Wood Elves 28mm

This little group of Elves popped out of the wood work today. I took a gamble on eBay as the picture was out of focus and I couldn't really make out the details. I very happy to say that the group is very nice indeed.

I know one is an old Grenadier sculpt but the others have me stumped. They are perfect for my army in their light jerkins and hooded cowls. The faces are very nice too.

These two can act as sharpshooters from the rear ranks of the shield wall.

The Elf lord is very eye catching with his fancy shield. Having cloaks is good too as once painted they will blend in with my assisting collection. Although these aren't spearmen, they can be peppered throughout the ranks to add some variety.

This crowned figure isn't quite right for my army but she will be perfect for my Sidhe forces. She will be giving up dirty Orcs in favour of smelly Fomorians to cull.

This leader figure will be given a company of spearmen to lead.

 The axe wielding Elf reminds me of my favourite figure of all time, a Dark elf guard sculpted by the Perry's, back in 1984. It might be the simple round shield.

Update: So it turns out these nice sculpts are from Alternative Armies, and they are still available.

Update, 

Orc Muster

I decided I had enough Orcs to start sorting them onto bases. These are a few that missed the big Hobbit battle deadline and we're left unfinished. Well, now they are all painted and just need some stones and sand to finish them off.

This base was actually finished ready for the big Hobbit battle but was somehow over looked when it came to basing. As a new battle date is being set for another event, this time he and his friends will be ready!

This base was painted up to be an option for Bolg. I'm not sure where the big Orc comes from but he certainly looks the part. He is large and very well armoured.

These bases are sporting lots of standards, very useful for mixing into big units.

A new greenstuff helmet amongst the lead sculpts.

I'm really pleased with the plasticard blade results. Shaping a crude blade from plasticard then gluing it to a brush bristle really looks good. The join was hidden by wrapping cotton around the two pieces. It makes me think a unit of Orc pikemen armed with these weapons would look great. The plastic weapons would be very tough too and virtually impossible to break, very useful for wargames figures.

A real mix of old and new. Reaper, Grenadier, Oathmark and Chronicle. This latest batch is also includes a mass of old Gremlin Miniatures.
 

More Orcs and Friends

Taking a break from tiny clones to finish up these grungy orcs.

 These have been sitting on the worktop for a couple of months and need to be finished. Amongst them are those recently acquired figures from Gremlin Miniatures.

The horde slowly grows. It's nice to just paint the odd one or two between other projects.

A large orc from Reaper miniatures, at that size he has to be a leader. As he is a massive brute, I have given him dark blue/black skin, a black Uruk of Mordor.

These two figures were ones who's spears broke off and so we're promoted to standard bearer.

 

I bought this wood Elf from Reaper Miniatures recently, but noticed he didn't have any dagger. I tried a couple of plastic and metal swords but they just looked wrong. 

Good old brush bristle knife looked just right, job done!

Update, The Silvan Elf is now in his woodland colours. I need about twenty four Elves to bring my Silvan force up to strength and this guy is the first.

Painting Elves is very relaxing and rewarding. No dirty colours here, just nice ink washes and subtle woodland tones.

The new dagger looks good now it has some detailing. Might just make all the difference when he runs out of arrows.

More evil Orcs crawl out from under a rock to join the growing horde. I used a dabbing technic to draw on the skull design. This worked well I thought and produced a crude, naive design, very Orcy.

He carries the broken bone on his shield so will go with the standard bearer of the same design.

 A silver Sharpie pen was used to add metal highlights to the rusty armour. It's also excellent for doing rivets and studs.

This strange hairy Orc makes for a good leader. A Ral Partha figure judging by the detail and styling. He's a good size too, able to lob off a few heads to bring his lads back under control.

It's always good to put some black around the mouth to act as dried blood and the like.