Piranhas

Nipped up to the local GW today to purchase a Piranha and so i could check out the sprue to see if my planned conversion would be possible.
I'm thinking of rolling with a squadron of 3 of these guys with disruptor pods, Fusion Blasters and probably Targeting Arrays (i hate missing!)
The thing that gets me about Piranhas is that when ever I see them, i think about the Covenant Ghosts from Halo. There is something about the model that I just don't like in standard form and if I'm going to be rolling in these pesky skimmers, I'll be using some heavily converted ones.
The first one I've bought will server as a test bed for the other 3. I'm planning something fairly ambitious, basically I'm wanting my Piranha to look a bit like my all time favorite aircraft, one I've loved since a kid...
The A-10 Warthog :)
The problem I've got with this is that after watching Terminator Salvation, the Warthog would fit perfectly with a Imp Guard army. I'm sure with a little plasticard and a Valkyrie kit it would be fairly easy to knock one up.
I however plan to do this using only Tau parts and the Piranha frame. It's a bold task but I want these Piranha's to really stand out.
This won't be a quick conversion and as I'm just starting out it might be a while till I can get pictures up but I'll make sure to record my process. I also picked up yet another Codex (That's 3 I have now!) So i can mess about making an army list up. I really need to just leave a codex in my case so when I come back to Scotland I don't have to keep buying a new one as i've left my books in Ireland!

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