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*Updated 10/04/2017 (Australian date format)

Well this is probably overdue, however I finally got my rear into gear and began a blog on the collection I've been hoarding over the years and recently settled on a theme for. It has been a labour of love, especially seeking out all the rare items, organising customised goodies etc etc. All part of the fun I guess

Anyone interested in seeing how this unfolds, they can do so here - http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au

The current timeframe is as follows;

2013 - Basic troops completed (mostly done)
2014 - HQ and armour completed (mostly done)
2015 - All Warmachines completed (Beginning November 2013 - Jan 2018)
2016 - Hiatus... lots of display case planning, cataloging of inventory, budgeting... general life stuff (you know the drill)
2017 - Display case build commencing March (June completion date), all HQ models to be completed (July), current models in the field finished, last of the Titans (3) to ship (end of year)
2018 - Wraith units, Harlequins, Rogue Trader miniatures, Armorcast transports
2019 - Remaining Jetbikes & Wave Serpents plus a few other outliers
2020 - Tome of the Dras'Volharr to be completed (marking 23 years)

Given my profession requires long hours and weekend work, I don't find alot of time (despite having cysts regularly crop up in my wrist) to do the painting myself sadly. Just before anyone asks "Why aren't you painting these yourself"

A full listing of all current models will be written up over the weekend. It will be faster than trying to update my Visio chart of the Warhost given the new additions.

GORGEOUS army man. I love the farseers and your choice of vibrant color schemes. Thats right down my alley. Id suggest though, making a real blog here, instead of linking your website. Youll get alot more interest and traffic and everyone here should see your work.

cheers
BB

Thanks mate, i'm looking to put the cliff notes here, however as there is so much and I'm on quite a few forums/facebook pages, figured i'd collate it all in one place rather than have to cut/paste in several places - happy to drop partial updates here though

May as well just do a cut/paste on the most recent one, which is the force composition as it stands... although there are probably bits and pieces i've missed out.

So without further ado...

HQ Units - Circa 9250 Points

1x Forgeworld Avatar - Spear type
1x Avatar

1x Phoenix Lord - Asurmen
1x Phoenix Lord - Jain Zar
1x Phoenix Lord - Baharroth
1x Phoenix Lord - Fuegan
1x Phoenix Lord - Maugan Ra
1x Phoenix Lord - Karandras
1x Phoenix Lord - Irillyth

4x Autarchs (Including Ltd Edition 2006 Box Set Autarch)
1x Chapterhouse Female Striking Scorpion (Used as Scorpion Autarch)
1x Prince Yriel - Autarch of Iyanden
1x Illic Nightspear - Pathfinder Autarch (Sure, let's go with that)

3x Jetbike Autarchs (Games Workshop Sculpts)
3x Jetbike Autarchs (Non-Games Workshop Sculpts)

1x Forgeworld Wraithseer

4x Spiritseers
1x Iyanna Arienal - Spiritseer of Iyanden (Unreleased Juan Diaz Test Sculpt)
1x Bonesinger (Ltd Edition)

2x Eldrad Ulthran (One to be converted)
12x Farseers
3x Farseers (Unreleased Juan Diaz Test Sculpts)
1x Chapterhouse Studios Farseer (Used as Corsair Void Dreamer)
2x Chapterhouse Jetbike Farseers
2x Non-Games Workshop Jetbike Farseers

47x Warlocks (Seeking one particular sculpt to complete the set)
12x Chapterhouse Jetbike Warlocks
10x Non-Games Workshop Jetbike Warlocks

Elite Units - Circa 8100 Points

*Note; There are a few of each Aspect not included, kept as spares just in case

31x Harlequins - Includes Harlequin Avatar

34x Fire Dragons (4x 6 in Falcons, 1x 10 in Wave Serpent)
40x Howling Banshees (4x 10 in Wave Serpents)
40x Striking Scoropns

60x Wraithguard (6x 10)
40x Wraithblades (4x 10)
20x Wraithguard (4x 5 in Wave Serpents)

Troop Units - Circa 10700 Points

100x Dire Avengers (10x 10 in Wave Serpents)

120x Guardian Defenders (6x 20 with Dual Platforms)
120x Storm Guardians (12x 10 in Wave Serpents - Upgrade bits pending)

76x Windrider Jetbike Guardians
60x Prototype Windrider Jetbike Guardians (Jes Goodwin 2006 Prototype Sculpt)

40x Rangers
40x Pathfinders

Fast Attack Units - Circa 6150 Points

3x Crimson Hunters
3x Hemlock Wraithfighters
3x Forgeworld Nightwing Interceptors

9x Forgeworld Wasp Assault Walkers (Squadrons of 3)
9x Forgeworld Hornets (Squadrons of 3)
18x Vyper Jetbikes (Squadrons of 3)

40x Warp Spiders
34x Swooping Hawks
12x Forgeworld Shadow Spectres

27x Shining Spears (3x 9 per Squad)
27x Non-Games Workshop Shining Spears (3x 9 per Squad)

Heavy Support Units - Circa 7450 Points

3x Forgeworld Phoenix Bombers

30x Dark Reapers
9x Support Weapons of Vaul

4x Falcon Grav Tanks
3x Fire Prism Grav Tanks
3x Forgeworld Night Spinner Grav Tanks
3x Forgeworld Fire Storm Grav Tanks
3x Forgeworld Warp Hunter Grav Tanks

12x War Walkers (3x 4 Squads)
8x Wraithlords (4 Old, 4 New Sculpts)
4x Wraithknights

Corsair Detachment - Circa 2000 Points

1x Corsair Void Dreamer (Previously mentioned Chapterhouse model)
60x Corsairs (6x 10 per Squad)
20x Corsair Jetbikes (2x 10 per Squad - Non-Games Workshop Sculpts)

Warmachines - Circa 16700 Points

3x Forgeworld Lynx Super Heavy Grav Tanks (2x Pulsar, 1x Sonic Lance)
2x Armorcast Tempest Super Heavy Grav Tanks (Counts as Scorpions)
1x Forgeworld MK1 Scorpion Super Heavy Grav Tank (In serious need of repair)
2x Forgeworld MKII Scorpion Super Heavy Grav Tanks
1x Forgeworld MKII Cobra Super Heavy Grav Tank

2x Armorcast Towering Knight Destroyers (Counts as Wraithknight)

1x Armorcast Revenant Titan
4x Forgeworld Revenant Titans (2x Pulsar, 2x Sonic Lance)
1x Armorcast Phantom Titan (With all weapon/head configurations - Used as Warlock Class)
2x Forgeworld Phantom Titans

1x Forgeworld Vampire Hunter
1x Forgeworld Vampire Raider

Total - 60350 Points

Model Count - Circa 1300 Figures

Figured it might be time for an update. So far a couple of recent batches have returned with the following completed;

Rangers
Pathfinders
Warlocks
Shadow Spectres
Harlequins

Completed (awaiting their return);

Warp Spiders
Fire Dragons

Currently underway;

Dire Avengers
Jetbike Warlocks
Shining Spears
Spirit Seers
Phoenix Bomber (as part of a test before the Phantom starts)

Presently polling to work out what the Phantom Titan diorama will be, so far it looks like a Brass Scorpion plowed into the ground under the Phantom's foot is a winner.

Working on Craftworld history, as a theme paint wise, army fluff and general name/craftworld rune have been sorted out.

Scenic bases have been chosen for the HQ units sent away, so expect some WIP images to start popping up in the next month. Really looking forward to the Avatar and Wraithseer to see how they turn out.

Hunting down some good magnetic flight bases, as it looks like i'll be needing about 250 of them for all the Jetbikes in the army alone.

LOVE those jetbikes!!!, where did you get them from please?

you got me beat, i only have 20K of Eldar and only about 10 years of collecting them. looking forward to seeing the pics of such a massive army.

New update, 3/4 commissioned artists have got back to me with WIP shots (Farseer, Jetbike Warlocks, Shining Spears and Dire Avengers) - http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/wip-updates-ahoy.html

Many pretty pictures of course

Should see these finished off in the next couple of weeks, along with the arrival of a new Eldar shipment and rare goodies from the UK!

New updates

Commissioned Wargaming table has kicked off and the foam is well into being cut (for the table... structures are yet to come). And most recently, the older GW Shining Spear sample has been completed (had a few alterations so the line work isn't masked, but you'll get the idea).

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/eldar-planetscape-8x6-wargaming-table.html



http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/gw-shining-spears-sample-mock-up.html

Few more updates;

1. The Eldar Planetscape is coming together nicely, areas marked for ancient rune tiles with dust over the top and blue areas marked for Eldar structure placement.





2. Vincent (Duskfrost) has come back to me with the most recent WIP Farseer (an OOP Rogue Trader model) - aka the Starseer (star themed cloak). This is number five of twenty





3. Clinton has got stuck into the Wave Serpents, belting out 10 of them (WIP), which will give the Aspects a ride once completed.



4. My mate in Russia has sent over some very nicely done Harlequin Jetbike Rider heads (he has done the canopies as well, just waiting for the bodies).



And of course the links respectively to my blog entries with further details...

Vincent's latest

Updates (from all commissioned artists)

Harlequin Jetbiker Heads

It's been a while since I updated this thread, so now seems like a good time...

1. A bunch of Farseers from Vincent have been done - two OOP Rogue Trader Farseers and two of the Juan Diaz unreleased sculpts, including the Iyanna Arienal model.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/unreleased-spiritseer-iyanna-arienal.html
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/juan-diaz-prototype-farseer-coloured-in.html

2. Elliot has been going nuts building the Eldar themed planet scape, having finished the mountains, dug the dry riverbed and produced Eldritch tiling for the runic mosaic.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/themed-eldar-table-ruins-ridges.html

3. Titans and Super Heavy Flyers have found a very skilled artist in the USA who has agreed to take on the project - feeling a bit special about this one as the lad gives preference to models he actually wants to paint as opposed to taking on every Tom, Dick and Harry.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/a-new-artist-emerges-titan-host.html

4. Jes Goodwin Jetbikes are almost finished... all 60 of them.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/jes-goodwin-prototype-jetbikes.html

Very soon there should be photos of the Shining Spears (GW type) and finished Jes Jetbikes.

Currently awaiting a sample back from a lad in the US to see if the Wraithknights/Lords get sent off as a batch.

I've discovered I have stupid amounts of stuff that has multipled in boxes. What was once a 60k Warhost is now up to 72k. Projected estimates for the stuff i've not added into the spreadsheet seem to put it at just over 80k.

Two pretty significant updates have happened this past week, firstly Elliot has gone bananas with concept ideas for the terrain being built based on Games Workshops sketches from some years ago - when they had seriously thought about creating Eldar terrain. The sketches are sans embellishments, however this will be incorporated into the design as it evolves. Forgoing the traditional walkways in favor of putting in place integrated webway gates for travel between buildings seemed like the better way to go, reducing the complexity of having to create dynamic walkways when the six terrain panels are adjusted.

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com/2014/02/eldar-planetscape-spires-landing.html

Secondly, there are now four additional artists working on the project, three of which are focused on the miniatures, with one chosen as the illustrator for Craftworld Dras'Volharr when i've finished writing the book.

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-wave-of-new-blood-joins-pack.html

Stay tuned for updates coming back from PaintedFigs.com as they're almost finished with the Jes Goodwin Prototype Jetbikes and GW Shining Spears. Prototype samples of the Eldar Phoenix Bomber from Matt and Wraithknight from Shaun are also WIP at present.

Just had the template sample images come back from Matt down south for the Phoenix Bomber. Suffice to say the patterning (based on the images etc supplied) came out perfect. Poor bugger now has an additional 19 Flyers to worry about in the near future. The full post can be found here - WCWDB: Eldar Phoenix Bomber

I addition to this, a batch of Rogue Trader Eldar have found their way from the UK to my doorstep - well on the way to completing the RT side of this project - WCWDB: Rogue Trader Eldar





I've also had word from Steve in the USA who now has my Super Heavy Flyers - should be very interesting in the next couple of months to see what comes up.

Steve got back to me with a WIP of the Vampire Raider (first of two, plus a Hunter escort). This guy has been like an unstoppable train with this project - an absolute pleasure to work with!

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/vampire-raider-wip-more-frightening.html - for better resolution shots.



More coming soon at this rate

Update time!

First up, Elliot has been at work again on the Planetscape, having got the finer detail done on the ridges, identified the colours for the board and begun work on creating structures - http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/planetscape-progress.html

The Jes Goodwin Jetbikes are done (all 60 of them). There are plans on converting another for the Shuriken Cannon upgrade, which will then be cast up for another batch yet to be painted. http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/jes-goodwin-jetbikes-en-mass.html

The second Vampire Raider is now WIP, the two having their primer layers down before the full details get layed on - yep, you read that right. The Hunter is next up to complete the trio, which will be my sign to prep the Phantom Titans for shipping (again, three of), for the second batch of War Machines. http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/vampire-raiders-fire-ice.html

And finally, the Craftworld rune of the Dras'Volharr has been created! Now I can get into this book i've been wanting to write. http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/craftworld-drasvolharr.html

Below, just a couple pieces of eye candy...



And the Jetbikes...

Thought id do a bit of an update with the Vampire trio, full updates can be found here and here with the new Dras'Volharr rune here;

And now for the pretties...

I am duly impressed. You sir, are crazy and an inspiration.

Cheers haha - with a nice dose of insanity thrown in to be sure.

Figured i'd do a bit of a FAQ for most of the common stuff, i'll do a part two later next month. Mostly centric around how the army came to be, how I got hold of certain minis, insanity checks etc

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/collect-all-things.html

So I thought it might be time for an update again.

In chronological order of blog updates...

The Eldar Vampire Hunter, having been darkened and given a sinister appearance.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/reaper-of-souls-vampire-hunter-wip-2.html

Followed by a couple of Female Farseers (modified from the 2006 Seer Council box).
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/twin-female-farseers-and-appearance.html

The trio of Vampires on their way to being properly fitted to their bases.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/i-love-smell-of-napalm-in-morning.html

Titans... lots of Titans... all enroute to the USA as I type this.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/titans-six-of-one-half-dozen-of-other.html

The ultra-rare Bright Stallion Knight Prototype - recently acquired.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/my-little-pony-of-death-bright-stallion.html

An update for the Eldar Planetscape, of the former maiden world, Dras'Volharr.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/coming-to-life-eldar-planetscape-update.html

Annnnnd finally the conga line of Wave Serpents almost ready for assembly.
http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/tsunami-of-serpents-eldar-wave-serpent.html

Now for a couple of happy snaps...

Time for an update! By the end of the week there should be some biggies in the mix (Flyers, Table, small flyers, etc), however for now Vincent has provided this glorious addition to the Warhost - The Avatar of Khaine.

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/god-of-war-fury-of-drasvolharr-avatar.html

Jaw genuinely dropping here. Those fliers are truly incredible, particularly the one with the turquoise flames.

Ok, so I thought i'd do a bit of an update since its been ages (well, for web forum updates at least).

Basically the blog turned one, hit 100 posts recently and has slowed a little bit on updates. This is mostly due to bigger batches being sent off (talking 240 Guardians etc), thus the turn around time is taking a wee bit longer than normal.

The highlights?

1. Almost half the HQ units have been painted up by Vincent, including the Russian Jetbike Autarchs and Farseers (with a second one to be sent down). Special mention goes to the awesome effort fort he Wraithseer he put about 40 hours into alone!





2. Most of the Air wing is almost finished, with only four Void Dragon Phoenix Bombers left out of the 20 total. Yes there is a Wraithknight and Lord in there, that batch is reserved for next year



3. Six of nine Titans are assembled, four painted (Revenants) and another three not far off being dispatched (all Armorcast, including the Warlock class).







4. Vampire Flyers have been done, sadly Auspost broke the Vampire Hunter, snapping the wing from the fuselage - its repairable, but I was VERY pissed off when I saw what had happened. Fortunately only very very minor paint damage had occured.







5. The second batch of troops is about to go over to Navin, with the remaining Aspect warriors, Guardians, Corsairs and a bucket of Wraithguard.

6. Planetscape goodness is underway again, with the structures being built and terrain painted up - expect updates soon on this.

Twin Eldar Phantom Titans shaping up to bring the pain, plus an update on the Planetscape's Webway Gates. Good times all around.

Holy ! I don't think I've ever seen any army this big... And those paint jobs, especially for the HQs, are jaw dropping.

I cannot wait to see pictures of all 90k points. I need a battle report with your warhost smoking 2 or 3 marine chapters!

I'm hoping by sheer number of holofields I may be able to steal the Imperial Guards trick of inducing epileptic fits in opponents (albeit without flashlights). Biggest rave ever.

Thanks for the kind words

This is a hefty force to say the least, SUBBED!

Just a quick update on the WIP Phantom Titans, the shoulder guards and masks have been done (or at least most of the way there). Bigger photos are on the blog (plus a few extras showing WIP shots).

Phantom Titan WIP - Shoulderpad Runes & Death Masks

Won't be long now

Thought i'd do another update given a fair chunk of stuff has happened recently.

First up, the twin Phantom Titans (Reapers as they've been dubbed) with Planetscape update.

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*Yep, that's a Hell Turkey eating a singularity



Followed by Vincent's latest work with the 3rd Party Female Striking Scorpion Exarch and Fuegan.



And the latest, Harlequin Masque update (kicks off this year in Q2-Q3);

Phantom Titans completed! And you thought the Harlequins were some dark looking Chaos hunting mean machines

http://wcwdb.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/twin-...dy-to-reap.html

Ok folks, quick update, i've been a bit lazy lately, so there are three major bits that have been done lately.

1. Corsairs, lots of Corsairs. 120 to be precise.



2. Wraithguard, again en mass. 70 of the full 130 (60 of the new type remaining).



3. Aircraft for days. Four of each type (Void Dragon Bombers remaining), totaling 20 aircraft.



Up next: 120 Defender Guardians and large Support Platforms!

*Ahem* So it has been a while... I blame buying a house... for the Warhost. So while my Warhost spending habits were usually like the below, I had to let the poor commissioned artists catch up finishing what was already in their hands and allocate funds to life things for a year.



Yep, its been a journey getting life priorities sorted out including specing up a wall built display case, which once I find a builder, shall be the final resting place of the Warhost in its entirety. Luckily, I have another bit of news related to that. The display space works out to 3.5m wide, 2.3m high and 0.5m deep... with room for a 1.4m tall 3.6m long battlescape splashback which has been commissioned by Helge C. Balzer. Helge is the lad responsible for GW's artwork on Warzone Valedor;





So what has been happening in the background aside from purchasing a place to store this flying rodent gak nuts endeavor? Well few goodies, lots of the bulk Corsairs, Guardians and general gunships (Hornets) have been completed, and the Airforce component is almost complete (with a batch of Corsair Phoenix Bombers to go...). Once the case has been completed, the next batch will most likely be the Wraithknights and Lords. I've committed to getting the smaller stuff done then look at the remaining Super Heavy Vehicles. While the timeline is a little stretched from what it was 12 months ago, I'm hoping to have everything sorted out by 2020 or earlier (2018 if I get lucky). Here are a few small happy snaps of what has currently been completed since the last update;