2015 NoVA Open Charity Auction

Hey Guys,
Please support The NoVa Open Charity Auction if you can spare a buck or two. It features the work of many fantastic painters like Celso Méndez J, Dave Taylor, Justin McCoy and John Stiening. It is also your chance to win a model painted by me, so now is your chance Dad!

Tickets can be found here: http://novaopenfoundation.org/?tcp_product_category=raffle

Blog posts featuring each of the units in the armies can be found here:
http://novacf.blogspot.com

Alaitoc Wraithknight for NoVA Charity Auction

I painted this guy for this years NoVA Open Charity Army Auction. Details about that can be found here. There should be lots more info forthcoming as the event comes closer.

I got almost all of the painting done on this guy over Memorial Day Weekend. Pretty happy with how it turned out. I'm getting more confident with the airbrush and it was nice to work on something "clean" for a change.

Quick and Dirty Farseer

Strangely enough, I didn't have a Farseer painted so I banged one out quickly so I can play some games with him soon.

More Wraithbuddies

Here is my first unit from the new release, some Wraithguard with D-Scythes. I was tempted to just cut the ends off the barrels of five of my old metal Wraithguard and replace them with the D-Scythe muzzels but I decided the new models were super neato and I wanted to paint some. Either way D-Scythes will be fun to play with and will make lots of Space Marines die horribly, which is what it is all about.

As soon as I can get my hands on some more Wave Serpents, I will adding them to the army to ferry these dudes around. GW managed to time a worldwide shortage of freaking Wave Serpents to go along with the Eldar Release. I'm also working out how I'm going to convert Guardian Jetbikes and Warp Spiders so hopefully those will be coming up soon. As much as I like all of my Wraith-stuff, all of the fast 'n' shooty stuff seems like it will be both face crushing and fun to play.
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Hornet

I've been working on some Eldar stuff now that the new book is out. First up, something I've had siting around for a while, a Forgeworld Hornet. Pew Pew!

Back on the Hobby Horse

In case you hadn't noticed I took a hobby break for a month or so after Adepticon but I just picked up the new Eldar codex and a box of Wraithguard/Wraithblades. I did a bunch of painting on a Farseer and a Forge World Hornet and should have photos up soon. I'm off to lay in the hammock and read about space elf mans.

Warp Hunter

I've always thought the turrets on Falcons and Fire Prisms looked a little awkward and top heavy so I was a happy boy when I found this nifty space Stug from Forge World. I like both its asymmetry and unrepentant donginess.  It is also brings the fun times in games. It is trickier to use than a Fire Prism but sneaking up on Space Marines and dropping an AP 2 Flamer template on them is good stuff. Nothing brings a tear to the eye quite like tearing space time a new asshole with a ridiculously over sized D-Cannon.

Because you can never have enough Wraithlords.

I can see the light at the end of the Eldar tunnel... for now. Finished painting my tank-huntin' Wraithlord today. I gave him a shortened pulse laser instead of a bright lance for maximum NRA style. Also (cough) note the homemade wing-airfoil thingies on his back. What the heck are those things, anyway?)

Conga!

Reallyfarseer

Powering along through the Eldar. Having a wraithy army, I guess that it was inevitable that I added this guy. I converted a Wraithlord to have a halberd back before the Forgeworld released the Wraithseer and now he has a buddy. More importantly, as of the 8th edition FAQ, this guy can now give my 10-man unith of wraithguard a 4+ Feel No Pain save - making them pretty darn good all of the sudden.

More Eldarses

Here are some Rangers/Pathfinders. These are really goddamn nice models. I'm assuming Jes sculpted them? I always enjoy painting drapery and while simple, these are some of the nicest robes I've ever painted.  I just did these guys to army standard but I really wanted to take them farther. Whoops, fogot to dullcoat them, shiney heads!

Yet another rumor about the next Eldar release surfaced on the interwebs today. Someday...

Serpentor del Mar

I got some time to paint during my "hurricane leave" and I finished up a floaty tank! A few minor modifications and the weapons are of course, attached with rare earth magnets for easy swappin'. I have lots more Eldar primed and base coated. The Pathfinders should be finished soon. Looking forward to finally having a 2000-ish point 40K army!

Mr. Wraithypants

The gaming group is playing 40K again so I guess I'll work on my hilariously ineffective Eldar army. Based on assorted interweb rumors, I hoping for an eldar release round about next fall.

First rule of Craftworld Béasti-Albrown: Any space elves caught outside without their helmet on will be decapitated by a giant pair of sprue-cutters. This goes double for anyone with a top-knot, I don't care how easy they are to sculpt.

Why interrupt the the intergalactic lemon party to fight with Space Marines when you can get dead guys to do most of the work for you?

Next up: There be Forge World things in the mail!

Eldar Smeldar

I'm still working on my Kommandos, so here are some older models tide over Mr. Blog. I painted up this Iyanden-ish Eldar Army for the Adepticon Team Tournament a couple of years ago. My teammates and I were of course, summarily stomped by various flavors of Space Marines all day. Fortunately we brought beer. I would like to add another 1000 points or so to these guys at some point, maybe when the next book comes out. There is a box of Dark Reapers calling to me from the basement.