camo facepaint

first and hopefully not last attempt at it

Summary Lieutenant Mahin and Commissar Rembault of the 1012th Cadian regiment, are fighting the treacherous xenos called the T'au on the world of Kupa V. After annihilating a platoon of human collaborators, and shooting the survivors, one of them is somehow still alive. Sergeant First Class Rokken "Rokk" Tamaguchi. Who is this strange human soldier? What is his story? And why is he now fighting for the T'au Empire?

Artwork: 1) Imperial Guard Sketch by Salvador Trakal 2) Cadians Karl Kopinski, Games Workshop

Excerpt ‘I’ll ask again, what’s your name?’ said the Commissar lighting the tabac stick for herself.

‘Sergeant First Class Rokken A. Tamaguchi. Ident number 456-789-22010,’ he replied, looking at the commissar with his one good eye, the other having been glued shut, by dried blood.

‘Unit sergeant?’

The prisoner took in a breath, coughed, and grunted out, ‘2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, of the 7th Mu’gulath Bay Regiment.’

‘I guess it takes a commissar to get these traitors to talk, uh ma’am?’ said the sergeant.

The prisoner turned and glared up at the sergeant with his one good eye.

‘Got a problem, heretic? Want a boot up your arse?’ shouted Demin getting ready to kick the prisoner.

‘Hold on, sergeant!’ shouted the commissar with the tabac stick still between her teeth. Getting up, she shooed away the small crowd of guardsmen who were gathered around the prisoner. Then, pulling the sergeant aside, she asked, ‘So, Sergeant, tell me What-the-Throne is going on here?’

The sergeant straightened his back and looking off into the desert said, ‘There was a firefight. We over ran their position. Shot all the survivors, including the wounded. Then two hours later this heretic here…’ Demin pointed at the prisoner. ‘…Comes staggering out of the pile of dead bodies holding his head in his hands. He’s gibber jabbering away in that Blue-fish talk, “Tiki-tak ching-chang-chong oola-la-la!” So we gave him a rifle butt to the stomach, bound his hands, and sat his traitorous backside on the ground.’

‘Did you interrogate him?’

‘We tried. But he just wouldn’t answer. So we gave up, figuring he didn’t speak any Low Gothic.’

Steel Legion style guardsmen from the new cadia stands complete. I’d source a new head, and maybe new legs, and remove the backpack if I were to do a whole squad. Some custom decals would also be good. I’m quite happy with it. What regiment should I do next? #k #warhammer #astramilitarum #cadiastands #imperialguard #paintingwarhammer #gamesworkshop #cadia #cadianshocktroops #wh #warhammercommunity #cadian #imperium #wargaming #miniaturepainting #cadians #theemperorprotects #tempestusscions #warhammerpainting #catachanjunglefighters #deathkorpsofkrieg #painting #fortheemperor #kmemes #wargames #tabletopgaming #miniatures #tabletopgames #imperiumofman #valhallanicewarriors https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5bwq-t9hV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day three of the holiday, on a site near Hunstanton. Ogyrn Bodyguard of the Cadian 7/17th, known as "Blondie" by the junior officers he serves. Noted for a surprisingly flawless sense of personal hygiene, marred only by the obsessive desire to re-carve the Aquila on his brow before every engagement. #paintingwarhammer #warhammercommunity #warhammer #warhammer40k #warhammer40000 #40k #warhammercrusade #ogryn #bullgryn #ogrynbodyguard #cadians #cadianshocktroops #cadiastands #creedlives #buylesspaintmore #purgethebacklog #hobbystreak #hobbystreakday172 (at Deepdale Camping & Rooms) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdHBMvlN_ny/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

played Dawn of War - Winter Assault for the first time today and

my poor little guardsmen

guardsmen: we've broken down the demon gate!! guardsmen: ah shit there's demons on the other side of this thing all hope is lost

Before the release of the new Kasrkin Kill Team and Cadian sets, I saw how people mentioned that Cadian were in need of an upgrade.

I'm shocked that no one attempted to make some Cadian proxies. Look online, there's no shortage of Krieg proxies. But as far as Cadians go, I haven't found any.

Stained Glass

by Peter Johnston

"Your" faith? Trooper Audra, we are soldiers of the Imperium and servants of the God-Emperor of Mankind. It is our faith which you are so flippantly denigrating, and if your commissar were around he'd have you flogged for it.

Quiet time before the battle Art by Gray-Skull --- My DeviantArt My Boosty

Salvador, my veteran from darktide! Absolutely trustworthy, the sanest cadian man out there, I assure you!

Cadian baneblade I painted. The middle section in from the gw kit. The tracks are 3d printed

finished all the cadians, and decided to add 2 cat pics i took today

first time painting plasma coils and i don't think it went poorly at all

Servo-skull pict captures from MCM London October 2023

First and mainly nailed on iteration of my uniform scheme for the new cadian kit. I think I’ll have to work on the camo on the jacket to make it more distinct, but otherwise I’m happy. Used the tips from @cultofpaint in terms of only having camo on some parts of the model, and decided to copy just doing it on the jacket. They won’t be cadians, think I’m gojng to have them as similar to mordant acid dogs in the sense of being specialist tunnel fighters, and maybe some grim trinkets, but I’ll give them a custom name. #k #warhammer #astramilitarum #cadiastands #imperialguard #paintingwarhammer #gamesworkshop #cadia #cadianshocktroops #wh #warhammercommunity #cadian #imperium #wargaming #miniaturepainting #cadians #theemperorprotects #tempestusscions #warhammerpainting #catachanjunglefighters #deathkorpsofkrieg #painting #fortheemperor #kmemes #wargames #tabletopgaming #miniatures #tabletopgames #imperiumofman #valhallanicewarriors (at Birmingham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CltYrCDNH1N/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

(Art by beauviolette, not mine nor commissioned, all credit to them)

[Pictured above: Ranger Cpl. Isenryna, Specialist Markswomen of the 717th Cadian-Ulthwe Combined Infantry Division]

Cadian-Ulthwe Regiments

Over the many thousands of years, the Alliance has stood, the Imperium and the Eldar have fought together across countless worlds. While an Imperial Guard regiment can typically rely on integrated Aspect Warriors, Guardian support, or other xenos allies, few are as interconnected as the Cadian-Ulthwe regiments.

Cadians are said to be able to field strip a lasgun by age 5, learn basic Eldar at age 8, perform artillery drills by age 12, and swear in Eldar at age 15. They have fought alongside Ulthwe for generations, Kasrkin training alongside Aspect Warriors and experienced Guardians giving lessons to new White Shields. Whenever the forces of Chaos seep from the Eye of Terror, it is Ulthwe and Cadia who are the first line of defense. The Craftworld itself houses the second largest force of stationed Imperial defenders on a Craftworld, behind only the highly militarized and extremely aggressive Biel-Tan.

The Eldar of Ulthwe are known to favor the use of Imperial patterns of equipment with many wearing adapted flak armor or using lasguns. Those who do prefer the harsh utilitarianism of Imperial wargear, whose destruction is calculated in its production value, as opposed to the graceful technology of the Eldar. It is easier to replace a laspistol than a shuriken catapult after all.

Ulthwe farseers are sometimes attached as liaisons and advisors for field commanders, allowing some level of prediction to aid the army's advance. In rare cases, they may even take up the mantle of command in a more direct route, such as in the case of Colonel-Farseer Taldeer of the Cadian 412th, her service record often compared to that of Colonel-Commissar Ibrahim Gaunt.

It is perhaps because of this close working relationship that actual relationships between Cadians and Ulthwe are common. The long lives of Eldar mean that many Cadians families are familiar with an Eldar " great uncle/aunt" who personally knew their great grandparents. Likewise, some Eldar have become adopted "god-guardians" of Cadian families or are named as such upon the birth of a child. It is said that the legendary Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed was first found by a passing Ulthwe Farseer who took notice of his sharp mind, even as a starving orphan. He then tutored him personally in his adult years for command, honing Creed's tactical brilliance into something truly incredible.

Cadia and Ulthwe also see the largest number of Human-Eldar relationships and marriages anywhere in the Imperium. While no children have been born of such a union, it is certainly not due to a lack of trying.

"Ulthwe may have never escaped the grasp of Hell, but Cadia makes sure it never gets pulled in. Cadia may have to face the Great Enemy first, but Ulthwe makes sure we never have to face them alone." ~ Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed