Off with their heads?

I really like the way that my Storm Trooper conversions turned out, with one exception -- using the same head and very similar coloring to my Great Coat troopers, the melta-gunners are frequently going AWOL in the infantry platoon.   I also feel the need to give the ST's a slightly more armored look beyond the leg armor.  Solution?  Instead of the Pig Iron Militia Winter heads, use the Covered Helmet heads.  Side by side after the break

Storm Troopers Painted

My two small units of Stormies, painted.

Squad 1:  Brown fur trim on the hats:

Squad 2: Grey fur trim:

These guys were a fair bit of work, but ultimately worth it to get Storm Troopers that fit in with the Vostroyans.

Storm Troopers Ready for Paint

A quick update on my two squads of Storm Troopers; the building and conversion work is done.  I included the prototype with the remainder of his squad.  One thing about Stormies; unlike most other IG units, the Sergeant has the exact same equipment as the Squad, so I used the posing as the means of distinguishing the Sarge from his squad.   In this squad, he's waving his squad forward, while in the other squad the sergeant is pointing at their (destination/target/whatever)

I realized rather belatedly that I missed an opportunity for distinguishing one squad from the other -- the ear flaps on the hats; up versus down.  I'll just have to do it with the color of the fur trim on the hats instead, like I did with the Vostroyans.

Plastic Storm Trooper - My version

Here's my prototype storm trooper.  He's made from Cadian torso/legs, green stuff, Wargames factory Shock Troop shotgun arm modified with the muzzle from a Catachan lasgun, and the ever popular Pig Iron head.  More on the conversion process after the jump.