Enlighten Me

Eyes to the skies, Flash - here come the birdmen!

Nothing says 41st Millennium like a beastman with a bow and arrow!

Don't be alarmed by this tide of painting updates. I haven't suddenly be possessed by the spirit of Kraken. My computer has been in a state of mechanicum mortis for the past few weeks, so now it's returned to me, I have some housekeeping to catch up on.

(although the army's looking pretty full now, which is excellent)

There's nothing about the Tzaangor Enlightened not to like: fast, cheap (cheep cheep!) with two wounds and an invulnerable save.

Their assault weapons (that would be the bows) are pretty tasty too: auto-wound on 6s to hit (which become 5 if near a Tzaangor Shaman; and 4 if hear a Shaman and Prescience is cast on them).

That's even before you use them in Age of Sigmar - where they used to be lethal (we'll see what the new landscape brings, but I'll bet they're still good).

Given all that, three models are not really enough - and should I ever loosen the purse strings to reinforce this army any further, they'll be my first pick

As these are super-Tzaangor, I reversed-out the colour scheme: pink skin and blue feathers. I swear I used highlights on the skin, although these images look like I've just slapped on a basecoat, so maybe I should have been bolder.

• Skin: Screamer Pink base, Carroburg Crimson wash, Pink Horror drybrush
• Horns, hooves and claws: Zandri dust base, Agrax Earthshade wash, Zandri dust drybrush
• Claws and beaks: Averland Sunset base (wet-blended), Agrax Earthshade wash
• Feathers: Calgar Blue base, Drakenhof Nightshade wash, Lothern Blue drybrush
• Dreadlock/tentacles: Druchii Violet wash,
• Cloth kilts: Celestial Grey base, Drakenhof Nightshade wash, Ulthuan Grey layering
• Armour and shields: Retributor Armour base, Reikland Flesh wash, Golden Griffon drybrush, Ahriman Blue layer
• Bows: Celestra Grey base, Hexwraith Flame wash, Nihilakh Oxide wash
• Weapon hafts: Charcoal Grey base, Celestial Grey drybrush
• Tongues: Pink Horror

I tried some of the new Hexwraith Flame technical paint on the bows and arrows - it's certainly effective, but it made them very, very green. I toned it down with some Nihilakh Oxide, so they still look ethereal without seeming day-glo.

The discs were almost as much effort at the riders themselves - pity the poor eyeball that has to spend eternity looking up a Tzaangor's kilt.

I wanted to magentise these models, but the feet looked so small, it would have mangled them. So I've glued the Tzanngor to the discs and magentised the bottom of the discs to their 'smoke' effect. They spin around a bit, but that's what a disc's for.

Spin on!