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Keeping the same scheme as the Wraithlord from earlier meant that the armor would be varying tones of brown and bone, which meant for quite a while during the process the models looked TERRIBLE. Gotta love that interim stage in the painting process where you can't help but think to yourself "Well, these look like garbage!". Persevered and got the oranges, reds and yellows in place and they started to look a bit more autumnal - I think they'll fit in nicely now!
Due to the fact that the force is going to include a ton of wraith constructs, I dug out an old Bonesinger that had been rattling around in the Closet of Doom for ages. From an aesthetics point of view he's not particularly converted other than the addition of some bugs (a common theme across the force). It was fun to finally paint a model that's been languishing for well over a decade!
Apparently they did a brief re-release of the model late last year, and included a set of rules for him for 8th. Perfect timing!
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As alluded to above, I spent a little more time hacking apart the plastic kits and finished up the first full unit of Wraithguard (Branchwraiths?). Really pleased with how they've come along, and can't wait to get some paint on 'em. Now if only it wasn't currently snowing outside I could get them primed!
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As the Kurnoth Hunters come three to a box, there was one leftover body, so I took the opportunity to test build the first of the Wraithblade models - I think I'm going to do a 5-strong unit with twin swords and a 5-strong unit with axes and shields. The running poses of the Hunter models lend themselves well to the melee style wraithblades, not to mention it opens up the pose a bit allowing for the cool hollow torso detail to be seen (well less so in this picture, but still). At this point I ran out of bits and have to wait a week or more for the next order to arrive, but all in all the army is shaping up nicely!
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Spectacular as always sir!
ReplyDeleteI hear ya on the weather front though. Yesterday we hit about fifty degrees so I did a quick mass-priming before the snow rolls in tonight. Now if only I could crank out finished minis as fast as you do...
Thanks much! Gotta love the banzai primer session in the brief stretches of reasonable weather. Go! Go! Go! ...Stop!
DeleteNow they look great. Love the orange colour for them. Be interesting to see how you incorporate it into the wraith constructs.
ReplyDeleteMy only improvement (going through your previous posts as well) would be to perhaps add a few more mechanical parts to the wraith type units. Maybe a pipe here and there to add a more sci-fi element to the torso and legs
Cheers! Aye, there's definitely room for pushing the eldar bits a little further - Going to try some on the upcoming wraithblades!
DeleteI was going to suggest something on their heads, just because they're so smooth, your original test model had some extras, so perhaps they're being added later?
DeleteThe sword guard is an insanely cool pose though :)
Aye - I've been scheming on something akin to the antlers on the Wraithlord, there are some interesting branchy bits on the hunters kit that may work well! Cheers!
DeleteAs for priming... get a large card board box and you are set to prime indoors. Might smell a bit afterwards but it soon dissipates. But most importantly.. no spray were the missus don't want it.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! In extremis I'll definitely go the box route, but there's usually other things to paint while I wait for a nice day, too! :)
DeleteBrilliant.
ReplyDeleteThanks, man!
DeleteThis is a fantastic looking force. I hope you keep this one!
ReplyDeleteI may have to, with as ridiculously overpriced each unit is (being comprised of several kits) it'll be a tough sell to recoup the costs. Heh.
DeleteThis is such an awesome mashup idea! It’s going to be be beautiful on the table.
ReplyDeleteJust watch out for the guy with the Ork-termite army....
Thanks man! Haha, Indeed!
DeleteThat running Wraithblade idea is just stunning.
ReplyDeleteCheers, bud!
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