[WM] a bit of High Elves

[Dave]

Some pics from my log over on TacComms. These are for the Dover, NH tourney next weekend. I'm hoping to have these assembled and base coated by then.

Also, a lot of people seem to ask about solutions to the HE spear problem, my solution is below.

4 Archers arching.


8 stands of Spearmen with their spears removed and replaced with silk pins. It was a lot of pin vicing...


The shariots, sans crew.

[fracas]

well well well
looking forward to seeing these painted

[jchaos79]

What is your solution to broken spears?

[BlackEd]

Dave,

I'm looking forward to see them next weekend!

Ed

[Dave]

Not sure when I'll be getting to the paint on these guys. The EA Tyranids are my big project for this year. Atleast they'll be built for next weekend though.

@jchaos - I replaced the spear tips with silk pins.

[Dave]

Nearly set for tomorrow. I didn't get to the wash but everything bar the Chariots, Reavers and Bolt Throwers is primed, silvered and temporarily fixed to bases with white glue. Those later units I primed and silvered after I took this pic, I just need to base them quick tonight.

[jchaos79]

Thanks Dave, how do you attach/glue them? (the new spears)

The army looks awesome, let's see what colour scheme do you use!

[Dave]

I use a pin vice to drill out a hole in the hand and then just use super glue.

[Dave]

Alright, with our Epic Tourney come and gone it's time to head back to these Elves that have been patiently waiting to go since the New Year. So prepare yourself ("gird your loins" as Kren would say...) for weekly painting updates.

I started with the Archers, and began with a single strip to figure out the order I should paint everything in.



Most of the color combination game from GW's High Elf painting articles. I usually left out a step, figuring that three paints (rather than four) per color on a 10mm model ought to be good enough.



The best part of the whole thing? Painting the eyes! I know these sculpts have been around for ten years or so but I'm finding just how nice they are now (and spotting a few mistakes thanks to this close-up...).



I'm planning on starting on the assembly line painting next week, so hopefully I'll be able to finish four units by the end of July.

[Guthwine]

Very nice work! Painting eyes on WM minis is just crazy.

[Dave]

Thanks Guthwine. I figure if the sculptor can sculpt the eyes at the very least I can paint them.

[Geep]

They look great. I assume you use a magnifying device to be able to paint the eyes?

[jchaos79]

So great proyect. and magnificient paint job.

Are you going to red/white scheme for the HE?

[Dave]

@Geep - Nope, just my own set of eyes. With them being on a strip I've found I can kind of rest the paint brush on the back of my thumb to help with a quick left to right motion. That seems to work pretty well for the white, for the black I just turn the strip 90 degrees clockwise and do the same.

@jchaos - Ya, that's the plan. I've got some laser decal paper too for the shields that I want to try out too.

[Dave]

Got the flesh basecoat and wash down as well as just over half of the white base coat this week.



For the flesh I use Tallarn Flesh as a base coat and then wash it with Ogryn Flesh. Next week I'll head back and do the eyes, highlight with Tallarn Flesh and then Elf Flesh.



The white is a Astronomican Grey basecoat, followed by a very light gray and then white.



I'm hoping to finish these four units by the end of July. If I can keep to a unit per week I should be done sometime in Nov.