Kitbash: Catachan Command Squad

Right, here we go: Scavengers part 2.

The Catachan Command Squad is an interesting one, and I'm honestly surprised it exists. Well, it exists technically. Its a direct order type of affair; its not something you can just get off the shelf. If/when GW gets around to revamping the Catachan range, I fully expect it to be pulled or otherwise rebuilt from the ground up. This is because said unit its not really "box-locked" as such, its datasheet being very flexible with respects to weapons and equipment, if not as flexible as the dearly-departed Infantry Command Squad. Context however is everything, as the basic Jungle Fighter squad has no real weapon options to speak of, and this is the way to get them. Plus a capital O order, the Assault keyword, and a Medpack. And maybe some other stuff. As I alluded to in a previous post, there's mixed views how best to equip them, and if they are strictly speaking necessary. I ended up splitting the difference between what I had spare and what I was likely to do tactically with them: hence a meltagun, plasmagun, sniper rifle, and finally the Medpack. The Officer got the usual fist & plasma combo, and hopefully he'll get use out of both. I imagined this unit as a plug-in for a squad of 20, fielded aggressively, but independently of the rest of my force.

These were mainly a scavenger sprue again, but with weaponry from the Grognards Command sprue and the Cannon Fodder sprue. Adapting the heavy weapons from the latter caused some problems due to how the upper handle connects, causing some late modifications. The paint scheme was basically the same as the other lads, if slightly more detailed to help them stand out by comparison. The mask lenses were done with GW Contrast Talassar Blue rather than my usual Soulstone method due to a paint spillage, although the effect is pretty close, so that worked out. My cheap wall filler paste had largely dried out, so I resorted to green stuff as a basing material. I must get a proper replacement.

Overall, I absolutely could have rolled this into the original Scavengers article, but this benefits from being its own thing. Turned out OK.