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Although Squats have not always been supported as
a viable 40K race, it's not too hard to make your own. This Guild Leader
is a converted Warhammer Quest Dwarf miniature. By adding a bolt pistol
and a gritty paint job, any dwarf can become a Squat! I use a blue and
yellow color scheme for my Squats, with lots of browns for gloves, boots,
belts, etc. |
| My Ancestor lord is a converted Blood Bowl squat. I liked the face
mask on the blood bowl blockers. The staff is topped by a head from another
plastic dwarf model. Shields somehow seem appropriate for Squats, and if
you really want it to be useful, try statting it as a storm shield! I used
a lot of gold on this model to emphasize his importance. The blood bowl
decal sheet has nice winged hammer icons on it that work well for a stronghold
symbol. |
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To fill out your squads quickly, I recommend converting plastic dwarf
models. This is a typical plastic model, with axe removed and replaced
by a bolter. I added a shoulder pad (from the OLD plastic orks), and stuck
a small axe on his back for good measure. |
| Berzerkers are a great concept for Squats- with the ability to charge,
they make up for the Squat's typical lack of speed. I armed this slayer
with tech weapons (power axe and chainsword), and he looks quite dangerous!
Although I used a Blood Bowl slayer, any slayer model should make a nice
conversion. |
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For the most part, the old Squat models just don't appeal to me. The
Engineers are the exception- here's a stock model I painted up to match
my other Squats. The high tech look seems appropriate on an engineer. |
| Squats love heavy weapons. I made sure to show this by equipping several
models appropriately. This is a blood bowl dwarf with an old Space Marine
missile launcher added on. To make up for their low speed, I let heavy
weapon squats move and fire with no penalties! |
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Here's another Heavy Weapon squat, this time equipped with a
Conversion Beamer. Somebody has to be able to take these things, and the
Squats seem the obvious choice! The blood bowl dwarfs make nice models
for 40K since they already have shoulder pads and other nice details. The
hard part is getting them to hold weapons... |
