I've got a load of those Ariadnans. Nice minis.
Primarch wrote:Actually, I wonder why the maker decided not to put bodies in. So long as the guns didnt look too similar to lasguns they could get away with it.
Personally, I prefer Victoria's approach. I've seen an army on Warseer that started with those Victrix minis, and I didn't like it. They looked like Napoleonics with the odd sci-fi weapon, not a 40K force. If you look at all the 40K Imperial Guard ranges, there's a commonality running through them - the same lasguns, special weapons, heavy weapon carriages, etc. Even the little details - all the 2nd edition regiments had the same canteens and body armour, no matter if they were inspired by WW2 Wermacht or SAS/WW1 Arab irregulars or US marines in Vietnam. Those conversion kits make achieving that "Imperial" look easier, since I don't have to add it back on to every single miniature.
Making the guns "not too similar to lasguns" totally defeats the point - if the guns look different, I'd need to replace them anyway.
Also, it's quicker and easier to just do the legs and heads than to do an entire range of miniatures. Looking at her website, the miniatures stuff is a hobby, not her job, after all.
That would be a full time project I'd nae be interested in.
