Byron's The Terror of Shadow Weaver! (227 points)

 Final Month - rank and file

The Terror of Shadow Weaver!

Shadow Weaver's riders dazzle and assault a column of clanrats.

Scorched Riders [Death Riders w/ light armor x5, 110 points] - After disturbing Tarath and binding him to her will, Shadow Weaver also ensorcelled his riders. She sent these riders forth to scour the countryside near the pass. The riders seem to appear out of the night and pass straight through woods and the rocky terrain. These sudden raids have imposed a reign of terror upon enemies nearby. Rumors of Shadow Weaver's powers are known for many leagues from the pass.

The Second Watch [dark elf crossbowmen x 9, 117 points] - These elves are tasked with the second shift. They stay up late into the night training their keen eyes across the pass. No stealthy rat-thing or slithering goblin can sneak past the sting of their crossbows - at least, so say the reports of the Second Watch. I took their photos before the glue on their grass had even dried.

Scorched Pass Ruins - this month I have added another piece of terrain for the pass. This piece is a ruined stair case. It is made from high density insulation foam, card board from cereal box, sand, rocks, and liquid nails. I wanted the ruins to feel part of the other terrain and the army. I tried to accomplish this by repeating the shape of the battlements from the blockhouse. Like the battlements of the blockhouse, I made sure that the spaces on the stairs could accommodate models so there was some interactivity. Also, I carved a dark elf rune into the side of the base - the same rune found on Kin'Lath's shield to suggest he is connected to the ruins in some way. Stairs can be a thematic piece of terrain. I imagine two heroes fighting up and down the stairs with a final showdown near the top. One shove or misplaced foot and one could fall right off. 

And, as a final edition to my army, I created regiment trays. 2 that accommodate a regiment 2x10 for my two crossbow units. 2 that are 4x4 for my slashers and skeletons. and 2 that are 1x5 for my cavalry, though I should have measured these again as they ended up being too long :/ Better than accidentally making them too short I suppose.  

Paul D's wild-card with a few odds and sods, making up the numbers for 1287points

Hard to believe that during month one I was worried about making the points target. Then I realised - participants were painting more than the minimum per month and others said I could carry stuff over, if, I didn't get them finished. Hence, here a few 'C' series Amazons which came out of their Dettol bath at the beginning of May, but I couldn't finish, as I didn't have any bases for them to join their sisters.

As mentioned on the facebook page, I ordered a few more cat-riders via ebay to make up their numbers, only to be told they wouldn't arrive  until the end of June. So, I painted up those I had and moved on to something else.

And as soon as their finished, the others turn up early!

But, after I started painting Elves, from Foundry and other manufacturers, typical.

So here's the elf contingent, which will be my entry for this final month, having just received their first coat of varnish.

Next up, the new cat riders have a dab of paint

I've a few days to paint a few more figures, but I really need to start putting my 'new' stuff together for BOYL 2021, so I'm going to quit while I'm ahead, with a little hors d'oeuvre for my ogre cooks! Enjoy.

 

This months contingent all together, based and varnished, hope to see all your efforts in July.

Six cat riders with all the trimmings forty eight points each - two hundred and eighty eight points.

Four cats with their beastmaster - one hundred and eighty six points.

Ten Elvish Wardancers at twenty points each - two hundred points

One level five novice at sixty points

one Shar-woman at level two, eighty five points

One level three Wizard, one hundred and fifty five points  

One powersword swinging drug induced nutter - two hundred and sixty six points.

One guardwoman at nineteen points

Four tribeswomen at seven points each - twenty eight points. 

Now, how do I get this army shot for July?

Squat Leaders (250 points-ish)

Stick a fork in me, I’m done mother fuckers!!!!

Here are the leaders for my squat biker army.

Guild Master on a bike (of course!) and plate armour along with a Living Ancestor. I gave the old dude a mobility floater of his own and it’s pretty embarrassing having to hitch a ride.

Brendan's Wild Card (300 points)

She's Got Legs! 

(and knows how to use them)

War Walkers have those nice long legs that go all the way up!!! I have always like the look of the War Walker's of the Eldar, so it was a lot of fun to build and paint one.  The only request I had from my friend was that it should have dual missile launchers, because he know how much I hate them...

The blue armor of the guardian blended in a lot with the vehicle so I added a little purple to make it look less mono color.

Ultimately I think it worked and I don't believe the pilot will be lost among the machine.  As I was wrapping it back up and putting it away my friends toolbox stuffed with packaging foam he savagely refers to as his "carrying case," I came across another unpainted War Walker!  I decided to paint this one too.  Not my best work, but it has paint on it, and it will look fine destroying my troops from across the table. Especially since I was only planning on painting one.

Lastly, and certainly using the "wildcard" status is the grav tank.  I don't think it was released in second edition, but I wanted to paint it, more so when I found it in an unopened box! A lot of hours went into edge highlighting this bad boy.

Very happy with this model, but I won't count it as I believe it is 3rd edition.  Now it is on to finding all the models I painted and taking a group pic!

Two War Walkers: 300 points