[PLOG] Marauder Dark Elves

Post by **Amboadine** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:40 pm

Nice work. Looking pretty cool, loving the retro look.

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:53 pm

Such a fan of the marauder mini's.

Have to say yours are experiencing considerably more TLC than mine!

Noble korhedron · Post by **Noble korhedron** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:03 pm

@T.D.: This is a bit of an OT Q., but who's the guy in your sig? Reminds me of Blanka from 'Street Fighter'....

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:41 pm

Quote in my sig is from Tyrannus Deathbringer -- my fluff character coming to a PnM forum near you ...once I get over being lazy

Just like the famous Conan the Barbarian quote about "What is good in life?", it is a steal from the mouth of Genghis Khan:

"All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated."
- Genghis Khan

but Tyrannus, being a Dark Elf Dreadlord, does not give you the option of being spared :twisted:

Noble korhedron · Post by **Noble korhedron** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:46 pm

T.D. wrote:Quote in my sig is from Tyrannus Deathbringer -- my fluff character coming to a PnM forum near you ...once I get over being lazy

Just like the famous Conan the Barbarian quote about "What is good in life?", it is a steal from the mouth of Genghis Khan:

"All who surrender will be spared; whoever does not surrender but opposes with struggle and dissension, shall be annihilated."
- Genghis Khan

but Tyrannus, being a Dark Elf Dreadlord, does not give you the option of being spared

Not your Dreadlord. The animated guy.....

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:59 pm

LOL. Got you! It is from Street Fighter - the hidden boss of Super Street Fighter II (and many later incarnations of the game), Akuma.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akuma_%28Street_Fighter%29

xFallenx · Post by **xFallenx** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:53 pm

The more of your work I see the more I love these characterful models. They're total pirates. I love it.

With hatred ... · Post by **With hatred ...** » Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:17 pm

It's been a while but I'm still plugging away at the retro elves. Here's the latest batch.

I'm slightly disappointed with the pictures as they have washed out the highlights but you get the idea.

The plan is to get a unit of 30 together, I'll have to convert one to a standard somewhere along the line.
Hopefully it won't be long 'til the next update.

Cheers.

Khazmando · Post by **Khazmando** » Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:49 pm

Just caught this thread, great palette and painting.

With hatred ... · Post by **With hatred ...** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:48 pm

Here's the latest update, continuing with the same colour palette some MM73 Witch Elves..

Cheers.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 12:53 am

Great job as ever, always a treat to see the older metal minis given an up to date finish.

Noble korhedron · Post by **Noble korhedron** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:57 am

Do two of those Witch Elves have crossbows?!

Post by **Amboadine** » Sat Sep 27, 2014 10:16 am

Very clean and tidy. Love the retro models.

With hatred ... · Post by **With hatred ...** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:15 pm

Thanks a lot. They were quite nice to paint, so that helped a lot.

Noble korhedron wrote:Do two of those Witch Elves have crossbows?!

That's right, I suppose they would be hand bows?

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:26 pm

With hatred ... wrote:Here's the latest update, continuing with the same colour palette some MM73 Witch Elves..

Ahhh, these girls were one of the reasons I fell in love with Dark Elves. Still have a soft spot in my heart for them over all other versions released.

Really clean and atmospheric paint job.

gabrias · Post by **gabrias** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:56 pm

Beautiful painting! I still have some of these as well. They're different to the modern ones but still cool.

With hatred ... · Post by **With hatred ...** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:45 pm

Thanks guys, here's a few more...

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:56 pm

14 Witch Elves led by Death Hag -- a unit that will still kick ass in this day and age! :twisted:

Post by **Amboadine** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:03 pm

Remind me of my very first wardancer models. Great to see these.

With hatred ... · Post by **With hatred ...** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 4:48 pm

Thanks both.

Just a quick update as I've finished the display bases/movement trays for my assassins and scouts. Continuing the theme from the DE Regiment using the plastic Lord of the Rings terrain.

Cheers.

Post by **Amboadine** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:00 pm

Again, nice work. They look great.

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 5:19 pm

Love the Assassins.

I have 4 out of those 5.

Teowulff · Post by **Teowulff** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:53 am

Very nice paintjob!

But really, if DE would still look like that I would NEVER EVER play them, I find the models extremely ugly!

T.D. · Post by **T.D.** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:29 am

As someone who grew up at the time these were made, I can appreciate how fine they were (in comparison to other miniatures of the time). While they are not the sleek and proportioned beauties of our new releases they still have charm IMO. Indeed our new releases wouldn't exist without the antecedence of these models.

Eye of the Beholder and all that

Post by **Amboadine** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:21 am

T.D. wrote:As someone who grew up at the time these were made, I can appreciate how fine they were (in comparison to other miniatures of the time). While they are not the sleek and proportioned beauties of our new releases they still have charm IMO. Indeed our new releases wouldn't exist without the antecedence of these models.

Eye of the Beholder and all that

With you all the way here. These were the available models at the time I started, in fact I started prior to them.
I loved the aesthetics at the time although I had the Wood elf equivalents. The fully chainmail barded horses were my favourite.

Not to mention the wild boars

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