Alithair - Handmaiden of the Everqueen

 Total War Warhammer 2 really sucked me back into collecting and painting High Elves. Great campaign, amazing music score and seeing all those blue bolts from the sisters of Avelorn hit into enemy ranks and delete them was a thing of beauty.

So with the start of this new Blood in the Badlands Campaign, I decided to go for the Asur, and naturally had to start with a Handmaiden of the Everqueen.

I have has this model for a long time, so it was good to put some paint on it. It did require some fixing and bending as it is a finecast model, but I think it turned out alright.

She led a contingent of Sisters in their first 500 point game on Monday. I was mightily impressed by the sisters, whereas the 19 Swordmasters charged, hit like a wet fish, broke on a double 6 and got ran down. The sisters though, got charged, killed more than the Swordmasters and ran them off. So needless to say, they are on the painting table. 

To be a bit cheeky and build the narrative, I sent this poem to the Skaven player that destroyed my High Elves.

Beneath the silvered moon I tread,
A vengeance burning deep, unsaid.
My bow is taut, my arrow sharp,
I seek the mark where shadows harp.

Long years have passed, yet still I feel
The wound that time cannot conceal.
The trees have whispered of your sin,
And now the hunt begins again.

You, who mocked my sacred grace,
You, who left me in disgrace,
With every breath, I track your lies,
And in the end, your soul shall die.

The forest trembles with my rage,
Its whispers turning to a cage.
For vengeance calls, as swift as light,
And all shall burn beneath its bite.

The stars above shall witness this,
The moment when your heart does miss.
For I, the last of ancient kin,
Shall take the blood that’s mine to win.

No mercy shall my hand bestow,
As shadows fall, and winds do blow.
The years may pass, but fate shall find,
That vengeance is a mark, well-kind.

And when your ashes kiss the earth,
I’ll stand, at last, in solemn mirth—
For in this world, so torn and vast,
It is revenge that holds me fast.

- Alithair, Handmaiden of the Everqueen

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From the skies! High Elves from Ulthuan.

The last of my updates from painting this year that I forgot to blog. A High Elf on a Pegasus. I painted this model for the intention of playing some linked narrative games linked to Grom's invasion of Yvresse. 

Unfortunately, I got distracted by the Templar's, however, some chance occurrence has meant that once again fantasy is back on the menu with a decent number of people interested in The Old World. Provided interest stays high, we will be delving into a campaign using the 8th edition book, Blood in the Badlands. 

I have decided to take the Elves, as I need an excuse to paint them (the Dwarves were tempting,a s was Warriors of Chaos and Empire). 

Hopefully this model will come in handy as a noble on a great eagle.

Kept a classic scheme for this model. Need to do a banner pennant at some stage, once I work out the dimensions. 

Anyways, thanks for looking!

Black Templar's update

And here is where most of my painting efforts have gone this year!

And most of the games too.

Painted this unit first as their heroic exploits in multiple games earned them that right. Always had the mission in mind, hardly killed anything (except for a World Eater Lord in one game), but reaped a terrible toll in victory points. Great unit.

Primaris Crusader squad. Charge, kill, rinse, repeat.

Sword Brethren. I still need to do the heraldry on the small shields. I had a mind to do it with transfers but that didn't turn out as easy as I hoped. I will get to them at some stage.

The humble techmarine. Always has trouble trying to keep up with the redemptor.

Judiciar. I didn't know how much of a must have model this was, until I painted one and started using it. Unbelievable. I wasn't a fan of the original model, so used the chaplain model from the Indominatus set as a base and just started adding things from the Black Templar's upgrade sprue. I am very happy with how it turned out.

Redemptor Dreadnought. An absolute beast in games. I have since done the heraldry on his knee pad due to outstanding performance is all games. First game he killed two plague burst crawlers and kept me in the lead in victory points by holding objectives and not dying. Had to go with the retro flames on the plasma.

Helbrecht. My friends hate him, I love him. Painted him thus far without his servitors as he just looks cool. Amazing model.

My super marshal, Henry Cavill. I needed a marshal model so I wasn't using Helbrecht all the time. Wasn't a huge fan of the original, so used the Helbrecht model as a base, used some spare parts from the Sword Brethren kit for the arms and flipped the sword up. Had a friend print a Henry Cavill face and done!. I have since repainted his cloak as the white annoyed me, so it is now the same as the others, a nice beige on the inside and red on the outside.

Space Marine 2 has taken a huge chunk out of my hobby time. Great game. To celebrate getting platinum on it, I painted this model. Added some Deathwatch parts and an old school helmet. Haven't used him in a game yet, but am looking forward to it.

I do like flames.

Ballistus Dreadnought. Needed some anti-tank. It;s cheap. In theory does the job, provided I can roll higher than a two.

And that is the big update! 

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From the webway...Eldar update

I have only painted a few units this year for my Eldar and only one game. I have mainly been playing and painting my Black Templar's, which will be in the next update.

That said, I added a much needed wraith unit and a spirit seer.

I am starting to run out of those bases, but this was nice and easy to paint from memory.

I didn't go crazy with the gems this time. Still, they look very cool. 

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Cheers!

Been awhile, but I have been busy!

 Been awhile.

 I have a ton of updates to share. I was originally going to do it as one post, but have since decided against it. So I will start off with this, my Chaos Lord on a manticore or a Chaos Warshrine.

The shield is from the ogroid therodons kit. The ladies are the slaves from the very old Dark Eldar kit from 3rd edition 40k.

Very happy with how it turned out. Storing it is a pain, but does look really cool. 

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Cheers!