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HIGH ELF TOWER AND HIGH ELF BUILDING

The tower is an iconic High Elf terrain piece. It shares many of the shapes of the High Elf army, namely the graceful curves and elongated designs. Terrain can help to reflect the nature of the army it represents, and the tower and the building are no exceptions.

The tower was originally imagined as a lighthouse – this of course sits well with the High Elves being a seafaring race. Alternatively, it can be used as a Wizard's tower or can be combined with the second building to create a small habitat on a gaming board.

The structures were made from thin card, though those with keen eyes will notice the odd piece of plastic from the Warhammer 40,000 building kits. Sometimes, it's worth looking at alternative uses for items that are normally used elsewhere; in this case, the top of the tower is actually taken from a super glue lid!

Despite the height of the tower, it doesn't take up a great deal of space on the gaming table. Often, a piece of terrain can seem out of scale simply by having too large a footprint; here, we've kept the base very close to the edge of the terrain. A simple trick such as this allows plenty of space for troops to move on the tabletop whilst allowing us to create great-looking terrain.

HIGH ELF ROCKS

The decision to build rocks was brought about by a desire to see how Ulthuan differed from the rest of the Warhammer world. As extreme magic users, we felt that High Elf terrain would have a different feel, almost as if it had been shaped by its masters. The coast of Ulthuan is known for its white cliffs, and this was reflected in the appearance of the rocks. They were also built as small scatter pieces so they could be used in games either as stand-alone pieces or grouped together.

The rocks themselves were carved out of polystyrene with a craft knife. Once the shape had been sculpted, ready mix filler was used to smooth the surfaces. The polystyrene was then mounted on a hardboard base to add solidity. It's worth noting that all of the bases have been cut close to the terrain piece. This ensures the scenery doesn't dominate the table.

We painted the rocks with a basecoat of Desert Yellow, followed by successive highlights of Bleached Bone and Skull White. To weather the recesses, we also drybrushed Graveyard Earth.

HIGH ELF WAYSTONES

One of the things that marks the High Elves out is their use of waystones. These ancient obelisks act as conduits for the magical forces of the warhammer world and can be found both on Ulthuan and within the rest of the world itself. As the High Elves withdrew to their island realm, most of the abandoned waystones have fallen into disrepair and ruin.

The waystones themselves presented an opportunity to update an iconic terrain piece to match the current style of the army. The general shape was made from plasticard with the raised edges made from thin strips of card.

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