>>95921595
>No good reason you can't just buy something like the Anvil Industry Daughters of The Burning Rose heads and stick them on marine bodies. They seem specifically designed with that in mind.
Sure but:
>Stat wise you'd be correct.
The stats are shit!
That's the predatory part; Rules that constantly fluctuate to push plastic!
If I'm going to do all the work of physically manifesting the models I want, why should I shackle them to a system that's a nigh incomprehensible and unbalanced mess?!

That's why I love Battletech and Brikwars (2010), because those systems are built around being able to design your own shit and integrate it.