I'm Running Free (Yeeaaahh)

No amount of road waste can stop us!

One of the reasons I chose the Resistance to be my next army was for the sheer amount of conversion opportunities available. The scrappy and characterful units already ooze charm, like oil leaking from a faulty engine, but the desire to put my own stamp on the army has taken over. You see, I need an army to be unmistakeably me. With Shaltari and Scourge I painted them bright and fairly obnoxious colours, as the finite nature of the sculpts didn't leave an opportunity to be constructively creative.

Resistance however, give me a much larger range to play with. The units aren't polished which means I can bolt things on and cut pieces away, much like an aggressive resistance mechanic. Instead of a blowtorch and spanner though my tools will be a craft knife and super glue!

The plan for the future is to have chained rigging across my Thunderstorm, and flags flying high declaring a worthy death for my opponent on a number of my other units. To start with though, I have gone for something a little simpler; base conversions for my Freeriders. Using plasticard, n-scale cars and lampposts, and bits of paperclip I have created a more vivid roadscape for my nippy scouts to be gunning down.

I'm super happy with the result, and positioning the bikes was very easy. The bottom of the model is thick enough to pin to the infantry base, and with enough superglue they are sure not to fall off (when I build things, I build them to last). These conversions were so easy, and really give the models an energetic boost.

As for playing the game and my lists, I have tweaked things a little since my last game. Two battle busses are just too slow and un-manoeuvrable, so in go some Jacksons in a Lifthawk. One aspect I don't want to drop though is having at least two squads of Occupation Veterans; they're just so good! I'm also adding a little spice to the list with some MFR's. These chaps will not only give me a light dropship to speed up my infantry, but also pack a mean punch in combat. I'll be trying this list tomorrow, so we'll so how it goes!