Just a bit of a teaser, but I put in a couple of hours of work tonight for my army (well like 6 to be honest). I wanted to paint, but I mostly ended up drilling, pinning, and sculpting wood grain and feathers. Not the most fun I've had in ages (in fact I think I have a blister on my thumb from the pin vise... knurled grips suck!) but at least I got some good work done.

I bulked out the Wardancer Champion's base to be fitting for a Noble... yep the cool dude perched on a tree stump with 2 swords will be the Noble and I'm mail ordering the jump kick Champion to lead the squad. Cooler pose, but he has a spear and the only Wardancer magic weapon is a pair of matched swords... kinda limited my options!...

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Proof I'm not completely inept at army painting ... just mostly inept.

Perhaps more pics to come later, when I'm not rushed to leave for class :-)

I'm feeling kind of giddy at the moment. After a marathon session of painting at Tom's house last night, I got my second regiment of Glade Guard archers painted up for that Fantasy campaign I keep talking about. I did move away from the old color scheme in some ways (the first models for the army were painted prior to the army book's release, pre-release figs is one thing I miss deeply about working outside the hobby industry) but I think they look better for it. Much less bright and vibrant and ridiculous, and more like a Wood Elf is supposed to....

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Hey all, I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday so far. Just thought I'd give a quick update while I'm still under the blissful effects of unsafe dosages of extra strength Asparin. Got a nasty cold complete with pounding headaches, sore throat and last night I had a lovely time freezing and shivering in bed despite a massive pile of blankets once I got home from the New Years shindig.

So I probably won't be doing any more painting for a day or two, I had been making some good progress on my Wood Elves, I got the second unit of Archers and the Wardancers much closer to finished. Mostly metallic trim and the weapons to do, plus hair on half the Wardancers. Shouldn't take too long. Still need to paint my 15 Eternal Guard for the campaign some of us are starting up in a week or two. I also have to finish an Arwen model that I was painting as a Christmas present for a friend... better late than never :-)...

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Wow, I've never been un-invited to Christmas dinner before. I guess I've got some free time on my hands today...