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Title: Help With Desert Elves
Post by: The Gray Ghost on 12 May 2016, 10:49:41 PM

any ideas as to  what they would look like?
any possible 28mm figures out there

Title: Re: Help With Desert Elves
Post by: Lt. Tibbles on 13 May 2016, 12:15:49 AM

Whenever I hear Desert Elves, D&D's Dark Sun setting always immediately comes to mind.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a8/24/22/a82422283544c87c5860413c187ff99d.jpg)

 It featured Elves a desert dwelling nomads, Raleigh Partha did a line of Dark Sun minis back in the day, here are a few.

(http://www.dndlead.com/ral-partha/rp-darksun.htm#thumb)

(http://www.dndlead.com/ral-partha/rp-darksun.htm#thumb)

As for other manufacturers I'm not sure, but a couple of head swaps on some historical minis would probably do the trick.

Title: Re: Help With Desert Elves
Post by: spud on 13 May 2016, 03:08:07 AM

Or Elfquest...comic from the 70's...a major storyline in the series involves desert elves.

http://elfquest.com/

Title: Re: Help With Desert Elves
Post by: white knight on 13 May 2016, 09:17:47 AM

I would start with a range of desert humans that has a more slender sculpting style, and do headswaps with elven heads where the heads are too obviously human.

The Helldorado Saracens for instance, could be a good starting point:

(http://sodapopminiatures.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/300x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/h/a/hashishin.jpg)

(http://sodapopminiatures.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/300x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/b/l/blessed_warriors.jpg)

(http://sodapopminiatures.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/300x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/l/a/lancer_blister_pack.jpg)

(http://sodapopminiatures.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/300x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/l/a/layla_bint_suraya_bint_javaira.jpg)

Title: Re: Help With Desert Elves
Post by: white knight on 13 May 2016, 09:18:48 AM

Or with a different paintjob, the Otherworld drow figures might do as well.