Zebraoutrider joins the Ordo Xenos and the Mubraxis Dustdogs

Whilst the x10 Mubraxis Dustdogs Rough Riders go off for an undercoat of chaos black spray, I’ve started to collect together the tanks to make up the Armoured Division element of this project.

The star of the mechanised beasts will be a Solar Auxiliar Leman Russ Incinerator. This is a brand new kit from Forge World that I didn’t have time to build for the 3rd Armoured Division Savlar Chemdogs project that I entered in GW’s Armies on Parade last October. But, with its trench rails it will fit into the desert background for this new unit.

To accompany the Incinerator, I’ve an old Leman Russ Battle Tank that could do with a repaint, but which I want to clean and try out the salt weathering technique on… so although it’s painted red, I will be incorporating that base colour into the  camouflage pattern that I have envisaged. I have also decided the main block colour for the tanks will be Citadel Wraithbone with Averland Sunset and Carroburg Crimson washes.

The third tank is a troop transport Chimera that desperately needs a repaint, but I’m going to customise it by swapping out the multi-laser in the turret with a kit-bashed heavy flamer. Originally I was going to add this to Glofski’s 13th Armoured Division Sable Knights, but I think it will fit nicely in this project.

I’ve another Chimera to repurpose that I think I will customise for the Inquisitor and his retinue as the project progresses along with some airborne support from a Valkyrie.

So there should be at least five vehicles in this project…

I have also decided on a company insignia of a snarling pit bull dog that I will paint freehand (using a great image I’ve found on the Internet as a guide) onto the sides of the Incinerator akin to painting the eagle on Commander Glofski’s tank in this year’s BOW Spring Clean Challenge.

I think this image will aptly represent the hard-nosed Mubraxis Dustdogs that have to live and survive in a very harsh environment.

To get me started, I have focused on building the Mubraxis Dustdogs Rough Rider units. For these I am using Dark Elf Cold Ones as the mounts and employing the Renegade Enforcer torsos as I think with their re-breathers they suit a harsh environment such as a desert world. I did have to trim the rounded tops off the Dark Elf riders’ legs to provide a flat surface for the torsos. Everything was fixed together using Superglue.

There will be two five-man units so that I can have two sergeants with different weapons.

Sergeant 1 will be armed with a Volkenite Carbine and Power Fist and I’ve swapped his head out for a Iron Hands bionic head, trimmed down to fit the torso.

Sergeant 2 is armed with a Power Whip from the Renegade Militia Enforcer kit and a Bolt Pistol from the Space Marines Scout kit.

One rough rider has a sniper rifle from  a Vostoyan miniature, whilst another rough rider has a multi-melta again from the Renegade Militia Forge World kit.

For the remaining six riders, I used arms from the Militia and Enforcer kits but with right hands removed to slot in lances from the Dark Elf Cold One riders’ sprue. Each member of the unit was adorned with frankly random bits of equipment from my bits boxes before I used liquid green stuff (applies with a sculpting tool) to hide the chainmail on the legs that originally were the Dark Elf riders’ legs. Once painted, I’m sure they will look fine and each rider and mount will come together.

To get me started, I have focused on building the Mubraxis Dustdogs Rough Rider units. There will be two five-man units so that I can have two sergeants with different weapons.

Sergeant 1 will be armed with a Volkenite Carbine and Power Fist and I’ve swapped his head out for a Iron Hands bionic head, trimmed down to fit the torso.

Sergeant 2 is armed with a Power Whip from the Renegade Militia Enforcer kit and a Bolt Pistol from the Space Marines Scout kit.

One rough rider has a sniper rifle from  a Vostoyan miniature, whilst another rough rider has a multi-melta again from the Renegade Militia Forge World kit.

For the remaining six riders, I used arms from the Militia and Enforcer kits but with right hands removed to slot in lances from the Dark Elf Cold One riders’ sprue. Each member of the unit was adorned with frankly random bits of equipment from my bits boxes before I used liquid green stuff to hide the chainmail in the legs that originally were Dark Elf riders’ legs. Once painted, I’m sure they will look fine and each rider and mount will come together.

The inspiration for this project came from reading the Dark Heresy Radical’s Handbook and seeing if I can create another Astra Militarum mini force but requisitioned by a member of the Ordo Xenos.

So, collecting together miniatures for this project that either need to be built, converted (kit hashed), painted or re-painted, I have:

Inquisitor Hector Rex and Retinue from Forge World as the proxy Radical Order Xenos agent along with his retinue.

FW Necromunda Bounty Hunter

FW Renegade Militia Torsos x20

Leman Russ Battle Tank

Chimera x 2

Dark Elf Cold Ones x10

More to be added as I develop the project.

According to the Fandom Warhammer 40K Wiki, the Mubraxis Dustdogs are similar to the Tallarn Astra Militarum, so that will give me the chance to set the miniatures in a desert setting when it comes to paint schemes and basing.

Mubraxis Dustdogs

The Mubraxis Dustdogs are Imperial Guard regiments whose martial culture strongly resembles that of the famous Tallarn Desert Raiders, but are ultimately less well known than those elite regiments. However, in recent years, the Mubraxis Dustdogs have begun to acquire some notoriety of their own, especially due to the part they played in the repression of the Donatos Uprising.