Dark Eldar

From Stuff I Have Painted: Eldar/Dark Eldar

I tried something, it didn't work. That is about all I am going to say about it right now. I needed to go away from Daemons after the release of Grey Knights. I didn't throw in the towel happily, or even willingly, at first. I ignored the bitching and moaning around me and set out to try it for myself. What I discovered was disheartening. There are very specific builds, which I have no interest in playing, that I am certain could weather the Grey Knight storm. But the army I loved, and was excited about, simply cannot. But enough of all that.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Eldar/Dark Eldar

This was the first squad I painted. I really just set out to get to know the warrior models. I liked the big dark lance, and brought the blaster as well, as I used them a lot in my earlier Dark Eldar army. I am not crazy about the squad's banner and hope to revisit it someday. But I probably won't.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Eldar/Dark Eldar

After the warrior squad I decided to get to know some Wyches. I found them to be quite a bit more intensive than the warriors, but still very rewarding. I wanted to tie the blue into the warriors kabal and the Cult of the Seventh Woe was a pretty good fit. Rules wise, I am not a giant fan of the Agonizer with this squad so I stuck with just a power sword for the Succubus. This is all complete speculation, as I have never actually played a game with my Dark Eldar under this new codex.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Eldar/Dark Eldar

As soon as the Venom kit was released I knew I had to have few. Though not the huge amount that are springing up in tournament lists. I have always loved the Eldar Vyper, and the Venom is very reminiscent of that. Knowing that I would want a few I started expanding my kabal to accommodate one or two of them with a small warrior squad with blaster.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Eldar/Dark Eldar

Not hugely fond of their banner either. And again the hope is to go back some day and fix it.

That is what I have been up to. I need a little more for my bases though. I am having a hard time deciding what color static grass to use. I want the bases to look like a desolate or blasted planetscape, so I have narrowed it down to Citadel Dead Grass or Citadel Burnt Grass. If I have any readers left after my hiatus chime in the comments section and let me know which one you think would look best. At this point I think either would work, so I will take whatever one you all think would work best.

Thanks for reading,
T

MPB Sleeping, Not Dead, Until Late AUG '11

Working on a theory, I will report back in Aug. Talk to you then.

Thanks,
T

Flamers of Tzeentch Complete

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

Finished up the "off-color" flamer, who, for now serves as my Bolt of Tzeentch guy. More and more I am not convinced that running him with bolt is the best way. He ends up being 65 points, which seems like an awful lot considering he only gets to shoot one of his guns every turn. We are going to give it a few more games. Bolt of Tzeentch is one of those weird things for me where I would almost rather have it an not use it, then not pay the points for it. I have a heck of a time with a lot of AV as is. Maybe I will continue indulge myself this crutch?

The models were a lot of fun to paint and good for my attempts to "speed up". They are really fantastic once you start brushing on them, and there is the a lot of potential to make them look interesting. But in an attempt to actually finish this army before August I had to suffice for some limited blending and some drastic line-highlighting for contrast. Here are a few more pics:

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

In all I am pretty stoked about they way they turned out, I think that although a small unit, they should be eye catching. I am excited for a Tzeentch break, having finished all the of the Tzeentch contingent but a herald (Of which I am still waffling on whether or not he is even in the list.) for my current army. So my brush is now devoted to the Blood God, Khorne, for what I hope is only a month or so. We shall see.

Thanks for reading,
T

Two Flamers of Tzeentch

From Mars' Project Blog

This handsome duo is two of the three Flamers of Tzeentch in my army. The third one is slightly different, color wise, and was supposed to represent the one with Bolt of Tzeentch. Now I am kind of unconvinced so I may drop Bolt from this squad and just have one that is oddly colored. It shouldn't be too disruptive, and I can always play the, "Hey its Chaos," card.

I am still having a difficult time deciding how I like to paint fire but I think I am getting closer with these models. Here is a few more pics.

From Mars' Project Blog

From Mars' Project Blog

Thanks for reading,
T

Horrors of Tzeentch with Changeling Done

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

Got the last of these guys done finally on Friday but was a little late in getting them up. They took far too long, and though it seems like I am always saying this, I am still looking to find the "sweet-spot" of quality vs. economy of time.

The last bit I had to do was the icon, musician, Bolt of Tzeentch one (Blue arms.), as well as two rank and file guys. The icon was a little maddening in that it was almost as big as another model. It didn't end up how I envisioned it at all, but it will have to pass. I have a lot of army to go. As an aside, who ever sculpted these models, while doing an great job, clearly never tried to fit them into the formation they have to be in when they enter the table.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

I do my best to not talk tactics on this blog anymore, I just don't have the knack for it. I'll keep my editorial on the new Grey Knight Codex to a dull roar. It is extremely disheartening to think that by spending fewer, or no points, a GK player can make all the points I spend useless when it comes to army construction. That is assuming I can get the guys I have paid for to even get on the board on account of Warpquake being free. In all, I do not look forward to GK opponents because it seems like playing poker against a stacked deck. Time will tell.

Thanks for reading,
T

Screamer Squad Complete

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

I finished my Screamer squad this weekend, adding the last two members to it. They seem to have turned out pretty well. The models were a lot of fun to paint and I hope that the huge swathes of color will draw the eye.

From Stuff I Have Painted: Chaos Daemons

I painted them in 2's, and tried a different purple build on each pair. I am not sure which I like best, if any of them, so far so I will keep messing with it. It always feels good to have a squad behind you, and now it is on the next.

I am kinda pecking at some flamers while I try and get the horrors done. Hoping to have all Tzeentch stuff done this month, but I hoped that last month too...

Thanks for reading,
T

Behold, I Fail

From Mars' Project Blog

The Month of Tzeentch comes to a close, and I find myself only completing four of nine models. What a drag.

I tried to push through the last two Screamers last night, but it wasn't happening. I am thinking I will take the next little bit of time to get the Screamers done. I will probably then table the Horrors and do something else, before coming back to them to finish.

As for this month, I guess I will be setting a slightly less optimistic goal.

Thanks for reading,
T