Eldar here, Eldar there, Eldar everywhere [Eldar]

Hello and greetings from my holiday abroad! (Thus a late update, apologizes!)

What a better way to spend one's holidays than to paint and assemble models. I do need to transport some of them on the plane, which is not on the top of my wishlist, but at least I will have the joy of examining the security control's faces when they have a look at my bags.

I have added some highlights on my Wraithknight, I decided to go with a slightly lighter tone than what the actual paint was, as they were hardly visible without adding some white, I debated long whether I will paint all the spirit stones red, or only some of them. I decided to paint at least most of them, as I don't want to end up with just a 'green blob' (Is a green blob with chicken pox better? Not sure.) I tried to make them shiny/ gem- like by doing a fairly thick layer of Blood for the Blood God - technical paint, which is usually used to create blood effects. Helm has obviously been painted white, though I still need to fix some parts of it as it required several layers to look acceptable. I also repainted some of the black parts which were stained with some green paint during airbrushing. I still need to do some of the joints etc. On the back of the model, I painted the spirirt stone/ gem/ whatever it is black and the carving golden. I might still wash the golden paint later on. I decided to add some additional biel-tan look to the model by free-hand painting some thorns on his private- parts - protector.

Thorns & highlights

Whole beauty

Better look at highlights

Gold is the best thing ever

  Visiting one's family for Christmas - or a bit later, carries the positive possibility of getting presents. 40k presents. I was fortunate enough to arrive home with an additional Wave Serpent and Crimson Hunter/ Hemlock waiting for me, the latter being my first ever flyer. I made my decision to build Hemlock Wraithfighter purely because of the looks, the thing on its back does resemble a shark's fin... And that is simply awesome. Assembling was otherwise fairly straightforward, but the fin itself didn't quite attach to the rear of the flyer as it should've. I ended up cutting up a small piece of the clip supposed to be attached to the rear part, making it finally reach to it, but still not staying in place. I will be going to buy some liquid green stuff - technical to make it into a correct shape.

Assembled Hemlock and primed guardians

Close-up of the fin problem

There would be no holiday without having at least a small look into a local Warhammer/ 40k retailer's store. Holiday becomes much better if you can get something into your hands, and further improves if you can take that something home. After getting some additional Eldar vehicles for Christmas from my family, I decided it was a time to get some troops. And some more vehicles. I really do need some more troops now... yet again.

I never tought I'd need pink paint. Harlequins...

My plan of action is to get my guardians and Hemlock painted simultaneously, possibly a bike too from the Battleforce. If I have time I will try to start with the Harlquins before going back home next Saturday, hopefully without breaking any models on the way!