Tale of 3 (and a half) Gamers

As part of trying to finish an army, my friends and I have decided to do a Tale of Gamers sort of deal where we paint a number of points a month (in this case 250) and play games at that point value. So far, we have myself working on Harlequins, Zeller (who has his own blog here) with his Black Templar, Patrick with his Chaos of all varieties, and possibly my brother with his Guard which is the half.

The goal is to get to 1500 points total. My first 250 is looking like it's either going to be 5 Players and 2 Skyweavers, or possibly 10 Troupe Members. I haven't quite decided yet.

I'll probably have less to paint then everyone else, but it may take me the longest since I've decided to get a little crazy with colors. Here is my first completed model. Just a Harlequin Troupe Player armed with a Harlequin Kiss and a Shuriken Pistol. Complete with way over the edge of the base pose.

Killer Space Clowns?

Well, one of my favorite factions came out for 40k, so I am, once again, switching armies.

I've been a big fan of Harlequins since I found out about them. They epitomize the glass canon nature of the Eldar race. Elegant, fast, deadly, while still crumpling like a paper bag. It also doesn't hurt that my Fiancee (soon to be wife as of June 6th) has danced since she was 3, so a little bit of connection in that regard.

After much debate, I've decide to go with the completely random colors and patterns, much like the Harlequins of old. I think basing will unite them all, and it'll let me play around with squads easily. I may regret the idea later. But it should stop me from being bored from painting the same scheme again and again.

I picked up a decent amount of stuff from the main release, the current tally stands at:

4 Harlequin Troupe Boxes, 24 Players (23 after the dog decided to use one as a chew toy)
1 Solitaire
2 Skyweaver Boxes, 4 Jetbikes
2 Starweaver/Voidweaver Boxes
1 Collectors Edition Harlequin Codex Set

I intend to get at least 1 Shadowseer and Death Jester, as well as 2 more boxes of Starweavers, and 1 more of the Skyweavers. That should allow a great deal of variety in my list making choices.

I've completed one Troupe player already, and am halfway through the second. If anyone has some fun color combinations they would like to suggest, I'm all ears (pointed though they may be).