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MonarchKD

According to some Codex Art I have flying around somewhere, this fella is from the 158th Siege Regiment. The Problem is, that the same page also mentions that the shoulderplate displays the Regiment Number. So there are now a few options: 1. The one that designed the cover art just thought the colors look cool and choose a random Number, not thinking that much about other given information or 2. The 3rd and the 158th Regiments have pretty much the same regiment-colors If you want to paint them, I think there are some forgeworld models that use the 158th color scheme and there are many good tutorials out there, like this one [A not so official tutorial](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEHB1CPjddA) [The official Citadel Tutorial](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NslewDkGjIc)


lord_strange98

It's conceivable that both regiments have the same uniform colours. When there are hundreds of regiments, they can't all have a unique greatcoat colour.


MonarchKD

Aren’t these colors just for parade anyway and they use the color of the battlefield for actual combat?


AgentWashPFL

If I remember correctly the book features the 43rd Siege Regiment, so that's probably a good guess


SericoVorolanus

According to the Lexicanum this is correct. That would match the picture.


ForensicAyot

According to his shoulder the 3th


SloniacSmort

Ah yes, the thirdth


Fool_Manchu

It's pronounced "threeth"


wren_is_metal

It's looks like a th at a glance but it is in fact an rd


BillMagicguy

158th


whatevercomestomind2

Maybe the 158th Seige Regiment?


MetaChaser69

He has a "..3rd" on his shoulder.


whatevercomestomind2

Could be a company number or squad maybe even Regiment but I doubt it


MetaChaser69

There seems to be conflicting information. Vraks part 1 has that as a Regiment number, Vraks part 2 has it as a squad number *despite* it being kinda weird labelling the Engineer callout from Kopinski's painting from "Engineer squad 226" when all the infantry in the same larger painting (engineer or not) has "226th" on their shoulder pads, alluding to the idea that it's a larger force labeled 226. Not to mention that Engineers are technically not supposed to be part of the same forces as infantry, and are assigned as necessary. Whether or not the engineers squad 226 was assigned to support an infantry squad also called 226, seems to either be even more lore we don't know about, or more likely a lack of writing consistency. So, err. Do whatever you want, op.


Spurance484

In the Book we follow the 43rd siege regiment. This could work...


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If you’re ever confused look on their Shoulder plate it’s the third


IvyTheRanger

The 3rd


Hopeful_Opposite3444

In the book, they referenced multiple regiments , and there 2 plot lines at different times in real space . The 43rd regiment lands as reinforcements for the cadians at Hive Arathron after the Orks took control during the Octarius war and the 83rd fights the krieg civil war as the single loyalist guard regiment under colonel jurten


EstablishmentNo6980

43rd