My attempts at Motivation.

I generally stay away from anything Order - but damn these guys look good.  I really like the shield, and I especially like the idea of converting your Stormcast allies so they look like they've been given gifts or blessings or whatever.  The painting looks good and the idea is awesome.

Hard to say what the Aelfs are going to look like but that Visarch totally looks passable for AoS.

Basing is always tricky for me too.  I always need to make grand things and totally end up spinning my wheels.  I've done cobblestone cork for Nurgle Mortals (now torn apart due to square bases!), then went onto cork/sand rocky terrain for BCR.  When I finally get back to Nurgle or Tzeentch Mortals I'm doing one of Warhammer TVs basing methods and keeping ****** simple!

I'm not sure if I would do all of the weapons for the SC in the same colour as the Syl.  They are still Sigmar's pets.  On the other hand, I do love that wood shield.  Tying the basing together may be enough.  Its what I'm thinking of doing for Chaos (all... like 6-8 Factions that I own), everyone will be in the Swamp of Nurgle basing theme, but with some flairs for that faction (Tzeentch stuff may be... uh, bluer?, Skaven may be... uh, drowning?).  So something like that may be good if Sylvaneth is your main squeeze?  Still, maybe the odd champion's weapons could begin to take on that blueish tint to it?

What did you have in mind for the bases?  A simple method or something fancy?  I think I'm DONE using glue and sand.  Texture paints all the way from now on!

I'll try to check back... but I'm horrible at remembering to do so!

Goodluck out there!

 

P.S. Those SC with Scythes do look bad ass.

Thanks for the feedback! Honestly at this point I am thinking going easy for the bases. I already dont want to do them so makes sense to make it as painless as possible. Thinking of doing some texture paint, a drybrush or 2 and then some flocks of grass.

Alleriella is probably gonna have some dryads clawing their way out of the ground on her base, but I only have so many extra dryad bodies so thats gonna be the gods alone.

P.S. drowning Skaven in swamp bases sounds awesome, now I will be disappointed if you dont do that.

Oh, I do like the idea of Dryads growing up out of the base for her!

I'm leaning towards "Blighted Tundra," or "Toxic Swamp," (on Warhammer TV), I may just do both since they should look similar.  I'm not sure how often my DoT and Rotbringers will be on the same battlefield but I like the idea of the unified bases.

Since your painting already looks good it may be better to let the miniatures look fancy instead of the bases.  I'm not a fan of my painting so I try to trick people into thinking I'm swell with my bases.  Don't tell anyone!

Goodluck!

Lovely army, those wooden shields are ace!

I can get behind that wooden shield design on the Stormcast dude!