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Elysian/Cadian Army
« on: October 15, 2009, 12:26:54 AM »
I started gaming in 1999 and have taken a few small breaks and one larger. Been out of the seen since 2004 and had never had a fully painted army. So now I am coming back and going big. Doing a completely kitbashed army from Cadians, Catachans, Elysians and even some SM scout stuff. The majority of the force will be Veterans but I will have 3 distinct but yet similar uniforms for platoon guardsmen, vets and stormtroopers. The army will be heavily thematic based on SWAT and urban military forces. More worried about fluff and visuals than competitiveness.

Cadian Platoon Guardsmen
Head: Heavy Cadian with shades
Torso: Cadian
Arms: Cadian with Elysian Lasguns
Legs: Catachans
File off all the Imperial Eagles

Cadian Veteran
Head: Heavy Cadian with shades with a Greenstuff balaclavas
Torso: Cadian
Arms: Cadian with Elysian Lasguns
Legs: Catachans
File off all the Imperial Eagles
Every 3rd Guardsmen will have a riot shield to represent Carapace Armor

Cadian Stormtroopers
Head: Cadian Respirator from Forgeworld
Torso: Cadian
Arms: Cadian with Elysian Lasguns
Legs: Catachans
Grav Shutes
File off all the Imperial Eagles
Every 3rd Guardsmen will have a riot shield to represent Carapace Armor

Elysian Platoon Guardsmen
Head: Elysian
Torso: Elysian
Arms: Elysian
Legs: Elysian

Elysian Veteran
Head: Elysian with a Greenstuff balaclavas
Torso: Cadian
Arms: Elysian with Greenstuff over the quilted pads
Legs: Elysian with Greenstuff over the quilted pads

Elysian Stormtroopers
Head: Elysian Respirator from Forgeworld
Torso: Cadian
Arms: Elysian with Greenstuff over the quilted pads
Legs: Elysian with Greenstuff over the quilted pads
Grav Shutes

As of right now I am planning on trying (and feel free to give any blunt opinions or comments I have not painted anything smaller than a GI Joe in a couple years) Dheneb Stone for the fatigues, Adeptus Battlegrey armor with Codex Grey hightlights and Badab Black wash, and Kommando Khaki webbing.

Going to start with an Elysian Company Command squad, Elysian Veteran Squad and a Cadian Veteran Squad. I have been compiling bits and won a Elysian Command Squad from eBay. Putting them in a bits box until I can afford to order an Elysian squad, 2 Elysian weapon packs, bases and shields. Will probably be able to start the Cadians soon though.

Elysian Sergeant 1


Elysian 1



Elysian 2



Elysian 3


Elysian 3 with 1st round of Greenstuff (First attempt ever)


Bases I am using


To do lists


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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2009, 02:08:42 PM »
Hi there, welcome to 40konline.

That is a very ambitious project but so far everything looks very nice. I hope you will have the patience to complete your army.

Good luck.
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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2009, 09:12:10 PM »
Hey guys, glad to be here.

Do you think I should use scout shoty arms or FW Vet upgrades with shotys for the Cadians?

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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2009, 06:42:13 AM »
I would go with the forgeworld upgrades. They fit a lot better on guardsmen.

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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2009, 11:01:49 AM »
Yeah, I agree with Fugitive on this one, the FW upgrades are a much better fit.

The only way to effectively use SM Scout shotguns is to remove them from the scout arms and use them in combination with the cadian arms, but this can be fiddly to match up the hands and even then the scout shotguns look quite big.

If you can get hold of any the Necromunda Weapon Sprues were a Godsend for Guard players as the shotguns on those are lovely, but ebay is the only way to get them now AFAIK as they are now OP.

I'd definitely use the FW ones, plus you get some lovely other bits too then.

And by the way, this army is looking great so far, I am very impressed with the combination of Cadian and Elysian parts, I'm also quite surprise how well they fit together too.

I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of these guys.
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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 12:03:15 AM »
So I decided to use scout arms on my Harker conversion squad and FW vet torsos on everyone else. Thanks for everyones help!

Check out my first Sgt:




What do you think?

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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2009, 11:25:35 AM »
righteous.

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Re: Elysian/Cadian Army
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2009, 02:06:19 PM »
I like the paint scheme. It fits very well to overall appearance of the mini.

Show us more. ;D
« Last Edit: October 24, 2009, 02:15:21 PM by tryanotherone »
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