This is my Griffon, not technically a Games Workshop model, if memory serves it was produced by Harlequin or some such. I have a few models of theirs, some woodelves and an orc. Anyway this was bought I think before I got the 4th ed Wood Elves army book so back when you could field generic monsters. Anyway when the rules changed and I couldn’t anymore I still painted it up and not long afterwards I was half heartedly collecting High Elves who could and still can field griffons. Regardless of whether or not I can field it or would want to field a non-gw minature even if I could I still think it’s a nice model (looks like what I understand a griffon to look like, ie a lions body with eagles head and wings, not like the new gw one which looks like an eagle with a lion sticking out of it’s butt. Which to be fair I haven’t seen other than a couple of photos but it’s not how I would have modeled it, regardless of how nice a job or not it is.) Anyway very boring paint job, vomit brown I think with brown wash and then bleached bone dry brushed but I think it’s quite effective. Need to remount it at some point onto a nice base.
Ork Defkopta
Here is the first of three defkoptas (the other two having not been painted yet). Kinda fiddly thing as it comes in two halves which you stick together. Unfortunately there are a few patches where it doesn’t really fit together all that well so you pretty much have a seam running the length of the model which you have to putty up. Not to much of a problem but there is a lot of detail also which can be a bit of a pain to not obscure with the putty. Also on this model I glued the Ork in place (no mean feat in itself as it’s very fiddly to put his arms (a single peace holding the handlebars and instruments) and head on in the small space. You feel very fat fingered. Of course this means it’s even more difficult to paint. I’ve learnt my lesson for the other two. Otherwise it was pretty easy to paint. Only problem is trying to work out what bits to paint silver, what brass, what to leave black etc.
More Glade Guard
These two are examples of the woodelves first plastic kit (I think). All are styled rather boringly in the exact same pose, as was the way back then. On the upside they rank beautfifully, no fluffing around trying to make the bows and whatnot tuck into the personal space of the model in front. I have two boxes each containing an annoying eight models (units are now 10+ elves). So sixteen in total. One box is painted with the green cloaks the other box with brown cloaks, hence I’ve only bothered to shows examples of each, since they really are all exactly the same. These are again my own colour scheme, the ones on the box had yellow tunics and red bows and looked rather awful so I thought I couldn’t do much worse myself. The hardest thing to do was the eyes as they have quite narrow faces that are heavily cowled. I was pretty good at doing eyes back then (unlike now) but these were quite a trial. I also have two additional metal figures holding sword and bow (similar to the other glade guard with the stripey trousers) painted in the respective colour schemes to bolster the units out too nine each.