Gamesday Minis of Old

 These two minis are from the old days, when I wore a red shirt in a hobby centre.  Both of them are Gamesday minis, those one-time exclusives that exist to look cool.

 Back then, I was trying to push my painting skills to a 'Eavy Metal standard.  Trying different techniques on non-gaming pieces, those minis that are destined to sit on a shelf looking nice, gives a painter a nice break from the uniform pallet of painting armies.

 I have decided to put these two up on ebay and clear off that display shelf...they could become yours!

 Until next round...

Be well.

High Elves - Frost Lord

 At long last, the second frost phoenix is finished.  As promised, this one gets a rider.

 The little bit n the back is magnetized, allowing an easy switch between unmounted and with lord.  This one also got some extra on its base.

 Again; so many snowflakes!!

 I am nearing the foreseeable end of the high elves, just a dragon with two (very important) riders to go and than it might be off to new projects.

 My only complaint about this model is the throne, it looks like it would provide a lot of wind resistance.  If the phoenix were to take off, or preform any aerial manoeuvres, the lord would be blown backwards.  Maybe it is a magical throne or has really small holes in it or something...

 Either way, I painted the main seat to be wood.  At least it won't be too heavy.

 There is also a on foot version of the rider.  Basically the same model, but with a couple of little differences.  One can still identify the two even with the minor wardrobe alteration.

 Phew, that was a lot of pics for one post...

Until next round, be well.

High Elves - Guardians of the Fire Bird

 The next batch of orange elves to paint up was a twenty strong unit of Phoenix Guard.  The plastic re-sculpts continue to impress with lots of detail and dramatic poses (as much as they can be while being able to rank up).  The high elf aesthetic has really refined itself over the past years.

 I was most impressed with the banner, the raised detail is really easy to work with, and it is a lot easier than doing freehand.

 There is a lot of blue on these guys, unlike much of the rest of the army, which I did due to the army composition; there are two frost phoenixes.  What took the most time was the flames on the back of the cloaks, the detail isn't raised which made things rather finicky.

Until next round, be well.

High Elves - Royalty

 The Everqueen is a really nice mini.  Being finecast wasn't a problem, there weren't any bubbles or bends, just nice rich details.  I believe that she will be escorting the archers (from the last high elf post).  She does have a lot of hair though...

 

Until next round, be well.

High Elves - Playing with Fire

 The Sisters of Avelorn are the next up on the high elf project with their flaming bows.  I opted for orange flames, like d&d magic missiles, partly to reinforce the orange in the rest of the army.  I also didn't go with an osl glow, with the models so close together I didn't think it would look right (unless I put glow almost everywhere).

 Overall, I'm happy with the unit, they do stand out nicely.  Next up; the Everqueen!

Until next round, be well.

High Elves - Objective

 Every army needs some counters!  These could be used for wounds, captured standards, objectives, and all kinds of other things that need to be marked.  Next for the elves; elf chicks with magical bows!

Until next round, be well.

Hordes of Chaos - The Cartouchii

 "Those who bear the royal name of Tzeentch."

 My chaos warriors get a boost in the form of a unit of chosen and their very own sorceror.  They are all metal, making it a very heavy unit, which gave me a good reason to try out some new movement trays.  The new trays are made out of some plastic card and plastic strips (Evergreen 188 is the same height as a regular base).  The cork just wasn't working, it was too thick, too wide, and looked bad.  The cork will likely end up as rubble on some terrain somewhere.

 I painted the chosen to match the chaos knights with rich blue armour, magic-y red blades and lots of gold.  This creates a visual link between the two most favoured units of the bird-god.

 The original standard was really short and could barley be seen when in the unit so I had to change it for a better one.  The old one is destined for a hellcannon.  Also, the champion's helmet was swapped for the Tzeentchy helmet from the chaos marine box so he could have a third eye.

 Also, most of my units have an attached character, for the chosen I picked the Gamesday sorceror which came with the big box of goodies.

 Long have I coveted this mini.

I put so freehand mathematics on his cloak, as he practices offensive numerology.  The staff top was swapped out with an ushabti blade to continue the Egyptian flavour.  I might be starting to run out which means I might need to pick up some of those fancy Khemri plastic kits soon!

Until next round, be well and worship chaos.

High Elves - More Firepower

 Two more bolt throwers were added to the high elf army.  One can never have too many, in my opinion.

 The high elf army is continuing to grow, I am told that I may be getting to paint nearly every unit in the army book.  I find these ongoing commissions the most fun.  At the tabletop quality, once the colour scheme is nailed down, my brushes can just glide along and I can get a fair bit done rather quickly.

 The hard part is sitting down to take pictures and post on the blog.

 Like the previous two, the arrows alternate between orange and blue, which helps to differentiate between the two crews.

Until next round, be well.

High Elves - Archery Standard

 First in the second wave of high elves is the standard for the archers.  Because every unit needs a standard bearer (well, I think so).

 Just a quick post, and I'm back to painting.

Until next round, be well.

Hordes of Chaos - The GWF Champion

 This is Eddy, chaos giant of Tzeentch and founder of the Giant Wrestling Federation.

 Ages ago, when I first got hired as a part-timer at my local GW, I was given a giant kit.  It was new (a month before release) and I was tasked to create a chaos version for the store.  A week later this monstrosity took his spot on the display case.

 Our store needed a fantasy-themed event to bolster our store numbers, so I recommended a sport-night in the spirit of Bloodbowl.  We held weekly matches, with slightly tweaked rules.  Matches would be held simultaneously on one table, and each giant (or shaggoth, treeman, etc) would have an opponent worth more points than the other.  Terrain could be used as weapons, or thrown, and sometimes eaten.  Giants would earn cash to buy items (like bags of sheep), cheerleaders, and agents (heroes who could help out).

 The matches continued as more giants tested themselves, (and the volume level soared, much to the dismay of the fantasy players).  But it was a success, we had more gamers on fantasy night and the giant sales went through the roof.

 Yes, Eddy has a Daisy-chain...

 We held tag-team matches, ring matches and even hardcore matches (those that took place in normal fantasy games).  But as all things do, the GWF fell into history.  Eddy still gets out though, pillaging the odd Empire town with the chaos warriors and beasts.

Until next round, be well.