This year, the project is Alaitoc Eldar, aka classic banana heads.
My kid is busy working away at the Vanguard Space Marines that Santa brought for Christmas, and given that we have the 8th edition Index set, and the 9th edition rules, games of 40k are in the offing! I could finish up some Imperial Guard, or paint a bunch of Tau, or paint old Space Marines, but I thought it would be more fun for us to work on something new together (never mind that I have 1/10th of the free time). So Eldar.
I have been collecting these figures with the idea to making an Eldar force for... 15 years? Probably more. A quick perusal of Index Xenos 1, and a small list is drawn up.
Seen above we have a Dire Avengers squad (10 figures), five Fire Dragons (including an Exarch that I got "new" out of a blister just for this project), a Warlock for a command figure, Guardian heavy weapon (either star cannon or bright lance options), five swooping hawks, and then ten metal guardians to start things off on the right foot. Off camera are five rangers enjoying a bath in simple green, and five metal Wraith guard. 41 figures in all, which is about what I usually paint in a good year...
I uh... have a lot more. A LOT more, but this seems like a good place to start, and it is roughly the number of power points that the kid has.
More to come, as my wife was away for a day and I had time after the kids were abed to assemble the Guardians and the Dire Avengers!
11 comments:
I always thought that the Eldar looked kinda cool.
Sounds like a nice father and son project. Hope it sees the table soon. 😀
Oh, that's nice! Looking forward to seeing them! :)
Yes, it is a fun little project, and I have hopes of actually finishing it by doing it in smaller packets like this...
Never got into Eldar minis but I am looking forward to see what you do with them.
Nice! I love the Eldar. It was my very first army for 40K. I am excited to watch your project come together over the next year!
Eldar are wonderful. Will you stick to classics mostly or go for more modern models as well (Wraith Knights, Crimson Hunters and the like)?
Thanks guys!
Merijn, I am going to add the "new" stuff that I have... which is pretty old now! Plastic warwalkers and the like. I may also add the plastic wraithguard with close combat weapons. I do not mind most of the new things, I am just cheap...
That's a lot of tall-hatted space elves and classic sculpts too!
If I ever get back to working on my Genestealer Cult, mayhap we might have to arrange a game sometime.
Speaking of which, did you ever play Chain of Command in the end?
Hey Dai!
Chain of command is like a lot of projects that linger close to the finish line without being finished... I still need to finish painting the Germans, and do some weathering/basing work. I think after this initial batch of Eldar are done that is where I am going next.
Games against genestealers would be great!
At the very least, if we manage to get enough painted up with our limited hobby time, perhaps start off with a game of KillTeam? I think I have the rules in pdf format somehwere....
Yes great idea!
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