Just a small update

I've kind of been neglecting this blog.  How about an update?

For the last few weeks, I've been focusing pretty heavily on working on Infinity figures.  I've actually painted up quite a few of them.  I've also been having a bit of fun with them as you can tell from these photos.

But, believe it or not, I actually started working on some figures that aren't from Infinity!  On Black Friday, I ended up picking up a couple of figures from Privateer Press' Warmachine line.  I got a Khador dude, and a Retribution dude.

For a little while, I've been slowly picking up the occasional Retribution of Scyrah figures.  Why?  Because they aren't the typical fantasy depiction of elves.  Warmachine is a fantasy/steam-punk wargame.  The general technological level seems to flop all over the place with some figures looking like they should be fighting in the trenches of WWI, while others look like colonial militiamen from the American Revolution, and yet still others are straight up knights in armor.  Of course, then you also throw in magic, power armor, and steam powered giant robots and dudes who carry handhelt lightning guns.  Like I said, it's all over the place.  However, there is still a general fantasy-esque feeling to the whole thing.  Then you get to the elves.  They're not fantasy.  Not at all.  In fact, they're pretty damn sci-fi!  The Retribution troops have a sort of ornate WWI look to them with lots of smooth, rounded armor and equipment all over them.  Sure, you've got guys who are carrying around halbreds, crossbows, and swords, but you also have guys carrying what look like laser rifles and powered armor.  I think Warmachine's depiction of elves is probably one of the more militaristic and utilitarian I've ever seen.  They look like soldiers that can not only take a beating, but dish one out as well.  Plus they look like they'd make great Exodite Eldar for 40k.

Anyway, I picked up a Dawnguard Scyir from the local hobby shop.  He's basically a high ranking officer decked out in Sentinel armor (that's what their heavy infantry are called).  For the most part, he looks like the regular Dawnguard Sentinels aside from a few small odds and ends here and there and I really like the design.  I had him all painted up and ready to go last night, but then I got the bright idea to put a wash on him and pretty much ruined the figure.  So, today I stripped the previous paintjob off and redid him in a darker scheme and with a different highlighting method.  I've pleased with how he's turned out.

Here you can see him with one of my Dawnguard Halbred troops and a Mage Hunter Assassin.  Despite using different colors, he fits in pretty well.  I deliberately used a darker scheme so I would be able to immediately tell him apart from other Sentinels that I may eventually purchase, yet not break the overall color theme of the army.

If you couldn't tell, I was going for more of a desert theme for these guys since I only ever see people painting them in either bright colors or in the official off white.  Neither really fits the more utilitarian aesthetic their troops have.