The blighted archers were one of the first Legion units I painted, and show some of my early steps in establishing my highlighting/shading on their dark blue leathers. When I added the unit attachment, which was painted and photographed in a different batch a few months later, to the gallery I realized a couple things. First, that I had gotten used to working with the legion colors and produced smoother results. And second, that the color balance on the unit’s pictures was way off.
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_2](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_2-300x300.jpg)
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_3](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_3-300x300.jpg)
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_4](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_4-300x300.jpg)
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_5](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_5-300x300.jpg)
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_6](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_6-300x300.jpg)
![PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_7](/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/PP-Hordes-LoE-BlightedArchers-Dankel_7-300x300.jpg)
The hardest part of these models was the swords sheaths and quivers – each and everyone was pinned to the archer’s body. It resulted in a lot of tedious work but the last thing I needed was to have these pieces breaking off during play.
A lot of people who play Privateer Press games have complained about the nyss sculpts but I don’t really have a problem with them. Sure they’re gaunt and have sunken features, but they’re blighted elves so it seems to fit.