Wood Elf Army Done

Well the Core Army Anyway

Been away on holiday for a bit, so no blog posting or painting for a few weeks. But when I came back I did manage to paint up the last mini for the core army and get around to photographing them all. And so changed the blog banner. 

This project has definitely been a slow burn, as I started it in February 2022. But am glad now I have a core army which I can hopefully build on over time. 

Definitely Not Friday Night

But I did drink a few beers while away 

Rob 

Three Army Progress

 Ninety Five Percent Done & Three Minis Left*

On the home straight, I just need to get the last few minis finished. It seems a bit odd to be painting winter minis in a heat wave but I just want to call this one done. 

* Actually going to paint four, as I will also finish off the elf sorceress. 

Ninety Percent Done & Three Minis Left

After resorting the army list, I only have three minis left to finish off the first 1000pts. And these guys will be next on the painting table after the wood elves. 

Two Percent Done & Still Plenty of Minis to Start Work On 

Ok, this one is only just started. But at least I can see what needs to be done. So, far this army has only cost about £17 to get the EM4 dwarves. Everything else I already had or was given as a gift. 

Friday Night Beer on Saturday Night

After returning from a work trip, I ran out of time to post a Friday Night beer. But never fear, I did find time to drink one or two! 😏

 

Another excellent beer from Belgium (I think??) 

Rob 

Test Dwarf Done

Steady Progress

Making using use of my hobby time this week, I managed to finish of the first of the Elven Lord riders and the test dwarf. 

And having given up looking of the elusive green stuff, I continued on with the Milliput Fine to add the fur to the skulls on the remaining horses and do the next few dwarves. I still have a few EM4 dwarves from a previous project. So, I can make a start on them will I wait for my order to come through. 

I am going to multi-base most of these dwarves as shield walls look much better on multibases. But leave enough on single bases to remove casualties. 

Happy Friday Night!

Obviously drinking beer but still on the Estrella. So, no new photos this week. 

Rob 

Dwarf Test Model

 And I Still Can't Find the Green Stuff

Couldn't find the green stuff (again), so I had to use the Milliput Fine which is starting to go off to make the fur cloak and boots for the dwarf warrior. Giving him a more of a mountain warrior look. 

And all the Wild Elf Archers Done

Finished the last unit of elf archers just the Elven Lords to complete. 

Friday Night Beer

And Still Drinking the Estrella. 

Rob 

In My Defence

 Probably the Best Reason Not to be Painting 

And I did paint two more wood elves this week for my army.

Rob 

Return to The Wild

One Final Push?

So, the wood elves have been sitting on the side lines for some while now and I am thinking it is probably to try and just finish them. At least to the original plan. Technically only 10* minis (counting horse and rider as one mini) left to do. So, this shouldn't take too long...

The last few hold outs

There a few other minis that I am still working on like Pippin but I shall try to focus on the elves for next few weeks to see if I can finish them off.  Like many people I read about on other blogs, painting cavalry seems to be a bit of mental block.  And therefore it is no surprise the very useful mobile cavalry reserve is still waiting on the paint queue. 

*Ok so there is a few extras but I not really counting them. 

And speaking of elves, finished off the next C08 high elf. 

Rob 

Advent Wrap Up

Last Advent Mini Painted*

So, I have painted all of the Advent minis, build the dungeon tiles and managed a couple of games. I still need to work through the last couple of scenarios but thoughts turn to the next projects. I still have plenty of in progress stuff.  

*Still minus the wings but they will turn up. 

 

Now I have a bit of time to work on the ork dreadnought. Painted him red obviously and started on the usual wear and tear. 

And as I start to think about projects for next year, one project springs to mind, finish the wood elves. My 1000pt wood elf army has been in progress for a couple of years and actually has relatively few minis left to paint. I am actually about 80% done, so a shortish push to get them finished and they could be easily done by early next year. 

But then I might get distracted by other shiny stuff...

Rob 

Army Progress - Wood Elves

Just Reached the Three Quarters Point

Its been a while since I posted about the wood elves but I have been slowly working my way through them. And with the wood elf spear unit done, I have past the 75% point. This just leaves the second smaller wood elf archer unit and the elven lords. Definitely not been one of my 'fast' projects but I am still progressing. 

I have also reworked the display board because, while it looked ok I just couldn't put any units on it. Because of the many stones and uneven surfaces. So, I levelled it off and removed any of the  'larger' stones which means it has enough space for a small army. Which was the point in the first place. 

Rob