40k Hobby Weekend - Dan Does Militarum Tempestus
Choosing a Regiment
I had a quick look at the wiki to see what regiment I wanted to go for. The first thing was to see what colour scheme I liked the look of. The one that jumped out immediately was the 22nd Thetoid Gryphonnes. I think they had a brief mention in an earlier Imperial Guard codex, the contents of which are now on the wiki.
The synopsis sounds compelling:
“Though all Militarum Tempestus warriors excel at fast trikes upon the battlefield, the 22nd Thetoid Gryphonnes are especially swift. Their Scions were all orphaned from Tallix, a world of higher gravity than is typical for the Rebandus Sub-sector.
As a result their leg muscles are more powerful and they are able to race on foot across all terrain with an impressive pace no matter how much equipment they carry. In the spirit of this, even the gravitational systems on their Taurox Primes have been altered so their vehicles sacrifice a degree of stability and durability for greater speed.”
So I like the back story and the colour scheme. I’ll see how it goes with the painting. I think I’ve worked out the naming conventions for these troops so if I decide to deviate from this scheme, I’ll call them the 19th Sigmic Gryphonnes. Job’s a goodun’!
Good luck! Looking forward to seeing your progress!
Thanks Robert – likewise – looking forward to seeing the goings on in the studio!