First package!

Well my first purchase for my Praetorian army has arrived I now have a Imperial Guard codex in my possesion and I've worked out what items I will need for a 400 point combat patrol. I will need to buy at least one more squad of infantry to complete the first platoon as well as another squad to either convert to roughriders or simply to use as a third squad for my platoon, I'm debating between these two army lists for 400 points.

Infantry heavy list

doctrines
Close Order Drill
Iron Dicsiplene
Hardened Fighters
Diehards
Rough Riders


Infantry Platoon
Command Squad; Jounior officer, medic, trademark item, refractor field, power weapon, surveyor, diehards, Iron Disciplene, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
113 points

Infantry Squad; Plasma gunner, Sergeant, diehards, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
96 points

Infantry Squad; Plasma gunner, Sergeant, diehards, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
96 points

Infantry Squad; Melta gunner, Sergeant, diehards, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
96 points

401 Points


Fast response list

doctrines
Close Order Drill
Iron Dicsiplene
Hardened Fighters
Diehards
Rough Riders


Infantry Platoon
Command Squad; Jounior officer, medic, power weapon, surveyor, diehards, Iron Disciplene, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
88 points

Infantry Squad; Plasma gunner, Sergeant, diehards, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
96 points

Infantry Squad; Plasma gunner, Sergeant, diehards, Hardened Fighters, Close Order Drill
96 points

Rough rider squadron; five rough riders, hunting lances, diehards
60 points

Rough rider squadron; five rough riders, hunting lances, diehards
60 points
400 points



Now, for modeling

Obivously I do not want to use stock rough riders for this army, but I have an idea thats a bit better than the average praetorian rough rider conversions as well. I'll be making my legs and horse largely the same way that the good Col. Gravis is (see his work over at http://colgravis.blogspot.com/) But my torsos and head will be substantillay different. I will be useing standerd Praetorian and Mordian torsos but with fany lace added with greenstuff as well as hats like this one added to the models. With a paint scheme of either red or green tunics, I have not yet decided.

Also I intend to model one member of my platoon command squad as a native scout, to represent the surveyor choice in that squad, I will use either a catachan painted with dark skin or a kroot merc.