Ok, was just totally seduced.
I've just ordered a box of these: Perry Minatures French Napoleonic. £15 for 42 models looks great.

Now i'm stuck for a choice.

Do I replace the muskets with lasguns and start them as infantry for the upcoming Imperial Guard Codex.
Or
Do I use them as the basis for a Fantasy Empire Army. (I've been thinking of ranked infantry with missile weapons for a while).

Please have a look and give me some opinions.

0k definatly.

Maybe use the bullpup Elisian lasguns.
Then they would look classic modern contempalary.

I was thinking of having them with lasguns in a very similar fashion to how the muskets are at the moment, with bayonets fixed.
A planetary PDF, with old fashioned tanks & equipment.
Gives me a reason to field my Macharius in bigger games.
To match it I could order some of these: Mortian Heavy Tanks. which are deliberately made to have the same weapons points as a Leman Russ, in the same scale. They look like it'd be a nice match...

More pictures of tank found here on warseer: Warseer Thread

I think 40k, since I loved the praetorian models, that era of warfare is the way IG play, so is very suitable. The tank however doesn't do it for me, looks far too similiar to a predator for my liking, plus the price tag is rather high. But you could get some old fashioned cannons to use as missile launchers, and gatling guns for heavy bolter/autocannons, then that would look very cool.

Are you thinking along the line of las-lock rifle`s then?

They are very nice!!!
Are the heads easily removable???

Victorian steam vehicles would go with them quite well, I think, have you looked at scheltrum miniatures???

If you do go ahead with lasguns, could you do a guide?
I've been thinking about doing something similar, but have bottled out so far!

Good luck with it.

images from manufactyrer's site are gone, has he been shut down?

lostandthedamned wrote:Ok, was just totally seduced.
I've just ordered a box of these: Perry Minatures French Napoleonic. £15 for 42 models looks great.

Actually looking at the Perry's site, I'm taken by the look of the Plastic American Civil War models. Again 36 models for £15, bargain

Remember collecting 15mm ACW about 20 years ago (as 25mm metal was too expensive). Loved the game - might have to think about buying a box or two at Salute.

As to what to model them as Fantasy / WH40K - they would make great PDF troops - just need to figure out how to do special & heavy weapons.

If you look at my painting folder you will see some Perry ACW painted up