Elysian 205th lands on Facebook

Well I've decided to take the plunge and make my small updates a bit easier to do by creating myself a facebook page. I'll us this for posting pics when playing games, updates during the painting process and anything else that takes my fancy hobby related. I'll use the blog as more of a showcase type tool. I'll look to possible create some nice features that I can add, such as youtube vids etc - but I'll see how we go to begin with.

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Also I was pointed in the direction of this awesomeness by Tim over at The Vanus Temple

Logan Wing Painting Update

So I have actually pulled my finger out and done some painting. On with the pics.

Mostly done, just need do decal on shoulder pad, crux terminatus and metals. I will varnish and do the metals after I've the dullcoate applied feel it needs a little more contrast.

 Well, that's what I'm telling myself anyway. 

Next update in 6 months ;)

Krom

Space Wolf Terminator Completed (almost)

I can hardly believe it, I've completed this space wolf terminator... almost. I have some minor additions to add to him, such as his base and some weathering powders around is feet - possibly higher up, depending how I'm feeling. I personally feel quite exhausted after painting him - though that could have been the recent spate of flu that has swept my family and the reason this guy wasn't done sooner.

6th edition list revision... We go back for a little more turkey

Well, my hobby mojo is still flowing... I'm still doing stuff :D

Slowly, but progress. Though I feel it might take a hit in the near future. I had taken myself away to the man cave for a little painting time - when my daughter started crying like a loon - she's caught a nasty cold and cough from nursery. I feel there will be more of this to come.

So whilst I've been struggling to get much time in the garage I have been considering my army list, which seems to have been hit by 6th Edition. I've been chatting quite a bit with Tim from The Vanus Temple about my list. He's also still fairly green with 6th, but he's had more games of it than me and he's always been generally quite good with army lists anyway.

Joined a Tale of Gamers

So I've just joined a Tale of Gamers type thing. It's a group of gamers from Hulls Angels... Based in and around Hull UK.

The aim is to finish this year with a fully painted 1500pts force. Painting 250ptd every 2 months. This is just the approach I'm looking for no pressure to spend hours painting in the garage every night to achieve a monthly goal. It goes hand in hand with real life first.

So the link where this will all be happening and where you can catch up with the other gamers taking part in the Tale of Gamers.

WIP: Sculpting a cloak

So anyone that has been reading my posts will have seen in my previous post Link here that I had attempted to sculpt a cloak covered in fur. However, discussions in the comments echoed my own thoughts and I removed the cloak... I left it at that point for the Christmas period whilst I pondered what and how I could tackle the cloak.

The best tutorial I found on the article was from Ron at From the Warp. Link to article

I also added some studs to the model as well to try and make him a little more unique. Here's the tutorial on Drowned in Plastic I followed. Link to article

Logan wing gains some firepower

So the construction continues. Not getting out to the garage too much... but I can't complain as it's a result of my daughter at the weekend as she's now started walking and some great TV series mid week on Netflix and other places.

Loganwing progress

Ok ok... So I was starting to paint and I spent around 4hrs on the one guy to date and all was going well, however the toe being dipped in got slightly more drenched and I've jumped straight in (as much as family time allows).

So rather than paint I've been working on the rest of the models and getting those right ready for painting.

I've been detailing with some brass etch and some fur details I've sculpted myself and some of it using a fur mold I got from Germany. So onto some pics for this update.
More after the jump.

Dipping my toes back in

Wow... 9 months on and I'm just starting to dip my toes back in with the hobby. Still not sure if it'll hold  or if it's going to be a flash in the pan.

I won't bore you with everything I've been up to rather just show you a wip pic of one of the wolf wing I started painting.

Total 4hrs painting so far. I'm quite pleased with him so far, but I think the sculpt is helping the painting along.

C&C welcome as usual

Krom

WIP Rune Priest

Just to show I'm not completely inactive over here - though I have been due to my wonderful daughter.

Not much to say so I'll just post the pic and leave it there. Until the next time... Which could be in a few months.

Time to Talk Turkey - Army list!

So I've posted pics of Logan's new wolf wing, no it's time we sat round the table, grab a goblet of ale and talk turkey... What is this berk on about I here you all ask. The army list of course. First things first the image is from The emperor watches and used without permission. I'm such a bad lad!

Anyway enough of this rubbish here's the army list and those that know me and have played against my old wolf wing will know this is a different route for me:

HQ Units

Logan Grimnar - 275pts
All his usual jazz

Rune Priest - 150pts
TDA, Storm Bolter, Runic Weapon, Chooser of the Slain, wolf Tooth Necklace and saga of the beast slayer
Powers: Jaws of the World Wolf, Living Lightning



Elites

Dreadnought - 165pts
Multi melta, close combat weapon, heavy flamer, extra armour, drop pod

Dreadnought - 165pts
Multi melta, close combat weapon, heavy flamer, extra armour, drop pod

Troops

Wolf Guard Squad 1
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield - 63pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Bolter, Power Weapon - 33 pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Combi-Melta, Power Fist 48pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Bolter, Power Fist - 43pts
Drop pod 35pts
Total 222pts

Wolf guard squad 2
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Cyclone Missile Launcher, Storm Bolter, Power Fist - 73pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Bolter, Power Weapon - 33pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Bolter, Chain Fist - 48pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Shield, Power Weapon - 48pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Combi-Melta, Power Weapon - 38pts
Drop pod - 33pts
Total 275pts

Wolf guard squad 3
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Assault Cannon, Power Fist - 73pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Bolter, Power Weapon - 33pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Combi-Melta, Chain Fist - 53pts
1 Wolf Guard Terminator, Storm Shield, Power Weapon - 48pts
Drop pod - 35pts
Total 242pts

The aim is for Logan to join wolf guard squad 1 and the rune priest wolf guard squad 3 (hence only 4 in each squad).

I think the force is fairly strong for a Logan list which is inherently weak due to small numbers. I have a mix of anti tank and some anti infantry with the massed storm bolters.

Using the drop pod assault rules, I'd deploy Logan and the two dreads first on the first turn and try to land near enough to something that I might just be able to pop something nasty with the multi melts.

It's not a particularly competitive list, but I hope it fairs a little better than my last double land raider wolf wing list.

Logans Wing - progresses

So Logans Wolf Wing is progressing... very slowly albeit, but progress is progress.

I've been spending the last few weeks building these guys - they have progressed some what from these pictures but nothing majorly drastic. Once you scan through you will see that there are probably a few bits missing to make this a 1500pts list. I'll get some photos of all the models in there respective squads during this week.

Rather excitingly I also have two dreads to build as well :D

And Finally the Big man himself

A New Year and a new me

So I'm back, however, not with a vengeance, I'm still not that driven...yet.

So after an eventful January with the birth of my first child, Florence Lily - she's a little cutie! However, she is managing to sap my sleep and energy from me. Not only has she brought me only the joy fatherhood can bring, she has made me put Battlefield 3 down long enough to remember I have another hobby.

My plan for 2012 was to see the 205th take to the skies once more as a fully completed army, however when I sat down to actual do that, I wasn't inspired. I've not fallen out of love with them, but I think I can do a better job of painting them now... especially if I take my time and not rush them.

So here we go...

Well here we go, the first ever post of the Elysian 205th.

So why have I started a blog? Well I've always liked the idea of blogging and I've really got into reading everyone else’s blog’s and I though why the bloody hell shouldn’t I well that could be one route of reason or it could be because I have taken up a real challenge with try to produce as an effective Elysian Drop Trooper force as I can with the new IG codex.

So what’s the plan for the blog?

Well, I really want to be able to try and track my progress with the 205ths and my various other modeling / painting projects. I find that I suffer from serious real life issues that just stop me from doing anything. This is a mix of normal life stuff my family throws at me… and I love to make sure things are sorted and a serious position of laziness.

So who am I, and what’s my background?

Well I started gaming back in the days of Rogue Trader. I was way too young (9yrs old) to understand such a complex game. I started because my brother did (you may know him or heard of him, most notably on minus1modifier – Mart007). We started the game, but didn’t realize how complex it was… I mean a games master to run a game of 40K, so anyone that moans the rules are rubbish now – should have gamed in those days.

After the RT days, which thankfully we joined at the end, we got going with 2^nd Ed and by george was it a much more intuitive game. It truly was the start of the game we know and love today. I played orks, I started with them in RT with the plastic space orks box set… and as Mart007 will happily tell you, I painted a head yellow and black and called the plucky chap “Nuke”…

What a Noob!

My brother had started with the metal guardians, but quickly switched to space wolves when they originally arrived. When 2^nd Ed came he quickly switched to Orks as he fell in love with their crazy out there nature… well naturally I grabbed the opportunity to grab the wolves and that where the love for them started and flourished.

And that is history and this is now! I still very much play the space wolves, though in a slightly different form… I still have normal PA wolves, though they need some adjustments for the new rules… I currently run a wolf wing list. It was relatively successful at GT: H2 2009… considering it was my first ever tournament.

But this is predominantly about what I’m doing now. So I plan to return to GT: H2 2010, but this time with Imperial Guard. Ever since I saw the Forge World Elysian models I wanted a run an air cavalry force of them. However, I bought one of the forge world valkyries and it was a shockingly bad model. Needless to say it put me off. Once GW released their all-plastic valkyrie model I knew the time had come.

So the 205^th were born.

Over the course of this blog I will look at the army lists I’m considering using… and boy do I hope to receive some feedback… painting, modeling, tactics and a host of my other hobbyng antics.

I’m also hoping that I can wrangle in the help of a few of my friends.

So just to finalise I would like to say welcome and put your feet up. And here’s a few sites to read whilst I get things here going.

Minus1modifier.com

The Vanus Temple