High Elf update. Yup, High Elves.

With mt 1k O&G army ready to roll, it's time to get the High Elves ready for the all-day Fantasy Championship at Adepticon this weekend. I've been working on the Swordmaster army for seemingly forever now - this Battle Standard Bearer for even longer (9 months). I struggled for a long time on what to put on this flag; how to justify it's huge size. After many attempts at dragons, eagles, runes, etc. I finally came up with a suitably Elvish design I'm happy with:





Just some minor touchups on some infantry standard bearers and this list will be ready to rock.

Spring update. With grass!

Happy Spring! I'm in the closing stages, having painted all base coats. Just details and extras left over like adding grass to bases:



Here's a shot of the 1k army. I even have a display board (just the board!) large enough to hold my Orcs and my buddy's Skaven.


And to test my painting ambition even more, here's a shot of my target 1500 list for the next UGG tournament, probably in late April:


Would just need to paint:
- 1 troll
- 1 chariot (half done)
- 20 Night Goblins
- 3 fanatics
- possibly 1 Orc Shaman depending on my exact list

It wouldn't be necessarily competitive (no shooting, no magic) but would be painted and hopefully fun to play.

I've also added some tidbits to the blog, including an ongoing win/loss record (thanks for all the losses Steve!) and a 09 painting/purchase Pledge.

Full speed ahead

Had time for a quick game last Sunday against my friend and developing arch-nemesis Steve and his Lizardmen. Although this game was kind of close, I just can't seem to beat him...

On to painting. Despite being a little sick, I've managed some progress on the last block. I'm in bigtime assembly line mode. Just finished the skin base and highlights. Next up will be metal parts. This part will be a pain due to all the details.



Here are close-ups of the now complete General and BSB. Pretty happy with both - great models.


And a close-up of the near-complete block. I may touch-up the standard a bit, I'd like it to appear a little bit brighter.



3 weeks and counting!

Coming up for air...and an update!

Between work, my one year old's birthday party and life in general, it's been a real struggle to make consistent progress on the Orcs! Here's the latest army update:



A close-up of my Goblin Wolf Riders:


And a close-up of my General (still needs shield and boar tusks):


All that's left is:
- complete infantry block that is only primed right now
- face details on painted block
- add shields to both blocks
- paint BSB, and all banners

...and that's it! Can I do all this in ~30 days, plus High Elf details? We shall see. In a pinch, I could sub in an already painted unit of Orcs that I got in a trade. But pride prevents me doing so...on to more painting!!!