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Good effort for a first try. As Gits said, the more you practice the better you get at it, you learn tricks to make life easier and you then want to do more.

Shouldn't be too hard to tidy that up (relatively). I'm forever touching up fine details like that on mine, going backwards and forwards (I'll just do this line here...damn, I'll just touch that up there...damn, I'll just re-do that line...damn...).

Good tip Gir.

@Gir: Thanks for the tip. I ended up doing that anyway, so I'll remember it for the future.

@Dr. H.: Yup, that's exactly what I did this morning.... Oh, well. It's fun trying!

Touched up the shoulder pad this morning:



Far from perfect, but better?

A great improvement YB. Well done!

Nicely done. Good Job.

Thanks, Gents!

Aaaand done!



Brother Kamakiri

Time to take some final pics for the competition....

...which may be found here.

Looks awesome man!
I love what You did with the base.
Maybe in the future You can make the blades as power weapons, this mini deserves It

You even got the tall grass in! Nice touch my friend!

Hi, Everybody!

Well, it's been a while since I posted. I was out of town for a while, then just busy. But, I have to say, I haven't been very excited about the hobby lately. I decided to work on some Eldar, and it looks like this will be the army I'll be taking to Adepticon next year. I put together a couple of lists, and it looks like the most efficient list is the most boring, vanilla list: Guardians & Wave Serpents with maybe some Wraithblades or Howling Banshees. Ho hum. So, I've been looking for some inspiration, and I think I've found some.

I've decided to follow Iybraesil Craftworld! Here's some more info for those of you who are curious: Iybraesil Craftworld.

I like this craftworld for 4 reasons:

1) It's one of the lesser-known craftworlds.
2) I really like the color scheme: turquoise and white. I've been wanting to paint turquoise, though I'll probably go with more of a bone color than white.
3) I like the matriarchal structure of the craftworld. I think this will give me some opportunities for modeling and converting.
4) I like the Myth of Morai-Heg, the Eldar goddess the craftworld follows.

There are a lot of good Eldar blogs out there, but at the moment, I've been inspired most by two non-Eldar blogs:

Gray's Avelorn Army over on Ulthuan.net

KrautScientist's Legio Custodes here on Dakka

So, without further ado, I offer a prototype for my Guardians, the Iybraesil Maiden Guard:





Just a prototype, of course, and it still needs some work, but what do you think of the idea?

Thanks!

YB

Good to see You back mate!

I like the concept, but I have a little problem to imagine a female head in that helmet, don't know why, but It screams masculinity all around, just a though.
Looking forward for more

Sounds interesting.

I think she looks perfectly feminine in that helmet...

Look forward to more.

Welcome back Yellowbeard. I hope the anti-modeling blues are now behind you. I look forward to seeing what you come up. Its nice to see you take in to account the fluff behind the craftworld. Can't wait to see more!

She's got... boobs! Not just normal ones but... the viking variety!! Even has the winged helmet and everything!

Wicked cool, YB!

Welcome to the Turquoise and White club- One side heaven, the other side hell!
I'm very much looking forward to seeing the army come together.

Looks great mate, lovely kitbash! Some random thoughts:
Chapterhouse have a couple of custom female eldar figures that are beautiful. Also, I would look to the dark eldar/elf plastics for bits for female eldar. I've really fallen for Vallejo's turquoise paints and highly recommend them. I find that gw nightshade is excellent for washing them and elf flesh blended into them at varying ratios works well for highlights. Spot colours for gems etc - maybe consider orange? Also I'm 100% with you on bone over white. And good luck, great to see you back in action!

Looking good so far YB, maybe some Sisters of Avelorn heads might be good to mix in.

It's probably better to start with a female model then try and convert a male one. The proportions are just off on that one, chest non-withstanding.

So to get Gitz to hand over stuff I have to show ma boobies off???



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And very good btw

You know, I was really excited about this model when I was putting it together - and I still like the way the torso fits with the skirt - but there's something a little off. I still like the concept, but it's going to need a bit of tinkering, I think.

@Sel: Thanks. Yeah, I agree with you: the helmet is masculine. I was hoping it would be generic enough to pass for either, but the sculptor actually did a really nice job conveying a masculine face.

@Doc: Thanks, mate. Glad you like it.

@Ice: Thanks, Ice. I hope I don't disappoint you!

 Gitsplitta wrote:
She's got... boobs! Not just normal ones but... the viking variety!! Even has the winged helmet and everything!

Um, yeah, women have those....

And by the way, that is a female model. The only "male" bits are the skirt and the helmet. It's actually a female Guardian torso. However, the way the arms went on (that is to say, "awkwardly") seems to have accentuated the bustline a bit.

@Ramos: Thanks! Looking forward to heavenly turquoise. Plan on avoiding hellish white by painting bone instead.

@Graven: Thanks, my friend! That means a lot coming from you. Vallejo turquoise is what I've got. Also picked up some Liquitex Professional Spray Paint in turquoise. Cost $11 at Blick, but that's cheaper than Army Painter. Should save some time. Glad to hear the Nightshade works well; that's what I was planning on using!

Oooh, orange! Hmmm... Well, Ice would approve...

Chapter House seems to have cut back on Eldar stuff. All they have is a jetbike. The cool farseer and Striking Scorpion aren't on their website anymore.

I had been trying to avoid Dark Eldar, but female Guardian torsos have become rarer, so I may need to acquire some Wyches or Kabalites.

@Gir: Thanks! Sisters of Avelorn were actually my first choice, but they were not avaialble anywhere nearby. So, I went with some Lions of Chrace, which I also like very much. Looks like I'm going to have to suck it up and order some bits!

@Miss Dee: Thanks!

Miss Dee wrote:So to get Gitz to hand over stuff I have to show ma boobies off???

Umm, you should sort that with him... Maybe over on one of his blogs...?

Well, thank you all for the comments. I have a couple of ideas of where to go from here. I think arm positioning might make a big difference. And, I've got a couple of other models to work on until I get a couple more bits to try....

Hmm.... I like dis blog yellow. I follow this expecting. I am not sure what yet.

Try to cover the face with a mask/cloth made of GS just under the eyes, like a breather, or a cow-boy scarf ?

Well, whatever the combination of bits is... it looks *very* masculine. Not a good look for a female elf, bust or no bust.

I can agree the head has a tad amount of male features, but it is an elf so already its kinda feminine.

 Yellowbeard wrote:
Chapter House seems to have cut back on Eldar stuff. All they have is a jetbike. The cool farseer and Striking Scorpion aren't on their website anymore.

Yeah they had to remove those due to their (still ongoing) lawsuit with GW. Overall the jury screwed up a lot, ruling some things as totally fine whilst ruling other things as infringing.... I dont know that much about legal matters. All I know is what I read online xD

SO wheres the update!

 Ramos Asura wrote:

 Yellowbeard wrote:
Chapter House seems to have cut back on Eldar stuff. All they have is a jetbike. The cool farseer and Striking Scorpion aren't on their website anymore.

Yeah they had to remove those due to their (still ongoing) lawsuit with GW. Overall the jury screwed up a lot, ruling some things as totally fine whilst ruling other things as infringing.... I dont know that much about legal matters. All I know is what I read online xD

It has to do with use of specific iconography that is distinctively gw IP versus "generic" designs. The specific models are possibly tainted due.to their initial marketing...