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What little lore I have cooked up for them is that they're from a planet where fresh meat for the guard is rapidly running out. The tithes were increased as a punitive measure for substandard quality but now all that's left is even worse quality. The governor has resigned himself to his eventual execution and is now simply seeing how long he can keep the charade up before The Inquisition realizes just how heretical, mutated, and possibly alien the guardsmen being exported really are. These rats march alongside genestealers, grots, and of course the regular smattering of total weirdos you can find in any hive.
And I thought, "Wow! That's really clever and good looking!" Because it was.
Then, two and a half years ago, because of the exorbitant cost of Imperial Guard units I decided to do it myself. Plague monks were one of the cheapest miniatures you could get from Games Workshop in bulk (especially with the start collecting box) and I wanted a largely infantry guard list.
The miniatures posted below are not the only ones, but they are the only ones which are fully painted and based. There are a few dozen more lying in states of half-completion or primed and ready which I left to the wayside when my big hiatus started.
Their colour is based on the French uniform of the Great War, but flipped so there's blue on the bottom and red on the top. The choice is not a commentary on the French or any rat-like qualities they may posses but instead meant to show how out of their depth these little guys are. They're walking around with what amounts to a "headshots here" sign at all times.
My next update may be delayed by a couple of days due to travel, but there will be an update.
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