Game quality Swooping Hawks

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**The Blue Scribes**

Hey everyone, I just posted a showcase of my Eldar army on my blog (in sig) about getting an army battle ready with a 'table quality' or 'game quality' paint job. Here's a pic of a squad of swooping hawks from that post:

There's a bunch of golden demon quality paints up on blogs right now, but a lot of people simply strive to get models on the table to play. This blog entry is designed to discuss simple and easy techniques that can help an army stand out on the table top.

Happy hobbying everyone!

**Coolyo294**

Those are most definetley better then TT quality.

**djphranq**

Very nice! I like the rainbow feather tips!

**The Blue Scribes**

Ha ha, thanks coolyo. It's a basic black prime, codex base, and two highlights of fortress grey and skull white. Each feather is simply three colors of a differing shade, one base and two highlights.

What I wanted to convey was that a simple technique (in this case highlighting) can yield good results. There is no blending, weather effects, shading, etc. used! Using a simple but effective technique can get each model play ready in 3-4 hours tops and really stand out on the table top.

**Kimzi Caky**

They look great.

I love the bright colours on the feathers, they really work with the dull grey.

**jazzbacker**

Coolyo294 wrote:Those are most definetley better then TT quality.

You're exactly right, if thats your tabletop I can't wait to see your non TT painting ;D

**Wellpaintedstudios**

gorgeous, thats all I have to say

**The Blue Scribes**

Jazzbacker, here's a couple of pics from my 2011 Golden Demon submission. It's a duel between a grotesque and fire warriors. It received an honorable mention. Thanks for the cudos!

**FrozenSoul80**

Crap, that's intense. Those poor Fire Warriors.

**Pennywise**

Wow that's awesome I love the swooping hawks, such a great paintjob.

**Happygrunt**

Those wings are FABULOUS!

**Alsath**

Me likey the Swooping Hawks! That literally made me go "Wow!" I love rainbows and rainbow schemes, I paint my Eldar with lots of different colours. Shame my main army is Dark Eldar, haha.

The diorama is great, but Groteseque models make me squirm. Never liked anything like that (no Coven army for me)

**Iranna**

This thread is full of epic win.

Iranna.

**Element206**

Those are the best looking swooping hawks ive ever seen! Gorgeous color choices. These are beyond Table Top quality. Now -- why are you running swooping hawks?

**Deathshead420**

Cnt wait to see the Harlequins, stained glass wings ftw

**Azza007**

My mouth actually dropped open when I saw those Swooping Hawks. Brilliant job, well done.

**A Black Ram**

Game quality? That is an understatement.

Also, good movement with the display you made.

**starhawks**

love them, I think they look amazing I was never a fan of the blue hawks, and the rainbow feathers are great...but 3-4 hours per model seems a bit excessive for table top quality, but like others have said these look higher than tt quality

**Jimsolo**

That Fire Warrior has some stones.

But seriously...seriously? You just put these up as table top quality to encourage the bottom ten percent of painters to slit their wrists didn't you? The Swooping Hawks are amazing, and the display you made is freaking phenomenal.

**jdjamesdean@mail.com**

Love the models, I've just favorited your blog as I will be attempting some "white" Jet-Seer's in the near future. Possibly some Grav Tanks if they go well

**riverhawks32**

I think they are well down...im just not one for the rainbow....

**Rogue Wolves**

great work i would like to see a farther view pic of that GD entry though

**AkaBrokenarrow**

Very nice color choice, the dull grey makes the rainbow pop out

Also, a total shot from the GD showcase would be nice

**Campbell1004**

Yea those Hawks are literally the best Eldar figures I have ever seen. You should be proud.

**winterdyne**

Really like the rainbow wings. :-)

**Phototoxin**

OP GTF(eth)O as these are WELL beyone TT quality! Don't do yourself down!

**The_Stormrider**

The eldar models are great. I concur with everyone that they are certainly better than TT quality. The GD entry is amazing. I love it when Tau die.

**Eldrad40k**

Nice Sharp paint job!

**FallenAngel**

I agree with everyone. Those are amazing, the wings outstanding, and deffo not TT standard! i paint my models to TT standard, and if that's TT then mine are just rubbish! Brilliant diorama!

**The Blue Scribes**

Rogue Wolves, I took a few pics of my dio this weekend, here's a zoomed out view. Enjoy!