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It Came from the Lightbox: Sylvaneth Spearhead

Breaking my catch-up of unposted painted model picks: I finished these guys yesterday and got them into the lightbox this morning.

Got a bug up my butt about the leaves looking kind of elm-y and that elms have a beautiful golden yellow in autumn… and with as frigid as it’s been the last few weeks it was tough to think about painting these green and spring-like. So: autumnal.

I’m quite happy with how they came out, though getting that golden yellow took many, many, many coats. I think the results are worth it, though.

Very displeased with the models themselves, however: all those branches and arrows are incredibly fragile. If you look closely you can see all bits that broke off while painting them.

It Came from the Lightbox: More Stormcast

Spearhead’s been seeing some action at the store for the past few months, so I knocked out a Thunderstrike Chariot because, given my existing set of painted Stormcast, it was the only model* I needed to paint to be able to field a fully painted Stormcast army.

* If James Workshop didn’t want me to proxy my everyone-has-a-bunch-of-them Vindictors for not-everyone-has-a-bunch-of Vanquishers he’d have kept the Spearhead to Vindictors.

This gives me a fully painted Yndrasta’s Spearhead!

It Came from the Lightbox: Xandire’s Truthseekers

It Came from the Lightbox: Ven Densts

These were a great to paint. I’d love for them to roll out more Witch/Vampire Hunters.

I’m also still trying to dial in doing a black background. Getting there, but I don’t think I’m there yet.

It Came from the Lightbox: Ogres and Gotrek

Not really painting these for any reason but to paint them: Gotrex, the new Ogre character, some extra Cursed City minis I got back when that came out.

Targor

It came from the lightbox: Shadespire

These guys were speedpainted, so there are definitely things that could use touching up, but I’m satisfied with them.  In fact, while I’m “These are OK” about the Sigmarite Steelheart’s Champions, I’m actually very pleased with how the Khornate Garrek’s Reavers turned out.  Not perfect, but striking.