Thought it might be a good idea to get a list going so we can get complete armies together as soon as the mantic infantry models are released.
I'll start with some things that I'll be buying:
Firestorm/Blaster/Warrior/Pulverizer:Secret Weapon Assault Vehicle
Nice thing about this kit is that it covers all of the weapon options other than the missile turret for the blaster, and sponsons for the pulverizer. It's a bit of a stretch to use it as a warrior or pulverizer due to the lack of an entry door or heavy armour, but still within the realm of acceptable "counts as" for them.
Factor in modular hot-swappable weapons, so you can have whichever one of the 4 tank types you want, and it's a win. I'll be getting some of these for the Corp and also using them as generic "counts as" for any other Warpath army that needs a vehicle.
Snipers:Urban War Viridian Snipers
I have a couple of these already, really nice models and it's great to now have a use for them.
The rest of the Viridian range of models might be useful, too, I'm thinking that this female commander looks suitably evil and might match well with the mantic one thanks to the trenchcoat:
And then there's this model (the one on the right) for a perfect forward observer.. used to be able to buy it seperately, but is now only sold with the heavy weapon (might be able to find it separately on some online retailers with old stock, though, or on ebay). If not, the heavy weapon is pretty sweet too, so no loss.
Infinity has some nice sniper sculpts too, but the scale is likely to make them unworkable.
Any ideas for Field Artillery, Striders and Aircraft?
I'm thinking some sort of superheavy power armour for the striders might work out better than a sentinel-type walker, it should look the part without costing a bomb.
Would be nice if Rackham was still around, we'd be rolling in good stuff to use, especially if they'd been able to roll out the full ONI release...