Elysian Vet sergeant - PiP

So here I am, making another post... however this time with a little reservation for the Elysians / Air cav route.

I held a gaming weekend over the weekend inviting Mart, Dezartfox and Skuzzlebum. I played 4 games over Saturday evening and Sunday. 3 losses and a draw. We were playing 1000pts on 4x4 boards.

I was running:

Company Command Squad
4 x sniper rifles
1 x master of the fleet

Veteran squad
3 meltas
demolitions

Veteran squad
3 meltas
Shotguns
demolitions

Veteran squad
3 meltas

2 vendettas

1 vendetta
heavy bolters

1 vendetta
heavy bolters

Total 1000pts.


So the list wasn't too bad, I could maybe switch the snipers to flamers for a little more aggressive flushing tactics. Use these in co-op with the shotgun squad.

I really liked the vendettas with the 2 5pt heavy bolters. They were able to unleash a fusilade of fire that was a real treat.

So with this being my very first outting, I don't feel I did too bad. I've just a lot more to learn with this force and to get myself playing more to get those rules drummed into my head.

So after gaming I was really motivated to pick up the bristles and get to work with the third squad... and here is a PiP of the squad veteran sergeant.

Picture update, Still PiP

Right well after a little harassment I took some photos of the two elysian squads I've been working on. They still require a few tweaks, but they are not far off.

Squad 1









Squad 2






Base for 1st squad 3 melta gunner



No painting this eveing as I'm going to frazzle my mind watching inception. Though I aim to fully complete painting these guys on Saturday and Spend part of Sunday painting Valkyrie interiors :)

The blog is coming along

Hi Everyone

Well I've been busy the last few days. What with sorting the garden with the wife... How I hate trimming the conifer hedge... though I do get to play with my own chainsword (hedge trimmer).

I've also managed to get some painting time in as well. The first squad of vets (using lascutters as meltas) is very nearly done, just need to finish visors, the lens on las cutters helmets, weapons and go in with some devlan mud and badab black for some shading.

Squad 3 (Shotgun vets) are also nearly completed... though I still need to buy some more resin crack to complete the squad (3 meltas and a single cadian FW shotgun vet. Similar items to get these guys finished painting wise.

After these it's onto squad 2, I missed these and went straight to Squad 3 as I fancied a lasgun break :)

I also managed to do some more valkyrie building done. I got Valk 3 & 4 done, they just need some sanding of mold lines on the wing tip jets before they receive a blast of grey primer. I plan to get these two primed and then have a big airbrush and weathering session in between squad 2 and squad 4.

I've also, as you may see from the header made myself a new title banner. I think I'll change it again down the line but it was the first effort and we've all got to start from something so that we can improve upon.

Anyways. I'll get some pictures once these two squads are completed.

Laters

Work and the aftermath

So we finally have some more pics available. Woo Hoo!

Squad 1





And squad 3




And the prevailing aftermath of some more Valkyrie construction and modelling of bases.





I'm hoping to by the end of Saturday, see squad 1 completed and squad 3 well on the way.... though I still need to go buying some items for them.

Finally some pics...

So finally I have some images of the Elysians.

First Valkyrie Interior (WIP)





And here is one of my objective markers (WIP)



I'll get some more up-to-date shots of the first 10 man veteran squad this week.

Busy as ever...

So busy, I've not posted on here for ages... is that busy... or just lazy? The latter I feel.

Well to a degree, I have been up to a few things... one of them being helping fellow blogger, gamer and mate Dezartfox set up a new website called The Sin of Damnation. Which can found here.

In addition to this I have finally been working on the air cav. I've been painting the first ten man vet squad and I've really enjoyed it. It has taken me ages to actually get myself to start... but once I have I don't really want to stop. This first squad is armed with 3 meltas and upgraded to demolitions. For the meltas (within this squad I'm using the Elysian Lascutters), I know when I get to tourneys I may get some stick as the rest of the force will be using standard looking meltas. I just thought the lascutters looked so cool that it would have been rude not to use them.

I've also devised myself my 1000pts list. This is my first target for painting too... It then means I can actually start playing sooner rather than later.

1000pts air cav option 1

Command squad 70pts
Flamers

Guardsman Marbo 65pts

Vet squad 115pts
3xmelta, demolitions

Vet squad 115pts
3xmelta, demolitions

Vet squad 115pts
3xmelta, demolitions

2x Valkyrie 260pts

1x Vendetta 130pts

1x Vendetta 130pts

Marbo won't be in my 1500pts force (I'm aiming to attend the Throne of Skulls tournament in November), but I think at this size of game he will really add a nice little distraction. Seeing as most of my force have demolitions, he won't add much in the way of tank distruction, but he may jut make any back row objective campers think twice.

Pics will come shortly... I promise,..

Feeling removed from the hobby

Wow, life has been absolutely chocka block these past few months. Work has been busy, home life full of jobs, chores and events... leaving minimal time for the Elysians.

However, I have not totally avoided the hobby completely. I had a gaming weekend a few weeks back, a few buddies came round.

Mart007 brought his Orks, TheApe brought his Mech IG and Dezartfox brought his Sanguinary Guard force round. We hit a 1750pts limit as we have Open War coming at the end of the month of May so practise was in order.

All the games I played were from the Battle missions book, and I've got to say I thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them. I will come back and perform a proper review at a later date.

Anyway, apart from getting some games in I've been painting some more Space Wolves for my wolfwing list.

Enough Jibber Jabber... I've got some painting to finish!