Empire update and a Black Templar

The battles in the Badlands campaign have been ramping up. I really need to post some battle reports of them, which I shall do shortly.

 

In the meantime, I have been plugging away at some small hobby.

 

A friend printed some pavises which I really wanted to use for my crossbowmen. I thought they would be very cool. I did some research of some medieval ones and picked a design I liked. I wasn't too confident with the freehand, but I did source some Holy Roman Empire transfer that looked like they fit the job. Finally finished them today!

 

 

Very pleased with how they turned out.

 I also finished the Empire special character on foot, von Lowenhacke. An absolute beast of  model. 

 

Great model, though I did lose a part of the helmet, but I don't feel it is too obvious. 

Lastly, I completed another Templar, just for a bit of fun. 

I think my next updates will be posting the battles from the Badlands campaign we are in the midst of.

Thanks for looking. 
 

Some Black Templars

Recently finished some Black Templars for some Killteam games. 

 This is using the Company Heroes set, which I think looks amazing.

 Very happy with how they turned out.

 

 Now to finish off the rest of the unit for regular 40k games. 

 Thanks for looking.

 

 

Some Eldar from the Webway

Finished a few new units for the Eldar.

 

The new Warpspider Phoenix Lord. Amazing model and pose, but was a nightmare to assemble. She sits on the smallest of rocks in the middle of that web. Had a few games with her, she is very good.

Some very old Fire Dragons.

In hindsight, put an old banner on the leader. 

Thanks for looking.

 

Swordmasters

After my recent game of TOW, I decided to paint up some very old Swordmasters. Just because really.

Very characterful scuplts. I decided to go for the classic scheme for these. I do want my High Elf army to be from all the kingdoms.

10 all done. Not sure what to work on next. Tempted to do some old school ogres as allies for my beleaguered High Elf forces in the badlands. Not sure.

Anyways, thanks for looking. 

Prince Iltharis of Lothern

I still have been plugging away at my High Elves for the Badlands campaign. We have done two turns so far, and I have not done so well with the Elves. Hoping that my luck might be better in the next turn.

That said, I did finish another general for one of my three armies with a bit of background.

Prince Iltharis of Lothern

An experienced seafarer, he is more at home on the deck of a ship than with the fops at court. A master swordsmen who with his ships company, The Storm Riders, have a reputation for ruthless boarding actions against their dark kin. One such foray rendered Iltharis blind at the hands of the Druchii, however his loss of sight has not dulled his expert navigation skills, or his skills with his blade, 'Blood Prow', which cuts through his foes like the bow of a ship, and leaves behind a wake of death.

I also remembered to take some photos of the game against the Beastmen, so will write something up soonish.

Thanks for looking, Cheers!

Tiranoc chariot

Got super productive and assembled, primed and painted an old 5th edition era High Elf Chariot, very rare to have such a quick turnaround!

I was really dreading painting this one, as I remember painting High Elf chariots in my old army, and I remember them being quite a pain and labour intensive.That said, this one was a breeze to paint, and it was nice to focus on another elven kingdom while painting on it. As it was Tiranoc, I went with the yellow as the Kingdom colour, and painting it reminds me of summer and the beach. Great vibes!

Anyways, here is the journey.

Great model.

Next up is more High Elves. Unsure what though, though I am tempted to paint either more Sisters of Avelorn, Silver Helms or another chariot.

Thanks for looking!

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

Thanks for looking!

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! 

Thanks for looking, 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. 

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!