HOME | DD

Description
"The Valkyrie Assault Carrier is a twin-engine attack craft used for aerial insertions and drop missions. Screaming across a battlefield, a Valkyrie aircraft deploys its cargo into the fray, providing a deadly torrent for covering fire as the troopers within disembark...

Having inserted troops to the battlefield, Valkyries are tasked with providing supporting fire. They carry a fearsome array of anti-personnel rockets that can shatter entire formations. Lethal strafing runs leave a trail of destruction in their wake...

With a few notable exceptions, Valkyries are under the control of the Imperial Navy and are attached to Imperial Guard regiments on an as need basis."

- Codex: Imperial Guard.

"Brunhild", as the two-century old airframe is affectionately called by her crew, is the lead craft in the air support wing of the Imperial Navy troop-carrying frigate "Emperor's Omnipresent Will". Unlike most crafts of her class, whose lifespan is counted among the shortest of all Imperial war machines, "Brunhild" had weathered through ages of constant warfare due to the immense skill of her crew and the loving ministrations of the "Omnipresent's" techpriests.

For the last few decades, the "Omnipresent" had served as the dedicated transport for the XXI Lynnari Airborne Regiment of the Imperial Guard, the Skyrangers. During those years, the frigate's air support wing had integrated with the regiment as close as it is at all possible, mixing the Skyrangers' tactics of night-time and urban combat with their own experience of battles within the light-less Void. Their machines now sport the gray-and-black camouflage of the XXI Lynnari.

"Brunhild's" weapon loadout:
* 1x Lascannon (nose mount)
* 2x Multiple Rocket Pods (wing mounts)
* 2x Heavy Bolters (side door mounts)

Valkyries - the BEST thing about the new Imperial Guard Codex. This one was painted for a competition started with the release of the Codex. I like how it turned out, but it wasn't good enough, and the competition was really good. Besides, I made a couple of painting mistakes, especially on the black stripes, and some of the decals peeled off during transportation . I was considering to paint over the stripes (which might have made it look better - Keep It Simple, Stupid), but since I already invested some time into painting them, I decided to keep them.

Coloring scheme is adapted from the vehicles in my army, with the edge stripes on the bird replacing the wider uneven diagonal stripes on them. I did not permanently attach the wings and the stand for easier transportation, and left the canopy unattached as well. The door guns and the ramp open, and the bolt guns can be swung in and out.

Color scheme:
* Black primer
* Codex Grey basecoat (several layers in alternating directions), with Fortress Grey underbelly
* Fortress Grey dry-brushed for the weathering effect
* Chaos Black on wing and empennage edges, and tail booms
* Boltgun Metal with black wash on engines and landing gear
* Boltgun Metal with brown wash, black wash and solid Chaos Black on the engine exhausts
* Brown with Boltgun Metal dry-brushed for "scuffed paint" effect on the interior and ramp, with Chaos Black detailing (not seen on the photo)
* Chaos Black and Boltgun Metal on weapons (dry-brushed on rocket pods), with Blazing Orange muzzles and ammo storage.

Markings:
* Left side of cockpit (not visible): "Brunhild" (written in Futhark runes) - vehicle name.

Completed on 05/16/09. Approx. 4 hours assembly, 4 - 6 hours painting. Acrylics on plastic, measures approx. 14'' length, 2'' max. height, 10'' wing span on a 6'' stand. Model and quote from Codex: IG by Games Workshop.

Description
"The Valkyrie Assault Carrier is a twin-engine attack craft used for aerial insertions and drop missions. Screaming across a battlefield, a Valkyrie aircraft deploys its cargo into the fray, providing a deadly torrent for covering fire as the troopers within disembark...

Having inserted troops to the battlefield, Valkyries are tasked with providing supporting fire. They carry a fearsome array of anti-personnel rockets that can shatter entire formations. Lethal strafing runs leave a trail of destruction in their wake...

With a few notable exceptions, Valkyries are under the control of the Imperial Navy and are attached to Imperial Guard regiments on an as need basis."

- Codex: Imperial Guard.

"Brunhild", as the two-century old airframe is affectionately called by her crew, is the lead craft in the air support wing of the Imperial Navy troop-carrying frigate "Emperor's Omnipresent Will". Unlike most crafts of her class, whose lifespan is counted among the shortest of all Imperial war machines, "Brunhild" had weathered through ages of constant warfare due to the immense skill of her crew and the loving ministrations of the "Omnipresent's" techpriests.

For the last few decades, the "Omnipresent" had served as the dedicated transport for the XXI Lynnari Airborne Regiment of the Imperial Guard, the Skyrangers. During those years, the frigate's air support wing had integrated with the regiment as close as it is at all possible, mixing the Skyrangers' tactics of night-time and urban combat with their own experience of battles within the light-less Void. Their machines now sport the gray-and-black camouflage of the XXI Lynnari.

"Brunhild's" weapon loadout:
* 1x Lascannon (nose mount)
* 2x Multiple Rocket Pods (wing mounts)
* 2x Heavy Bolters (side door mounts)

Valkyries - the BEST thing about the new Imperial Guard Codex. This one was painted for a competition started with the release of the Codex. I like how it turned out, but it wasn't good enough, and the competition was really good. Besides, I made a couple of painting mistakes, especially on the black stripes, and some of the decals peeled off during transportation . I was considering to paint over the stripes (which might have made it look better - Keep It Simple, Stupid), but since I already invested some time into painting them, I decided to keep them.

Coloring scheme is adapted from the vehicles in my army, with the edge stripes on the bird replacing the wider uneven diagonal stripes on them. I did not permanently attach the wings and the stand for easier transportation, and left the canopy unattached as well. The door guns and the ramp open, and the bolt guns can be swung in and out.

Color scheme:
* Black primer
* Codex Grey basecoat (several layers in alternating directions), with Fortress Grey underbelly
* Fortress Grey dry-brushed for the weathering effect
* Chaos Black on wing and empennage edges, and tail booms
* Boltgun Metal with black wash on engines and landing gear
* Boltgun Metal with brown wash, black wash and solid Chaos Black on the engine exhausts
* Brown with Boltgun Metal dry-brushed for "scuffed paint" effect on the interior and ramp, with Chaos Black detailing (not seen on the photo)
* Chaos Black and Boltgun Metal on weapons (dry-brushed on rocket pods), with Blazing Orange muzzles and ammo storage.

Markings:
* Left side of cockpit (not visible): "Brunhild" (written in Futhark runes) - vehicle name.

Completed on 05/16/09. Approx. 4 hours assembly, 4 - 6 hours painting. Acrylics on plastic, measures approx. 14'' length, 2'' max. height, 10'' wing span on a 6'' stand. Model and quote from Codex: IG by Games Workshop.