40K - 5th Company, 382nd Tallarn (Desert Raider) Regiment

Having finished up those Roughriders, I now have enough units to field and entirely non-mechanized Brigade Detachment of Tallarn infantry - foot and hooves only - no tanks, no other vehicles, not even a scout sentinel!  

Here, then is all the (non-mechanized) Tallarn in one place... 

5th Company, 382nd Tallarn (Desert Raider) Regiment

Over the weekend I was hoping to take pics of individual units and redo the 40K - 382nd Tallarn (Desert Raider) Regiment page. 

Here's what this force looks like in game terms... 

Tallarn Infantry Brigade Detachment

HQ 

• Company Commander (As Cadian Castellan with Plasma Pistol and Claw of the Desert Tiger) - 3PR - 55 points
• Platoon Command Squad - 4PR - 75 points
• Platoon Command Squad - 4PR - 75 points
• Platoon Command Squad - 4PR - 75 points
• +Astropath - 2PR - 40 points
• Primaris Psyker - 3PR - 60 points

Troops 

• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad (+Plasma Pistol) - 3PR - 70 points
• Infantry Squad - 3PR - 65 points

Elites 

• Commissar - 3PR - 40 points
• Commissar (+Power Sword) - 3PR - 45 points
• Regimental Preacher - 2PR - 40

Fast Attack 

• Tallarn Roughriders (as Atillan Roughriders) (5) - 5PR - 100 points
• Tallarn Roughriders (as Atillan Roughriders) (5) - 5PR - 100 points
• Tallarn Roughriders (as Atillan Roughriders) (5) - 5PR - 100 points

Heavy Support 

• Heavy Weapon Squad - 3PR - 55 points
• Heavy Weapon Squad - 3PR - 55 points
• Heavy Weapon Squad - 3PR - 55 points

Total Power Rating: 79

Total Points: 1595 

What to do to bring it to 2000? 

Well, I DO have a lot of Armour that I could add... Y'know, if for some reason TOMORROW I needed to play with a 2000 point brigade detachment (or just a 2000 point/100 Power army - could be a Brigade detachment PLUS an Auxiliary Super Heavy Detachment - to bring out the Shadowsword). Or even if I decided I need to play a 2000 point game BEFORE I get around to finishing the rest of the foot infantry and such. 

ALL of this would be 157 Power Rating (a little over 3000 points - i can't be arsed to bean-count up the exact point as all the different weapons on the tanks still add up differently...) 

But I do ALSO have a lot more regular foot infantry, heavy weapon teams and Roughriders! 

Foot/Hoof stuff still to paint.

I have enough infantry to possibly do three more infantry squads for THIS detachment - making three platoons of four squads AND  three more infantry squads that could be part of a mechanized unit (likely a Spearhead Detachment for all my armour). 

And SO MANY Heavy Weapons teams... so many... I'm not sure what I'll EVER do with them all? Maybe swap out the mortars from time to time...? I could swap them into the Platoon Command Squads...?

Ideally I'd like to increase ALL Roughrider Units to 10. That alone would bring it to 1895 points - The problem is  I don't have 15 more Tallarn Roughriders to do that - I only have about 12.5 (13, but one in missing a horse!?). A brief look at ebay suggests I'll be paying over $100 to finish up that third unit... So maybe increase TWO of those units to 10 (or just add two more units of five? I'm not sure what works better...) 

I could add Astropaths (using old Wyrdvane Psykers) to other two Platoon Command Squads…? That seems a little silly… 

MOAR Commissars!?

Or maybe an Ogryn Bodyguard for the Castellan…? (this seems like a fun option) 

Or just add three more Infantry Squads...? 

Lots of options, for when I get around to painting more. When will I paint MORE!? I don't know. I'm really torn right now. Part of me wants to keep the momentum rolling and see if I COULD finish up 2000 points worth of Tallarn infantry and cavalry. If possible, if I could carry on and finish up ALL the Tallarn vehicles (I have another EIGHT Leman Russ tanks, two Basilisks, two Manticores and three Chimeras to paint!?)

On the other hand... I have a LOT Of other things I'd like to paint up... I have less than a dozen miniature to paint for ALL of the Guaiacan Commandoes to be completely finished. Same goes for the Cadians. It would seem prudent to go for the low-hanging fruit and completely finishing THOSE forces off, before tackling the rest of the Tallarn... 

And then there are ALL THE OTHER MINIATURES... even amongst the 40K options of Things To Do, there are piles of Kill Teams I'd love to finish up (because that actually seems like a game I'm more likely to PLAY!?). There are all the Warhammer Underworlds warbands... There are a bunch of Fantasy armies I'd like to finish up for Dragon Rampant... the English Civil War campaign is still on my radar and there are units to complete for that... 

Guess we'll have to wait and see... 

Finally, a little aside... 

Years ago, when I started painting these Tallarn, for once in my life I did something smart - I actually made a little made a little diagram of a Tallarn soldier and noted the colours I'd used. MOST are Vallejo paints, except the "Terrain Khaki" I use on the camo smock which is a Reaper Bones colour. 

Originally it was just on a scrap of paper, but I have since pasted it into a little hardcover sketch book where I TRY to remember to make notes of paints I'm using for other figures (or planning to use) on assorted other minis.