Lissanne's Eldar- Is that All there is?

 Defense of the Maiden World Wrap up Post

Well, my fourth OWAC is in the books.  I can't say it gets any easier, but careful planning helps.  This time around I did more figures for my already huge Eldar army, choosing mostly the type of figures who I had done none of, and were languishing unpainted in the lead pile.  Now they join their friends and neighbors in the active fighting force.

Since I am poor at group photos, I will show recap photos.
 

Month 1:  Brown Recluse Squad- 10 Scouts/Rangers

Month 2: Brown Recluse Squad- 5 Scouts/Rangers, Black Widow Shrine- 4 Warp Spiders 1 Warp Spider Exarch

Month 3: Black Widow Shrine- 4 Warp Spiders 1 Warp Spider Exarch, Fire Wasp shrine - 4 Fire Dragons led by Warp Spider Exarch 

(I may have the same warp spider squad twice in the photos, but there are two squads.  Can't tell, LOL!)

Month 4:  Dragonfly squadron-4 Exodites and Exodite Champion

Month 5: Worldsinger Yavanna

Month 6:  Space Pirates and Tempest!

These are nearly all things I have wanted to paint for a few years or a few decades (mostly a few decades), but keep putting off!  The only thing I had painted before was Fire Dragons.  I have LOTS of Fire Dragons, I like Fire Dragons.  But Hooray for OWAC and new forces!

 What will I do next OWAC?  Hmmmm....I have a potential army already put to the side, but half the time my actual army choice has been a happy surprise, so I will leave the final choice for the future.
And as always, thanks to our benevolent overlord, and thanks to the other competitors for urging everyone onward! If that's all there is, let's keep dancing! On to the next OWAC!

Lissanne's Eldar - I bring you Hellfire! (376 pts)

Defense of the Maiden World part 3
(rank and file #3)

 This will have probably been the hardest month of the challenge for me, 10 Aspect Warriors with two of them being that difficult Warp Spider exarch.  But I made it through!

First up, another squad from the Black Widow shrine of Warp Spiders. 4 Warp Spiders led by one of those Warp Spider Exarchs.

And a squad of 4 Fire Dragons of the Fire Wasps shrine led by the other Warp Spider Exarch.  Hooray for 2nd edition!  Any exarch can lead any unit of Aspect Warriors!

I've painted a lot of Fire Dragons in my life and I think these came out the best yet- they are certainly my favorites!  I thought the Warp spiders had a lot of gems, these have 47 +18 gems more on the sides of the helmet each!

So....

Black Widow shrine
4  Warp Spiders 164 pts
Warp Spider Exarch 50 pts

Fire Wasps
4 Fire Dragons   112 pts
Warp Spider Exarch 50 pts

total 376 pts

That is all the reinforcements coming throught the gate- Next up, more native forces- the Exodites!

And here is the obligatory midway picture with all I have done so far- 15 scouts, 11 Warp Spiders and 4 Fire Dragons.

Lissanne's Eldar- So where were the spiders? (329 pts)

Defense of the Maiden World part 2
(Rank and File #2)

 Reinforcements arriving!  Warp Spiders from the Black Widow shrine.  Seriously, this exarch is one of those beautiful and incredibly technical and time consuming figures.  And I have 2 more exarchs slated for next month...

This is the first of the squads of Warp Spiders I am doing, in black and bone with red as an accent color.  I seriously question the color choices of the designers here, and took some liberties with the traditional look, mostly downplaying that red.  Unfortunately, the models don't vary much, but the rank and file Warp Spiders are fairly easy to paint, so I am happy.  Except for the gems.  I counted 46 on each model.  Really.  46.

And the last five scouts of the Brown Recluse squad I did 10 of last month- 3 of one sculpt and 2 of another.  I think I like the hoodless sculpts best of all, I think they came out great!

5 Brown Recluse scouts- 115 pts
Black Widow shrine
4  Warp Spiders 164 pts
Warp Spider Exarch 50 pts
total 329 pts

Why did I put off painting the Spiders for decades.  Well, being an artist, I know when you are told to do something that looks a bit awkward or doesn't come out right, just add excess detail!  A dragon or a vase covering that foot, and the client thinks they are getting more for their money.  So, these Warp Spiders have an awful lot of excess detail- large tassels, too many gems, hmmm.....

Next month the rest of the Warp Spiders and the Fire Dragons.  All my Warp Spiders are from the Black Widow shrine, but the different squads will have different back markings.  And good painting to everyone!

Lissanne's Eldar 2nd edition- Defense of the Maiden World- Intro Post

 

This time I am getting to do my favorite- Eldar!  2nd edition, doing some troop types I have wanted to do for a loooong time!  The theme is Defense of the Maiden World, with the Craftworld reinforcements coming through a warp gate.

Reinforcements:

 The Black Widow Shrine
2 squads of 5 warp spiders with exarch                     428  

The Fire Wasps Shrine 
4 fire dragons lead by warp spider exarch               162  

Native forces:

15 Eldar scouts                                                   345 

5 exodite knights                                                180

40 figs in total                                                    1115

plus leader farseer (plus surprise)            1        200       1315 pts

Extra maybe 5 harleys on 2nd edition jetboards depending on time.  Before and after photos for farseer plus and anything not here will be posted later.
                                                                                 
I have never done scouts, exodites OR Warp Spiders!  I added the Fire Dragons due to squad size/restrictions, I was just intending to do new units.  And I am planning to do a classic webway portal for the extra month.

My Overlord offering is a painting of the winning general as a prize, so later!  Awaiting the starting gun!