand weapons, Militia leader) 3 Demigryph Knights [195 pts] Rampagers (Lances, Shields, Heavy armour, Demigryph Preceptor, Standard bearer, Musician) Great Cannon [125 pts] Krootox

Seeing that we now have a dedicated area for all Old World stuff I though a thread for all things Bretonnia might be in order, from Vanilla to Crusade and even the Exiles (of which I will probably be one). For the Lady!

Foreseeable future might just mean that it is not on their current internal roadmap of the next year or two.

Are those the new AoS Ard Boys? Looking good there all ranked up.

Is that a Cities of Sigma Cannon I see? What base is it on and how well does it fit. Was thinking of using one of those as the Bombard for when I do my exiled Bretonnians.

Random question, still waiting on my box and rulebook. If a character is on a different bases size to the unit he is trying to join how does that work. For example a 30x30mm joining a unit of 25x25mm or a 40x60mm joining a unit of 30x60mm?

This is great, thanks. Not having seen the Crusher in real life it was hard to judge his size, though I had suspected he might to short for the giant as I do remember the plastic one being rather lanky and tall. Great to know that he is almost as tall as the old metal one, so if that one dose make a comeback then maybe with a little tactical terrainage I could include a Crusher just for the look. Failing that the suggestion as unit filler might be something to think about. They do, I just don’t yet know how raking allies woks and if Warriors can take Beastman units, so was looking for units in the WoC list that they could fit as from a rules standpoint.

As my Bretonnian box and the books have not arrived yet I have been thinking about what to build as a second army, both so I can switch things up from time to time and to lend out for people to use if they want to try a game. I have a bunch mortal Chaos so Warriors it is I think. I have available: The Christmas box (10 Warriors, 5 Chosen, 5 Knights, Lord on big mount, 3 Ogroid things) Most of the Krone guys from AoS1 launch (5 Warriors, 10 light infantry, 1 Battle standard, 1 Lord with pet) Lord on Lizard thing from a while ago (or most of him I think, not too worried if I can’t find him/use him as I have the lord from the Christmas box) Wharmammer + Sorcerer I have on order with my local independent: Vanguard Slave to Darkness (10 Warriors, 5 Knights, Lord on foot, chariot) Box of Chosen (5 Chosen) Also considering Khagra's ravagers as a source of additional Hero characters / sorcerer Would a Fomoroid Crushers work as a giant or is he to small? So with the above models in mind I was thing something along the lines of the following in terms of unit composition/equipment. 1 Lord on demonic mount to join the Knights 1 Korne battle standard bearer (using the AoS1 guy) – join unit on foot that has mark of khorne 1 chariot / hero on chariot (horse or beast thing?), would this be good for a magic caster? 10 Warriors with hand weapon and shield – Full command 10 Warriors with halberds and shield – Full command 15 Chosen/Warriors with great weapon – Full command, thinking of using the 5 korne AoS1 warriors and spares parts to convert them to great weapons 10 Knights/Chosen Knights with lances The 10 Aos1 Korne light infantry guys could be marauders I guess, but not fussed, they may also end up as some jackles for my world eaters The tree Ogrid things I guess can become Chaos Ogers, or maybe dragon ogers depending on size, or ally in relevant beast man unit??

With The Old World now out in the world officially when can we expect a decision on whether there will be a dedicated section for it?

Still waiting for everything, from the big box to the movment trays and some extra bases...

Still waiting for my box to turn up, so could somebody who has the rule book clarify how Allies work. I’d love to have a Stemtank run by peasants in my Bretonnia army.

So this new expanded Kroot range has me once again contemplating doing a conversion project to bring them into AoS or (maybe Old World). Do Cities of Sigmar still have demigryth knights from the empire range, the Krootox rampages looks like they could be a count as for those, then convert the carnivores into ranged and melee infantry. Normal Kroox could be the new ogre with gunner on top, or perhaps the cannon. We know from the new year shadow there is going be another mounted kroot thing, so maybe normal cavelary there.

With the new Kroxigor I thought it might be time to work on Lizards again, and specifically a Kroxigor centric army now that they can be battleline. They do however appear to have not done enough sunbathing as they are now slower than before and can’t keep up with their little palls. As there are no Kroxigor characters it will have to be a bunch of conversions and count as. Taking the movement, save and wound of the Kroxigor as a baseline and selecting characters that are in line with this I am looking at a 1000p list along the lines of: Version 1 Nakai the Wanderer (Saurus Scar-Veteran on Aggradon) Kroxigor mage (Skink Starseer) Kroxigor 2x Kroxigor Warspawned Kroxigor with Solar Engine (Spawn of Chotec) Version 2 Nakai the Wanderer (Saurus Scar-Veteran on Aggradon) Kroxigor Icon bearer (Saurus Astrolith Bearer) Kroxigor mage (Skink Starseer) 2x Kroxigor Kroxigor Warspawned Thoughts?

Kudos for being featured on Warhammer Community again. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/10/02/converting-the-cities-of-sigmargw-homepage-post-3/

I though that looked farmilliar, is this the second time one of your arimes was on WarCom?

Go for it, I have only built the Stalker and not the Sentinel but it is a really posable kit as each body segment is a separate piece. Just don’t do what I did and put the little claws and the legs in the wrong sockets. Maybe also have a look at the Plastic Canoptek Spiders. The body can be built without the large abdomen and the legs can be positioned in such a way that they touch the ground and no flying stand is needed. Might make a good mechanical mount.

Impressive work as always, another interesting project to keep an eye on. While you also be seeking to convert the other demon engines into Skaven tech?

Melcavuk, your work continues to be truly inspiring with your conversions and ideas. Am I correct in thinking that the legs for the Aspirant are Vorax Arms? What knights are you going to use on the Vorax?

Good to know that the next one will be even better. Fair point on the Scions, though if you do go for them for any of the units you can probably ebay the special weapons to recover some funds. From your description and the picture the Cogfort is giving me a Howl’s Moving Castle vibe, loving it.

Just popped in to see if you have any new fantastic conversions for me to admire and get inspired by and you certainly delivered. The use of the Iron Circle Domitar is great. My one minute pint of criticism would be that the pilot just seems to hang there with his feet dangling. Other than that looking good. For the infantry, what about Scions? Build them without the backpacks, trim the little lamp of the armour, head swaps and gun swaps could look good. The armour plates might look a bit too good for 5+ though.

Kudos Melcavuk, I just saw the Suneater Tribe featured on Warhammer Community.

@Melcavuk, yet another great conversion. Thank you for sharing.

That Idoneth conversion is great. Hats of to your other half, and to you as well of cause. It is always interesting to see what your latest conversion or painting update is.

Jaw-dropping, keep it up. Withe some paint the captive human seems to fit a little better into the scene. Keep going.

How I missed this thread when I replied to the other earlier today I don’t know. Must have been the glaring light of the sun Utterly amazing as always, a great centrepiece. That said the captive human by the neck feels out of place to me, sorry.