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Hi everyone! My name is Joey and I'm totally new to Warhammer Fantasy and I was immediately drawn to the wood elves due to their awesome models, lore and wide range of colour schemes. I’m trying to get a feel for the hobby and have decided to document my experiences from buying my first box of Warhammer ever (a Wood Elf Battalion) through all the stages of planning, assembling, painting, battling right up to the final goal of entering a tournament and attending Games Day!
I’m certainly no expert in any of this, having no artist skills or ventured into any sort of strategy game like this before, but I think whatever the outcome it will be an interesting experience. I would be happy for anyone’s thoughts, feedback, encouragement or (constructive ) criticism, both with my modelling & painting, along with the general idea of a “start to finish” documentary of the building of an army by a total beginner through to the final stages of battling!
Welcome to dakka.. i have no idea how to play fantasy lol ive only ever played 40k... might need to look at starting fantasy i think.
"Come to plague me, rape and take me, Politician, inquisition They're closing in, the iron round. To strangulate your way to live, They promise everything but they betray
And though they crash the hammer down Hold your ground, or tomorrow it will be taken, Hold your ground or it will be taken,"
NOO Space puppys lol, just kidding, i dont mind any space marines as long as there not ultra marines
"Come to plague me, rape and take me, Politician, inquisition They're closing in, the iron round. To strangulate your way to live, They promise everything but they betray
And though they crash the hammer down Hold your ground, or tomorrow it will be taken, Hold your ground or it will be taken,"
It's a great idea having the video blogs showing your progression through the learning of the rules and modeling aspect of hobby. If you are open to suggestion, I think what might get even more support/input would be to have supporting pictures of the models you've finished, as with your video the units were quite blurry and on a small screen (IE: my laptop) I couldn't really make out to much detail.
I believe that if you were to start a painting blog in the Dakka P&M Blogs and continued with the videos and detailed shots of the models it could do quite well.
If I was to offer any painting tips it would be these:
- Prepping your models is invaluable, removing mold lines, drilling barrels (for the Space Wolf army if you start one) test fitting, a good clean primer coat will add a lot more to the overall look
- Thin your paints, adding water to the paints and doing multiple thin layers will give a greater consistency to the models
- Ask for opinions on how the models are going, you may get more insight into techniques/painting schemes you may not have thought of.
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It's a great idea having the video blogs showing your progression through the learning of the rules and modeling aspect of hobby. If you are open to suggestion, I think what might get even more support/input would be to have supporting pictures of the models you've finished, as with your video the units were quite blurry and on a small screen (IE: my laptop) I couldn't really make out to much detail.
I believe that if you were to start a painting blog in the Dakka P&M Blogs and continued with the videos and detailed shots of the models it could do quite well.
If I was to offer any painting tips it would be these:
- Prepping your models is invaluable, removing mold lines, drilling barrels (for the Space Wolf army if you start one) test fitting, a good clean primer coat will add a lot more to the overall look
- Thin your paints, adding water to the paints and doing multiple thin layers will give a greater consistency to the models
- Ask for opinions on how the models are going, you may get more insight into techniques/painting schemes you may not have thought of.
Thanks for the advice; will take that on board. Shame about the camera I know, its a webcam and the stills are from my phone "The shame!" But I've got a proper digital camera on charge and will put some better ones up soon! Cheers!
1) You are actually female, right? 2) You came here of your own free will, correct? 3) Just for the record, you ARE a female, aren't you?
Now that's over with, let me introduce myself; i'm Avatar, lovely to meet you! This *gestures briefly over shoulder* is Dakka but i'm sure you'll get to know all the weirdos who infest this place soon enough, but enough about me...
(We're not actually this weird ... seriously, we're not ... wait, don't leave!)
Seriously now (look, this are my srs face ), welcome to Dakka
We have a fairly large WHFB base and several dedicated forums as well as a very good Painting and Modelling base if you have any questions about all this, as well as an article system if you want somewhere to put your documentary videos without cluttering a forum.
Enjoy your eternal stay!
...Seriously, we're not weird.
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Hello!
*looks down and checks self* -Yes I'm a lady.
No guns at my temple thankfully and I'm here on my own accord.
Just thought it might be interesting to try out from start to finish as someone completely unbiased.
I initially thought it was quite a solitary hobby but I'm finding out more and more how welcoming people are and genuinely helpful. I'm really looking forward to future videos. If you want to subscribe to the youtube channel for regular updates I'll be talking about some of the advice I've received on the forum for other beginners.
Really pleased I've received such helpful feedback though. Thanks guys
TheJoeyberry wrote:Hello!
*looks down and checks self* -Yes I'm a lady.
No guns at my temple thankfully and I'm here on my own accord.
Just thought it might be interesting to try out from start to finish as someone completely unbiased.
I initially thought it was quite a solitary hobby but I'm finding out more and more how welcoming people are and genuinely helpful. I'm really looking forward to future videos. If you want to subscribe to the youtube channel for regular updates I'll be talking about some of the advice I've received on the forum for other beginners.
Really pleased I've received such helpful feedback though. Thanks guys
Welcome to Dakka( your going to hear this alot)
Very interesting idea you have here, many people have had unboxing and general vids on the hobby but ive never seen one from a rather new player. A nice change of perspective! I am also a fellow Wood Elf player, between the Ent-like models and naturalistic theme i couldnt resist! It is a fun army but you'll find in order to keep your models alive on the battlefield you will need more "wood" than "elf". The elves provide the magic and ranged bows while the Treekin and Treeman bear the brunt of the fighting. Warhammer and WH40K are VERY social hobbies and at least for me provide a much needed "rest" from work and reality... Plus once you get past the learning curve of painting and modeling it is quite addictive! I think you will find that Dakka and the gaming community at large is very friendly and willing to help with your new hobby..... one more note on the Wood Elves, a nice case goes a long way as the dryad models are very fragile!
Will be watching carefully, planning to start Wood Elves myself(they really are beautiful miniatures), although probably not 'til next year at the earliest. Good luck, i'm sure your going to enjoy the hobby.
In the mean time, if you decide to branch out into 40k i'd be happy to help out in return for stealing all your ideas for Wood Elves.
As it's been said already, you'll know doubt find yourself very popular in the community, female gamers aren't all that common. In fact, to some hobbyists, females in general aren't all that common.
Seriously though, this is a nice forum and the community are friendly for the main part! Have fun!
I was actually looking into 40k, thought I'd take the youtube channel along with all of the Warhammer games and see which one I get on with best.
So I'll be trading ideas and tips with you.
As for the escapism factor with gaming or this specific hobby it is a real attraction to me. I'll be uploading a new video on Monday with some better photos and clearer picture I hope.
I'll also be visiting here often!
40k has a wonderful depth of back story(You'll often hear it being called 'canon' or 'fluff.'), it's what really holds my interest. After all, if your setting is an entire galaxy and there are countless civilisations(Alien and human.) in varying points of growth, then the possibilities are vast!
40k can seem quite shallow, and it's true that Games Workshop(I'm not one of the haters.) is dumbing it down for the kids(Teenie Marinies) but i believe it's much deeper than it seems at first. In fact, the grim darkness of the far future highlights a lot serious blemishes of the human condition. The Imperium of Man is rife with hypocrisy, excessive bureaucracy and injustice, traitors hide easily inside it's massive and archaic machine. The alien races also shine some interesting lights on humanity, but i'm rambling.
Well i'm a soft touch for a good story but if it's the models that keep your interest it's all about personal taste. Arguably, 40k offers a much larger range of variation in it's miniatures, even within each army. In the end it's down to preference.
As for the rules system, 40k is more about the individual than a rank of troops. There has also been a very clear increase in the popularity of mechanised forces and tanks in general over the last few years. It's possible to play without them, but most competitive lists will include a few machines of war to help secure victory. Shooting is also more important in 40k, well, at least, it's got higher presence. Being shot at is a constant worry , you consistently have to plan to evade being shot down b any means necessary while bringing your own weapons to bear on the enemy.
I think escapism is one of the main attraction for hobbyists, you'll find a lot of people also play RPGs. Interestingly there aren't as many MMO(Warcraft, etc.) players as you might expect, why? MMOs kill all your hobby time and eventually your hobby, and then they take everything else. Been there, done that, don't want the t-shirt thank you very much. Escapism is the reason i get so involved in the story i guess, i love inventing my own little snippets of the galaxy, without disturbing the canon of course, 40k is great for this.
Well i'm looking forward to seeing what you've done by your next video, i've never really followed a vlog before. If you don't mind, please drop me a pm when you set up your new thread so i don't overlook it. Until then, have fun!
It's great to see someone who ISN'T a hygiene-depraved male around here! I hope that you enjoy your time here, and that no one gives you too much grief over your sex. I look forward to seeing the creativity you bring to the giant online table that is the esteemed DakkaDakka. While we have many modellers (and not enough authors!), I'm sure that your contributions will be both unique and interesting.
I hope I can shed a new light on Warhammer for people and at some point get to a battling stage. As for camera I think I'm going to have to invest in a good one plus I'll be videoing battles and the painting process.
I shall be going into games workshop tomorrow to talk to the guys there and will film something shortly after.
Can't thank you all enough for your help with this, and sorry for the late response- was working all day /grumble grumble.
Thank you for the great feedback everyone. Here are some better photos of the Dryads!
The whole group.
General Treevous! (four arms!)
I really like how the leaves came out on this one. I added an extra set of branches to his back!
I'll be doing a 2nd video tonight with all the info I've picked up from your amazing feedback and my trip to Games Workshop today. - My first little battle with My Wood Elves vs some Goblins!
Fantastic job Joey, nice to see better photos. It's hard to believe these are your first models you've painted them so well! Congratz and keep up the good work.
Beeteedubs: I'd suggest you open a thread in 'Dakka P&M Blogs' for your updates, it's just forum etiquette to let your introduction thread die after all the warm welcomes. If you want to keep using the same thread you should probably send one of the mods a personal message and they will move it to 'Dakka P&M Blogs' for you.
If you can find it on ebay, have a read of the old Wood Elf army books (rule books) from older editions of the game, they often have cool stuff in them like maps and other interesting background.
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Hey there welcome, commented on your blog. You I would suggest trying 40k aswell, I found it more to my taste than fantasy...... but then again I like guns.
2026: Games Played:20/Models Bought:323/Sold:17/Painted:132
2025: Games Played:21/Models Bought:299/Sold:294/Painted:199
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) criticism, both with my modelling & painting, along with the general idea of a “start to finish” documentary of the building of an army by a total beginner through to the final stages of battling!
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