Not the AD&D Kind
This is becoming a bit of a bugbear for me, I am quite happy with the paint job on the elf but I am not happy sticking the pre-slotta figure on top of a slotta base. It just doesn't look right to me. Obviously I can build up around the pre-slotta base. But it just looks like he is standing on a little hill.
So I chopped out the centre of a slotta base and built up the inside with a bit of Milliput. Unusually the elf's sword goes below the top of his base. So a bit of careful positioning was required. Fortunately this is not really a big problem and easy to fix.
This was also a chance to try some of the new paints, I bought at Beachhead. So I used Citadel contrast - apothecary white for the whites and Scale 75's Caspian blue which is the darker of the two blues. Both have come out alright. But I can't see me using apothecary white for large areas as does seem it could be a bit patchy on larger areas.
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| Something not quite right. |
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| Scale 75 Caspian Blue was used on the jacket. |
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| That looks better |
He is an early eighties High Elf from Citadel.
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| Citadel C08 - High Elves (circa 1984) |
He was originally bought as a stand-in for the Wood Elf captain Erdolas Thringal at Kachas Pass. Of the Bloodbath at Orc's Drift fame. In our game, Silas Meel was escorted off the table, but Thringal went down with the remainder of his elves.
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Captain Thringal holding the centre
(Mark One Paintjob) |
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| The final stand. |
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| Starting point of a warband? |
I may have to do some rebasing...
Rob
Haha, the title was misleading XD
ReplyDeleteSo "not what I expected, but I'm satisfied" meme :D
Really, really nice
Great figure. Love this range in Eastern European armour. I find apothecary white incredibly useful, but as you say it can dry patchy on large areas. Contrast paints are very quick drying and the white seems to be quicker than most.
ReplyDeleteWe, too, from the title, expected menacing furry beasts that emerge from the dungeons ...
ReplyDeleteTotally agree on the unattractive effect of sticking miniatures with solid bases on plastic bases. It is certainly faster and more practical, but if the miniature is placed in ranks and files every soldier seems to be on a crater that swells ready to erupt!
How pleasant to see your oldhammer elf on the field impersonating Erdolas in "Blood Bath at Orc's Drift": so is this a miniature that you have stripped and decided to paint again? Anyway it seems to us from the photos that you wanted to keep the previous color scheme, shield apart. Nice freehand emblem on it!
We did not know these elves in "Eastern" (Polish? Russian?) clothing and armament. We wonder if there was a reason why the elves were associated with this culture of the East, or if it was done just to give it an original and exotic look.
Yes he is a repaint from a couple of years ago. The first paint job was extremely poor which why I haven't posted a close up picture. I was only when I repainted him I noticed the Eastern influences. Which seen to suit the elves. The earlier Citadel miniatures seem to have a much greater variety which I suppose reflects a less corporate outlook of the company at the time.
DeleteThanks for the comments. I am glad to see I can occasionally throw out a curve ball😀
ReplyDeleteone thing that can be done, though a bit fussy, for pre-slotta figures is to get a slotta base, and basically cut out a hole which is about equal to or a little bigger then the figures base. you can then 'slot' the figure into the base and glue or clay it into the base. If need be, tirm the figure's base for a better fit..
ReplyDeletebut it's fussy, like I said, and I have got atleast one ex-grenadier figure where the base is just so thick, it's pretty much thicker then the normal bases I use.
ah damn... sorry, I did read your post but something went wrong with my brain ^_^ and a I suggested doing the very thing you said you did.. odd weekend ¬_¬
DeleteNo worries, comments always welcome.
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