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Offline Gravel

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Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« on: November 04, 2007, 10:04:45 AM »

Have you ever thought of or are thinking of converting Captitol Light Infantry troopers to...well LOOK better?  I just find the whole idea of wearing drill sergeant hats dumb!  I have a few WH40K Stormtroopers lying around and I think they'd make perfect Cap Light troopers if I replaced their Hellguns.

Does anyone else have any ideas for Capitol Light Troop conversions?
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2007, 10:58:26 AM »
Actually the Light Infantry are based on WWI Doughboy look IIRC. I don't see anything wrong with them and I have seen at least one humorous take on them - a Royal Canadian Mounted Police paint scheme. That being said - I guess what you use in your games is your business. If they bother you that much, there are also the old sculpts available. The old version had baseball caps. when we ran organized evetns I would not have allowed them to be used as the figs were readily available. Since Excelsior doe not support organized events I guess any objections would be the purview of the event coordinator at whatever venue you were playing at.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2007, 03:16:33 PM »
I, personally, love the DI/Mounties/State Trooper hats.  I think that they add a flavor to the troops that is unmatched in other games.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2007, 03:23:06 PM »

On a slightly off topic note, is it possible to convert Capitol Heavy Infantry into Airborne Rangers since they seem to have the same equipment?
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2007, 05:45:54 PM »
Quote from: Gravel on November 04, 2007, 03:23:06 PM

On a slightly off topic note, is it possible to convert Capitol Heavy Infantry into Airborne Rangers since they seem to have the same equipment?

  I don't see why not though I would suggest adding bits to change their look.

  A suggestion is some of the 40k plastic bits (grenades/pouches/etc) in thier various Imperial sets.  If you are fairly good with the snips, pop a few helmeted heads and replace with no-helmet ones (Hasslefree makes some loose or go with the GW Plasics) and sculpt a beret or two on them.

  Be a nice custom squad... as the current ones don't look right to me either.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2007, 08:13:27 PM »
Quote from: Gravel on November 04, 2007, 03:23:06 PM

On a slightly off topic note, is it possible to convert Capitol Heavy Infantry into Airborne Rangers since they seem to have the same equipment?

You could use the old Hvy Infantry (football helmet troops) or use Cadian heads or even Cadian bodies with Elysian Drop Troop heads.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2007, 09:51:43 PM »

I actually have too many Elysian Troop models.  Think I could mod those (with body parts intact) into something for Capitol?  Also, for the converted heavy infantry, will the Airborne ranger heads fit on heavy infantry bodies?
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2007, 09:58:20 PM »
Do up some shoulder pads and I think you would be there.

I will say that going off of the original scheme with the original Heavy Infantry having the turtle armor, the current heavy infantry is closer to what IMHO light infantry should have looked like.  Although I like the old Campaign Covers (like what Drill Instructors/Sgts wear), they are not combat headgear; I it a little silly that these guys have huge shoulder pads and chest and knee pads and gas masks but the most sensitive part of their body has a felt hat.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2007, 10:24:47 PM »

Okay I have an idea!  Get M-50 rifles from this Infantry Captain figure http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/tg1211.html and put them on 40k Cadians.  Airborne Rangers all the way!
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2007, 06:25:31 AM »
Not bad...

  If you go to some really large model shops, you might be able to find 1/48 to 1/54 scale rifles.  Those work too.

  Alternately, you can get your hands on a few of tehm and try resincasting them.  *shrug*
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2007, 02:29:35 PM »
I like the LI with the hats.

Converting HI into Airbornes sounds like a good idea.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2007, 02:33:48 PM »
I like the Light Inf. models. ;D
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2007, 07:58:27 PM »

Would these make good Cap Light Infantry? http://www.urbanmammoth.co.uk/acatalog/info_34105.html
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2007, 10:01:02 PM »
Urban Mammoth with their old Void lines make some really great stuff to use for proxies, but the purists would point out that LI is readily available and if you wanted to you could just cut off the hats and put helmets on the figures.  Of course what you play in the privacy of your own game board is your own business.  I would almost argue that these guys would make better Bauhausers due to their rounded shoulder pads, or Cartel special forces.  Check out the Void Viridian forces as well; they have some great figs.
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Re: Anyone else thinks Capitol Light Infantry 'hats' look dumb?
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2007, 10:34:04 PM »

Are there any pictures of the old Capitol Light Infantry with the caps?
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