New High Elves!!!

Well, I've been absent for a while and for this I apologise. And so cue the obligatory, short, 'I'm still alive' post.

'It's aliiiiive...'

I've been having a busy time recently trying to get on top of my work load and I'm not quite there yet so you'll have to bear with me for a short time yet but do not fret! I will return...

After I'm done Haydn...

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

However, as the title of the post suggests I am very much excited for the new High Elf release looming before us. High Elves are my first love in the whole of the miniature wargaming world so I am champing at the bit to see them now as they look amazing I have ordered a copy of the army book and, once it arrives, I will begin a series of posts looking into this in detail so expect a very 'fantastical' (if you'll pardon the pun) set of posts coming up. I also have a few 40k articles in the works, as I often do so although I am quiet at this moment in time, once I am fully on top of my coursework/exams I will return with a vengeance.

Thanks for bearing with me folks.

The Blackwing Part 6 - Squad Paley, The Watchmakers

One of my five-man tactical squads for use in smaller games. These were made from some old space marine models I found at the bottom of my bitzbox with helmets remodelled slightly and robes added. Squad Paley is a unit of Dark Angel space marines assigned to be amongst the founding members of the Blackwing, loyal to the Inner Circle above all else they are reliable soldiers assigned to carry out covert missions unknown to their Inquisitorial overlords. 

The Hobbit - The Goblin King

Bones will be shattered,

Necks will be wrung!

You'll be beaten and battered,

From racks you'll be hung!

You'll die down here and never be found,

Down in the deeps of Goblin Town!

The Hobbit - Goblins

The Goblins were immensely fun to paint as it gave me chance to try out many flesh techniques to achieve a diseased, almost corpse-like look. I thought the GW paint scheme was far too pale so experimented with a variety of different skin tones to try and capture the look seen in the film and the concept art. 

Grinnah the Goblin

Goblin Captain

The Goblins

To Deep Strike or not to Deep Strike?

That is the Question.
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of an enemy's first turn,
Or to take to Deep Strike into a sea of troubles, and by opposing, end them...

Slight adaptation of Shakespeare there but I couldn't resist.

The point still stands however, where do you stand on Deep Striking?

aside from on the platform