Going back to the start of GamesWorkshop they use to make models were heavily influneced by 2000AD (makers of Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd).
This was a favorite comic series for me, and Rogue Trooper was a great series that was a statement about the Vietnam War.
Rogue Trooper
It portrays the adventures of a “Genetic Infantryman” named Rogue and three uploaded minds mounted on his equipment who search for the Traitor General who betrayed their regiment to the enemy.
Since this iwas a common discussion in my friend group, I wanted to do a Kill Team based on the Rogue Troopers. So blue, Vietnam era, and legacy looking. So Catachans were the perfect choice (A bit bulkier than Rogue Trooper, but good enough).
Now with Catachans being out of print, I dug through my collection and didn’t have any minis and with them being out of print from Games Workshop I turned to Etsy.
Etsy Listing by Unreality Corps was what I chose. Great looking minis I just need to model the helmets.
So they will be come a veteran Imperial Guard IG unit in Kill Team. Now to make them fit in with the Warhammer 40k background. And Gland Warriors jumps to mind.
Gland Warriors
Gland Warriors, also known as Homo sapiens auctus glandulae, are a specialized, genetically modified force of Imperial Guardsmen originally designed to battle the Tyranids. Despite being Human originally, due to the nature of their modifications they are now generally classified as Abhumans by the Imperium at large.
Sgt. Stone Gland Warrior
Overview
Gland Warriors have additional organs which enhance their combat abilities, giving them increased muscle mass, aggression, pain tolerance, and immunity to many lethal toxins. However, these enhancements often result in them being mentally unstable. The glands implanted into these warriors contain the Combat Drugs known as ‘Slaught, Frenzon and Spur, which enhance their capabilities in combat, though often at a price. Indeed, Gland Warriors, like any other group who utilize such potent drugs – such as Penal Legions — can die at any time. This most often happens during combat, as their systems are quickly overcome with the drugs dispensed by their artificial glands.
They are typically equipped almost exclusively for close combat, with a laspistol, a combat knife and a form of halberd known as a “Dueling Glaive”.
History
After the Forge World of Dantris III became heavily infested and polluted by Tyranid forces, the Techpriests of the planet modified several companies of the Lostock 23rd to fight in the hellish conditions. They had many organs and drug-secreting glands implanted in their bodies so that they could survive unprotected. Their combat abilities and aggressiveness were increased. Thanks to the heavy losses they took to ensure the successful defence of Dantis III, only a handful of Gland Warriors are believed to have survived, which were taken by the Inquisition for study and “debriefing”. These survivors became known as the “Gland War Veterans” and were later taken on as members of Inquisitorial retinues.
The processes by which the companies of the Lostock 23rd became Gland Warriors are understood by only a few Techpriests, and rarely utilized, for the inquisition invariably take an interest in the use of such technologies. Nonetheless, a number of regiments have been subjected to the process, and can be found throughout the galaxy.
So I ordered and along they came from UnrealityCorps.
Sizewise they are pretty good compared to other minis. The Delaque are tall, so this makes them as tall as a delaque, and the Space Marine scout Primaris is on a base, so looking good there.?
