Custom Guard: Vision to Reality
Adding the Details
We left off with our Guardsman armed and ready to go. I'll be printing them without heads the first time to get more variation.
While I want them to be simple I also want them to be both noticeably 40K and plausibly equipped. 
An ammo pouch on the left hip will help with the second point but it looks a little slapped on. This particular pouch is from an Ottoman set from Wargames Atlantic
It might not seem like much but a little rotation makes it look much more natural. I went back and forth about putting an Aquilla on the pouch but I didn't want to go overboard with them
Now on the right hip I have three options. First the water bottle with Aquilla
Second, some Grenades
Again making sure to angle them appropriately. Not only are stick grenades cool but with the frag jacket they look less recognisable since we're used to unsleeved German ones.
When they only have grenades I've added a second one
Then the final option, after adding a bottle
Then a grenade
Here you can see the variations. I think they're going to be unifying but also different enough to give me the effect I'm looking for.Still waiting on the resin to arrive but I’ve got them all supported and ready to test print. I’m going to print a plate in 15mm. I want a larger game than 40K but not too fussed with Epic or 8mm so I was thinking maybe a Flames of War/O Group style game with more figures, more vehicles but not going abstract or so big that the Lasrifles become useless.
I totally missed this project and am amazed at how much youve managed to do in 3dbuilder!
The results are definitely worth the effort. Also congrats on the golden button, well deserved.
Thanks mate, next post is the 3D Prints and I think they came out well.
Fabulous work on your project’s figures they will look fantastic on the game table’s 👍 @elessar2590 congratulations on getting the gold button for all the work you have done on them 🏅👌
Thanks mate. Plan is to get them on the table by the end of the year. Still need to decide on some opponents for them.