1313th, Prepare for Boarding Actions!!

 After 10 long years transiting the warp and with ample chance to rearm and prepare their war gear the 1313th Lignum Iugo is now on deployment to investigate the hulk known as the Gallowdark.

After what seems an age and with the new cadians on the way I’ve decided to repurpose my existing guard models to form a Kill team for Gallowdark. With some repainting, rebasing and tweaking of details these fourteen or so models will for the core of my veteran guardsman team giving me options. The rest of the force will be finished in a similar style and destined to be used as a space hulk force once those rules are out.

Aeronautica Imperialis - Ser Amerand 65th Search and Rescue Squadron

Members of the flight crews of the Imperial Navy Cruiser Ser Amerand 65th Search and Rescue Squadron are amongst the most highly skilled pilots in the vessel compliment. Tasked with recovery of VIPs, Pilots and other note worthy Imperial denizens the pilots operate both in the Void and Planet side in a variety of craft. 

Their aircraft markings follow a long tradition whose meaning and origin has long been lost to time but requires their aircraft to be brightly liveried and marked to demonstrate their lack of fear that the enemy can see them and to give a visible sign of hope to those they rescue.

Inspired by the old RAF search and rescue Westland Wessex helicopters I was tempted to do this after seeing Rusty Plastics work on a similar project on a full size Arvus on instagram. I like to think I've replicated this well:

My transfers were knocked up as a customer job from Fantasy Print Shop

Aeronautica Imperialis - Formicis Planum?

Never the most fortunate of chapters the Lamenters have always suffered their ill fate in stoic silence. This luck appeared as if it had started to turn for them after the rise of the Primarch. Shortly prior to the gaining of their Primaris bretheren the chapter miraculously received news of a massively overdue resupply shipment coming in from the Forge world of Ryza.

 The jubilation at this resupply however was short lived, the expected arms and armaments were not forthcoming and the shipment amounted to a single, ancient pattern, Thunderhawk that was barely armed or battleworthy.

 The Ryzan contingent, not wanting to be marred by the foul luck of the Lamenters, delivered this single vessel via remote pilot. On delivery in to the Lamenters flagship hangers the final transmission the received by the Ryzan fleet before breaking orbit as rapidly as decorum allowed was a single archaic and cryptic phrase in high gothic - quid est hoc, formicis planum?

Aeronautica Imperialis - 189th Parovian "Emperors Gambit" Air Wing

The 189th Parovian "Emperors Gambit" Air Wing is listed on Imperial records as being a mixed combat unit of Valkyries and Vultures.

Painted using the guide on the Warhammer TV youtube channel i think these have turned out great. A few detail tweaks and the addition of some of the "Chess" themed transfers (hence the unit name) from the Titanicus sheets and i think we have a winner

Aeronautica Imperialis - Mezoan Arvus Lighter

Mezoa Interspatial Logistical Locomotive Unit - Arvus Variant

I have also painted up a slightly converted (added a multilaser) Arvus Lighter in the colour scheme of my Forgeworld Mezoa forces

Aeronautica Imperialis - Inquisitional Thunderhawk

Finally got round to painting some of my Tiny planes as well!

This thunderhawk belongs to Inquisitor Castlegar as he accompanies the Indomitus fleets. The use of the blue is to show his alignment to the crusade.

This is another vehicle pained using u/warhipster techniques for contrast paints on vehicles and the weathering (which I hope comes out clearly on the pics) is simple a HB pencil rubbed along leading edges or occasionally streaked down the vehicle where something large may have hit it.