Order Septim, Clan Vurgaan: A HH Iron Hands PLOG

[SvenIronhand]

Recently uncovered documents priorly under Inquisitorial data-seal shed a little more light on New Albia's colonization and role in the Heresy. During the Great Crusade, the world had been conquered by a joint force of the 6th and 10th Legions, with the latter leaving a Order of Clan Vurgaan in place as a garrison force. This was not solely to protect the colonists; the Eastern Fringe was considered wild country for the Imperium even then. 

The Claves of Order Septim were chiefly drawn from Clan Vurgaan, reputed as most hot-headed of the Clans of Medusa. However, a company-sized element of the Gorgon’s most favored Clan, Avernii, were attached as well. Iron Captain Lugos Sul, a veteran of numerous xenocides across the Ultima Segmentum, held overall command. In theory, Sul’s will was sovereign and final within his domain — as was the way in the Iron Tenth. In practice, he often delegated the day-to-day running of the New Albian garrison to a loose grouping of Iron Fathers, lesser field officers and Optae-class subalterns. 

After the Isstvan atrocities, Iron Captain Sul found himself too far removed from the wider galaxy to be of much aid to his fellows in the Iron Tenth. Instead, he concerned himself chiefly with containing runoff from the Thramas Crusade with a 'ring of steel', as well as rallying loyalists elsewhere in the Fringe to battle opportunistic reavers both traitor and unaligned. Of Order Septim's final fate, however, none can say...



The method for painting these guys is pretty simple; I start with a undercoat of Black. Then, I take Abbadon Black and paint over the armor panels, drybrushing VMC Gunmetal Grey over the armor. After that, I wash with Agrax Earthshade and do any metal details with TTC Sir Coates Silver. 

[SvenIronhand]

Some more work on the Vexilla boy.

[ZeroWolf]

Looking good so far 

[SvenIronhand]

Primed, basecoated blacks and drybrushed the metallics onto this new batch.

[SvenIronhand]

Family photo, minus 2.