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Welcome to my plog featuring my custom Guard army called the EDF... heres some fluff..

The largest terraforming ship to ever leave the shipyards of mars was the Eden, the ship housed several regiments of newly formed imperial guard,ground and air vehicles, building materials and many families to be a strong workforce once the terraforming process was sucsessful.
the ships aim was to find a suitable planet to terraform and become a new earth and a new location for the imperiums efforts to push into deep space.
The Eden ran into trouble though, during the long flight the ship entered the warp and this lead it to be lost, when the ship finally exited the warp they were greeted by a series of class 6 planets that could take up to 10000 years to terraform.

during the terraforming process cabin fever became common and many generations of humans never saw outside of thier ship sectors...this lead to several wars on board the eden and factional warfare and gangs became common, until one man stood up and helped form a peace treaty to reform the crew... with the ideals of 20th century democracy he formed a strong leadership and crew morale until the ships doors finally opened to the new world ... EDEN

The edf belive the imperium have abandoned them and now fight for the defence of their home planet, in truth the journey through the warp did many unexpected things.
not only did it take them far from the influence of the imperium, but also took them onto a new dimension that tecniqually if acsessed though wormholes sits somewhere near the eastern fringe close to Tau space.

Eden is a peaceful world, and sends small envoys to find new citizens throughout the stars... Eden is home to many different species.


well enough of that... kinda hate writing fluff, it always get all cheesy ... basicly i wanted an army with all kinds of races, like an overly clever ork that didnt fit in etc... purly bacause painting and modelling humans all the time bores me a little and i like the challange of converting different species now and again...


ok so heres what i got so far....

EDF command


EDF heroes (count as commisars)







Charachter stand ins

Marbo



this is my harker mini... to fit in with the 20th century military style i decided that his weapon must look more like a 50cal m2 rather that the heavy bolter... so.. imagine that the weapon smiths stripped a Hvy bolter down to the componants and put it together in the lightest most practical way for a human to carry... not that this harker stand in wouldnt have the strenght... he stands a full 5mm higher than any other trooper, hes a beast of a man...
Harker



Pskyer


master of ordanance


Troops


showing different conversions





havent got many squads made up yet, but i plan on having a few interacial xenos squads... heres a beastman prototype


heavy weapon team




Elites

ratlings


ratling squad 2



Ogryn unit WIP












working on a rough rider guard biker squad at the momnent, heres a prototype test


all my vehicles have magnet technology to interchange weapon loadouts

transports all WIP




all of my vehicles now have custom track armour like this


vendetta




Hellhound/banewolf etc






Leman russ





Destroyer Tank hunter



Fast attack

Tauros stand in WIP



and one for scale


Sentinals



Manticore (scratchbuild)







Basilisk WIP

I love your army and all its conversions really like your Pskyer that looks like psycho mantis from MGS.

Oh my god, this is one awesome army! Love how unique the force is, and the character behind every model. Can't wait to see more.

Wow, really impressive and lots of inspiration in this blog.

Great idea and even greater execution
Really love the smooth upper part of your vehicles tracks, awesome GS work all around, Subscribed

WOW nice work dude, love the idea! And you have incredible skills to bring it to life

Haha! Now this is a cool army. Love the "Psycho Mantis" Psyker.

The Launcher is also very awesome

Very cool tanks, the basilisks are great loving the sandbags, tank hunter for the win !

Wow what an amazing looking army. You should be proud of this for sure. I like the lighting effects on that laser tank. And the conversions on everything are just amazing. Really cool stuff you've got here, thanks for sharing!

This is the best thread I have ever come cross on dakka, I'm not even a big fan of IG, but dude hats off bruv.

Man, this is an awesome army! I love how each and every model has loads of character! Your paintjobs are ace as well!

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Wow just wow absolutely fantastic lovely paint jobs and the conversions are superb can't wait to see what's coming next, would love to see what you come up with for a sentinal squadron.

Deathshead420 wrote:This is the best thread I have ever come cross on dakka, I'm not even a big fan of IG, but dude hats off bruv.

HaHa ... surely not the best... i try though... i just started modelling again in september 2011 and this is what i got so far

MrMerlin wrote:Man, this is an awesome army! I love how each and every model has loads of character! Your paintjobs are ace as well!

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im not a 40k player yet... i used to be back in 2nd edition , but i dont know the rules, the reason i say this is because im not painting to play, im treating each and every mini as a unique work of art... i may well change my styles when i actually have to complete squads in a timely fashion when i decide to learn the rules... but im really treating the EDF as a showcase army.

kenshin620 wrote:Haha! Now this is a cool army. Love the "Psycho Mantis" Psyker.

The Launcher is also very awesome

The psyker model was the first model i brought when i got back into the hobbie... i was planning on making a Nazi styled chaos renagade army, but considering my other half is german, this was proberbly in bad taste if i were to ever show her mum what ive been working on... either way i based it on psycho mantis... might add more MGS styled minis when i get around to it.

SelvaggioSaky wrote:Great idea and even greater execution
Really love the smooth upper part of your vehicles tracks, awesome GS work all around, Subscribed

only after putting the vehicles together did i realise how dated they look... i wanted to give the tanks modern styled upgrades so i came up with the smooth track armour... i might make a quick tutorial on how to do it if theres any intrest.


thanks for all the great feedback, im pleased that you have taken the time to veiw them and comment... if you ever have any questions on methods and techniques il be happy to reply and help out.
if you can thik of anything else that could improve the look of my army il be happy to take any advice onboard and perhaps use it.



The EDF is split into two distinct military detachments.

the Lightsiders and the Darksiders

The lightsiders are the main element in the EDF, they comprise of all ground troops , light transports, light and heavy tanks, artillery units and fast attack ground vehicles... the main responisbility of the Lightsiders is to hit the enemy head on.
the lightsiders wear 20th century ACU pattern fatigues with desert tan assault gear.

The Darksiders are the EDF's specal forces and comprise mainly of Air attack, air support and marinetime assault... The darksiders main roles are recconisance, air assault , special operations and black ops.
The darksiders have no set uniform, the units choosing what suits them best when they need it. The darksiders all comprise of veteren troops, and with this status ...recive the best gear the EDF has at its disposal.. many Darksiders are issued with NVG and newer more powerful autoguns and lasguns.


My work on the Lightsiders in nearing completion, i have several chimeras to paint, stormlord, ogryn squad and biker squad to finish, another hellhound, 2 demolishers 2 heavy weapon mortar teams....and 3 sqauds of troops (yeeah maybe not finished then ..lol..)

i have made some protoypes of the darksiders already, and will be starting then very soon... heres some pics..

standard Darksider veteran wip

finished model

seargent



also every now and again i make something unique just to test if i can... im sure you have never seen troopers like these before...

EOD 'hurtlocker'




still not too happy about the basing on this so i may well change it soon... il put up new pics with the black background when i do.

EDF SEAL

WOW man, those new specialized troops look awesome! I love the'hurtlocker'! Your greenstuff skills are really good!
I love it when other people also take some (or in your case much) extra time assembling the model so it has more detail and character..... many just throw the pieces together and it looks weird.....
Also, you said you took so much care of every model because you weren't playing yet.... well, I play AND take as much care of every model as l can! Dont do "meh" models just becaue you want them on the board quickly.... I did that with my first 30 boys, and I regret it very much!!

Keep up the great work!

I thought You were up there in the Olimpo of GS, but now I think You built IT yourself, with GS!
Really love all the character You gave to your special troops and I would love a Tut on the track covers, that would be awesome!

This is incredible stuff! Your conversions are excellent and your painting lives up to it every time. I'm also a fan of the use of Warthogs

You should upload this stuff to the Dakka gallery so I can slap some 10s on it

Man I love those tanks!

The darksiders look great too. Would be great for stormtroopers!

When I first saw the thread, I thought it was all going to be an Imperial Guard force based off of Earth Defense Force, the videogame where it puts you in the shoes of a trooper fighting off B-Movie monsters... mainly super-giant insects.

Despite my initial disappointment, it was replaced by an entirely new bit of wonder at seeing your conversions. Your kit is top-notch, from the Psyker to the SEAL, it's all spot on. I particularly liked the different turret for the Chimera that makes it look more like a Striker.

Great work all around, and good luck in your future conversions.

wow, just wow!

Not gonna lie; your Harker is fantastic! I've been thinking about doing something similar myself for my Cadians--but seeing you pull it off gives me hope that it can in fact look quite good.

The Basilisk looks great; and it's such a simple change that radically alters the dynamic and makes it look a bit better.
Your Master of Ordinance isn't too far from what I'm doing; albeit I'm using a few Forge World components(a dataslate from the scanner operator from the Cadian HQ and the backpack from the Rapier Laser Destroyer Operator; alongside of a respirator helmet like the rest of my army).

This thread is going to be watched.

Love the Seal idea, excellent conversions all round. Also looking forward to seeing more of this painted, the female Ogryn is awesome and totally scary at the same time.

At first, I thought the de-imperializing was a bad thing. But the conversion work here is simply amazing. Fantastic sculpting, fantastic painting, fantastic story. All of its good from what i'm seeing.

How much greenstuff have you gone through so far?

Wow.. This is so awesome!

Absolutely gorgeous! I especially love the extra armor and the smooth feel to it. Also splendid muzzle break on your bass!

Wow. You ave an amazing custom army here. so inspiring. Love the Custom chimeras and the EOd espeacially. Actually, there wasn't a single pic I looked at where I did'nt just think Awsome!
Subscribing. You've given me a lot to think about my upcoming Rogue trader list
Thank you.

Very nice!

Love the modded track guards, and your gs skills are awesome, keep up the good work.

SelvaggioSaky wrote:I thought You were up there in the Olimpo of GS, but now I think You built IT yourself, with GS!
Really love all the character You gave to your special troops and I would love a Tut on the track covers, that would be awesome!

hehe... thanks..and no problem, il whip up a detailed tutorial asap... i have exact sizes for all the cuts.

The Dreadnote wrote:This is incredible stuff! Your conversions are excellent and your painting lives up to it every time. I'm also a fan of the use of Warthogs

You should upload this stuff to the Dakka gallery so I can slap some 10s on it

yep,the warthogs are just my faveroite find as the scale is so perfect... ive started to upload the pics into the gallery, gonna take a while to put all them up there... heres the link http://www.dakkadakka.com/core/gallery-search.jsp?u=56423

dangledorf2.0 wrote:At first, I thought the de-imperializing was a bad thing. But the conversion work here is simply amazing. Fantastic sculpting, fantastic painting, fantastic story. All of its good from what i'm seeing.

How much greenstuff have you gone through so far?

really appreciate that comment... and so far since sept 2011 ive used nearly 100 inches of GS... i found a seller on ebay that sells 36 inches for £8... much better that GW's prices... id be broke by now if i hadnt found the ebay seller.

Currently working on a HALO Jumper to add into my unique mini collection of realistic military troops... ive become re-inspired by the navy seals on 'act of valor'... good movie by the way... army porn at its best... il put up pics later tonight of my finished basilisk and a few of my other WIP's ....

Really awesome guard! Keep it up fella!

ok... you got me hooked up due to a pic in the gallery of your command platoon... then i come here and even more awsomeness awaits me...literally hitting my eyesight! i am amazed!

i specially like your recent stuff... bombsquad and the seal...also your night ops are off the scale!!!

hopefuly you have more up your sleave!

@_@ nice green stuffing...

is it me or you have:

Psycho Mantis and Fatman in your army?