Elysian Drop Troopers - Flamers and Grenade Launchers

Elysian Drop Troopers - Flamers and Grenade Launchers


Originally I wasn't going to include any Flamers and Grenade Launchers, but upon consideration I have decided to make some of each. I'm planning to do some tactics posts so will cover my reasons then.

Flamer models have an specific body with the promethium tanks as part of the body, and the hose moulded so as to connect to the gun.


Another option is the flamer that comes in the weapons pack, but that will require a lot more work to get right, and will require the hose to be formed into place.


Anyway, here is what they like post assembly. You will not some still require the grav shutes.



Next up is the grenade launchers. For various reasons I don't have as many of the actual grenade launcher arms so have had to improvise using the ones from the weapon pack.

My main issue was a lack of left arms to hold the grenade launcher, and after a bit of thought I used the clenched fist arm, which doesn't look right, but can't be seem when viewing the model from any usual viewing position.



As you can see in the above pictures it does look a bit odd. However in the pictures below they look fine.



So that's all for now. As I have now covered all the different models next week I am planning to start a series of tactics posts. Obviously they will be theoretical as I haven't used the army yet, and still have a while to go before I will. But I have been playing regular guard for a few years now so my opinions will not be total guesses.

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  1. Florian6 April 2018 at 00:21

    Looking forward to your tactical thoughts. There is a big Astra Militarum Thread on d4chan, also with a big part on Elysians. But some of it is outdated as the chapter approved altered the Elysian Orders, and Flight Masters cant assign Targets for Elyisan Ground Units anymore.

    Still my first target are 1000 points to get them rolling in my local gaming club.

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    1. Mark6 April 2018 at 09:00

      Yep, 4chan has a lot of good stuff, but the Elysian section is woefully out of date, as it all seems to hinge on using the Officer of the fleet to provide bonuses to everyone, and does not address the different pricing of the special weapons with the BS of 3 or 4.

      I have an inital post almost written, and ideas for a series following that. Feel free to request posts on any particular topic though.

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