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 

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

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Family photo, minus 2.

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Last two Tacticals are mostly done, save for bolter casings.

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Centurion Tonans Kalag.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Is he assembled as-is, or a conversion? It's a really nice pose  

[SvenIronhand]

7 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

Is he assembled as-is, or a conversion? It's a really nice pose  

Converted from the Ennox Sorrlock model from Kill Team Cassius.

[SvenIronhand]

Still WIP, but further along.



Centurion Kalag was always amongst the more audacious of Order Septim's line officers. Notably he desired to exact revenge for Istvaan's atrocities, a goal he pursued to a limited extent against traitors that dared to cross his path, including the forces of Warsmith Tarn. He and Iron Captain Sul butted heads on many an occasion over tactics and priorities. The Medusan-born Kalag showed noted impetuosity and barely-restrained grief over the loss of Ferrus Manus, whereas Sul remained obedient to the fallen Primarch's orders to protect New Albia at all costs.

Edited yesterday at 02:40 AM by SvenIronhand