Ninja-star slingin' panzees (Nurgle vs. Eldar!)

[audrey]

Marines don't need medics. But he looks fine to me.
I do love the little heart on his belt. They call him Lovey Smurf behind his back. 

[Elbows]

He has another heart on his shoulder pad...you could say he wears his heart on his sleeve? (Waka waka!)

[Elbows]

And a scratch-built Techmarine.  A little wobbly because of the metal pack (even on the larger 30mm base).

[Elbows]

Some more opfor...I was reminded why marines are not my primary army.  I'm already tired of painting them!

[Argonor]

Some more opfor...I was reminded why marines are not my primary army.  I'm already tired of painting them!

I hear you. Marines are boring, at best, and a real pain when overloaded with detail. Those termies are from before the insanely OTT sculpts, but I not very fondly remember trying to paint up a Dark Angels force years ago...

I think your Sand Smurf scheme works quite well - like gold/yellow squared with blue, but more 'subdued' and 'gritty' as befitting the setting.

The marines are going to look great when placed on the table with you Eldar - I really envy your ability to stay focussed like this, I sometimes struggle to paint 10-12 members of the same unit/warband without veering off 

[Elbows]

Well, unfortunately my commitment is heavily based on an extraordinarily long unemployment...so it's often the only thing I have during the day to concentrate on (and at least feel like I accomplished something!) 

My Eldar are close to done (outside of bikes and a few more vehicles...maybe some Phoenix Lords).  The marines are for pictures, play-testing our 2nd ed. revision ideas and I like to be able to "host" games, so if someone comes over and wants to run some 40K --- I'll be able to throw down a 1500 point force of marines.

The big goal for 2017 is probably terrain.  Sci-fi for 40K, possibly Necromunda, etc.

[Bergil]

Can't wait to see it happen.

[horridperson]

Yes, I like to see some of your terrain and it would probably be more fun than painting more marines.  Right about where you are is where most of my marine armies ended .

[warburton]

Great stuff ---- I love 2nd ed, and I love the old metal termies

[Elbows]

Since I've no major love for marines, the force will be relatively small (I've one more squad of scouts to do - then maybe an assault squad and a few vehicles).  Though once it's playable, as always - I'll randomly add things if I stumble across them for cheap.

I forgot to add this guy here - a plastic Librarian with jump pack (notice a theme here?)



Don't get too excited about terrain - I suck at it.  It'll mostly be MDF stuff - though the table design will be pretty fun.  (basically platforms over an acid ocean, meaning the fighting will be across platforms, walkways etc.)

[horridperson]

Sounds like a really cool table concept.  I don't have much experience building terrain so I might impress more easily than you think .  Look forward to checking it out.

[Michka]

Elbows, your painting is always top notch. But what did you do with that Librarian's hand. It's spectaucular!!! Have you been downloading skills from Golden Demon participants in your sleep or something? My gob has truly been smacked!

[Elbows]

(blows the dust off)

Well, as some of you probably noticed I haven't posted any painted Eldar in quite some time.  I took a small break to do the marines in this thread...then abandoned that completely and went onto a Chaos Nurgle inspired force (over in the other thread).  Admittedly I also repainted half of my Old West terrain...built an entire Mordheim table, etc.  So I've been busy but my Eldar army hasn't had anything new for a while.  I'm a few models shy but really the army is essentially done.  So just occasional bits from hereon out.

Enter my nemesis.  I enjoyed putting a unique colour scheme on Karandras.  Then I enjoyed doing that on Maugan Ra.  So when a bunch of metal Phoenix Lords showed up on eBay I grabbed them up.  Decided "these are easy - I'll do them all!".  Enter Fuegan the despoiler.

I assembled the model, primed it and painted it.  Hated it.  Stripped it.

I then assembled the model and primed it again.  Painted it.  Hated it.  Stripped it.

I then assembled, primed and started painting it again.  Hated it.  Luckily I set it aside for a day this time.

I came back to it and ham-fisted my way through it.  This time I finished it and I don't hate it with a burning passion, so I'll let him stay.  In the process of dipping him I chipped his head and his stupid firepike leaked dip all over my desk and my damn hands.  He was going down fighting.  I've never been so close to melting down a pewter miniature before.  He better make it up to me on the tabletop.  I expect him to incinerate some of Audrey's sexy new Alpha Legion sometime.

[beefcake]

I love what you've done here. I can't believe I missed this thread! I'll have to go through it more thoroughly later.
To be honest when I first clicked on this thread I expected to see some apes dressed all in black throwing around some shuriken

[Mason]

Well, your persistence has certainly paid off as he now looks great.
 

Lets hope he proves worth all the bother when he hits the table.