Fantasy Heroine 23

Dark Elves or Drow call them what you will, they have always been a favourite source of adversary in fantasy skirmish and roleplaying games here. This figure is a first purchase from a new range - Reaper Bones Black. Sold as a Dark Elf Priestess, the figure fits the generic image of this perfectly with a mixture of armour and robes. The mace and skull finishing the look of a dark priestess of Lolth.

Had great fun painting this figure as an entry for the  AHPC XI and the limited choice of colours really helped focus on the painting. 

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Three very scary ladies that are currently gracing the painting table. 

The figures in black undercoat are from the classic range of Citadel pre-slotta CO9 Dark Elves. The central figure comes from Reaper Miniatures Bones range. 

These will make a change from the Ancients that are currently being worked on and give an opportunity for a little trip down memory lane; the Drow have always been a firm favourite from roleplaying games. 

More work in progress to follow shortly. 

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 A few things on the go at the moment for AHPC XI.

Starting at the bottom left there are two C09 Dark Elf Sorceresses from back in the early days of painting miniatures. 

Next is a Norman Crossbowman to complete a srand of crossbowmen for use in ADLG

Then from Footsore Miniatures a Healer for the Spartan Lochas in Mortal Gods. 

On the top row is the start of the riders for two stands of Prodromoi. Looking for a different look to the flesh on these figures than on some other Greeks and Spartans. The base colour here is Vallejo Heavy Flesh; from here not yet sure how to go, most likely washed with Army Painter flesh wash and then layered with either Foundry or Vallejo flesh tones. 

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Fantasy Hero 18

 Another figure from this year's AHPC, and this time a classic Citadel Dark Elf.

An age old favourite and painted as the Curtgeld for this year's challenge. Hopefully over the remainder of the year there will be more from this range appearing over the internet as the darker nights come in.

A simple colour scheme with Madder Red taking centre place on the cloak - obviously. The pale flesh is a Citadel paint triad that will have to Google to replicate on future Dark Elves.

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Still a lot on the painting table and not nearly enough time to complete it all for the Challenge's end on Wednesday. 

Main areas that will be concentrated on include the 15mm Crusaders, 25mm Dark Elves, 28mm Late Roman horse archers and more 28mm skeletons.

The Normans will have to wait until post challenge.

The board is set...