Have I got it right this time?

[widowson]

My name is Widowson, I am a new recruit to your group. Currently I am awaiting the new version of the Dark Elves rumoured to be appearing in October, I have been playing/painting proper Elves for almost 20 years. Also interested in ancient Greece, War of the Roses, 30 years War and the War of the three kingdoms. I hate space marines and ***** Elves, and any other army that is designed to uber- powerful, i.e any army that is not DE. I used to work for GW in one of their stores in Scotland, that is where I fostered my hatred for anything non DE. I also do not know why my description of the shiny blue , white and silver Elves has been starred out, but hey I'm old and don't understand lots of things. I would also like to apologies to Melle, for jacking his thread, that does not sound right, but it earned me the suffix "threadjacker" which I kind of like.
So hopefully I have worked out how to post stuff (on the computer, not in a shiny red post box), and there may be hope for olds like me!

Thank you for your indulgence.

[Melle]

aye, your own thread
and like i said, no worries. apology accepted, although not needed.

let me then be the first to welcome you here!

I kinda liked having you around in my introduction, we oldies must stick together ( im in my mid 30's)

[leesmith]

Hi welcome, im in my young 30's does that make me old too? lol

lee

[xFallenx]

Welcome Widowson. You're in good Company, a whole lot of us olds to be had in the ranks here. The best part of that is the sheer weight in exp to be gained, maybe less so in the constantly changing game/tactic sense, but what is lacking there is more than made up for in the painting and modeling area. Speaking for myself, I may be crap on the table, & crap on the workbench, but there are a whole range of amazing members that constantly update the forums here. Enjoy your stay.

[widowson]

Thank you all for your kind words, for the record I am nearer 50 than 30 Started painting with enamels, imagine that, how happy was I when GW produced their first range of paints.

[leesmith]

lol, So did I technically, but it was airfix so I am not sure if it counts.

though talking about it reminds me of my first model that I painted.



This bad boy lol (not this exact one just one like it)

[Saintofm]

Welcome aboard.

[widowson]

My first Citadel minies were orcs with fitted bases. Used black to shade, wiped it off then highlighted with white. Previous to that it was either Napoleonic Wars, or WW2. Fantasy was a bit of a revelation really, after the orcs it was the first of the Chaos warriors, then beakie marines!

[T.D.]

that is where I fostered my hatred for anything non DE.

I like the cut of your jib, good sir

Are you still based in Scotland?

[Kurze]

lol, So did I technically, but it was airfix so I am not sure if it counts.

though talking about it reminds me of my first model that I painted.



This bad boy lol (not this exact one just one like it)

Aahhh, the good ol' Screamer Killer, toughness 8, 10 wounds and a 3+ on 2d6 save how I miss second ed 40k.

I've been playing off and on since '92, so welcome, fellow time traveller!

[widowson]

that is where I fostered my hatred for anything non DE.

I like the cut of your jib, good sir

Are you still based in Scotland?

Yes very much still based in Scotland, it's almost like a life sentence on Mordia! What about yourself, are you based in the real Land of Chill?

[T.D.]

I'm in Glasgow.

Reason I'm asking is that if you are in the whereabouts and fancy some tabletop carnage then I play at the games club @ Woodside Halls.

(Trying to get those guys to play FB is like trying to get blood out of the proverbial lump of mineral)

Have a game lined up for this Tuesday...my first non-household game of 2013!

[widowson]

I'm in South Lanarkshire, a little village called Lesmahagow. I haven't actually played a game since leaving GW East Kilbride just before they closed it down. I then sold my entire DE army, and my IG for 40k, which incidentally I am not really into. I looked at some of the new forgeworld minies for the Empire, but got bored with those really quickly. It seems for me that for fantasy nothing compares to the true Elves. Also have some Elysian Drop troopers, but went all star wars on their asses, got pretty bored with those also. Currently working on some of Victrix ancient Greeks, turning some of them into Spartan men of bronze. The sprues don't contain enough bronze breastplate figures, mostly linothorax, which during the early wars with Persia the Spartiate didn't really go in for. The biggest problem with doing things the way I am is I am now left with a shed load of guys wearing very fashionable linen or perhaps leather armour. The figures are very good though, some of the best non - GW I have seen.
Still, I am looking forward to the new DE Army book coming out, because I feel it is now time to start raiding for slaves again!

[T.D.]

Cool.

My existing DE spearmen are very much Spartan inspired. The PnM forum is a great place to display, share ideas and find inspiration

[widowson]

Well, my idea for DE is based round a raiding force. A core of Corsairs supported by three units of crossbows, one for each Reaper battery,
Dark riders, shades, Mengil Manhides Marauders and possibly a hydra or kraken depending on the new models and rules. How do I get onto that forum you mentioned?

[Calisson]

The coming new army book will be more friendly for raiding forces:
NEW PLastic Dark Riders
NEW Plastic Scroungerunner (one-wheel chariot pulled by horses, with 2 corsairs and a catapult)
NEW Plastic Hydra/Kraken
Blister Dark Fleet Admiral, A kind of hero who can join RBTs

Manhides is no longer available. His unit can play shades, though (but not the command group).

P&M forum is our painting and modelling forum. Find the board index and scroll down.

[widowson]

Thanks Calisson, Manhide no longer available? Where have I been? Perhaps cold one Knights instead! I was actually thinking of using Dark Eldar wyches legs with DE torsos, just to give them some movement and make them more dynamic! The shades that is, not the CoK's.

[Melle]

if you own the manhides,
cherish them, use them as shades and bsb.
or sell them and get rich

lovely models and hard to come by, on a budget atleast

[widowson]

I would buy the command group, if they were clean metal! One wheeled chariots sound mental, I think it would be nice if the new crossbows borrowed the design from Van Helsing!

[widowson]

Hey Melle, we've been promoted!

[Melle]

took me a while to get that, not sure life as slave of the Altar is better than ending it on it.
only fate worse than dark elf slave would be dark Eldar slave me thinks

[widowson]

Oh I don't know, it can't be very rosy being a vanilla marine!

[Melle]

compared to beeing a slave at the hands of dark Eldar?

id take vanilla Marine anytime:)

[widowson]

Oh they aren't bad, just misunderstood!