Here is a quick look at my first Kill Team of two for my Deathwatch Army. I went for a Melee heavy squad in this formation. I started with one of the 5-man Kill Team kits I have and added some extra units so it's now a 10-man team, a couple of units have jump packs and a couple are on bikes. I liked the idea on the bikes and jump packs using fast attacks to hinder enemy lines to give time to the rest of the squad move up and wade in at close combat.
Choosing what weapons to give everyone took a long time, a very long time, that and deciding which chapters to use in each Kill Team. But after a lot of obsessing and sifting through not just the kit, but my bits boxes too, I finally finished on a team I'm happy with.
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So without further ado, may I introduce Kill Team Lucius.
Brother Sergeant Lucius of the Mentors with bolt gun & xenophase sword.
Made a small conversion by repositioning the sword arm. I didn't like how the original arm position looked, I felt it stuck out too much for overall pose of the model. I also used a bare head from the Centurion Space Marine kit
Brother Kayron of the Flesh Tearers with chain glaive.
Again made a small conversion to create the chain glaive by taking the heavy chainsword from the Legion MKIV Power Weapons Set from Forge World and splicing it onto the haft of a heavy thunder hammer.
Converted the Grey Knight backpack by adding a standard topper in my bits box. Really don't remember which kit it came from. Also used the chest piece from the Deathwatch upgrade sprue and the helmet from the Sternguard Veteran kit.
This is a kit bash from lots of kits, mainly Space Wolf ones. While deciding on how to equip this model I came up with a back story for this one.
Rothgar as his name indicates is the last member of his pack that was destroyed during the failed defence of a agri-world from a Tyranid invasion. He returned to Fenris after leaving the doomed planet just before the Ordos Xenos declared 'Exterminatus' on it. While roaming the ice plains of Fenris, deciding what his future held within his chapter, he came across a slaughtered pack or Fenrisian wolves. He could not tell what had made this kill but among the entrails he found one cub still alive. Seeing obvious similarities in fate of himself and the cub he took it back with him to The Rout. On arriving back at Space Wolf Fortress Monestary he found an Inquisitor waiting for him the same Inquisitor that ordered the death of the agri-world he lost his pack on. Rothgar was asked to join the Deathwatch, he accepted and has been in the Deathwatch with his pet and companion Heppin by his side ever since.
Heppin in Norse means 'lucky' by the way.
The claws are also from the Legion MKIV Power Weapons Set and the jump pack is from the old Space Marine Assualt Squad kit.
The jump pack and helmet are from the Vaguard Veteran kit and the torso and legs are from the old Space Marine Assualt Squad kit.
The head is from the Sternguard Veterans, the fists are from the Blood Angels Death Company and Space Marine Comander kits
Straight from the Overkill boxed game.
Went a literal with this one and gave the Blackshield a sheild! All parts are from the Kill Team kit.
Part two will be focusing on the second kill team. Less stabby-stabby and more shooty-shooty!
'Till next time, May the painting gods be with you, always.
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