Avenger Strike Fighter in French WW1 blue

I have been painting a lot of blue armor over the past weeks! Not only for my Space Wolves army, but also for a good friend of mine who recently decided to commission me to paint all the vehicles for his Death Korps of Krieg. I have a weak spot for Forgeworld models, and Imperial ones in particular, so I had to take the offer. I was also very happy that he wanted his vehicles similar to the blue French WW1 uniform – heavily weathered ofcourse. In this article I will run you through how I painted the beautiful Avenger Strike Fighter from Forgeworld. Whether you want your vehicles blue or not, you can pretty much follow this tutorial using any other color.

Elysian Droptroops in 8th edition – theory and practice pt.3

We’re in the pipe – five by five!
Hey and welcome back reader, to the final installment of my Elysian Droptroops in 8th edition-series. This article won’t be too long as I’ve pretty much made all my points regarding how the space rangers fare in the latest edition of 40k. Instead I’d like to share with you the army list that I’m taking to the No Retreat 5 tournament in Gibraltar this weekend, as well as a couple of pictures of my painted collection of Elysians!

The fast and the furious – 2000pts of Elysian Droptroops!

Elysian Droptroops in 8th edition – theory and practice pt.2

Welcome back trooper! In the last post I talked about my impressions of how the Elysian Droptroops have changed in the eighth edition of 40k from a theoretical point of view. While theorizing and doing your math hammer is a good exercise for deepening your knowledge of the game, at some point you really have to stick your cheek out and throw a few punches to get a feel for how your army will perform in your local meta. In this post, I’ll cover some of my experiences with taking the Elysians to the grand tournament at the convention Malmö Wargaming Weekend.

Veterans clearing out a compound. Photo by: Benny Sand.

Elysian Droptroops in 8th edition – theory and practice pt.1

Veterans of the 101st Company advancing into firing positions. Picture by: Benny Sand.

G’dafternoon troopers! At ease!
It’s been a while since I talked about the gem of my nerdcave, namely my Elysian Droptroops army. Since the release of 8th edition I’ve managed to get about ten games under my belt, and with No Retreat V on the horizon, time has come to evaluate the main tactics and playstyle behind the army lists that I have tried so far. I also took the 101st Light Company to a 30 player tournament recently where I managed to end up second best (scoring the most victory points in the entire tournament), which gave me an opportuniy to run the Elysians against some of the tougher lists in the current meta. In this series of articles I’ll discuss the general changes that the new edition brought for the airborne, while moving on to a more detailed unit-by-unit review the closer we get to the tournament day!

Imperial Guard/Astra Militarum Chimera conversion

I got a few hours in between all the travelling and work this week, and managed to finish a Stormchimera for the (shamefully dormant) Assault Brigade list that I work on from time to time. Being intoxicated by all the mojo, I did however forget to paint the two Krieg turrets (with autocannons) that I had lined up ready to paint as well – but I guess there’s more airbrushing ahead so getting them done won’t take long. In this article I’ll talk about how I converted a regular Chimera into a Stomchimera using some simple tricks, as well as sharing some thoughts on using pigments as part of the weathering process when painting tanks.