Vil-hatarn
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That version is much cooler than the last one. Most burrowing creatures attack from underground, so it also makes more sense this way, as well as simply being more impressive.
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What are the warhammer elf cavalry being proxied for? Crusaders?
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This reminds me completely of the emperor's new groove, with the squirrel scouts at the end. Except that one graduated from squirrel scouts to squirrel air force. Now you have to think of a name for it! Like the Nutwaffe or something.
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Looks sort of like a pastel drawing...I like it! I have to disagree with flynn on the rocks though; with how bright the rest of the mini is, further shading would probably detract from the overall look.
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In reality, actually, it's entirely likely the judges *will* recognize similarities, Vil...because the judges are the painters who've done stuff for our Painted Showcase.
However, it should be stated that even if Flynn copied a mini from the gallery color for color, it would not count against him at all, because any such mimicry is not taken into account either for or against in the scoring. --Anne
Oops
Didn't read the first post quite closely enough...response was in general, not for Reaper Con...
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I wouldn't worry about it--miniatures painted in "official" color schemes (the closest Reaper has to official are the data card pics, but they make a point of that not being really official, so this is mostly with other companies) win stuff, so this would be even less of a problem. The judges probably won't even realize it.
Sorry about the long parentheses; I'm not doing very well at being coherent today.
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Most of the "models" that showed up probably had a letter added to the end; this means it's a part, most likely an arm, at that cost. The more expensive half would be the main body.
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I'd leave off the tentacles; leave the possible inhabitant(s) to the viewer's imagination...though some scrape marks would definitely be in order.
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Chances are I'll stick to my elves, but I'll probably pick up the faction books at one point or another--not really for the rules, even; but because of the extra background.
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Runes on the top ring would look pretty cool--either on the sides or top.
Maybe some blood-red gems? Or a combination of both.
That, or the simple way--ancient bloodstains and maybe a little plant growth, make it look overgrown.
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I'd assume Casketworks, since it was printed quite recently. I think the Warlord stuff is new, it just hasn't been added to the web yet.
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A tip for models with nubs: they can't always quite support the weight (I don't know the specific models you're assembling, but I've done this with my elves). So, you clip off the nub using fingernail clippers or something of the sort, then pin it, using superglue and green stuff if necessary.
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Very nice step by step. If anyone's interested, I found a similar tutorial on another site. It's mostly repetitive, but extra picture examples never hurt anyone
http://www.asur.org.uk/ulthuan/cms_view_article.php?aid=71
I think the only major difference is that the other one layers the lava all the way to white, which is difficult but looks cool.
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The multicolored one would make a great red dragon--cream for bony bits, and blue for highlights (for example, the wings look really cool if you transition from red to grey-blue).
I think the black and white is actually my favorite, but I'm not sure how it would look as a dragon...Might end up looking sorta like a statue.
Finally, the middle one would work alright, but I think it would look too simple compared to the others.
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Very nice. Looks a little too sunburned/tanned for an elf; most people choose to paint them a little paler, but I don't know whether you wanted it that way or even what exactly the guide said (I bought it, and promptly ignored all the non-NMM directions. Which I gave up on soon after. I'll stick to demi-metallics, myself)
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Oops...I just sent off a swag order with 30-40 spell and equipment cards...they'll probably just send back the spare points...
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Good job overall. I'm not quite sure why, but the beard next to the metallics is bugging me. It might just be the pictures, but the beard looks very flat next to the shiny armor--if this is actually the case, you might want to try toning down your metallics with a bit of regular paint, to spread out the glittery bits a little more.
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You get them for games won at Cons. I think they're just used for ranking purposes if your other scores are tied.
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Shaken tokens last until you take an action to remove them (unless it's from all alone, then it can't be removed). I can't remember whether it's a combat or non-combat action though.
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I've got a couple different materials I use. The main one is a mix of flock and some sort of model railroad ground cover; it's a bit bigger than the flock. I'll also attach rocks of various sizes for interest. When painting, I paint roughly half brown and half gray. At the end, I'll flock or static grass some of the brown parts, leaving others bare. Depending on which color you make the rocks, this will work for almost any terrain (you could even drop the last step and make it desert!)
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I'll usually go with offense, loading up a mage with an ice shard, a bolt, and a fireball or firestorm, plus dispel if I have the points. After that, I tend towards a balanced cleric toting a bandage or two, sometimes bless, and usually 1 casting of hold.
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Don't take any more archers; 4 is plenty for a 1000 pt game, you could probably get away with three in that list. For melee troops, the best setup is lots of warriors backed up by a few longthorns (give support, upgrade to musicians, or run around to coup-de-grace). Deathseekers are extremely useful, but since you don't want to use them, breakers are probably the next best thing. Use them when you actually need to kill something instead of just delaying while your archers shoot into combat.
Depending on points, you may also want to take a totem of battle; it makes the elves reasonably good in CC, and breakers with MAV 4 are scary.
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I keep it simple--bring the most important brushes (I'll leave the eye-dotting brush, for example, at home), whichever paints I'm planning to use, and a ceramic tile or plastic palette. If necessary, I'll bring a cup too. Haven't had to yet, since the only time I've painted away from home was at Totalcon where Ladystorm provided cups and paper towels.
If I was planning to do cleaning or modeling work, I'd bring along exacto knives, extra blades, pin vise, putty, plastic and super glue, hotel keycards (I use them as a palette for plastic glue) and toothpicks.
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We like T. But not in barrels.
J is a very noisy bird.The secret to defeating pirates? Have Mossbeard or Niriodel bring some birds along!
Swag points and big boxes
in Warlord General Discussion
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It's not immediately noticeable, I believe it's on the front of the part that folds up...should say something like small boxed set, 5 swag points. I don't think there would be an issue with old stock, they've been printing them that way for years and the warlord sets aren't that old.