WHFB: Dryad WIP

I decided to do a summer project. I've always wanted to do a Wood Elf Tree Spirit army, so I thought that would be a good goal (even though the new Wood Elf makes it a decidedly underpowered choice). With the end of summer looming, it doesn't look like I'll make it ... but hopefully I'll have it done before the snows of winter hit. Now onto pictures!

WHFB: High Elf Flamespyre Phoenix WIP

Awhile back I decided to assemble all of the High Elf miniatures I've picked up through the years. As part of that project, I also picked up a High Elf Phoenix. After building the Frostheart Phoenix from the pieces in the box, I still had the Flamespyre parts left over. I also had a spare Gryphon from the Island of Blood boxed set, I decided to try making a second Phoenix from all of these spare bits.

This will probably be the most involved conversion that I've ever attempted. As you can see from the pictures, I've already come a fair way and mostly just have greenstuff work left. Sculpting the feathers should a challenge, but I've done some huge swathes of fur (on Ghorgons and Razorgors) and hope it's not too dissimilar.

Originally the plan had been to do as little as possible, but after looking at how far back the wings attach on the Gryphon, I decided I didn't think it looked "natural" enough. So I moved the attachment point for the wings forward and glued the phoenix head to the end of the gryphon's beak (instead of just doing a headswap). Then I cut off more of the lion body than I had originally planned. To make it all flow together, I'll have to add more greenstuff, but it should look much more avian than if I had left the wings where they would have originally attached.

Top down view

Side View

Close-up of the Body

Project Epic: Ultramarines

Chapter (Side View)

Chapter (Side View) 

Chapter (Other Side)

Bikes (with Captain, Chaplain & Librarian)

Marine Company w/ Dreadnought & Drop Pods & Hunters

Marine Companies w/ Rhino Transports 

Terminators w/ Land Raiders & Thunderhawks w/ Devestators & Assault Marines

Marine Company w/ Rhino Transports

More Marines

Still More Marines

Too Many Marines!

Terminators w/ Land Raider Transport
Whirlwinds & Thunderbolts in the background

Thunderbolt Squadron with Whirlwinds in the background

Assault Marines & Devestators w/ Thunderhawk Transports

Another Shot of Assault Marines & Devestators w/ Thunderhawk Transports

Project Epic: Titan Legions

The Legion

The Legion (Side View)

The Legion (Other Side)

The Red Wing

Red Wing (Knights, Reaver Titan, & Warlord Titan) 

Yellow Wing

Yellow Wing (Knights, Reaver Titan & Warlord Titan)

Imperator Titan

Imperator Titan (Front)

The Skitarii

Project Epic: Imperial Guard

The Whole Army

The Whole Army (Top View)

The Whole Army (Side View)

Mechanized Infantry Company A

Mechanized Infantry Company B

Mechanized Infantry Company C

Stormtroopers w/ Valkrye Transport 

Rough Riders

Ogryns

Sentinels

Basilisk

Leman Russ Demolishers

Hell Hounds

Hydras

Leman Russ Company A

Leman Russ Company B

Baneblades

Shadowswords

Thunderbolt Squadron A

Thunderbolt Squadron B

Editorial: It's going to be Epic!

I went back and forth on what I should document first, and ultimately decided to display my Epic Projects.

Roughly 2 1/2 years ago, I decided to paint up some GamesWorkshop Epic miniatures. I had collected these a long time ago for a fraction of the price they currently sell for. Epic scale is roughly 6mm scale (read: really tiny), and the miniatures themselves are beautifully detailed.

After a few purchases to update the armies, and a year and a half later, I'd painted roughly 18,000 points worth of Epic. I painted 3 "armies", each to roughly 6,000 points. That works out to about 1,000 points per month. To give you some idea of what the above numbers mean; Epic is typically played at the 2-3 thousand point level (although I've seen games of over 10,000 points), so I have enough to miniatures to field 3-5 games worth (both sides!).