Elyrian Lions - A different take on marines.

[Lord_Alvarius]

I was quite taken in by your opening piece.  That's a cool graphic you've put together.  Your scouts are great too.  I'll be keeping an eye on this.

Thanks :) I'll be starting a chapter creation thread in the Liber Astartes secion later today. A lot of fluff + some artwork. The ling to it will be in the main post of this thread.

[Grizzly_bear]

Wow them scouts are awesome brother

[Lord_Alvarius]

Wow them scouts are awesome brother

Thanks :) I hope you'll like the other stuff just as much :)

[NightHunters]

Love me some Camo on a Marine.

 

And great work on the blood spatter, lovely work with the helmet still there, and well done graphiti too!

[Lord_Alvarius]

Thanks a bunch :)

[Lord_Alvarius]

Sadly, due to technical difficulties, I wasn't able to post more pics today, but to make it up to all who are interested, here's a short fluff story.
I promise to upload pics tomorrow ^^:
 

Darius ran. He ran so fast he could barely feel his feet touching the ground... But at the same time, the noise of his heartbeat and blood rushing through his veins was deafening. Running through the forest's thick undergrowth he jumped over fallen logs and pushed away low hanging branches that were clawing at his face and clothing. Darius was running with all his might..... he was running from death.
The death of a thousand claws and fangs. Gaping maws and scythe-like talons. Everywhere he looked, he could feel it. Surrounding him, chasing after him. Logic told him that there was nowhere to run, but instinct told him not to stop.
Doom has come to his world.
Doom for all living things on his planet.
The Hive fleet has descended from the skies.

Darius saw the cracked hull of a destroyed Chimera APC stuck in the thick bushes in front of him. The thick steel plates of it's armor carrying the promise of safety. Yes. YES! he would hide inside and they wouldn't find him. He  would hide and wait until it was all over. Just a few more steps. He would be safe.
His hand was almost at the rear hatch of the vehicle when he tripped on an overgrown branch and slammed into a moss covered rock.
He  tried to get up, but that's when he heard them. They were right behind him. The man turned on his back and saw a group of clawed beasts, half a dozen or so, coming into the small clearing. Their front limbs ended in meter long talons. Mandibles filled with teeth long and thick as a man's finger snapped opened and closed with a cracking sound. Right behind these monsters another beast strode into view. This one was twice the height of a man with even bigger talons coming out of its upper pair of limbs, while the second, lower pair, resembled some form of organic gun.
The moment the creatures fixed their eyes on Darius, he knew he was dead. There would be no escape. No safety. No tomorrow.
As one the beasts rushed for him
 

The terrified man couldn't even turn his eyes from them, his body frozen stiff with fear.
Suddenly he heard a whizzing sound. The monsters must have heard it too because they stopped and turned their heads to the east. At that same moment a storm of smoking projectiles hit them exploding in bright flashes and a ground shaking boom.
Blinded and half deaf Darius saw his surroundings through a white fog. He wasn't sure if he was alive or dead, so the scene in front of him looked entirely surreal.
Right after the strange missiles exploded all around his assailants a weird anti-grav vehicle burst through the tree tops. A jet of fire covered the smaller beasts as it skidded to a halt, and five armored figures covered in some kind of camo pattern jumped out. Armed with blades as long as his arm, the newcomers landed on and around the leader-beast and proceed to butcher it until the only thing left of it was a pile of mangled flesh and gore.
His senses returning, Darius heard one of the men talking to somebody through an earpiece. The only words he heard were:

„Approach vector cleared. Single civilian survivor secured..... Yes my lord.”

As soon as he finished talking, the warrior walked up to him sheathing his power blade.

„Identify yourself citizen” he said, his voice distorted through the vox of a metal mask covering the lower part of his face.

The man was way taller and way more massive than Darius. An intimidating aura resonating from his every move. It took a while for the trembling civilian to calm his voice and answer.

 

„My....My name is Darius Tavin. I'm a mechanic at...at the nearby hydro farm”. The words barely making their way out of his dry throat. „Who....Who are you... my lord?”

„I'm sergeant Arlon of the Elyrian Lions. We have come to...”

„Brother Sergeant!” One of the warriors shouted. „Scanner contact. Approach vector 5-7. It's big.”

Before another word could be said, something huge crashed through the trees on the other side of the clearing. It was the stuff nightmares are made of. The bulk of the monster was bigger than a Leman Russ tank. Chitin-like plates more than a foot thick covered its entire body. It let out a bellowing roar and charged, swinging its four „arms” around. Each one tipped with a 5 meter long talon.

 

“Carnifex incoming! All units, open fire!”

 

The words barely rang out as the whole jungle surrounding Darius erupted in gunfire.
Exploding projectiles, solid shots, missiles, energy blasts and streams of white hot flame poured into the monstrous creature from all sides. 30 seconds later, the only thing that remained of the beast was charred undergrowth and mutilated trees.
The next thing Darius knew, the entire clearing was full of Astartes. Their power armor painted in green camo patterns, and in many cases covered by thermo-optic camo cloaks. Even the moss covered rock he was leaning against the whole time turned out to be a camouflaged astartes warrior with a silenced sniper rifle.
Within the next minute or two the entire area was full of these strange Space Marines and their equipment. Bulky walking machines armed on all sides, various APCs. At one point even a huge Land Rider drove into the clearing. The front ramp dropped open and a figure dressed in emerald-black power armor walked out. Tyranid trophies hanging from various points of his battle plate. Taller than most of his warriors the newcomer radiated authority and power. As soon as he stoped, Darius fell to his knees in front of him sobing in relief and repeating time and time again:

“The Emperor protects.... The Emperor protects..”

The Huntmaster raised Darius to his feet and said:

“The Emperor protects those who are willing to protect themselves, and his realm. Brother Sirrus!”

Another astartes came up and handed the confused civilian a heavy duty lasgun and a pack of spare energy clips.

“Five kilks from here is an outpost manned by our troops and some PDF. Go there and report to the commander. Landing beacons have been set up. Imperial forces should be making planetfall shortly.”

The Huntmaster and his men turned walking back towards the Land Raider.
In a burst of boldness Darius shouted:

“My Lord! Where are you going?!”

The astartes replied without breaking his stride.
“To Elinoch city.”

“But.... But My Lord..... The city has been overrun!”
 

Huntmaster Alvarius Garm, Lord Commander and Chapter Master of the Elyrian Lions stopped and gazed at Darius over his shoulder. The lenses of his helmet burning bright like hellfire.

“Not for long.”

In that moment Darius knew...
Doom had come to his world.
Doom for all the enemies of the Emperor.
The Elyrian Lions have descended from the skies.

 

[Lord_Alvarius]

Well, here's the promised update. Next one will be around friday. Hope you are enjoying this stuff so far :)http://i.imgur.com/87zDShg.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/18vMrPj.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/e826rnM.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/kKUpl9n.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/l1KdA6r.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/lfICb0h.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ZDHwg0h.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/iHLd2wC.jpg

[Brother Ambroz]

Good story and gotta love some fluff against tyranids, not much about that out there about that. The new dreads look pretty fearsome, especially the CC Ironclad.

[Lord_Alvarius]

Good story and gotta love some fluff against tyranids, not much about that out there about that. The new dreads look pretty fearsome, especially the CC Ironclad.

Thanks :)

I know they aren't 'EAVY METAL or GD standards but hey, I'm trying and so far I'm going for a solid tabletop level.

As for the story... Glad you liked it. LOL. I posted it in my chapter creation thread as well as in the fanfic section... and hardly anybody even looked at them, not to mention comenting ^^:

[chaplainmikey]

Excellent work on the Dreads!

[Lord_Alvarius]

Excellent work on the Dreads!

Thanks. Trying my best :)

[Veteran Sergeant]

Really liking this project so far. Excited to see what else you come up with.

[Lord_Alvarius]

Really liking this project so far. Excited to see what else you come up with.

Thanks :) Next up (in a day or two) will be a LR Redeemer.

[Argent aquila]

Really nice concept, and excellent execution!

 

I'd love to see a contemptor join those dreads, the camp would look wonderful on one!

[Lord_Alvarius]

Really nice concept, and excellent execution!

 

I'd love to see a contemptor join those dreads, the camp would look wonderful on one!

Thanks :)

And trust me, I'd love to own a contemptor for this army..... but 2 years ago I have suffered an accident that has left me in a wheelchair, without a job and with every penny I get from my social security going to paying my bills, buying food and paying for my post surgery rehab (I've had 5 surgeries so far). Add to this that what I get is about 300$ per month and... yeah... I haven't been able to buy anything new for the last 24 months, and God only knows when I will be able to start investing in the hobby again. ^^;

[deathspectersgt7]

Great Job on the Dreads like the fluff also.

[Brother Ambroz]

Just realized one of those sentences I typed earlier didn't really make much sense but I think you got my meaning haha. I'm sorry to hear about that though Alvarius,really sucks but you could never tell with your miniatures. Hope you've got a bunch saved up to work on till you find some income. Who knows maybe you can get some commissions from people.

[Lord_Alvarius]

Just realized one of those sentences I typed earlier didn't really make much sense but I think you got my meaning haha. I'm sorry to hear about that though Alvarius,really sucks but you could never tell with your miniatures. Hope you've got a bunch saved up to work on till you find some income. Who knows maybe you can get some commissions from people.

LOL. Oh I have a lot to work on. I've been into this hobby for over 18 years now. Right now I have 8 armies for 40k alone.... and 5 more for WHFB. And as we all know, painting is never done ;) As for comisions... 2 problems with that: 1)most people want airbrushed minis now and I work with oldschool hand brushes. 2) There are no people playing tabletop wargames in my city ^^; (the closest wargames shop / gaming club is about 140km away) And in most cases people don't want to send their stuff to somebody who they don't know, and who lives far away. I'm trying to earn some extra cash by doing photoshop comissions or translations for now, but that's pure freelance and the money isn't good enough that I could start investing in  the hobby again. C'est la vite.