Welcome to my strange alternative world of wargaming with toy soldiers: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books (HG Wells, Little wars)
Friday, 5 April 2013
Dark Eldar
I have decided to build a new Dark Eldar army and this is as far as I've got.
Being a cheapskate son of a bitch, I am working to a budget. So my only new purchases are the codex and the warlord. Everything else is second hand.
DE were the 'Game Army' in the late 80s so there a great deal of material around. Expect to pick up warriors for about 25p each, many still on the sprue. Metal figures will cost in the region of a Pound.
For a colour sceme I decided to avoid the dark colours in favur of high gloss metallic. I used purple/ dark blue metallic layers to give a discordant menacing look.
Bases are drab to show off the figs are ane painted with Tamiya Pavement Effect paint. This gives a subtle thick matt surface.
I have 20 more warriors, five more jetbikes (at £3.25 each) to paint and base and a modern box of kabalite warriors to use as elite trueborn. I will add modern witches as I vastly prefer them to the old models. That should make a nice little raiding force.
Modern stuff new will cost about £65
Old second hand stuff off eBay (most of it) about £40
So a new army for under the ton.
Good work John ;) I'm dabbling with some 40K stuff for skirmish games. I've inherited around 30 Orks of various types along with 3 flying choppers, still on the sprues. I will field them against 20 or so Cadians using my rules, either 5150 or even rehashed Chain Reaction, as they are pretty much the only system I play now.
ReplyDeleteSnap Monty, I have plans for a new set of Space Opera skirmish rules.
DeleteThese look quite good!
ReplyDeleteI have 20 of the buggers myself and am now kicking myself that I gave away the rest all those years ago. And then you post this? Rub it in, why don't ya? :-P
Nice work! Truly a force to be feared, even on a budget...
I gave all mine away as well but they are cheap and plentiful on eBay.
DeleteLooking good john.
ReplyDeleteLove a bit of ebay reclamation myself!
(best recent one was 16 plastic rogue trader guardsmen for less than a fiver posted for my tyrants legions auxillaries)
Its always nice to end up with a playable force for a third of what gw want you to pay!
That's darn good value, Phil.
DeleteJohn, Do you still have my eddress ? Send me a blank message, please; I have some stuff which may interest you.
ReplyDeleteSent you email Stewart. Very curious to hear what you have.
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