Athonian Tunnel Rats kitbash/conversions

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Hey guys, I was thinking of starting up a new project way later in the year with the Athonian Tunnel Rats. They're a regiment of elite gangers and killers who fight underground, wearing rough cloaks and emergency lighting camo, they prefer to fight in close quarters with ambush and fast-attack tactics, eschewing the typical mortars and explosives for flamers, chemical weapons, melta, and traps. The first and third image are two of the only art pieces we've got of these guys, and the second is another individual's attempt at making the regiment.
Does anyone have any other ideas on how to make these guys? I don't think the Traitor Guard kit works very well, personally, due to their iconography and all the symbols on them, as well as being traitor Cadians, which makes them pretty hard to make into Athonians.

Thank you!

Definitely willing to learn sculpting for their cloaks and tabards if need be

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i could have sworn i saw a video on how to kitbash them but i cant find it!!

have you looked at the necromunda ash waste nomads?

they might be a good starting point???

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I have, they're missing a little something for me and idk what it is

That second image in there is using the Ash Waste Nomad's body with Skitarii heads

I think if I just painted one up that might do a lot of the work, and I definitely need to stick the skull on the belt

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yea im not super sure!!

the only minis that inmediately come to mind for me are the ash waste nomads

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Grabbed some modeling barbed wire, I'm interested to see what this does for the look

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@mental dove Thoughts so far?

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ohhhh sorry i was playing minecraft and then got in bed heehee

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Tee hee

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they look good!!

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I think the second guy needs spikes and studs

But thank you! I'm loving this so far and it may be a side project soon

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I'm thinking of making some nobles of Athonos to use as some leaders and tank commanders to have a cool juxtaposition between the common killer and ganger and the nobles who've made them fight and drafted them into the regiment

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Could you borrow some pieces from ash wastes from necromunda maybe

They look kinda like your reference vibes

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So that's what the body is from

The body rn is ash waste nomads, heads are from different AdMech infantry

I'll be dipping through Genestealer Cults as well

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Looking really good so far!

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Oh sorry dude I should learn to read

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You're totally fine idk if I mentioned it before you asked