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Title: High Elves
Post by: realthing on 02 December 2013, 08:16:11 AM
Here are a few photos of a High Elf army for HOTT

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/realthing141/Elfarmy4_zps0c512a34.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/realthing141/media/Elfarmy4_zps0c512a34.jpg.html)

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/realthing141/Elfarmy3_zps9ccc924b.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/realthing141/media/Elfarmy3_zps9ccc924b.jpg.html)

(http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy11/realthing141/Elfarmy2_zps42f9876b.jpg) (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/realthing141/media/Elfarmy2_zps42f9876b.jpg.html)

Built around the High Elves army pack, along with an additional wizard from (I think) FD8 and a wizard's table from DN27.

Must acknowledge my debt to this site for inspiration: http://www.coolminiornot.com/30446 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/30446), to a friendly staff member at the local Games Workshop store for advice on colour selection and to this site for the shield/flag motifs: http://www.hourofwolves.org/?view=flagsAndShields&which=elfShields&full=1 (http://www.hourofwolves.org/?view=flagsAndShields&which=elfShields&full=1) (I reduced the badges to fit the 10mm figures from the 28mm originals and removed the shield-shaped background so that they'd fit, then printed them on ink-jet decal paper. The standard bearer's flag was made from lead foil, otherwise figures are out of the box).

Hope they are of interest

Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Techno on 02 December 2013, 08:44:29 AM
Excellent work !
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Ithoriel on 02 December 2013, 08:58:08 AM
Very nice indeed!
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 December 2013, 09:18:55 AM
Those are brilliant.  8)
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Leon on 02 December 2013, 06:33:48 PM
 8)
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: wurrukatte on 02 December 2013, 06:35:10 PM
Great stuff,

:-bd

and many thanks for the link for the shields as I've been mulling over what to
use on my Elves for a while now.

W
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: barbarian on 02 December 2013, 07:36:57 PM
Great.
Now just double the number of minis on every base, and you should be just fine.

:d
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: fsn on 02 December 2013, 07:51:41 PM
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...  to a friendly staff member at the local Games Workshop store for advice  ...

Traitor!
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: realthing on 02 December 2013, 08:31:15 PM
Many thanks for the comments - sorry about the GW reference fsn but sad to say it's the only 'model' shop left around here since MZ closed  :(
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: petercooman on 03 December 2013, 08:01:26 PM
Don't mind FSN, he forgot his centurion pills again  :P :P


Great army!!
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Jay Arnold on 05 December 2013, 04:24:18 AM
Are those 20x40mm and 40x40mm bases?
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: realthing on 05 December 2013, 09:12:49 AM
A mixture of bases depths, Andy. All are 40mm frontage. The magicians (including the commmand) are 40 x 40, knights 40 x 30, shooters (archers) 40 x 20 and spears 40 x 15. I think that's correct for HOTT. Bases are from Pendraken.

Number of figures is at the lowest end for the HOTT rules. Partly that was to save time in painting and partly to make it easier to base and then paint. I prefer to base first but struggle if there are too many figs on a base. But I agree with barbarian that more figures would be nice.
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: barbarian on 05 December 2013, 10:33:58 AM
I have a politic about Painting and Basing for gaming :
If you cannot reach it with the brush, it won't be seen on the table, therefore, don't paint it.
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: realthing on 07 December 2013, 05:00:14 PM
QuoteIf you cannot reach it with the brush, it won't be seen on the table, therefore, don't paint it

Wise words, Sir.
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Luddite on 03 February 2014, 04:53:29 PM
Great work sir.   =D>
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: realthing on 04 February 2014, 12:58:16 PM
Many thanks!
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: hetairoi on 04 February 2014, 04:25:08 PM
Great work!

QuoteIf you cannot reach it with the brush, it won't be seen on the table, therefore, don't paint it.

Totally agree!   =D>
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Womble67 on 04 February 2014, 10:04:05 PM
Very nice indeed

take care

andy
Title: Re: High Elves
Post by: Maenoferren on 04 February 2014, 11:53:30 PM
they look great  :-bd