I'm new to this game and am trying my hand at painting up an Eldar force. I thought I would post some pics and comments to see what you all think. I have done quite a bit of painting before, but mostly 28mm and 15mm. I have done some Dystopian Wars fleets as well, but there isn't any infantry so that doesn't really count as the same thing.
First of all, I don't like the GW bases as the models seem very crowded to me. So I decided to use 40mm x 20mm metal bases. These have the added benefit of being magnetic so storage and transportation will hopefully be a bit simpler as well. I will use 30mm x 30mm bases for jet bikes and I will use round bases for command bases so they stand out.
To start with, I clipped the models off the sprues and cleaned them up a little. I then glued them to balsa wood strips to make priming them easier. I primed all these models white. As a side note, I will be taping the strips down before I paint them next time. They are so light they kept being blown around by the spray paint.
I then used a wash to get the base coat on the models. I decided to use a wash as it flows better and it is very easy to get a coat on the whole model quickly. I'm not going for a museum finish. I want a decent paint job that can be done quickly. After that, I did a quick dry brush to bring out the details on the models. I didn't dry brush the Dire Avengers because I think they look okay with just the wash.
After the dry brush, I picked out a few details. The shuriken catapults were painted bone, the striking scorpions chain blades got a little silver and the dire avengers got red plumes. I painted all of this with the models still on the balsa strips.
Now with the models painted, I popped them off the balsa strips and started super gluing them to the metal bases. I have decided to put 4 models per base for the elder. I'm not sure if I will change this number for other forces, but it seems to work for these guys.
After they dried, I put down a coat of super glue on the rest of the base and added some ballast. My next step will be to paint the base brown and then add various flocks and lichen to break things up and give the army a unified feel.
Let me know what you think and if you have any pointers that might help me along on my trip to a finished army.
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File comment: Dire Avengers with unfinished bases. I really like the look of these models. Eldar Dire Avengers.jpg [ 573.25 KiB | Viewed 3634 times ] |
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File comment: Swooping Hawks with unfinished bases. I haven't decided if their weapons should be silver or bone. Eldar Swooping Hawks.jpg [ 1.43 MiB | Viewed 3634 times ] |
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File comment: Striking Scorpions with unfinished bases Eldar Striking Scorpions.jpg [ 935.98 KiB | Viewed 3634 times ] |
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File comment: a green wash is added to these rangers as their base color. Eldar Rangers with wash.jpg [ 704.47 KiB | Viewed 3634 times ] |
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File comment: minis glued to balsa strips and primed white Eldar lined up with primer.jpg [ 875.54 KiB | Viewed 3634 times ] |