Essexian 23rd Mechanized: 'The Freak Wagon'

Essexia

Essexia is a little known planet situated in the Ultima Segmentum. The planet itself is divided into two halves. Both halves of the planet provide the armies of Essexia with the materials they need to wage war.

The northern hemisphere contains vast hive cities and manufacturing facilities to prove the weapons and vehicles that are used by the Essexian regiments to kill in the name of the Emperor. The southern hemisphere is dotted with agricultural domes that feed the vast armies. The division of between North and South in the past threatened to engulf the planet in civil war, only the timely intervention of Eldar seers stopped the civil war. Once they had agreed to work in harmony for the glory of thier world the armies of the North turned on the Eldar and destroyed everyone of them.

Discipline amongst the Essexian regiments is very low, with fights breaking out between various units commonplace. Therefore a Commissar is usually attached to every Essexian regiment, for those regiments with particularly bad discipline issues more than one Commissar will be attached.

It is well known that Essexian Officers are more likely to survive contact with the enemy than their own Commissars.

Despite the discipline problems they fight with every ounce of their souls to destroy those that don't fight for the Emperor's cause. They will continue to do so until the end of their lives.

Monday 12 April 2010

'The Freak Wagon'

I've wanted a Psyker Battlesquad since the new Guard codex came out, the only problem was trying to fit them in background and modelwise.

Now though I've had a flash of inspiration (thanks to Dan Abnett's Only In Death). I'm thinking of using the Empire Flagellants kit as I want them to look like they are barely held in check from turning on their fellow Imperials. For the Overseer I'm tempted to use either a Commissar (I do-so love my Commissars ;]) or the necromunda Arbite with shock maul and supression shield.

Now for 'The Freak Wagon'. As the Essexian 23rd is a mechanized regiment it would look odd to have the PBS without a Chimera. Now heres the genius thing. I want to convert the back of the Chimera into a holding tank. I'm thinking either prison bar cage or enclosed tank.