Sam's OWAV V Intro Post - Got wood

Hello all I’m back again. You might know me from such things as “bright red spears and bows”, “red guns are good camouflage, right?” and “bloody ‘ell, not more red weapons Guv” brought to you by Catachans and Orcs of the eye wateringly bright 90s. For this year, the delectable OWAC V, I’ll be taking on another army I always wanted but never quite got around to, and an ever popular choice around these parts, some Woodies. However, unlike most who normally opt for the 80s range, my army will be consisting exclusively of the 90s metal range sculpted by Aly Morrison and Trish Carden with a few cameos by Gary Morley.

The inspiration for my army is Paul Smith’s wonderful broody Wood Elf Host featured in WD 212. This was one of the very first WDs I ever bought, and the army has stood out in my memory over all these years. So much so that whenever I think about Wood Elves I’ve always been brought back to the image of this great army. So as is fitting, I’m going to attempt to replicate it to a certain degree.

My list is very flexible at this point with what I will paint for the challenge, but what I have is as below minus a couple of models and horses still in the stripping juice:

163pts - Wood Elf General (Elven steed) 

124pts - Mage Champion (Elven Steed)

345pts - 26 Archers (including champion, standard and musician) 

192pts - 15 Glade Guard (including champion, standard and musician)

176pts - 7 Scouts (including champion, standard and musician)

126pts - 7 Waywatchers

294pts - 8 Glade Riders (including champion, standard and musician)

280pts - 8 Dryads

75pts - Great Eagle

280pts  - Treeman

Total: 2,055pts

Following with the theme it does mean that I will opt for the first time ever not to paint my weapons in red (shock, horror!) although calm yourselves, there will be plenty of red gems to make up for it. Generally, Mr. Smith used a very limited palette, and I will follow suit to certain extent. With Dark green and white being the predominant colours, and dark brown leathers/woodskin, a pale flesh tone, silver and gold weapons, and dark red gems making up the spot colours. So mine will have a little more colour, but still hopefully retain the broody feel.

For the ever benevolent Overlord, as I hear he likes pink, I have just the thing to provide appeasement from my collection:

And that's all from me. Very much looking forwards to seeing everyone's projects, especially Adam H's pesky rats whom I hope to riddle full of arrows in the near future. If they'll just kindly stop spreading the plague a little first.

Peace out

Sam