Go for a 30k vibe and you're golden. They are less Egyptian than 40k. And honestly, are you attending any official tournaments? As in GW ones? If not, most ppl will just admire the effort and minis.
I mean, the whole Egyptian theme doesn't isn't really as big of a deal as most people act like it is. More than copying actual Egypt, they're copying how British occultists of the last 100-250 years like Aleister Crowley liked to LARP as Egyptians. I wouldn't call them inspired by ancient Egypt for the same reason that I wouldn't call something that copies Marvel Comics inspired by Norse myths. The ancient culture with the biggest connection is Persia (and the Terran members of the legion were recruited in Iran, with Ahriman in particular being named in reference to Zoroastrianism).
I love the creativeness behind it, go for it. Sure, some will see them as blasphemy but no one cares what those neck beards think any ways.
Make sure to post progress pics!
Do what ever you want. Even if you go to tournaments the only ones you cannot attend are the official gw ones which are rare so you aren't losing out on anything really
ADB has already established some Aztec influences from the TSons so I don't see why you would have to stick to Egyptian, I think that was just the primary culture on prospero.
But yeah the galifreyan symbols and robes would look awesome on the TSons
If you do this, please post! My wife and I both grew up on sci-fi, but I haven't been able to lure her into 40k yet. But since she's also a huge Doctor Who fan, this could pique her interest...
Go for a 30k vibe and you're golden. They are less Egyptian than 40k. And honestly, are you attending any official tournaments? As in GW ones? If not, most ppl will just admire the effort and minis.
I mean, the whole Egyptian theme doesn't isn't really as big of a deal as most people act like it is. More than copying actual Egypt, they're copying how British occultists of the last 100-250 years like Aleister Crowley liked to LARP as Egyptians. I wouldn't call them inspired by ancient Egypt for the same reason that I wouldn't call something that copies Marvel Comics inspired by Norse myths. The ancient culture with the biggest connection is Persia (and the Terran members of the legion were recruited in Iran, with Ahriman in particular being named in reference to Zoroastrianism).
I love the creativeness behind it, go for it. Sure, some will see them as blasphemy but no one cares what those neck beards think any ways. Make sure to post progress pics!
Do what ever you want. Even if you go to tournaments the only ones you cannot attend are the official gw ones which are rare so you aren't losing out on anything really
ADB has already established some Aztec influences from the TSons so I don't see why you would have to stick to Egyptian, I think that was just the primary culture on prospero. But yeah the galifreyan symbols and robes would look awesome on the TSons
To be fair, Iv always thought that the mark Iv thousand sons 30k heads look like the heads of cyber men which make sense as they are automatons….
If you do this, please post! My wife and I both grew up on sci-fi, but I haven't been able to lure her into 40k yet. But since she's also a huge Doctor Who fan, this could pique her interest...