#maloghurst

Looks like Maloghurst the Twisted is getting his own miniature now. The way to field him used to be to either use the banner bearer from the SoH legion command, or to convert your own character with era-appropriate power armour and some SoH bits.

While I personally prefer the banner-bearer as a whole model to the Maloghurst one, they really did a great job on making the head and torso match the artwork and descriptions of him (which can’t be said for all the character models; just look at Saul Tarvitz outblinging Eidolon). The bolter looks really cool too, it might be worth it for a SoH player or modeller to get the model just so they can make a mould of it and cast their own copies for Veteran or Seeker squads (both genuinely excellent options for SoH, since they’re both good units and complement the unique Legion rules).

I do think he’d look better with a more understated banner than the huge and gaudy thing he’s carrying, though. I also don’t really care for one of Horus’ favourites wearing MKIII power armour instead of the more advanced MKIV, especially since he had a broken spine by the end of the Great Crusade and didn’t really see frontline service as a warrior, anymore. MKIV would have fitted better with the SoH legion upgrades and the unique kits such as Garviel Loken, Reavers and the Legion Command blister. I also think some of the details are superfluous and steal the focus away from the busy centre and icon, which just makes the model busy to look at without really enhancing it - were I ever to get this model, I would either remove some of the detailing from (for example) the legs, or paint them a less attention-seeking colour like a darker gold or even silver/gunmetal. I’m also not really sold on the fingerless leather gloves worn on top of the armour - Custodes may do it, but the only marines I can immediately think of who go for fingerless gloves in 30K are some WB characters who don’t wear armour under them. I’m aware he wears them in a piece of artwork, but this is something I think should have either been left off or at least painted a darker colour.

random Sanguinius.