The Athu Elami

Hi, this is Olvebanipal. This time I’ll talk a bit about my take on the BaC cataphractii.

As I’ve stated in an earlier post, I already had ten Space Wolf terminators lying in their sprues. When the Betrayal at Calth boxed set was released, I decided that I wanted to go for the Pride of the legion ROW. It’s easy to field for beginners, as you don’t need too many models. I haven’t converted these guys too much, but I kitted them out with combi-meltas, some of which I took from the tactical sprue. The rest I magnetized with the combi-weapon set from Forge World. I can now choose which combi-weapon to use. The hand of the BaC cataphractii fits ok with the weapons from Forge World. Just use a knife and some patience.

It really was a bitch to fix, and I’m not really satisfied with the result, as the barrels of the bolters don’t align properly. Learn from my mistakes. I’m too much of an easy-way-out-guy.  

I would fall to the easy
path of the dark side
in the blink of an eye.

Anyway, here is some background fluff for this unit.

The Athu Elami

The Athu Elami, meaning the brothers of Elam, was one of the few surviving units from the great chapter of Elam. This chapter’s strength was in its deployment of fast speeders, jet bikes and terminators. When the enemy met with the light forces of the Elamites, they thought they were only facing the scouts of the chapter. Little did they know that the swarms of stinging speeders were the harbingers of the heavy infantry, the Athu Elami.

After the purge by the Vlka Fenryka, very few were left of the Elamite chapter. The stragglers were led by Helu sha Elam, and joined the vengeful, shattered remains of the Taurii. During the years of the Horus Heresy the Athu Elami carried a pair of great knives, with which they would carve the name of Apis in the skulls of their foes.

Shed blood in His name!

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  Olvebanipal