Expanding the Corps - Another Alai Space Elf

Disclosure: This model was sent to me as a preview of Old School Miniatures new Kickstarter with the only stipulation that I paint it before the end of November. 

More pointy heads!

Another quick post to show off a new Alai Mercenary for the team! 

Searching the Stars - Eldar Adventuring Party Part 2

 As the Summer of Eldar comes to an end, I'm pleased to present to you the Eldar adventurer Niten Starsearcher and his crew of exodites!

Starsearcher and company search some ruins for ancient artifacts.

If you need a reminder of the builds, check it out over here: Part 1 Link.

Searching the Stars - Eldar Adventuring Party Part 1

When I started the Summer of Eldar project there were lots of ideas. The main focus was of course to finish painting some of the base coated Biel-Tan in the display case. I also painted up some Alai mercenaries I had started/collected. While those were great, I still wanted a Stargrave crew. I though of a crew of Corsairs, or just bulk out the Alai more; and then inspiration struck.

Here we have the beginnings of my Eldar Adventurer and his exodite companions. So far it's only modeling, but since they are some pretty extensive conversions I figured I'd show them off. 

Let's Turn Up the Heat - Eldar Fire Dragons

The Eldar Fire Dragons were one of my favorite squads back in my 40k army days. There wasn't much a full squad carrying melta/fusion guns couldn't take down, plus their coloring really made them stand out! I had four fully painted miniatures for the last two decades. It was time to fill out the squad. 

And now we number seven.

Now I really only needed one to fill out the squad, but like them so I ended up painting three. So here you have an exarch, and two more dragons. 

Challenge Complete - #JusticeforGary

Over on the Oldhammer Facebook page they are holding a challenge called #JusticeforGary. It's simply a challenge to paint up a model sculpted by Gary Morley himself! A cool concept, and there is a prize, but I just like joining in to paint something new and different. So here's what I came up with:

Two Elder runners secure the objective

These are two old Dark Eldar Mandrake models, now re-purposed to be Stargrave Runners for my growing Alai Mercenary Corps. More details on them after the jump. Also, keep reading and you'll see I didn't stop at two models...

Upper Management - Biel-Tan Eldar HQ

I had originally intended to finish up another squad of Eldar for my next Summer of Eldar project. However we went away to visit family for a week and a half, so instead of delaying posts I figured I'd do something a little faster. 

This Farseer defeated a lot of enemies with his 2nd ed. powers. I miss 2nd...

Here you have the Farseer who had lead my army since the 90's, his finished warlock guard with sword (who may have been one of the last models I had completed for this army...), and a base coated warlock with a spear. 

Soldiers for Hire - Alai Mercenary Corps

There are many groups of Mercenaries in the galaxy willing to work for the right price. For some that prices is simply the right compensation, while others may seek out the right cause. Then there are Eldar mercenaries. No one knows why they show up or what motivates them. Most would agree that you don’t want to wind up opposed to them. So a group showing up on Locust 4 can spell nothing but trouble…

Eldar mercenaries search through the wreckage of a ship for some unknown reason... 

The Summer of Eldar continues with these five well armed Eldar mercenaries! It's a squad that has been in the que way too long, but are finally finished. They sport the colors of the Alai Mercenary Corps which turned out to be just as much fun as I thought!

A Craftworld Sighting!

My very first ever Warhammer 40k army was this Eldar Biel-Tan Craftworld army. Created during second edition, it served me well until 3rd came around. At that point most of my 3-4 model aspect teams needed updating to 5 model squads. It wouldn't be the last time my armies would become invalid under a new edition, but it certainly annoyed me enough to move on. So for a while it shelved the whole army, and started a new army of marines. 

I like to imagine they come from the part of the Craftworld resistant to change.

The forces made a resurgence for a short time during late 3rd or early 4th edition. I had slowly collected the missing models, got them based up for a few games. Sure, some of the figures were only base coated or primed, but they were a legal army again. I just never got around to fully painting them before I exited the hobby as a whole for over a decade. 

Traveling has it’s Benefits!

Just a quick update while I finish my current project. While traveling for work I found a Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) not far from the hotel I was staying in. I swung by Monday night and found that not only did they have a room dedicated to miniatures, they also had a wall of used minis for sale!

Dug these gems out from between entire chapters of marines...

Here's a picture of what I came away with. I was stoked with the selection!

Patience of a Space Elf

 We took a few days to meet up with some family this weekend... so no progress to show off this week. So instead let me show you a model I'm patiently waiting to find the right deal on:

Picture from solegends.com

First Post - The Background

 Hello, and welcome to my hobby blog! In an attempt to get myself organized I decided to detail my progress by running this blog. Hopefully it helps because 2020 lockdowns kept me working on house projects. Therefore there was almost no progress; save some organization of the hobby area. 

Here's some quick bullet points about me:

• Started gaming in the mid 90's with historicals. 
• Prior to that there was an attempt to paint some minis with enamels for a D&D game that never really happened.
• One of the guys brought me into a "beer and pretzels" game called Warhammer 40k. 
• I could not legally drink at the time.
• I was immediately hooked and started my first army, Eldar (that's it... it's all they were known as in 2nd).

Eldar... Mostly painted.

 Had to expand squads in 3rd.