Saturday, 28 March 2026

Night elves and dark elves


 These are Citadel dark elves from the early 80s. The two on the right are sufficiently ancient to be night elves, from the boxed set that was the first Citadel release for these malevolent sprites.


They are lovely miniatures, by the Perry brothers, but absolutely tiny; the night elves are only about 25mm high. These are part of a project to paint up some units for Nordic Weasel's Elf, Knghte, Pyke and Sworde, which uses units of three or six figures, along with individuals. I'm planning to get six witch elves done and six crossbow-elves, along with a cold-one rider or two. 


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2 comments:

  1. Little Odo29 March 2026 at 06:47

    They look fabulous - great paintwork. The miniatures themselves might be a little on the small size but will still fit in with your other minis - not everyone is the same size in real life and who says night elves aren't that little bit smaller anyway? They more than make up for things in sheer spite :-)

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    1. JC29 March 2026 at 12:40

      Thanks; and yes, exactly! A good proportion of the night elves are female and fit in just fine with the dark elves; many of the rest have huge ears and so look just right as some diminutive sub-breed. I think the night-elf commander with the big crest looks suitably authoritative despite her, ahem, elfin stature.

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