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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 07:01:30
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Thermo-Optical Hac Tao
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I don't play wood elves but I might get one of those treeman models
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 08:06:01
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard
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Da krimson barun wrote: jah-joshua wrote:i'm all for the new look...
i like that the Treeman looks dynamic, and scary...
i hated the old Treeman...
new Hero is very cool...
it better be plastic...
it would be a good piece to paint for competition...
cheers
jah
Why do you constantly.....
Do this....
Its annoying....
And why don't you,.....
Write cheers Jah.....
In your signature......
Instead of writing it out every single time.....?
hahahahaha...
i find your rant at me very ironic, considering the poem in your sig is laid out almost exactly how i type...
cheers
jah
p.s. this thread is about cool minis...
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 08:09:41
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Disciplined Sea Guard
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I love all the pictures so far. Warhammer releases have been consistently excellent for a while now and really showing up the 40k side of things. Can people start playing now please?
The treeman, so so beautiful!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 08:11:26
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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jah-joshua wrote:i'm all for the new look... i like that the Treeman looks dynamic, and scary... i hated the old Treeman... new Hero is very cool... it better be plastic... it would be a good piece to paint for competition... cheers jah All I read is: new Hero very beautiful much power so wow The new (potential) Eternal Guard looks..weird. The hand of the guy to the very left look (not Tree) giant. Now, GW has never been known for good proportions and regarding the new Treant and their other latest releases, they don't care for model quality anyway, but it still looks...strange.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 09:09:59
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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jah-joshua wrote: Da krimson barun wrote: jah-joshua wrote:i'm all for the new look... i like that the Treeman looks dynamic, and scary... i hated the old Treeman... new Hero is very cool... it better be plastic... it would be a good piece to paint for competition... cheers jah
Why do you constantly..... Do this.... Its annoying.... And why don't you,..... Write cheers Jah..... In your signature...... Instead of writing it out every single time.....? hahahahaha... i find your rant at me very ironic, considering the poem in your sig is laid out almost exactly how i type... cheers jah p.s. this thread is about cool minis... Well, yeah, it's a poem. They tend to be organized like that. Automatically Appended Next Post: Sigvatr wrote: jah-joshua wrote:i'm all for the new look... i like that the Treeman looks dynamic, and scary... i hated the old Treeman... new Hero is very cool... it better be plastic... it would be a good piece to paint for competition... cheers jah All I read is: new Hero very beautiful much power so wow The new (potential) Eternal Guard looks..weird. The hand of the guy to the very left look (not Tree) giant. Now, GW has never been known for good proportions and regarding the new Treant and their other latest releases, they don't care for model quality anyway, but it still looks...strange. Oh yeah, I just noticed that. He does have a popeye arm doesn't he?  In fact, it looks a bit like an ork arm. Perhaps the sculptor lost the original, and had to do a last minute conversion? What's strange though is that the new WE character's proportions seem to be all in order. I don't see any monster hands or anything. Edit: Seems that all of the other new EG have popeye arms as well.
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This message was edited 5 times. Last update was at 2014/04/22 09:21:39
What I have
~4100
~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 09:57:06
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Sadistic Inquisitorial Excruciator
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silent25 wrote:Surprised I didn't see anyone talk about this pic already. Don't recognize the models:
Think these might be new eternal guard.
 Why are the horses green?  That's just stupid. Hopefully this is someone's alternate color scheme. Don't get me wrong, I love bright colored ponies (in the right context). But was GW really trying to bring MLP into WFB? This brings the whole "paint things bright colors" into the realms of parody.
The guys look... off. They look more like high elves than WE. Need a decent pic before I make any decisions. I think the popeye arm dude is supposed to be holding the spear with that arm, and he was built weird for some reason.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 09:59:23
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Beautiful and Deadly Keeper of Secrets
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Why are the horses green? That's just stupid. Hopefully this is someone's alternate color scheme. Don't get me wrong, I love bright colored ponies (in the right context). But was GW really trying to bring MLP into WFB? This brings the whole "paint things bright colors" into the realms of parody.
..Or they could just be coloring them green to match the forest colors? Magical horses?
Really though, first thought was MLP? Chaos has pink, red, green, and blue/gold horses.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 09:59:24
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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Looks like they are magic fairy horses. So...I guess it makes sense? Could be worse; they could be much brighter.
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What I have
~4100
~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 09:59:42
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Plummeting Black Templar Thunderhawk Pilot
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Love it, the new treemen look like they fit in with the dryads, and those new "eternal guard" fit the theme of Wood elves so much better. I'm sold on this one, gonna rebuild my wood elf army.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:02:30
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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The green looks like leaf effect armour on the horses (Similar but a larger amount than they've had in the past for the WE where is was mostly a leaf effect bridle/harness).
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:14:08
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard
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@Cthuluspy: that was my point, subtley hinted at...
i made a good living as a poet in the 90's, and still see words on a page as a poet...
once in a while, someone on here takes a stab at me...
no big deal...
i'll just keep painting, and leave the discussions to all the English professors  ...
did i mention that the new minis look nice???
cheers
jah
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Paint like ya got a pair!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:17:19
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I hope these are just High Elf rejects from the 90s:
1.) Hands bigger than heads
2.) No indication that they might belong to Wood Elves (except painting the cloak green)
3.) A massive boob armour torso, because GW sculptors think that men and women have the same body form ,just add boobs.
But I have a baaad feeling.
BTW the green horses have the special rule "Friendship is Magic"
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:32:07
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I've no problem with eternal guard being more "beefy" than the average human. For starters they ain't human, for second people who work out extensivly in the real world end up not looking like "ideal" proportioned people. If we make every model looking like they are structured around "joe average" we end up losing a lot of character within those creations; plus the armies then start to all look alike, the only difference being TINY pointed ears and some structure to the armour.
Asides you guys write like you never lived through the hay-day of fantasy pulp fiction and heroes like Conan.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:43:43
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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There's quite a difference between Wood Elves and rampaging Barbarians, especially in regards to their body build etc. Minor difference. The pictures aren't very good, but if they hold true, the new EG models look like utter trash with their poor proportions. I mean...the guy to the left looks like he's saying "Yo, move aside brahs, here comes the swag brigade!".
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:44:43
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Sigvatr wrote:There's quite a difference between Wood Elves and rampaging Barbarians, especially in regards to their body build etc.
But what if there are barbarian wood elves? Or wood elf barbarians?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:45:33
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Or Barbarian Chaos Demon Wood Warrior Elves? I mean, why not cover all the bases while they're at it?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 10:47:43
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Sigvatr wrote:Or Barbarian Chaos Demon Wood Warrior Elves?
I mean, why not cover all the bases while they're at it? 
You mean a Demonic barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat wearing lizard armour and riding an undead dragon?
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:03:10
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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Overread wrote: Sigvatr wrote:Or Barbarian Chaos Demon Wood Warrior Elves? I mean, why not cover all the bases while they're at it?  You mean a Demonic barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat wearing lizard armour and riding an undead dragon? No no no... a Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, wearing lizard armor and riding an undead dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2014/04/22 11:03:22
What I have
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~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:06:58
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Sadistic Inquisitorial Excruciator
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They are horses, painted green. Not demon horses. Horses. Elven horses, and its a fantasy game, sure, but this is silly. This is all it appears to be:
Just painting the horses green doesn't make them look "magic." Unless its like Friendship is Magic.
That's why I said I hope its someone's alternate color scheme. If someone wanted to parody GW's cartoony colors, they hit it out of the park.
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"Evil will always triumph because good is dumb." - Darth Helmet
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:07:16
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
UK
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CthuluIsSpy wrote: Overread wrote: Sigvatr wrote:Or Barbarian Chaos Demon Wood Warrior Elves?
I mean, why not cover all the bases while they're at it? 
You mean a Demonic barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat wearing lizard armour and riding an undead dragon?
No no no...
a Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, wearing lizard armor and riding an undead dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it.
Hmm surely though he'd be a Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, once bitten by a vampire; wearing lizard armor and riding an undead dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it.
Also we need an artist now to draw this character - and I doth name him Minnow!
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:08:00
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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Their eyes are bright blue. Do non-magical horses have bright blue eyes? Automatically Appended Next Post: Overread wrote: CthuluIsSpy wrote: Overread wrote: Sigvatr wrote:Or Barbarian Chaos Demon Wood Warrior Elves? I mean, why not cover all the bases while they're at it?  You mean a Demonic barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat wearing lizard armour and riding an undead dragon? No no no... a Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, wearing lizard armor and riding an undead dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it. Hmm surely though he'd be a Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, once bitten by a vampire; wearing lizard armor and riding an undead dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it. Also we need an artist now to draw this character - and I doth name him Minnow! The Dwarf was from Khemri too, and the dragon was buried in Kislev So, he's an Egyptian Demonic half-ogre barbarian dwarf warrior wood elf rat man, once bitten by an vampire; wearing lizard armor and riding an undead Russian dragon with an imperial helblaster strapped onto it. The dragon may or may not be wearing a furry hat.
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This message was edited 3 times. Last update was at 2014/04/22 11:11:46
What I have
~4100
~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:11:41
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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It could be war paint
http://barefoot13m.deviantart.com/art/War-Painted-Horse-319731411
Which would actually be quite suitable for a WE army.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:15:20
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Martial Arts SAS
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I kinda like the normal treeman, but the sword version... just... no. I'm glad I got the original Durthu on eBay dirt cheap not too long ago.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 11:19:29
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Maelstrom808 wrote:I like the new treemen, but I think I'm sticking to my original plans:
Ancient

he looks like a pissed off chia pet
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:02:51
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Sigvatr wrote: jah-joshua wrote:i'm all for the new look...
i like that the Treeman looks dynamic, and scary...
i hated the old Treeman...
new Hero is very cool...
it better be plastic...
it would be a good piece to paint for competition...
cheers
jah
All I read is:
new Hero
very beautiful
much power
so wow
The new (potential) Eternal Guard looks..weird. The hand of the guy to the very left look (not Tree) giant. Now, GW has never been known for good proportions and regarding the new Treant and their other latest releases, they don't care for model quality anyway, but it still looks...strange.
Exactly, jah has been a staple of Dakka and I personally love his posting style and have no trouble reading it!
And yeah, these are nice but I'm over the initial crush  . Tree kin are going to stand out like a sore thumb between the dryads and treemen.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:08:05
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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What interests me is that they used Bretonnians in the promo video - not wholly remarkable, as the Woodelves reside in Bretonnia, but the fact they used them instead of some other force indicates they haven't completely forgotten about them, and maybe point to them getting a release close to the Woodeleves, with whom they're somewhat linked.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:26:26
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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I wonder if we can expect another Campaign ibook to cover the Woodies and the, uh, Bretties? They brought out Border Skirmish (generic), the Underway (Skaven, Gobbos, Dwarves) and Lustria (Lizardmen and generic), suggesting that the studio regard this as a nice way to add campaign packs that don't focus so heavily on two particular races (like the old ones with the cardstock scenery and whatnot). Anyway, I can see them doing a Forest one, with lots of scenarios revolving around ambushes and chopping down terrain.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:27:11
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Ollanius Pius - Savior of the Emperor
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I would actually expect them to do a Beastmen v. Wood Elves campaign book if they're going to do a Wood Elf one.
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:42:02
Subject: Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Fun fact: A friend of mine is completely colour blind and he once painted a green horse. When it was pointed out to him that horses aren't commonly green, his reply was "Really?"
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![[Post New]](/s/i/i.gif) 2014/04/22 12:50:46
Subject: Re:Wood Elves in May (first pics in first post)
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Fixture of Dakka
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silent25 wrote:Surprised I didn't see anyone talk about this pic already. Don't recognize the models:
Think these might be new eternal guard.
Yes, saw them but not commenting until I see a decent pic. You can't tell anything from a blurred photo of a bent page with lens flare.
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