Possible Alpha Legion Army

[AndrewInOZ]

I am working on 1st full scale army instead of just 1 figure here or there 

Also doing as part of a build series for scale model club i belong to, so thought run it here & see what happens

 

So basically my army is an army of merc's ..they rule a planet deep in some forgotten backwater of a system they have ruled it since the time of the fall...time is now 41K  if you want a job done the leader will send one of his units depending on your request but double cross him & you will feel the full force of his army . The leader is no fan of Chaos & has little time for Chaos gods & is not a fan of his troops debasing themselves as followers of those powers but is happy to turn a blind eye as long as you remain loyal.

 

This is not for gaming just as painting for fun.

 

Inner Circle

Leader:   Forgeworld Alpha Legion Praetor

Body Guard Leader   Alpha Legion Praetor in Cataphractii Armour

Body Guard...Alpha Legion Praetors

Dreanought..  go with a plain not the Alpha Legion one saves shaving the "A" from the body 

Techmarine... Techmarine in Mk IV armour

Apothecary.. One of the sets from Forgeworld

 

The inner circle never removes their helmets from anyone except from in private meetings of the Circle, so its unknown if the leader is the original one from the Heresy or if he has been replaced over time ..

 

Space Marine Units 

1 x Squad of unconverted Terminators & Space Marines.. these guys i will call "the fallen"..as the leader found them after they had lost their current leader & offered them a choice serve him or die out alone..I will not paint these guys as the same as the others as I am thinking that the leader will use these guys as distractions to make the loyal forces thin that there is 2 separate units of Alpha Legion out there in the area..plus they are a little blood lusted , so the leader thinks of them as barbarians 

1 x chaos bikers set .. 1 will be armed with a shapeways sniper rifle..will use a normal marine & have him standing beside his bike..the other 2 will be on their bikes & they will act as body guards etc for the hunter pack leader..this unit specializes in ambushing convoys or even taking out targets out in wastelands etc

2 maybe 3 x units of general space marines..using shapeways Alpha Legion hydra helmets , getting rid of the skulls & heavy chaos markings , giving 1 unit maybe 2 figures a shapeways sniper rifle &/or sniper bolt pistol

1 x Havoc (old school GW) set ... hey you may fight in the shadows but some heavy fire power cant go astray 

 

Human Elements

Seeing that the army has taken over a planet that has its own army & small forge

1 x unit of Imperial Guard...not done up as Chaos crazed just pretty much out of the box with maybe a shoulder pad in the body armour colour of their masters 

1 x unit of Chaos Cultists... these guys run rampant in the hive cities inciting rebellion etc 

1 x unit of Delaque gang... these guys are freelance scum that the leader picked up.. good for sabotage , assignations etc 

 

Armour

Leader gets a Spartan so he go around with his Command Crew

Battle Tank.. was thinking of the Deimos Laser tank 

as well as a normal GW Predator Space Marine Tank

Rhino  APC maybe  a 2nd one for "the Fallen"

Arvus Lighter for the Delaque gang 

Humans will get a Leman Russ tank (maybe the machine gun version or the laser version ) as well as a Chimera but cant have them more gunned up than their masters 

 

SO i do like the idea of not knowing if the leader is still the same guy from the fall... but would a Space Marine who was alive during the Heresy still be combat active if the 41K universe without living in the eye of terror or giving over to the dark arts?   

 

I think i'm missing something from the command section... i was thinking of a Dark Apostle but then I wonder if i need a master of the dark arts.. a Sorcerer

 

I dont intend using the decals from the GW boxes as I dont think i have enough..so have a set of Shapeways Alpha legion hydras 

 

So what do u think... a good enough unit or maybe missing something?  ..was thinking of maybe throwing in some 30K thralls or a 41K Kastelan Robots but i may leave them to when i get around to a Iron Warriors army 

[Daemon Prince Marbas]

Kastelan Robots would be cool because the Alpha Legion has a past of working well with the Dark Mechanicus.