Narrative gaming

Soooo...

I recently decided that I wanted to play a narrative 40k game and as such, I'm headed to BOLSCon! But, I can't decide on which army to use, my Elysian drop troops on Taros or The Vostroyans on Vraks.

And why am I in this predicament???

Simple: I need a 3000 point army, and because i'm using metal and resin models, I cannot afford an army. Let alone the fact that I have to paint it, all by the end of july. So what can I do? I have to try to fit the background of each campaign, but each army is waaaayyyy too small to consider using. So do I choose plenty of Valkyries, or a mechanized urban company?

Anyways, I just found my camera and I will try to post some pics of my first elysian unit and my valkyrie later.

Happy Gaming!

Update:

1 full elysian squad down! Only 1 valkyrie, some stormtroopers, and another squad to go!

2000 point Guard army

So I was thinking...(surprise!) What should I put in my guard army? I have been debating this for a couple weeks now and I think that I finally got my list ready:

Straken & Cmd Squad
Medic, standard, officer of the fleet, carapace armor, autocannon, mstr of ordnance

Chimera w/ extra armr and stubber

Lord Commisar w/ carapace and pwr fist

Marbo

10 stormtroopers
pwr wpn, 2 meltaguns

4x Veteran squads
3 meltaguns, carapace, pwr wpn

2x Chimeras w/ extra armr and stubber

3x scout sentinels
multi-lasers

2x Valkyries
lascannons, hellstrike missiles

Leman Russ
Heavy bolters, stubber, extra armor, lascannon

Pts total: 1990

I really like this list and think it could bring my regiments some well-deserved experience

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Elysian Update

First of all, I want to apologize for not posting some stuff earlier but I was on a rugby trip for a week and I had no access to the internet, otherwise, I have completed the: Night Hawk

Pilot: Lt. Gharran
Co-pilot: Sgt. Evan
Serial No. 1115352702.41
522nd regiment, 2nd company

Primary Armament: Lascannon,
Secondary: 2 Hellstrike missiles
Optional: Door heavy bolters.

I don't have pics yet but when I do i'll post them up. The bloody thing took forever to finish, but it came out even better than I had hoped. Now only 5 to go! :0

Vostroyans...

I love these Cossack warriors and was planning on collecting them before I started Elysians. However, a failed Direct Order resulted in the loss of the main part of my force. Anyway, Expect to see the Vostroyans and their attached heavy armor on the site soon. They will be under command of my Elysians until they have a legal list, and by then most of them should be painted. So...yeah. Just wanted to explain that and the reason why 1-2 Lemans get into my army for a while.

Army updates:photos

Okay, as I promised, I have pics of my finished Guard:

Commisar-captain Tarik, 2iC of the 522nd. Currently reorganising the 2nd company.

Elysian drop sentinel. Believed to be replaced by the Venator soon.
(this sentinel will remain in the one of the last 3 Squadrons of the 522nd's Light Armored Walker recon company) This sentinel is painted in the Livery of the 522nd's armor elements, Olive Green and black/gray. It is extremely worn and has not seen repair for weeks, and hasty improvements such as the removal of the auspex that usually sits in front of the pilot indicates heavy Urban Fighting, where the pilot has come to rely on his senses rather than an instrument.

Griffon Short-ranged Artillery mortar. Currently assigned to the 522nd as a result of the Vostroyan additions. The colors reflect this and also indicate a Urban environment, however the tracks suggest muddy fields such as ones commonly associated with trench warfare.

Please excuse the terrible photos. I didn't exactly get pictures at the right time of day and the light was awful...

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