tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post3146243674311953579..comments2024-03-29T05:10:41.027-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: Acceptable in the '80s: The Witch Elves of NaggarothOrlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-7878647151134654242013-08-29T09:23:55.995-07:002013-08-29T09:23:55.995-07:00Old scan do in past time
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/d...Old scan do in past time<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%201.jpg<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%202.jpg<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%203.jpg<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%204.jpg<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%205.jpg<br />http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dreadaxe/Histoire%20des%20Druchii%20wd106%206.jpg Dreadaxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773691577570562234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-61869894138170397782013-07-29T13:11:33.611-07:002013-07-29T13:11:33.611-07:00The Naismith ones are really wonderful and I was f...The Naismith ones are really wonderful and I was fortunately enough to get some pristine castings some years ago. I really like the finely detailed faces on the Naismith ones--the noses are fine and pointy and I don't even mind the indented pupils--and how they all have proper kits with hand crossbows and anything else they might need. And the manhides are brilliant, got two units of those.<br /><br />At first it was going to be a small foot warband but in the past year or two I added cavalry, a bolt thrower, some command, some more manhides and some more troops both from the Citadel and Marauder varieties. The Citadel are more to my taste but the Marauder ones definitely have their charm as well. The cold ones from either range can't be beat. I guess the Morrison command models are a decent bridge between the Naismith ones and the later Morrison Marauder ones, but I'm not in love with them. Funny, many sculptors refine their craft over time, but Naismith, and I hate to say it but it's true, just got sloppier. If the Morrison command are looser than the Naismith ones, the later Naismith Grenadier dark elves are five times as loose.Spooktalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436639944558607691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-53118133346031949812013-07-28T05:09:40.550-07:002013-07-28T05:09:40.550-07:00I'm putting together a Dark Elf army now and I...I'm putting together a Dark Elf army now and I absolutely love the old minis. There is something more twisted about the sculpts that sets them apart from other elves. The cast of the face, their posture. I'm starting to paint the Mengils now, and the flesh cloaks always catch me off guard with just how ordinarilly creepy they make them. "You like my cloak? You recognise her?" <br /><br />The size difference between the older and the 5th edition is staggering. I'd planned to add marauder crossbows(I had 3) to some of the warriors to beef them up, and, no, it did not look good. Steroidal, growth hormone addicted elves are destructive to my idea of dark elves. Simon D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17788037479958489349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-66815159477853044952013-07-28T02:02:24.006-07:002013-07-28T02:02:24.006-07:00Always loved the twisted baroque fairytale feel to...Always loved the twisted baroque fairytale feel to them.<br /><br />They are great looking miniatures, and not as difficult to rank up into units as the later Maruader ones. Design wise them seem to have started with the basic design from the old solid bases Dark Elves, and then added the baroque and engraved looking details to give them more character. Personally I think they did very well. <br /><br />Some of them, for example 110121, 110122, 110119, and 110115, can be a little small looking, especally compared to the other Elves at the time. The wizards 110112 and 110118 are very well detailed and have a great look to them. The 110118 has a great looking cloak design on the back, and 110112 has a load of potion bottles and things on the back of his belt and the disc he holds has a tiny pentgram on it. <br /><br /> I always liked the Standard bearers as the heads on top of the standards looked almost oriental. To me this linked into the idea of the Dark Elves travelling the world and in Warhammer Armies allying with Samurai and Hobgoblins. Also the Dark Elves could use Temple Dogs. <br /><br />The article is good, great bit of background. They made a repeater bolt thrower too, same as the High Elf one but with different crew. <br /><br />Lovely old miniautres, worth a look to anyone who does'nt have any. <br /><br />Great article Orlygg :) <br />Goblin Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931436821182962785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-45680320531221013032013-07-28T01:20:05.211-07:002013-07-28T01:20:05.211-07:00I loved those dark elves, still got some of those ...I loved those dark elves, still got some of those models in my collection. Neil Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796937765907984193noreply@blogger.com