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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