Monday Post - Finishing Off Minis

High Elf & Amazon Done

Got a bit of time and finished both minis today.  After struggling to get going with the Amazon, I am quite happy with the end result. 

All of the these early Aly Morrison high elves are individual characters and the Middle Eastern vibe really suits them. Obviously this one standards out with the severed goblin's head*

* I decided it was a goblin when I painted it bright green.  

A better shot of the goblin's head. 

Rob 

Elves & Amazons

One Mini at a Time

I am continuing to work through the high elves  and the army is already nearly up to 80% complete!

 

I have trying different colour washes over the silver, to give the elves a more exotic look. Not a great photo but hopefully you can see the violet wash on this mini. 

These Diehard minis have been sitting on the side-lines for a couple of months whilst I work out how to paint them. They nicely sculpted but there are a lot of plain surfaces such as the skin and the cloth. Wile waiting for a high elf wash to dry, I decided to give the Amazon a go and  finished her skin and put the base colours on the rest of the mini.  They will be mercenaries in the Slann army. Helping to drive out the Norse invaders. 

Rob 

Visit to Fort Canning - Singapore

Time for a bit of History

I was lucky enough to travel to Singapore for work recently and had a bit of time to walk around Fort Canning which was the Allied command bunker in WWII before it was captured by the Japanese. It was then abandoned after the war and rediscovered years later.  It has now been restored and is a museum. 

I have always interested by the odd mix of Allied equipment sent to fight in the Japanese theatre where the Allies believed they didn't need to use their best equipment. So, they used planes like the Brewster Buffalo which was seen very much as an outdated model by the time it entered service. 

There doesn't appear to be any brakes!

It was interesting to read about the Indians, that  the Japanese managed to persuade to fight against the Allies (& British in particular) including a Woman's regiment. 

Rob 

Very Early Elf

Ral Partha CS1 Wood Elf with Bow

The minis are getting older! This one is a Ral Partha wood elf who looks smart enough to join the high elves. Originally sculpted by Tom Meier some time in the early nineteen eighties. I reckon I had one of these  back in the eighties but I think it came in a Citadel pack. But then Citadel did produce some Ral Partha minis under license. 

The detail is excellent for a forty year old mini, proving Tom Meier's talent as a sculptor.

Rob 

A Call to Arms

Citadel Adventure Pack - C33 Elf Hero

This high elf hero has been drafted in as my army commander.  Work continues on tidying up a selection or broken old high elves to bolster the ranks of the elven Warhost. 

 

 

Having a play with a basic paint shop effects in MS. Not sure I f will stick with this format or the old one. 

The high elf commander and his captains.

Rob 

High Elf Warrior Kindred Completed

High Elves are called to Battle

The 'big' unit done and the first army regiment completed in the high elf army. 

The keen eyed amongst you will have recognised the banner. It is a banner drawn by Gary Chalk for the 3rd Citadel compendium*, so seems entirely appropriate for this 80s army. Especially as it is supposed to for Lothern Sea guard. 

*Obviously I didn't cut up my 3rd Citadel compendium, but scanned it instead. 

There is only one duplicate, but I hope rectify this issue with a delivery from eBay!

 

And it is Friday night, so time for a real ale, In this case Adnams Ghost ship IPA. 

Rob 

The Defenders of Kachas Pass

 Wood Elf Captain - Erdolas Thringal

The latest elf painted is who is also C08 high elf but is named as Erdolas Thringal, the wood elf captain at Kachas Pass guard. From Blood bath at Orcs Drift fame. Another very nice mini by Aly Morrison and who will act as the commander of the archer unit in my high elf army. 

Erdolas Thringal leads the wood elves of Kachas Pass 

against the Vile Rune orcs.

Thringal by Gary Chalk 

(Copyright Games Workshop)

Not sure which came first the drawing or the mini but they are a pretty good match. 

Mark 1 Captain Thringal taking on the Vile Rune Orcs. 

Rob