Armageddon Steel Legion: Part 3 (Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard)

The last five guardsmen of my 10-man Armageddon Steel Legion squad are now complete (please see part 2 for more details).  These miniatures include the rocket launcher team, a special weapons trooper (grenade launcher) and two guardsmen armed with lasguns.

The Full Squad 

The Full Squad

Now, this squad of Steel Legion guardsmen are ready to mount their Chimera (a future modelling/painting project to come), and journey to the front lines to defend the hive cities and planet’s resources from the mobs of vicious Orks.

The Armageddon Steel Legion squad is one of the few remaining metal Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard) ranges available on Games Workshop’s website.

Armageddon Steel Legion: Part 2 (Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard)

After taking bit of a hiatus from working on my ‘Old School’ metal Imperial Guard collection, I picked up the Armageddon Steel Legion squad I started working on a year ago (please see part 1).  I have painted one-half of the 10-man squad, which includes the Steel Legion Sergeant and four Guardsmen with lasguns.

It was important for me to give my Steel Legions Guardsmen a distinct look from those shown on the Games Workshop website. Therefore, I needed to select a colour scheme/pattern that will allow this to happen; while, at the same time, I wanted my Steel Legion troopers to look like they belonged to the physical environment of Armageddon (desert wastelands).  Thus, I choose a tri-coloured desert camouflage pattern.

Armageddon Steel Legion versus the heretical Sons of Sek

I was unhappy with the colours I choose for the weapons for my Sons of Sek warriors (please see previous post).  Therefore, I repainted the weapons.  The repainted Sons of Sek miniatures are shown in this blog post.

I am currently in the process of painting the remaining Steel Legion squad members (the rocket launcher team, grenade launder specialist and 2 guardsmen with lasguns).  When completed, I will post these in the blog.