Elysian Drop Troops (Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard): Part 2

Elysian Drop Troops are elite all-volunteer airborne assault regiments raised from the Imperial World of Elysia. To be considered for an Elysian Drop Troop regiment, an Elysian must first serve a combat tour with the Elysian Planetary Defense Force. It is truly a breathtaking sight watching an Elysian Drop Troop regiment deploy in combat; thousands of troopers outfitted with grav-chutes, dropping from aircrafts, alongside their air-mobile Sentinel walkers and light-weight Tauros scout vehicles.

Elysian Drop Troops (front)

Elysian Drop Troops (back) 

 

I finished painting six more Elysian Drop Troops (please see part 1 for more details), using miniatures from the Raumjager Infantry set to represent these troopers.  The Raumjager Infantry are a 28mm science fiction miniature range, created by Wargames Atlantic, and are inspired by the historical World War 2 Fallschirmjager (German paratroopers).

For more images of these miniatures, please visit the Elysian Drop Troops section of the Old Guard; a website dedicated to Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40K miniatures, with a focus on the classic range of Imperial Guard models from the 1990s.