They say, during the Heresy, there was a Rogue Trader who went by Lady Redcoat who scoured the galaxy in search of immortality. In her quest, she acquired a vast wealth of archeotech, and used to to outfit her crew with powerful weapons and armor the likes of which few regiments could stand against. Now, nobody ever said she succeeded in finding life eternal, but lately Administratum records are showing arrivals of mysterious, red-hatted troopers making planetfall on war torn worlds, fighting their way towards oddly specific locations, and unceremoniously departing. Did she really manage to find a way? Is a ten-thousand year old Rogue Trader still plying the stars? And if she is, what is she still searching for?

This here is the start of my new Imperial Militia army, using rules from the Horus Heresy books to build the kind of custom force I've always wanted. In a nutshell, this army consists of veteran guardsmen with power armor and S4/5 las weapons, and a whole host of fun toys from the Dark Age of Technology.

Picture taken at my friendly local gaming store, who so graciously provided the terrain!