From Curt: 10mm Wood Elves (353 Points)

Hi All!

I thought I'd squeeze in a post from myself at the end of the day as I didn't want to make Peter's tomorrow any busier than it needs to be.

I needed a change of pace from the Tomb Kings, so I thought I'd try something a little different by starting a force of 10mm Wood Elves.

These are all 3d prints from Forest Dragon. They're really lovely models and an absolute pleasure to work with.

First up, we have a elven General astride a Forest Dragon. At first I had it simply mounted on a base, but it seemed like it needed something a little more dramatic. So I carved out a piece of blue insulation and modelled it to represent a portion of an escarpment, or perhaps a hilltop. 

I had a bit of fun playing with Colourshift paints from Greenstuff World, especially with its wings.

Next we have a unit of spearmen, all arrayed for battle in their serried ranks. 

Ultimately, I'd like to get a two or three more of these done, along with scads of archers, but that will have to be for another time.

Here is a regiment of wood elf cavalry. 

Not very hard-hitting, but will be good for skirmish tactics and harrying the enemy's flanks.

Another unit of cavalry, but these chaps are mounted on elks (I really enjoyed working on these models).

Here's a moot of Tree Ents striding purposefully into the fray. 

One of the fun things with 3d printing is that you can play with the scale of the models and create mirror images of them. So I varied the size of the Ents to reflect their maturity and age. I also put in a few archers and some Dryads to help provide a sense of scale.

A massed unit of Forest Dryads on a double-depth base, with a few Tree Ents shepherding them along. Think Helm's Deep, or the Birnam Wood at Dunsinane.

I know it's sort of hard to discern which is what in the photos. It makes a bit more sense in person as you can clearly see the Ents keeping everything moving in one direction.

As to points for this mob:

The spearmen are 72 figures strong, giving 72 points;

The horse cavalry is 26 strong for 52 points;

The Elk Cavalry is 24 strong for 48 points;

The Ents have five 30mm tree giants and five 10mm cheerleaders for 30 points;

The mob of Dryads is composed of 126 forest spirits and three Ents for 141 points;

...and the Wood Elf General on the Forest Dragon mount. Hmm, let's say 10 points as it's close to a 28mm cavalry figure in mass.

So, that puts the grand total at 353 points. Wow, okay, that's not bad when it's all tallied up. The other nice thing is that this submission will push me past my 1200 point target. I'm pretty chuffed with that.

These forest elves will give me a Squirrel Point, and will fill-in 'E' for Elves in my Alphabet Soup Chart.

Thanks for dropping in to take a look.

- Curt