Trevy's Painting Table

Whew, I've finally finished some of the models that I had on my painting table for so long.  I've gotten some assorted Fantasy models and Ultramarines for a 40k army finished off, check 'em out in the photo gallery!

I'm working on some Space Wolves at the moment, so stay tuned for some of those.  Also, here's a video!

I promised a battle report, and I deliver!

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Hey everyone - sorry for not posting in a while.  With summer over and my schedule much more filled getting time to write witty and enlightening comments like this one just seems to be harder and harder.  Worry not, however, I am still working hard on models - I just finished a small project that I will have pictures of up later this weekend and some cool figures for myself as well.  I have a big 2,500 point game planned this afternoon so perhaps I will do a report of that as well so we can see how my beastmen fare against the slimy and scaly Lizardmen.

Anyway, just reminding you all that I haven't abandoned you!  Keep checking back!

Hey everyone!  If you haven't noticed that I'm back from my fun-filled weekend, then you are noticing it now.  Unfortunately, real life crap punched me full on in the face when I returned so things are going slow on the modellling front as of right now.  I hope to right myself soon and get back to churning 'em out, however!

The first thing that I noticed when I returned (I was camping, by the way), was the slew of new High Elf models that are hitting teh interwebz right now, so in lieu of anything else cool to show people, I figured that I'd talk about them.

So, for those who haven't seen them yet, Games-Workshop just announced the plastic releases of Dragon Princes, Pheonix Guard and White Lions, all metal sets that really needed the update.

When I first saw images of these awesome new kits I cried out with joy, as the High Elf range contains some of the oldest metals in the company and really needs an update to become more recent and accessable.  Unfortunately on closer inspection, I have a few gripes with these guys.

First of all, they seem to accentuate the High Elves' penchant for ridiculously large and silly looking headresses.  This is especially prevalent on the Pheonix Guard and Dragon Princes with the White Lions keeping to their usual austere armor quality.  While the older, metal models had more subdued helmets that kept with the High Elf theme of ornate symbolism but did it in scaled back and characterful manner, these models look simply top-heavy, with large enough wings protruding from their heads to make Thor feel left out.

Another gripe that I have with these models that is becoming ever more prevalent with Games-Worlshop plastic kits is the lack of add-ons that come with these models for the price that they are charging.  This, however, is a general complaint and doesn't really apply specifically to these models.

Now, with all this criticism, there are still some up-sides to these new models.  Let's first address the fact that they are plastic rather than the old metals, meaning that they are much more poseable than the old ones as well as being much easier to assemble.

Secondly, these guys take the ideas in the old models and run with them - the Pheonix Guard look much moire regal than the old models, with flowing cloaks and shining armor, the Dragon Princes are decked out even more with dragon paraphenalia than ever before, and boy do those horses look awesome as a result.  The White Lions models accentuate the woodsmen feel of the older models and look much more wild to boot.  Overall, these small changes really make the set and differentiate the different forms of High Elven infantry.

Sorry about the relatively short review, but I've been busy lately.  Hopefully more good stuff later on!

Hey kids, sorry to leave you with a baby sitter but daddy has to go away for the weekend.  He won't be checking his e-mail or working on projects, so you'll just have to wait untill friday.

Be good!