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I'll have a few practice games to get used to it again.

Got to remember exactly what the plan was with the horde of gaunts I put together

That being said, would there be any objections to me using the custom warband rules in this thread? As I think I saw mention of nids earlier in the thread
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Anyone got some Thousand Sons I could borrow, just to try something different?
And auto-pistol wielding Tzaangors (though I can proxy them with my old Necro figs if need be)?

Even though I've accumulated a lot of bits lately, I can't help with that.
Having had a look though I think I can feasibly pull off kitbashing a team based on the Outcast Dead book

Looks like they would be running as, wait for it... counts as Deathwatch. Mostly because of the weapons options flexibility. But also because Crusader Host blah blah..

That said, there's also the possibility of counts as Astra Militarum (Tempestus), throwing Janus, Pious and Espern from the BSF box in there and making it a Rogue Trader and his retinue. Annoyingly the Elucidian Starstriders list doesn't have much room for building your own RT party.

How long do I have available to faff with this?

Well, it looks like we're all booked up for a few weeks (Sven's leaving, Apoc game), and I don't think it's worth starting until TWD campaign is finished/paused (no idea how long that is?).

So early Sept at the earliest, depending on how long people want to re-learn the rules for.

Relearn?! You do know how long it takes me to learn rules right...

And build and paint models...

Chatting to a few people it's seems sensible that this is postponed for a bit, until after Warcry (which gives me a chance to try to find some 1000sons etc).