Hello All!

Figured I would start this thread as my last one on this topic had quite outgrown its remit. If you want to check out the genesis of this project, check out [URL="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?33575-Brotherhood-of-Fire-new-scheme-test-mini"]THIS THREAD HERE[/URL].

Ok, done that? Cool.

Essentially an update to that thread, here's my first fully painted Tactical Squad for my company;



The observant will notice that the Sergeant has changed from the last set of photos. I decided I wanted a different load out to better match the theme of the unit; siege breakers, set up for close range firefights inside fortifications. To that end, I gave the new Sergeant a Powerfist (because who wouldn't want to punch through bulkheads?) and a combi-flamer to help clear rooms in conjunction with the squad's flamer.




Rather than an actual combi-flamer, I went with a flame pistol (from FW's LEGION MkIV POWER WEAPON SET) and an old plastic Bolter mag-locked to his thigh, mostly because it gets mentioned so often in BL novels. To match in with the rest of the squad, I trimmed the Bolter's barrel down.



In part because this is the first squad I have fully finished, I made them the first squad of the company. As you can probably tell, I went for 3rd Company. Not because the red matches my scheme (actually, that was kind of annoying) but because I rolled a D6 for it! The Sergeant is the only member of the unit not to have a Tactical symbol on his shoulder guard, so I did something a little different with his unit designation marking. This was mostly because I am a lazy sod, and didn't want to try to paint one on around the backpack vent. I also added an I to the back of his powerfist because it was such a big, flat area, I couldn't help myself.

My favourite thing about this model is that it is properly weighty, being the old metal BA Sergeant, with most of the blood drops clipped and filed off. I've also used a DA censor to help mark him out as a special Sergeant (because he'd have to be to command the first squad!)