Hello folks, been lurking for a while and finally taken the plunge thanks quibble running rampant in my head.
Without too much negativity, I’ve found myself increasingly dissatisfied with my current TTG Hobby of the past 4 years; and after picking up a Kings of War army and the 3rd edition rulebook last December, I find the Mantic Company and Community to be a friendlier and more laidback environment to be enjoyed.
This now begs the question: what to do with the ‘Sizeable’ Nighthaunt army I currently own. Sure, I could go through the trouble of selling them off, but I quite like the overall aesthetic and think I could work them into my future KoW project.
I’m planning on collecting Nightstalkers, as mentioned I have the army box, and I feel the 2 can mesh together with a unified paint scheme.
Although I understand proxies are usually subjective, I would be grateful if more seasoned KoW hobbyists could maybe provide some advice on the comparison I created below?
Basic list for most of the infantry. One of the things I’m planning to do is shamelessly mix the official Mantic Nightalkers in with the Nighthaunt proxies in a single unit. I’m going for multibasing, and most of the Nighthaunt models are not suitable to be removed from their bases, but I can trim the edges off the base and stick that directly to the MDF footprint. For example, I can fit 12 Chainrasp into the 100mmx 80mm footprint for a Scarecrow Regiment. So, I could maybe use a mix of say, 7 Chainrasp and 7-9 Scarecrows on the same base instead?
Thank you for taking the time to read quite a rambling post.
that all seems fine, as long as the units are easily distinguishable you shouldn’t have a problem and mixing the mantic with GW figures should help that.
Definitely go for it and feel free to post your progress as we’re all nosey and love to see toy soldiers being painted
Only real issues with proxies are where either they don’t really look like the unit they are standing in for or where two lots of the same models are counting as very different stuff.
The intermixing of the mantic models, plus suitable paint schemes & basing, will deal with both, so go for it.
The night haunt range has some great models - I’ve a bunch in an undead army
Cheers folks!
With something as subjective as proxies, it’s always nice to get a little reassurance before introducing a hobby knife to the base of a previously completed mini…
One of the hardest parallels to make was between Bladegheist and Butchers. The two minis don’t look anything alike, but in terms of rules, space they occupy on a base and height (a new mechanic I really like) the two just seemed to fit. One of the things I love about Nightstalkers is that they allow your imagination to run wild and really delve into the depths of cult, pulp and gothic horror.
I’ve also had a new idea for Hexwraiths and Shadowhounds as some kind of spectral hunting pack.
Now, time to work out a rather large order of bases from the helpful folks of Warbases and start the assembly of a disproportionate amount of Scarecrows.
You’re fine, just try your best to make sure your opponent can tell what is what. In my Undead I have two units of Nighthaunt Wraiths and one unit of Soul Reaver Cavalry.
