The state of my turkey by Day 3 |
A pair of Wood Elf characters - both of them Waystalkers, and one of them has been waiting patiently for the better part of a year for me to blog about him.
"I shouldn't even be here, Mr Frodo! I should be in ...Mordheim!" |
It's Aenur, the Sword of Twilight - a dramatis personae from Mordheim that must be owned by every Warhammer hobbyist of a certain age (or at least those who subscribed to White Dwarf #238).
Swishy swooshy |
Aenur is a High Elf, but that big cloak is excuse enough, so I stuck a spare Warhawk Rider bow & quiver on his back (with a strip of masking tape, to give some explanation as to how it was clinging there). And there he was: my 6th Ed Waywatcher Lord!
This sword, to an absurd degree, Is showing signs of verdigris. |
It's a nice model (And metal! And free with White Dwarf! Don't talk to me about plastic Stormcasts - THIS was a proper free gift!) - the amount of cloak makes it seem deceptively simple, but what you can see of the elf beneath is very well-detailed.
I made his armour more rustic brown and bronze, since Wood Elves don't go in for ferrous metal much. The sword was an early attempt at 'magical effect' weapons - which probably amounted to little more than a Green Ink wash and some Mithril Silver drybrushing.
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My second Waywatcher Lord is a real example of using leftovers. You may remember my original Glade Captain on a Great Bear started out like this...
Does A Bear Rider Shoot In The Woods? |
The rider's torso was subsequently dismounted and replaced with the torso of an old Jes Goodwin champion that was more combat-orientated.
So this left me with the painted torso of the original rider, and the unpainted legs of the champion model I'd hacked up.
Let's get these two kids together! |
Even the painted part of this model had some repainting. I got inspired by the 'moon and stars' motif on his chest and went with a 'night' Waystalker of dark blue, grey and silver (to contrast with the 'day' Waystalker of green, yellow and gold).
The cloak was a greenstuff sculpt (although not a great one), with some freehand swirls and squiggles to hide my thumbprints.
Should I ever get another game of 8th Ed with my Wood Elves (and it seems only sporting to give Kraken a chance to finally score a win against them), I'd love to give this pair a run-out. Their combined sniping ability would put the fear of Khorne into any sorcerer lurking in a pack of marauders.
If the Wood Elves want a rematch, who am I to let them down?
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