A Legion of Praetorians- very pic heavy

[odinsgrandson]

When I first started painting armies some years back, I was contacted to paint up a few old-school Praetorian Imperial Guard.

I played Imperial guard back when the Praetorians were first released (originally meant in the limited edition box set). I'm also a big fan of the film Zulu! that inspired them (Michael Caine is always good).

So I was excited. I figured I wouldn't get a lot of chances to paint Praetorians again, since they were no longer being made, and they weren't ever produced as a regular line of imperial guardsmen.

Somehow, I was very wrong. He has expanded his force many times, with more classic out-of-print minis than I thought I'd ever end up seeing.

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/Praetorian-Army.jpg?i=2066499487

Now, I like me some close ups, and I did put a warning about this thread being pic heavy, so:

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/pretoriansolo4.jpg?i=2131139537

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/guard_preatorian_unit.jpg?i=1949053039

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/pretoriansolo2.jpg?i=877889494

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/ig_troopers_preatorians.jpg?i=1296112127

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/imperial_guard_primaris_psyker.jpg?i=1792665694

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/ogryn.jpg?i=1987165733

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/female-commissar.jpg?i=1541136253

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/sentinel.jpg?i=538235704

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/praetorians-1.jpg?i=613926

[odinsgrandson]

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatorian-troopers.jpg?i=253443344

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/praetorians-2.jpg?i=347825380

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatorian-veterans.jpg?i=552872743

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatorianobjectivemarkers.jpg?i=1823327149

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatoriansolo2.jpg?i=1296679062

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/sly-marbo.jpg?i=1941739627

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatorian-unit-2.jpg?i=940061067

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/preatorian-tank-4.jpg?i=2056280124

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/bellows-of-sekmet.jpg?i=1569735272

http://www.gardenninja.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/imperial-guard/praetoriantank1.jpg?i=698337370

[40kGamer]

Great work! I really enjoy seeing a well done Praetorian army! Haven't finished mine yet... attention span of a child here. :)

[musical-fool]

True inspiration! I have some PG I wanted to make into an astra militarum army but never got around to it.

I am instead thinking of running them as 30k guard allies for my DA legion.

I will use some of your work as inspiration, if you don't mind^^

[odinsgrandson]

I can definitely see them working well as 30k guard- with their old steampunky pith helmets.