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STEEL LEGION - PART FOUR: REGIMENTAL HQ
A Regimental HQ is
basically no different to a Steel
Legion Mechanised Infantry Company, with the exception of being
led by a Supreme Commander in place of the normal Company
Command Staff. Only one Regimental HQ may be taken in the army,
so making full use of the Commanders extra attacks and better
armour in an assault is key to getting the most out of the
formation. Upgraded to include Support Weapon Platoons like the
formation above, the Regimental HQ can put out a sizeable amount
of firepower at medium to close range making them dangerous to
engage when entrenched or in cover and ideal for securing
objectives whilst the slower elements of the Steel Legion catch
up. The formation does also come with transport in the form of
several Chimera, however I left them out of the photograph as
they look just the same as those in the Mechanised Infantry
Company. The Command vehicle I will show at a later date however
as that is a little different.
 The
Regimental HQ shown here was mounted on a larger Warmaster
plastic base as opposed to the normal Epic infantry strip as I
wanted to include more than five models in the Command Staff. To
represent the Colonel and his staff I chose a Command model, Vox
operator, standard bearer, Primaris Psyker, Commissar and of
course my trademark Ogryn bodyguard.
(Note: A number of
the models used are from previous editions of Epic and may be
hard to find now. Using regular Guardsmen to fill out the unit
is perfectly fine, just add a flag or other item to easily
identify the stand as a Supreme Commander. )
Before sticking the
models down I bulked up the base with some modelling putty and
sculpted in a few details such as sand bags and metal supports.
With the exception of the standard bearer the models were then
pressed into the still soft green stuff and stuck down. The
standard bearer was initially left off as I wanted to sculpt the
banner on first and it was easier once I knew where all the
other figures were going to be on the base. Once everything had
set I added some sand as base texture and undercoated the model
with a black spray primer. Leaving the standard bearer separate
to the rest of the unit also made it easier to paint, especially
the banner. Once everything was painted I then stuck the
standard bearer down and added a little flock to the base.
Expanding the
formation.
The Regimental HQ is a
pretty large formation on its own, but with a couple of close
support formations such as Hellhounds or Leman Russ Demolishers
backing it up can easily even out the odds against an assaulting
Ork Warband. For my own force, I will probably just stick with a
few Support Weapon Platoons and leave the assaults to the
specialists like Ogryns and Roughriders. They will be for
another day though.
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