+ inload: Moss Engurth, Kin +

+ League of Norgyr +

+ inloadval{incerto}: MEMCASCADEFAIL +

Did I ever exload info about this Squat kinsman? He definitely turned up on The Ashes of Armageddon, in this article [+noosphericexloadlink embedded+] – but perhaps I neglected to share him here. 

Well, whether I did or not, I'm sure he's not the type to bear a grudge, right?

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+ Moss Engurth +

A typical Kinsman of the Second Grand Clan Army Engurth was sent to fight for their Imperial allies during the Second War for Armageddon. Tagged to the Eorldom of Skalf, Hâr Drohn Hold, he represents the best hope of Armageddon Prime, whose armies were swiftly shattered by the Blood Axe and Snakebite tribes. Bound by oath, tradition and the scent of profit, the Squats of Golgotha and the broader Norgyr League answered the call for aid with four Clan Army groups, an elite 'Hearthguard' force, and a substantial caravan of specialist super-heavies.

Moss Engurth bears a reliable boltgun and excellent personal protection in the form of carapace plate armour over an atmospheric voidsuit. The former was frequently abandoned in-field, as the punishing heat and deleterious effects of the eternal dust kicked up by the Seasons of Storms often proved the armour more of a hindrance than a help.

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He's been lurking around as the sole painted member of my Squat army, and I'm scratching my cranio-orbitals trying to remember what I did as the scheme. It's definitely worked up from a dark green base, as I remember thinking that that would be a nice way to get the fatigues/undersuit done and provide a green basis for the face.

The red looks like a slightly purply base, so I'm wondering if it's a base coat of Gal Vorbak red. I would likely have done that for two reasons: to differentiate the Kin from my Blood Angels, and also to give a more cool burgundy than warm orange feel, to avoid the inevitable 'Christmas' appearance of red and green together. 

The scheme is, per usual for my Armageddon-related projects, a fond nod and update of the scheme that appeared on the 'Space Dwarf' plastic boxed set for Rogue Trader:

My version is a rather more desaturated version, but I hope the scheme remains recognisable, if not the finer details ... and speaking of details, I'm looking forward to putting details like the yellow helms and variety in colour on the rest of his gang.

They're lovely little models, and super-x-treem copyright protection spelling aside, these Hearthkyn Salvagers have some nice, characterful details like the carabiners on the belt, and wrist-computer thinigie. The Kill Team sprue offers some further variety in the heads and equipment, too. With that said, I think I'd like to see a bit more personality in future sculpts, but as basic infantry, they work nicely. 

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+ Kill Team plans +

I bought this kit second-hand a couple of years ago, and what was intended to be a quick job got derailed both by the hobby butterfly and having to quickly shift my painting station for some real-life reason. The rest of the squad has thus sat in hopeful anticipation on top of my painting bureau, and perhaps their time has come.

The PCRC hivemind has turned its thoughts once more to event gaming, and I need a new Kill Team.  (read: 'need to pull my autodigit out of my wastecycle-iris and finish off a side project'.)

I was tempted to bring out an Inquisition Kill Team for the event, but on looking at Unfortunus Veck's and Barbari Kills' respective gangs of acolytes and hangers-on, neither were a decent match for the Kill Team rules, so I had another think.

The event narrative is themed around Antona Australis in the wake of the Great Rift. We'll be playing a dual timeline set of games; the first in the wilds of the 31st Millennium, where a 'warp siphon' capable of stilling the warp is fought over; and the second in the current M42 setting, where scavengers and explorers stumble over the long-lost siphon once more. Putting two and two together, I'll scratch that Squat itch (ooh-er) and bring along something fittingly thematic to the event. 

Now... can I piece together the scheme above again?

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