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King Golfindir and the Viridian Dragon Part Eight:  Flying High Painting My Viridian Dragon Hello everyone, many thanks for joining me again it’s been some weeks since my last post, work just always seems to get in the way. King & Dragon  ( # jhbackdrops) There is something special about taking a massive piece of plastic or metal and turning it into the centrepiece of an army. Some of you may have read that for a long time you, my Wood Elves have been missing that true, terrifying overhead presence. There has been mention of an eagle here or there. But, but nothing commands the tabletop quite like a dragon. Enter the Viridian Dragon the legendary steed of King Golfindir himself. Close Up Here is a look at how I brought this emerald beast from bare resin to the canopy soaring monster sitting on my display shelf today. Step 1: Priming & Building the Base Tones When painting a creature this large, your base coats do a lot of the heavy lifting. I started with a solid black...

Eleven Attack Chariot Part Seven: The Vanguard Swift & Deadly Hello everyone, many thanks for joining me again! Front view of the finished Attack Chariot When I wrapped up Part Six, I mentioned that I wasn't quite done with the Wood Elves just yet and that there were still a couple of key units calling out to me from the from the annals of time. I couldn't resist the  deep recesses of my memory  so here we are; I’ve finally finished my Wood Elf Attack Chariot! Chariots ready to sweep down the enemy flank I am such a fan of Jes Goodwin’s incredible sculpting that  I’ve always wanted one of these in the collection for a while now. While my custom Royal Chariots of the Swan filled in nicely as a proxy chariots, I always wanted a dedicated Attack Chariot, I feel it really adds that extra bit of aggressive bite and fast moving threat to the army's vanguard not to mention aesthetically a great centre piece to  the Army. Model for model, this has been one of the most e...

Eternal Guard, Chariots & Wizards Part Six - Witches, Wizards, & Roses Hello everyone many thanks for joining me. I am now drawing a close my Woodelf army this week. I may return to it in the future, as there are a few more units I would love to collect and paint, I’m thinking of the Attack Chariot and an Eagle rider. Everqueen's Rosewood Guard Having now painted ten plus units it’s time for a break, overall I am really happy with the army and it is probably the best I have painted to date. Model for model I do not think there is a bad one. There are a few that could be considered top tier, not that I’m saying I would win an award, more a self reflection on how I am improving. The first unit to show you today is the Everqueen’s Rosewood Guard, these are my Eternal Guard. Rose Guard Advancing I am really happy with how the shields have turned out in this unit, the green cloth with the yellow shields really make them pop on the table top. They are made from plastic Oathmark,...

Falconers & Core Units Part Five - Mern's Kindband & Keltoi's Moon Falconers  (Elithor and the Meadow Clan added) Well we are right into the core of this Woodelf army now and having shown you three core units last week, this time I have another three to show you. These three are all a little different, two foot troops and a proxy archer unit. Full Unit - Mern’s Speartooth Kindband First up we have Mern's, 'the Gardener', Speartooth Kindband. Essentially these are to serve as Eternal Guard in the new The Old World (ToW) rules. However, I have written the unit card as a standard unarmored elf spear unit. I like basic units in the theme of this army, most elves living in the wood are not just going to pile out as some super unit in my head. In addition to that, it really makes the army feel more feral in nature, more natural if you like. Mern Advances Mern himself came out really well here and is simply one of the five original Citadel Miniatures from this spe...

Nihel & Alvina Archer Units Part Four -  Mistwood Rangers & Glade Guard Two units this week. I kinda leaked these out a bit earlier than planned this week. So there maybe a few of you who saw these once already, but I think they are good enough to see them again. Mistwood Rangers Full Unit Look First  Nihel’s Mistwood Rangers these are in a fundamentally different colour palette to the rest of the army. I decided that dark browns with blue was a good choice to provide me with a third unit of Archers that can double up as Waywatchers if required. Unit in Action I also gave them a moon symbol and have named them the Mistwood Rangers to add that extra feel for when it’s required. This unit is mainly comprised of extra Skarloc’s Archers that I had left over, that unit was 20 strong, so this unit became naturally 12 once I added a command.   Unit Card You will note the Champion ‘Nihel’ is one of the oldest Wood Elves ever made by citadel and if memory serves correctly ...