[Aos 2 - Lumineth Realm-Lords Discussion]

First set of models done (minus bases, but I tend to batch those). Really nice models to paint, and unlike a lot of the range, not such a pain when fully built!

[Aos 2 - Lumineth Realm-Lords Discussion]

Now then, where to begin...

[Aos 2 - Lumineth Realm-Lords Discussion]

9 hours ago, LuminethMage said:

Not super likely because they announced that Dark Eldar and the DE + Sisters box can be pre-ordered on the 20th. But maybe the preorder announcement on the 20th? If they go back to weekly releases. Otherwise maybe on the 27th. I hope at least he announcement will be still within March. 

It’s really hard to say right now, their Instagram channel behaves as if BR Teclis already has dropped, and we get painting guides, but otherwise zero info since two weeks now. And they have done a lot of marketing for Cursed City. 🤷‍♂️

So, chances are they've gotten a little behind on releases over here thanks to the lockdown, but a company like GW will have their marketing diary planned months in advance. With social media, consistency of posting is exceptionally important for metrics, so it's likely we're seeing what should have potentially been posted in the leadup to preorder. It wouldn't be out of place to speculate that things may be about 2-3 weeks behind currently.

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On 10/17/2020 at 10:47 AM, LuminethMage said:

Oh, very nice idea! There are several people here who are also connecting their Lumineth to the seafarer aspect of the HE. That’s one of the things I loved about the HE in Warhammer Fantasy, the different angles and cultures of the Kingdoms. I always loved Saphery the most, so I’m all in with you being exited about the Swordmaster (the most about the mage of course, lol). It’s great that GW has taken the same approach with the Lumineth and the 8 Great Nations. 

Please don’t forget to show us your Luminarch once it’s finished! 

@LuminethMage There's so much history there, it feels a shame not to use it! I was always a Caledor/Shadowlands guy myself, though I did recently finish 30 Swordmasters, so that's probably why this release is exciting me.

Sneak peak of the Luminarch:

 

18 hours ago, Gobboz said:

Absolutely love this! How did you 

do the white armour?

@Gobboz Thanks! It's fairly simple, Grey Seer undercoat, really thin Dryad Bark in the pattern recesses, followed by grey seer to tidy up, then drybrushes of Ulthuan Grey and White Scar.

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On 10/16/2020 at 12:57 AM, LuminethMage said:

@Caladrath Thanks for showing your beautiful models. Really nice job on the face and skirts. Great to see another long term HE player having fun with the Lumineth. And props for sticking with your HE - I couldn't do it, just sulked and went away from the hobby. 

Really appreciate it mate! Been going for a maritime, marine feel for them - lore is they mine aetherquartz from fjords along the ymetrican coast, and live in this glistening city of towers connected by huge bridges across the fjord. Bit of a nod to the high elves of old in the seafarer aspect.

 

Yeah, I get that, I know a lot of people who did. Glad I stuck with them, I've managed to make some great CoS armies with them and expand them somewhat - currently working on an elven lumiarch, looks like a weird elf battle tank currently!

1 hour ago, LuminethMage said:

Really excited about news on our Underworld Warband today. Hopefully we hear a bit more about their background, looks like we are going to see all the models. 

I really want that swordmaster, very excited for this release!

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Been lurking on this thread a while, thought I'd jump in. I'm a long time High Elf player (20+ years), and I've been mainly playing with my Elves, first as a disparate order army (which wasn't particularly easy against all the powerful synergies in the other battletomes) and then as 4 Cities of Sigmar armies.

 

When the Lumineth were announced in January, I was excited - so much so, that I spent the next four months looking for anything I could find on them! I've got a good chunk of them painted, though these are the ones I'd call complete (awaiting some more basing stuff to finish). Though I am going to also show off my Avelenor, because I'm pretty happy with it so far.

 

I've also had an opportunity for a couple of games! Currently 3 for 3, but it's certainly an army that requires a lot of thought! I've played 1000pts vs Maggotkin, and 2k vs a nasty Living City CoS army with a huge amount of crossbowmen, and 2k vs Nighthaunt.