Cadian Super-Heavy Tank Company When it comes to truly delivering crippling blows to Titans or smashing open lines of tanks and infantry, there is one Imperial formation that really fits the bill and that is the Super Heavy Company. Bristling with guns and thick armour the Baneblade's and Shadowswords of the Imperial Guard have long been a firm favourite of mine. In part one of my ‘Alternative Imperial Armies’ I looked at the first few armoured formations of my Mortant Head Hunters. Having additionally added a few infantry units now to the army I started to consider what else I could add that hadn’t already been covered by the Steel Legion diary. Right at the top of my list I had a Super Heavy Tank Company, both for the sheer punch the formation has and additionally because they are such fantastic models. I initially selected a full Shadowsword Company, but on reflection decided to drop one of the Shadowswords in favour of a Baneblade to provide me with a bit more flexibility. Although I could have simply painted them as Mortant armoured units, I felt it would be more characterful to paint them as a ‘seconded’ unit drawn from a different Regiment. As Cadian Armoured Companies played a large part in the Armageddon conflict and the dark green Cadian camo scheme would fit in nicely with the Headhunters I opted to paint and mark the units as part of the Cadian 5th Armoured Battalion. With the formation selected and assembled I then based, textured and undercoated the three Forge World tanks ready for painting. To get the characteristic dark green scheme I began with a base colour of catachan green over which I added a wash of black ink and dark angels green. Any flat areas were then repainted catachan green before giving the entire model a very light dry brush of catachan green mixed with camo green. Once dry details such as markings, tracks and guns were then painted appropriately and the base was dry brushed graveyard earth and bleached bone respectively. As a final touch I added a few whip aerials to the tanks made of very thin brass rod. One super heavy tank formation ready for battle in the name of the Emperor. |
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