Ulthuan

Those bright colours look amazing

@ Elithmar: thanks

Got this year off to a good start I think, painted a small terrain piece in an afternoon...



and also finished off the Teclis conversion I posted a while back. Pretty pleased with how he turned out!

Honestly, this seems like the only possible outcome after GW seemed to do everything in their power to make a mess of the AoS launch. If they'd communicated more with the players about what was coming, released something other than sigmarites early on, or put out some accessible summary background f...

The Dragon Mages are a good example of a group of magic users exclusive to one of the other kingdoms, one that seems to have more to do with instinct and natural talent than academic training (and possibly has something to do with the dragons themselves?). I like to think each kingdom would have its...

They're among the more interesting models released for AoS so far, but... yikes, those are some really awkward poses. Feels to me like after the amount of cutting and greenstuffing it would take to make them look good they wouldn't be worth buying. Of course I've never liked GW dwarfs anyway so what...

Hello Ulthuan! It's been ages since I posted anything here - I've had a hectic year (and a lot's happened in the hobby world too... :roll: ). Still, the holidays are here now and I've actually had time to spend on my High Elves! First I finished two bolt throwers that have been sitting around half-d...

It's amazing how you managed to make such a great looking model out of such diverse bits

It's hilarious that the best models released (IMO) for these new sigmar guys have been their two pets, the baby griffon and baby phoenix...

You might find something suitable in the Glade Guard/Glade Rider kits. They have some good delicate, elfin looking heads, I've used them a few times for characters without helmets.

The fluff for the Shield of the Merwyrm in the army book mentions that Lothern was besieged during the daemon invasion, which means it probably would have been built (in some form at least) before Aenarion became Phoenix King.

This is amazing, they've really nailed the look and feel of Warhammer. Even if the game itself is bad it looks like there'll be heaps of inspiration for conversions, paint schemes and the like!

Having glanced over the warscrolls for the two armies (Brets and HE) I own, I don't think this is too bad at all. On the whole it looks like GW have done a decent job of capturing the identity/playstyle of each unit, still don't see how anything can really work without some sort of points system, bu...

Those Shadow Warriors are looking great, always nice to see a suitably sinister and shadowy take on them!

These rules... I don't know. The idea of keeping it simple (and free) is a great initiative, but everything just looks so, so basic. I get that one of the barriers to learning Warhammer is its complexity, but that's part of the game's charm as well - this feels like a massive step too far in the oth...

That is hands down the best Alith Anar I have ever seen. There is nothing more awesome than seeing a totally unique conversion painted to such a high standard, just fantastic stuff.

Do you have any pics of him from the back? I'd be interested to see how you did the bow and quiver.

Blech, those Sigmar dudes are so over the top I can't even take them seriously, especially the guys with the wings. On the other hand the Chaos stuff looks excellent and pretty coherent with the current aesthetic... I guess 1 out of 2 isn't too bad! Still, there's nothing that makes me want to write...

If this rumour is true then it's at least an encouraging sign that the old background (and characters) aren't going to be ditched entirely. Karl Franz might be the only one named, but this talk of being "reborn" opens up the possibility of others coming back as well... better than somethin...

It doesn't really bother me that griffons don't have barding, they don't really strike me as the sort of creature you'd put armour on. I find it much weirder that Pegasus Knights don't get it even though the models are clearly wearing barding! And if you want a mage on griffon, there's always the wi...

As soon as I saw the plastic Harlequin Shadowseer I knew it was too awesome not to do something with. Of course, I already had two foot mages (and with the IOB set I was about to order, that would be three) and I couldn't really justify another. Then it occured to me that the model would make a grea...

I plan to keep putting everything on square. It looks better IMO, especially when it comes to things like base contact and ranks. My first GW game was LotR, and I never really liked how awkward it was trying to make a formation. Plus I have an irrational hatred of oval bases (they just look... wrong...

Mixing square and round bases in the same army just looks so wrong to me...

I found an old Lotr Legolas model lying around and wanted to do something with it, and I thought it would make a decent Elf Ranger Hired Sword for Mordheim. I didn't spend long on it, but I think the model works in its new role...

Going to try and finish the two Bolt Throwers I've had half-painted for five months now. Or maybe do one or more Dragon Princes, or paint the fallen waystone I've had built for a little while...

One, some or all of those things, I guess

The colour scheme on these models is fantastic. It looks so natural, just what Wood Elves should look like if they actually wanted to be stealthy in a forest...

Looking forward to seeing more progress!

This is pretty exciting stuff, that trailer was what I'd imagine Warhammer would look like in a movie!

I am baffled about where GW is going with Warhammer as a whole, though, between this, the Mordheim game, and the End Times...

I've had that head with the massive plume kicking around in my bits box for about five years now, never used since it just looks too insanely huge - and then I see someone else use it like this and can't get over how regal and dynamic it looks... What I'm trying to say is that I think your BSB is lo...

I usually don't worry about making mistakes when I base coat, since I find that the areas I'd brush a mistake onto are the raised parts likely to get a bunch of highlights anyway. I also water my base coats down a little more than usual - that way they fill in the deeper areas better, and don't leav...

I personally consider coming up with your own fluff and background one of the best parts of this hobby, I give all my characters backstories, roles and such, although I'm a bit more lax when it comes to units. When it comes to naming units I think there's plenty of options. You could title a unit by...

@Hawkoon: Thanks for commenting! I actually painted most of the earlier models in this thread throughout last year (but only joined the forum a few months ago), so I had a bit more time to develop than it first appears! I did try to push myself when painting the warband, though! Looking ahead, I'm p...

That finished Swordmaster looks wonderful, especially the purple/orange contrast. An army in that colour scheme would look great!

Have you considered painting the detail on the shoulder/chest armour in a different colour? It might help break up the gold a little.