Anyone start to scratch build any troops or variations? Anyone include Dust components in a gamepiece used for another game? Let's see some ideas. I'm also thinking of making a Dust costume for local events. Either just a cap/Helmet and jacket/shirt or go head to toe if I can afford. IvanTT had a great US Army Aircorp uniform this weekend and it was inspiring. 

 Plastic infantry models from tamiya are gret for conversion as Inf armor 1. http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/32513army_giset/index.htm Making a costume isn't anything hard to do especially with the popular recoonstruction groups here in Warsaw. Altrough i don't think it would be comfortable to play in those:D

Have a plan to use the AT 43 Sgt Borz mini as a Luftwaffe pilot, most likely for an advanced 262 HG kit. Looks to be a good match-up will most likely just remove the "briefcase" and add a set of goggles and an oxy-mask to the helmet.

I plan to use a couple of minis from 1-48 Combat as Armor Class 1 heroes (nonetheless!), and as soon as a scrape together enough money, to get a trio of diesel-powered APE grunts (I don't like the polished look of Armor Class 3 Allied infantry).

 war game factory make great pieces for conversion plus you get 30 guys (100+ positions) for $20 or so then all you need is some green stuff and you can get some really cool guns on ebay. I made Apache close combat fighters thus far and a bunch of Nazi/ allied zombies thus far. and they work great

I just converted some German/Allied troops to make British Paras. Ill post pics soon just need to finish basing.

Here's a comparisson pic of DT, Tamiya 1/48 Grenadiers and Heroscape US Airborne:

Einsturzende Amerika said:

Great! Along the gas mask spare heads made by West Wind, they will work fine as Infantry 1 troops.

I also plan on fielding a couple of these Mekatanks made by Gaso Line, as judging by the size they should be workable Armor 2 walkers - and adding some grenade launchers to the Axis side for a twist.

 Hmmmm the Mekatanks are kinda neat please let us know how they turn out?

 I'm currently using the Wargames Factory Shocktroopers as proxies for Axis Tank Killers.

fhaugh said:

How do they scale up next to Dust minis?

Einsturzende Amerika said:

Can we see pics of these minis you mention?

Here's Manfred flanked by a WF heavy weapons trooper and WF shock trooper.  Yes, I have replaced Manfreds head with one of the shock troopers.

 And another shot

This commander has one of the heads from the WF heavy weapons squad.

Here are some Armor1 Infantry I made from Wargames Factory WW2 sets (Late War German Infantry and Late War American Infantry). The figures are slightly smaller than DT minis - 1/56 scale rather than 1/48 - but that's barely noticeable, and they feature lots of details and custom options, both in weaponry, poses, and extra equipment. Moreover, you end up with a truckload of spare bits (ammo clips, grenades, purses, canteens, backpacks, large ammo cases, etc.), very useful for your regular DT troops or to give vehicles some more character.

As I had only seven spare Dust Tactics bases, I made a Command Squad type for the Allies and a 2-men sniper team for the Axis. I also gave the whole of them a light priming with Death World Forest and Adeptus Battlegrey.

The sniper team, with a spotter armed with an MP40 and a sniper armed with a scoped semi-automatic Gewehr 43.

The command squad, with Medic holding a canteen and pointing a pistol (but he has a Thompson submachine gun strapped to his backpack), a kneeling rifleman armed with a BAR light machinegun, officer with binoculars and Thompson submachinegun, specialist (mechanic?) with a truckload of packs and purses and a "grease gun" submachinegun, and finally another rifleman with a second BAR light machinegun, in a more dynamic pose (more on that later).

The Allied squad flanked by a Hans Light Panzer Walker, for size reference - and to better explain that weird BAR wielding, frenzied/scared pose.

I purchased some West Wind paratrooper heads and printed out some decals to make some 101st units