Officers of the Regiment

Officers of the 8th Cadian Infantry Regiment-Task Force Pyz. They will eventually all be painted in multicam and olive green to match the army theme.

Colonel Pyz
Commander of the 8th Cadian Infantry Regiment, uses the rules for Lord Castellan Creed.



Colonel Pyz wears Echo Team armor as he is a veteran of the SpecOps Detachment. He started his military career as a PsyWar officer and eventually rose through the ranks to command the SpecOps Detachment. During the Cactuar Wars agains tthe hated Tyranids, he led the entire regiment to victory, earning him a permanent assignment as the Task Force Commander and the honor of having the regiment named after him.

Colonel Pyz uses the rules for Lord Castellan Creed, and is therefore modeled after him with a hotshot las pistol and a cigar. The cigar is converted from a pewter bullet casing and his hand is a converted Cadian pointing hand with greenstuff to fill in the bent finger.

Infantry Company Commanders
Company Commanders form the backbone of the TF Pyz chain of command. They control forces on the ground and relay orders to their formations to maneuver and mass fires against the enemy.



The Alpha Company Commander sports the uncommon but still approved-for-wear service uniform, including ankle-length tunic and officer's cape. Considered rather essentric by his peers, the Alpha Company commander nonetheless gets results and has a long record of tactical successes on the battlefield, which has earned him favor with Colonel Pyz.

This model is a modification of the Forgeworld resin company commander model from the Cadian HQ set. I modified him to more closely fit into the army theme by replacing his head with a standard helmet and replacing his left arm with multiple Cadian bitz to make him look through binoculars instead of his orginial arm that was holding a radio handset.

Platoon Leaders
Junior officers start their career as Platoon Leaders, charged with maintaining discipline and accountability of their troops, as well as relaying commands from higher HQs. They are the first line leadership in the chain of command, and those who prove themselves as tactical leaders quickly move up the chain into regimental staff positions and eventually on to take Comapny Command and beyond. Most, however, rarely survive their first battle.



The 1st Platoon Leader has taken too many cues from his unit commissar, and prefers to command via intimidation rather than motivation. He is often seen threatening his troops with capital punishment if they disobey his orders. He has already gained a reputation for making memorable quotes such as "I will pull out my pistol and make them do it" ...time will tell if this leaderhsip strategy pays off for him.

Morale Officers
The 8th has a full contingent of Morale Officers from Imperial HQ, including commissars and a chaplain to maintain discipline and morale during the Task Force's long interstellar campaigns.

Commissars are the Regiment's political officers and strategic advisors to the chain of command, but are best known for their charge of maintaining discipline and adherence to the code of conduct through any means necessary, including capital punishment for aggregious violations.



The Lord Commissar is the senior commissar in the Task Force, and as such serves as the primary advisor to Colonel Pyz. In combat, however, he prefers to give personal attention to the conscript platoon to ensure they do their part in service to the Emperor.



This commissar is heavily bitz-bashed from Cadian baneblade crew parts, Cadian officer partsw, Skitarii parts, and Forgeworld Cadian bitz.



On rare occassions, Commissar Yarrick may arrive to fight with the 8th Cadian Infantry Regiment. This is the standard GW FailCast model, with significant greenstuff fto fill in holes and errors in the casting process.

Chaplain

Command Squad
Regimental Standard Bearer

Medic

Grenadier

Liaison Officers
Fire Support Officer (Officer of the Fleet)

Fire Direction Officer (Master of Ordnance)