I'm painting up an Eldar Scout/Ranger* force two hit two hobby outcomes. The first is to create a new force to use in games of Kill Team, the new 40k skirmish game. The second is to participate in a fun two-month challenge in one of the Facebook groups I'm a member of. The Old World Sprint Challenge challenges participants to paint at least 10 models from the system of their choice.
I'll be painting 6 standard Eldar scouts plus some conversions to represent the different troop types available in Kill Team.
First up are these 5 unmodified Scouts. In Kill Team they represent 4 Rangers (the 4 lads with the long rifles) and a Storm Guardian (the pistol toting gunslinger).
I copied the colour scheme from my Inquisimunda Eldar Scout, Merne Darkbrow, from a few years back.
I really like the midnight blue with the white and pink. I'm considering whether it would work rolled out over a full Eldar force.
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What's next? Here's a sneak preview of some of the other members of the Kill Team (along with Merne Darkbrow himself!). Keep an eye out here for the next couple.
*depending on your vintage
Beautiful work on these guys! Old school models with a new school rule set will always work with me!
ReplyDeleteI think it's the compromise I need. I like slick modern games, but prefer the classic old school figures!
DeleteIt's weird that at the moment you seem to be banging out a squad of miniatures most weeks that are almost identical to one of the projects that I currently have languishing on my proverbial "to do shelf" (which is actually a carry case, as I'm not allowed to leave them on the shelves, which are, apparently, meant to be cluttered up with ornaments, not miniatures).
ReplyDeleteFirst it was the muties, then the tech gangers, now the Eldar scouts.
Some kind of weird mutual temporally linked interest going on! I can't explain it any other way ;)
DeleteI can't imagine what two grown men who spend their spare time grubbing around with old-school GW minis would have in common...
DeleteThese are great, and I am really looking forward to seeing the remainder painted (particularly the conversions)
ReplyDeleteThe dual pistol scout is one of my favorite miniatures ever, so it is always nice to see him turn up in pictures.
The dual pistol guy is an iconic figure, I agree. I think the hooded kneeling one is my favourite though :)
DeleteLovely job on these. I am looking forward to that leader model and heavy weapon trooper.
ReplyDeleteThanks Seán! I really enjoyed painting them. The heavy weapons guy has had some paint and I'm hoping to work on the leader next.
DeleteNot only these look awesome, the upcoming reinforcements look really promising as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suber! The next group take the scout theme and add in some more exotic figures. Hopefully whilst still fitting with the first!
DeleteThey look great. Some of my favourite Eldar models I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks Simon! I'm with you on these, I really do like them :)
DeleteDon't think I've ever seen that one with the Sunnies before Axiom. You've done a great job on the caped crusaders :)
ReplyDeleteThe lad with the sunnies is marginally less common, being a later addition to the range. He's winning the style stakes I reckon!
DeleteLovely work squire. I'm surprised at how Kill Team has brought us Rogue Trader chaps out of the woodwork. I was talking to the youngster behind the till at my local GW and he said that he'd sold probably a dozen boxes to lads who hadn't played since Second ed.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I think 8-12 models is a realistic proposition for many people, whereas investing time to paint a full blown army is a daunting or unappealing prospect.
DeleteWe often take those guys for granted because we've been seeing them for years but a fresh new take on them really shows how great models they are.
ReplyDeleteIt's a really good projects combining your fondness for JG eldar and KT.
They still stand out as being some of the crispest and well proportioned sculpts Citadel have ever produced I reckon. They do still have lots to offer :)
DeleteBrilliant...these look great. The colour scheme would work well for a full army.Looking forward to seeing the rest painted up :)
ReplyDeleteI do like the idea of KT, and I even picked up the rule book, but the fluff/lore for the eldar makes no real sense. Rangers..yes of course they are perfect for this sort of setting. But these are supposed to be "elite bands of killers [...] hand picked squads charged with completing the most difficult and dangerous missions"... and they send the army reserves (ie Guardians)? Poets artisans and civilians pressed into service in the most dire of times? Not striking scorpions?! Anyway, just a bit of a laugh really as I'll use whatever I want but it seems sort of incongruous ;)
It's a persistent theme in the rules that Guardians are the default option, rather than the last desperate choice. You can create Striking Scorpions lite by kitting Storm Guardians with chainsword, so it's not too much of a problem.
DeleteGlad you like these guys!
They look sharp. I've been thinking that Kill Team might be a good way for me to start on my Eldar as well.
ReplyDeleteCheers Sean! Any motivating factor that enables you to paint something up is good in my book!
DeleteThese are great. It's evocative of the early Rogue Trader Eldar schemes where they rode around on longboat in garish neons. Did you decide against copying the freehand cloak design from Merne Darkbrow onto the accompanying squad?
ReplyDeleteGarish RT schemes are my favourite, so I'm winning then!
DeleteYeah, leaving off the freehand was deliberate, even though I like the look. Merne is an individual character / lone operative. By duplicating his custom threads, it devalues his individuality. So the others just get utilitarian midnight blue!
For some reason I never got into Eldar armies but these look great :)
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