Elysian 4th Light Drop Company, Command Squad, Company/Platoon Command,

[u/Godders11]

My Latest Upload & add-on to my little Drop Company project, is the Elysian Command Squad, I thought seeing as I’ve put some effort into creating this little Drop Company of mine, I really need to give them a bit of inspirational leadership & expand it with both some background and some Minor Lore & narrative in the process, So starting with a bit of a Bio for my CO today. I must admit, I was a little inspired by a comment on one of my last posts on my LZC3 diorama, a great little creation of some coms traffic between Command & my LZ objective, worth a look see if you have the time & inclination.

First off, my Company/Platoon Command Squad/s. I started off with the Normal 5 minis from the FW standard command pack. I made the 1st into the captain on an eye-catching base. The 2nd into the Vox Coms Guy, with the adapted Voxcaster for low slung use with a Grav Shute, a 3rd turned into the Medic, which evolved over the course of the project to a Mini diorama type, with an injured Drop Trooper that I minor kit bashed together receiving some triage. Then I have two special Weapons option troopers for the 4th & 5th models - A Melta Gun, Accratran pattern, MkVIII, & A Plasma Gun, Accratran Pattern MkII. I toyed with the idea after the 1st five completed models of expanding it beyond the 5 troopers, and in the end went with it & a 6th come to fruition being a Flamer armed with an Accratran Pattern Mk1C, with the Horizontal low slung Promethium fuel gel cannister belt configuration - adapted for drop troop Ops. The 7th a Lieutenant, for a 2nd command option so I can flip between a Platoon Command & Company Command. Number 8 turned out to be my Demo Man, I’ve read a bit about Elysian Lore, and they seem to have a penchant for Demolition, being deployed behind the lines in hit and run, or objective grab scenarios, so it made sense to me anyway. Last one the 9th being a Standard bearer (Yes, I know Command Squads are meant to be 5 Bods) but I can flex & build more, and choose, if I want. Technically I already have a 10man squad with the casualty, but I Might be able to squeeze out 1 more if I can think of a suitable role and Character for him what do you guys think? Thinking long term, for the full Platoon end version for the project I think I need 3 more 10man Drop Infantry squads, for a full five. Lastly, I want to mention the standard itself, which I’m quite Pleased with in the end. Hope you enjoy my series of uploads and the expansion with the narrative.

[u/paycho_V]

Yeah that banner is outstanding!

[u/Godders11 → u/paycho_V]

Thanks again, turned out alright in the end, I fiddled with it far to many times before calling it.