Minis: The 369th "Last Resort"

The world of Armageddon has produced a steady stream of Steel Legion regiments for service across the stars. Three companies intended to reinforce the 369th were deployed to Ursis Prime fifteen years ago in what many are beginning to suspect was a clerical error. Not ones to waste trained manpower, the rulers of Ursis have been assigning them to urban pacification missions since then. Clearly, the governor wants to get as much use as possible from them before the error is noted and they are reassigned. As a result, casualties have been high and morale is poor.

I couldn't think of a better place to begin than the humble Imperial Guard. The models were all chosen from Ion Age's Cold Climes platoon. It had a fair mix of troops so any model with a fully masked face was conscripted. These are painted as Steel Legion analogues, clearly drafted in from a nearby Hive world. The uniforms are a mix of Desert Yellow, Abbadon Black and Death World Forest.

I went with a bright orange on the respirator tubing to brighten them up, perhaps they find the local air a little too clean and need some industrial solvent blended into their air mix to give that little taste of home.

The colours are perhaps a touch too drab for 15mm and I have some concerns about how well they'll stand out on the table but they do look quite nice in the flesh. As miniatures, the sculpts were very clean. They were also straightforward to paint with clearly defined, sharp features.

There's eight models in total, including our fallen hero, so that will make about a squad's worth of grunts.