Kanak Skull Takers Project (slow updates!)

[monkeyrick]

Ok some of you may be aware that I am currently working on a Harkoni Warwaks army already BUT after getting fed up with gluing and pinning valkeries together I decided to treat myself to early Christmas present and get a 2nd project going

I have been toying round with the idea of making Kanak Skull Takers for years now, but never got round to planning the project out properly. As I want to individualise each miniature as much as possible I plan on keeping the army of a small(ish) size around 1000pts and will use it in smaller games but mainly as an allied force for my Steel Legion. (After starting work on the fortress of arrogance I wanted to carry on the steel legion as the main theme for this army).

with that in mind I have been out and got myself some goodies to work with:-
1, Catachan Battalion
2, Maunders boxed set X2
3, Marauder Horsemen set
4, Commisar Yarrick (need someone to keep these barbarians in order what? *in the voice on general Melchit from Black Adder Goes forth*)

My main inspiration has been drawn from the excellent conversion I have seen undertaken in the fly lords of terra campaign codex of the matcharian crusades, and also from snippets I have read about the skull takers background on the web. With the new codex warrior weapons have are out, so I plan on equipping my squads with las rifles and a heavy flamer. The veterans will be tooled up for close combat with close combat weapons and las pistols and I plan on mounting this sqaud in chimera to give them greater mobility.

I have already started work on the miniatures, have finished my HQ (due to the poor quality of pics from my phone I will be waiting till I have access to a digital camera to post pics, which should be by the end of the week!) The squad features a Banner bearer, medic & Comm operator and are armed with las guns.
I have equipped my Colonel with a las pistol and power weapon though he is posed carrying a converted Brettonian pike (a power pike) and a shield (the circle hunter killer missile launcher mount for the top hatch of a rhino/razorback kit) In game terms this will represent a force field or will just be for effect). PICS TO FOLLOW

With two projects on the go and the commission work I am undertaking updates will more than likely be slow for this thread, Stay tuned though for more Kanak Maddness!!!!!

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I apologise in advance for any one I've offended by reviving this long dead and buried thread, but I stumbled across it and reckoned this information could be useful for any future Kanakan players.

I'd recommend drawing influence and themes from the Dothraki horsemen in Game of Thrones. Similar to the Catachans the Kanakan wouldn't take orders from a Commissar or they would but bregrudgingly and a team frag or "unfortunate accident" would probaby befall him.

It'd be cool if you could find some parts from other suppliers other than the cliche and outdated chaos marauder sets too. Perhaps also bits from the Space Wolf and Kroot sprues :

Pouches, ornate daggers, etc...

Tanks, Stormtroopers and Vendettas would also be a no go. You'd have to rely on Ogryn, Ratling and Rough Rider squads for support.

Although one super heavy (perhaps a gift from a grateful forge world) would look awesome as a converted, morbid centerpiece.

It would be cool if they used domestically manufactured las weaponry but power swords and psykers would definately fit in perfectly.

Your commander could be a psyker primaris, some kind of shamanic prophet or witch doctor figure. Perhaps like Baron Samedi....

[3ff3ct]

He wasn't joking when he said there would be slow updates....

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Hhahaa yeah that was an understatement. Hopefully they'll be up before China become THE world power and we're reduced to sucking up horse liver through a tube. Anyway Ima go back to playing poo sticks with my weener

[christopher300]

I am trying to make a sort of primitive guardsman. Based from Fenris, but i have kind of sucked at it a bit and they dont look all to primitive.

I think doing the Skulltakers will be hard because you would want to make them look good but at the same time not to look like you have just stuck a gun to a warhammer fantasy minature.

Would like to see how he got on with this.