The Vultures are Circling.....

WOW, i must have phoned a wrong number, because i placed my forgeworld order on the monday and had it tuesday! Which means my bad ass duo of Vulture Gunships with Punisher Cannnons are made and nearly ready for painting!

The Vulture on the left was a dream to put together, with nerly no prblems at all. The one on the right was the opposite, and still requires a lot of green stuff to put it right. Nothing would fit together properly, and its a small miricle its still together now! Never mind, it'll be worth it in the end!

I'll make a start on the painting on sunday (got mates visiting this weekend) so watch this space! Its gonna be AWSOME!

Elysian Army List

Just a quickie. It occured to me the other day that i havent even shared a list with the world at large! This is probably my third list, but im definately happy with it! Thoughts are most welcome! (but i wont change the list 'cos i've already bought all the models! doh!)

Elysian Drop Troop Army List 1750pts
 HQ

Company Command Squad – 75pts

• Company Commander (modelled with Power Fist but not in use)
• Veteran with Plasma Gun – 15pts

• Veteran with Vox – 5pts


Long Range Ground Scanner – 50pts

Elites

Sentinel Squadron – 85pts

• Sentinel with Heavy Bolter– 35pts

• Sentinel with Multi Melta – 50pts


Sentinel Squadron – 85pts

• Sentinel with Heavy Bolter– 35pts

• Sentinel with Multi Melta – 50pts

Troops


Veteran Squad – 165pts

• Sergeant with Las Pistol and Close Combat Weapon

• Veteran with Vox – 5pts

• 2 Veterans with Plasma Guns – 30pts

• 1 Veteran with Heavy Flamer – 20pts

• 6 Veterans

• Carapace Armour – 30pts

• Vendetta Gunship (see Fast Attack Section)


Veteran Squad – 165pts

• Sergeant with Las Pistol and Close Combat Weapon

• Veteran with Vox – 5pts

• 2 Veterans with Plasma Guns – 30pts

• 1 Veteran with Heavy Flamer – 20pts

• 6 Veterans

• Carapace Armour – 30pts

• Vendetta Gunship (see Fast Attack Section)


Veteran Squad – 280pts

• Sergeant with Las Pistol and Close Combat Weapon

• Veteran with Vox – 5pts

• 2 Veterans with Melta Guns – 20pts

• 1 Veteran with Plasma Gun – 15pts

• 6 Veterans

• Demolitions – 30pts

• Valkerie with multiple Rocket Pods – 130pts


Veteran Squad – 275pts

• Sergeant with Las Pistol and Close Combat Weapon

• Veteran with Vox – 5pts

• 3 Veterans with Melta Guns – 30pts

• 6 Veterans

• Carapace Armour – 30pts

• Valkerie with multiple Rocket Pods – 130pts

Fast Attack


Vendetta Gunship – 130pts

Vendetta Gunship – 130pts

Heavy Support

Vulture Gunship – 155pts

• Twin Linked Punisher Cannons -50pts


Vulture Gunship – 155pts

• Twin Linked Punisher Cannons -50pts

Why Dont You Come On Over, VALKYRIE!

All joking aside, Valkyrie No' 3 is complete! I have been able to maintain a consistent look with all of the Valkyries, so it fits in nicely. Only one more to go!

I'm also pleased with the base, but now its painted, i don't like it so much! Not sure what it is; it might be because its a bit brighter than the others. Maybe i should have toned it down a bit. Maybe I'm being paranoid! WHO SAID THAT!

Ahem, moving on. I did a group shot to and they look awesome if i do say so myself! The Elysians are going to be an impressive sight on the tabletop. Hopefully in a few more weeks I'll get to see it! (cue flight of the Valkyrie music!)

Valkerie No' 3

During the Reaver titan repairs i have been sneakily working on the third of the Valkyries, which is now nearly complete! All i need to do is paint the cockpit.

I have also made an effort with the flying base as well, and i think that this is my favorite one yet! What we have here is a destroyed heavy stubber emplacement, which was maned by traitor guardsmen.

I have some shell casings that ill add once the base has sand on it. Reason being that i may loose the shell casings under the sand because they're so small! With any luck the whole lot will be finished today! Come Monday a new forgeworld order will be placed for two Vulture Gunships with Punisher Cannons along with the new Elysian transfer sheet! Good times are-a-commin!

'Prepare to Drop' has moved to 'A Guardsmans Guide to Glory'

Its been a bit of a pain lately maintaining two blogs, so i have imported my Elysian blog onto A Guardsman's Guide to Glory to make life easier! All Elysian posts have been tagged and are now listed in chronological order on this blog.

Enjoy!

Praetorian Walks Again!

Well I rushed out and quizzed the local DIY store on the best way to glue a Reaver Titan back together at around 0800, and have been working on repairs since!
The guy in the store recommended Araldite, a two part contact adhesive. It reeks to place out, but it gets the job done! To well in fact, when i realise I'd glued the hips back to front!! There is a larger armour plate that's meant to be at the front, which i found on the floor after I'd finished sticking the thing back together! I may be able to prise off the smaller plate and swap them around, but I'm all Reaver'd out for today!

Now the matter of re-painting; well, I've opted out of a full repaint because i simply cant be arsed! Now, as the blue and the gold are both custom colours which i can no longer replicate, I'm going to have a job finding something to match. I did play around with a few combos today, and i think i have the right colours for the job. Luckily its just chipping i have to deal with and not full blown repainting, so hopefully any inconsistencies wont be to noticable. I'll get started on that tomorrow.

OhMyGod, OhMyGod, OhMyGod!!

It appears that agents of the Ruinous Powers have infiltrated my Forge and enacted the most foulest of deeds! They have disabled the most powerful war machine in West Wales, my beloved Reaver Titan, Praetorian!!

At first i blamed the cat, as i had left the door to my study open.....

However, the only way the titan could be accessed is if the cat went through a platoon of unpainted Vostroyans, a trio of Space Marine Rhinos, and a Red Scorpions Chapter Master!! As none of these models were knocked over, or bore any signs of battle, I can only surmise that the titan collapsed under its own weight. I had meant to re-pin the hips as they were a little loose, i only wish now i had done it sooner. The Tech Adepts responsible are being executed as we speak.

So now work will begin on its repair. Unfortunately the colours on the armour panels were specially mixed, colours that can never be exactly replicated again, and they suffered heavy damage. I may take the opportunity to repaint the titan, and mount it on a suitable base! Well, once my tears dry.....(sob)