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All the experiences and memories of those brave and hopeful men and women, condemned to censorship and erasure. All their lives, unwritten and unrecorded. Worse, in a way, is that I am asked to censor even my memories of their lives – though perhaps, in the Emperor's wisdom, this is more merciful than the alternative.
+Caef-Maior (bt.) Terentius Dresden, Interviews, following the Scouring of Shale. Suppressed.+

Nice camo detail!

Thanks

Platoon command:

Nice job mate the camo is fantastic

These are really good.

Got a gritty, realistic feel thats lacking in most IG I see.

Where are the minis from?

FW Elysians with Cadian respirator heads by the looks of it.

Cracking job so far, they look really unique.

 PurpleSquig wrote:
These are really good.

Got a gritty, realistic feel thats lacking in most IG I see.

Where are the minis from?

I second this, I love the gritty feel of them, they look how I always imagine IG look when reading the books! great work

Great stuff, Apologist! Your mini-diorama is a very good piece.

 Apologist wrote:
Thanks

Platoon command:

You hit the nail on the head with what I think IG should look like. Good work dude. They look like they've been through hell.

These are sublime. The camo detail is fantastic.

That snippet of fluff makes me want to know more.

Nice work :-)

Wow, they're fantastic. Nice job.

Outstanding

Those look absolutely awesome. I was considering using Elysians to replace my cadians at some point, and that's quite the incentive there.

These are fantastic.

Man, that is some cool stuff. Great job and I can't wait for more!

Also checked out your blog, very nifty stuff within!

Coo, thanks all! Nice to hear I'm on the right track with 'em

Frankenberry wrote:Also checked out your blog, very nifty stuff within!

Thanks! Much appreciated.

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Here're some more pictures of infantry. I'll pop up some specialists and elites soon, then the tanks.





















I can pop up some individual shots and explain the camo scheme, if there's interest? It's pretty quick and simple, all things considered.

Medium of Death wrote:That snippet of fluff makes me want to know more.

If you're interested in the background, then please feel free to investigate Soul of Shale, a group blog I did with my mates last year. It shows what happens to expendable Imperial Guard regiments when they end up fighting daemons...


Lots of cool armies in there


There's also information on the planet Shale, the war on its surface and our little sector on our website here. Please feel free to explore!
The Antona Australis sector
We'd love to hear which your favourite planet/campaign is.

Great looking army! I like the look of a mix of hostile environment helmets and Elysian troops. I like the camoflage pattern on the clothes a lot, it looks near perfect on those models. This army must have taken a lot of time and effort to get so far.

Needs more sheep. Otherwise they look fantastic

Not a Lamby sheep, but it is livestock*...


*Or 'deadstock', I guess.

I can pop up some individual shots and explain the camo scheme, if there's interest? It's pretty quick and simple, all things considered.

Yes please!!

"Operation 'get behind the livestock' - we use them to protect our planes and tanks too!"

Wow impressive job, congrats ! I wish my guards could be so realistic...

Now thats how IG should be.

You have done incredibly well

And i second the request for a camo explaination. How did you do it?

Wow that conversion looks great.

Looks like the Harakoni Warhawks.
http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Harakoni_Warhawks#.UmHW2k24Zbk

Stunning.


Your camo scheme is the single best i've ever seen painted, hands down, no contest. Incredible looking army, well done !

Amazing attention to detail. This is one of the finest looking Guard armies I've seen in some time.

These are above and beyond excellent models. The camo is great, the painting is neat and clean, the conversions are subtle and organic looking, and the basing is complimentary to the models, without ever being overpowering. Superb army.

Love seeing a model that tells a story, great work on the mortar team.

Having looked through the blog I'm really taken with the whole thing. It's all very cool. All your mates armies are fantastic too. Particularly like the Tau colour scheme.

I notice that Shale is described as being devoured by a Hive Fleet, who's building that up? Could we be seeing some Apologist style 'nids?

General Q: Did you find removing the respirator parts from the Elysian torsos to be overly troublesome?

The flat chest plates look awesome, reminds me so much of the Colonial Marines from Aliens.