Monday, July 18, 2011

Working with Resin and My Elysians

I was working with my bargain Elysian Drop Troops from eBay the last two days and a few things became apparent.  They were:

1. For 25 Elysian Drop Troops the only thing I am missing is a matching 25 sets of arms.  No worries, I have about 10 sets plus I have tons of IG trooper bits to take from.  A word of advice, the arms for tank crews for the chimera and leman russ (etc) kits are ideal for using on Elysian Drop Troops.  They allow for the Elysian shoulder armor to go on without cutting away at a Cadian armor shoulder plate.
2. Resin takes longer to work with but Krazy Glue (spelling?) works fast.  I am using the precision to to great effect.
3. Forgeworld Elysian Drop Troops are amazing models.  I love the detail and equipment they utilize.  Totally worth the effort, although they could be cheaper.

Here are some pictures of what I have so far.



All of the arms are Cadian.  Once painted you will only know the difference if you look for the webbed pad on the elbow area.  It won't be there.  I could paint it there.  Too much work.  Either way I have tons more Elysian Drop Troops to build... and order.  My wife will love that last bit.

Congrats to Japan.  A much needed morale booster.  USA always ranks in the top three so no worries for us.

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