Army Showcase - Vostroyan Firstborn 2017

Another one of my beloved Imperial Guard Regiments has now departed to fresh warzones. My Vostroyans were my very first Imperial Guard army, so hold the most sacred of places in my heart. The entire army has been painted, and then re-painted its that old! However, they have been left neglected for well over 2 years now without a game, so it's time for someone else to enjoy them.

So for the final time, here is the Firstborn Sons of Vostroya!

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Maelstrom Objective Markers

So i thought it was high time i made myself some objectives. I was fed up of using colured stones and marking them with numbered dice!!

During a rummage around a long abandoned hobby shelf, i found 3 (what i assumed to be) old objective markers. I also found some VERY old Vostroyan casulty models. A little tarting up, and they would be perfect Maelstrom markers!

Getting the numbers onto the casulty models looked like it was going to be tricky, so a made some small numbered 'signs' for the casulty markers! Kinda reminds me of CSI or something!

The other 3 markers were easier to number, just a quick numbered tranfer and they were done.

This one didn't  get a numbered transfer. as 'V' is the roman numeral for 5, this Vostroyan V would serve nicely as a number 5.

Time to get them into a game!

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Vostroyan Hydra Complete

This model was a bit of a labour of love, mainly due to getting the crew right. Its been a long journey for this model! It just didn't feel Vostroyan enough for me with the crew from the original set, so i was determined to get the Vostroyan models right. Truth be told it was the gunner that gave me the most hassle, but it was worth it!

The oh-so-important crew!

The troublesome gunner! He was a plasma gunner before he was re-deployed to the Hydra! This meant a lot of chopping,hacking, filing an filling to get it right and make it fit.

This guy was easy, i just stuck him on the deck!!

Of course, everything is magnetised. He's had a few run out's and I'm glad i did go with the magnets, otherwise it'll be a pain to transport!

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Vostroyan Hydra WIP 2

Wow, its been a very long time since this model saw some love! However, i find myself needing it for the upcoming Bristol Vanguards Vanquish tournament at the end of the month, so its jumped to the front of the que.

The base colours are down, so it'll be washes and weathering next. But first, i had to get the crew organised.

The kit comes with 2 basic Cadian crew members - this just wouldn't do for the Firstborn. Thankfully i had a few spare Vostroyan models lying around which would lend itself nicely to the Hydra. First up it was the gunner.

This Vostroyan was a Plasma Gunner before i chopped the whole thing off! This left a hell of a mess on the front of the mini, so i used green stuff to rebuild the chest plate.

I used the standard cadian arms of the original gunner for the Vostroyan version. this made life a lot easier for me, and the style wasn't to dissimilar to Vostroyan arms. Passable at least!

The second crew member is the Loader. No conversion work was required at all on this guy, i thought he looked good enough as he was! He used to be a heavy bolter loader in his past life.

both crew need repainting - they're still sporting the same paint job they had a few years ago!! These guys are really going to help me personalise the Hydra a bit. But i better get a move on!!

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Vostroyan Firstborn - Anti-Air

After the release of the new Imperial Guard Codex (AKA: Astra Millta-whatsit) some valuable anti air support was finally made available. And with my FLGS having a sale, i grabbed 2 Hydras for £22 each! The first of which goes to my Vostroyan Firstborn. 

Pretty easy assembly, nice kit to put together. Only problem is that it goes with a generic Guard gunner and spotter. That just wont do for the Firstborn.

I've got a tonne of spare Vosties lying around, so i picked this guy as my gunner. He was originally a loader for a Mortar team. I hacked off the mortar shell and his arms (these were metal minis remember!) and made a start on the re sculpt. No im no sculptor, so im doing this is small stages. All i really need to do is rebuild the front body armour. I'll be using the Cadian arms that come with the Hydra. 

This guy has the task of being the loader/spotter. He's holding what could pass as Hydra ammo, so he'll stay just as he is!

I think this will look great when its done! More on this soon.

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Vostroyan Firstborn (1500pts) Army Showcase

Well its been a mad dash to get this army list repainted and ready for the NUSU tournament at the weekend! Admittedly the Regimental Advisors were a bit rushed towards the end, but other projects beckon, and i needed to get this repaint out of the way! I would have loved to repaint the vehicles as well, but i really didn't have time to get them done to.

I present the Vostroyan Firstborn, 1500pt tournament list!

Company Command Squad

Company Commander

Astropath

Officer of the Fleet

Veteran Squad 1

Dedicated Transport: Chimera

Veteran Squad 2

Dedicated Transport: Chimera

Veteran Squad 3

Dedicated Transport: Chimera

Veteran Squad 4

Vendetta Gunship

Leman Russ 1

Leman Russ 2

Medusa with Enclosed Crew Compartment

There are a few more Vostroyans that make up the entirety of my collection, but for the moment i only need the models I'm going to use at the Tourney, so their new paint job will have to wait! Apologies for the photos as well - they're a little more ropey than usual 'cos i was in a bit of a rush to take them today!

So that's the Vostroyans out of the way. I'm pleased that i took the time to repaint these gorgeous models, and they really were a joy to paint! Its just that they take SOOOO long to do! These guys have taken me almost 2 months to do (47 models) and i have to say, i was keen to see it all done!

Anyhoo, I mentioned other projects at the beginning of the post.....

Theres a lot of moulding and resin casting  going on:

Some large bits of wood lying around:

An awful lot of Pegasus Gothic Building kits knocking about to!

More on this project later in the week!

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