[WM][Wood elves] Building blog

[WarGamer]

You have some great models in this topic. The green, in particular looks so good.  That old school vibe is working very well and I look forward to seeing more.

Thank you very much! The project is almost done, 2 units of light cavalry are in the queue, and some heroes remain. I know, it's better to have more infantry to increase break-point, nevertheless cavalry for me is much cooler. Probably, the next year I'll return to waywatchers and eternal guard, or maybe not.

[WarGamer]

Started making wizards for my army. This floating dude is magnificent! Rich detailed and very robust, he's worthy of carrying the Ring of Magic to autocast spells. The big dryad is a fast filler between complex minis, but even there I managed to complicate things. It was a pain to fit those branches just like this. Nevertheless they are now not only a decoration, but also a shield from breaking the fragile model. And her hair. Yes, I painted her hair in a transition from green to bright orange and hid them by branches. It's something familiar to humans grey hair, when hair-tips become grey first, the same happens with the old dryad's hair.

[Irisado]

The green looks very good once again.  I think that yo have the shade for that just right.  GW made some decent models for Warmaster back in the day.  I wish that I had got into it.

[WarGamer]

Many thanks, I appreciate it.
I had old gw Warmaster armies back in a day. They were... controversial. Some minis were really good, highly detailed, looked like copies of 28mm. Some were... Let's talk fair, some were awful. Like 'please, no, remove it'. Modern 3d-printed minis are way better detailed. Moreover, gw didn't make all the armies that are included in Warmaster list.

[WarGamer]

Definitely not Naieth the Prophetess accompanied by not Othu the Owl. Gorgeous composition, still they required some creative work. The great spellweaver is too small for a hero, so she needs something to lift her up, to be visible. On the other hand her staff is very thin, so it needs protection from big clumsy hands.
Another dude represents a wizard "on a stag". The only known sculpt by Artisan minis has very unfortunate fate: one mini has the broken thin horn, the second was misprinted to the mess. So why not use a chariot like every other faction? The elf-wizard by Varus fits into it just perfectly, he simply stands, not floats.

[WarGamer]

Finally completed band of beastmasters. It was a very weird way, because technically they are easy to paint: only 3 elves without any complicated elements such capes, and beasts was made in no time by simple drybrushing. Yet the choice was hard to make: to choose animals, to choose the position for each, to decide what to add for filling the bases and not to make composition overwhelmed.
The result is satisfying - good unique proxy for wild hunt, and no one will claim it as not acceptable because it's too old. Even original minis were rereleased recently, so it fits lore perfectly.