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Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/16 23:26:35


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Hi there from a newbie!

I've been collecting Eldar of various sorts off-and-on for ages, including a fair chunk of conversion/kitbashing. I won't pretend I'm anywhere near good as my imagination tends to run far in advance of my actual talent and motivation, but I thought I'd show some of my favourite creations

First off we've got my Farseer with an Uldanorethi Longrifle. I wanted him kneeling like the Ranger models, so a bit of carving of a High Elf Archer and a sacrificial Guardian leg sorted that. I don't really like the helmet crest so that will probably change once I've found a source for something more Farseer-like.




Next I've got a barebones Autarch made from bitz I had lying around. I liked the idea of a bare-wraithbone look so tried to go for that.




Then there's my Spiritseer which is one of my favourite models paint-wise. Again, no great shakes, but I'm proud of it





Last of my favourite Craftworld Eldar are my Dark Reapers.







Then there's my first conversion, my Exodite War Wyrd. My idea for Exodites (to make them a little more grimdark than 'dinosaur cowboy space-elves') was that Exodites are masters of fusing wraithbone with living tissue. Their Warlocks and Farseers actually grow their ghosthelms into their own skulls, offering permanent protection from the warp. Their wraithbone is also left to grow more naturally than craftworlders, resulting in a more twisted look.




Here's a couple of Exodite Guardians with their heavy weapons platform. Another grimdark idea I had was that rather than just training their dragons as beasts of burden, they embed wraithbone into their nervous systems to provide a direct psychic link with the beasts.



Using the same system of psychic control, Exodite Dragon Riders (counts-as Jetbikes) steer their mounts with preternatural ability. The idea behind using Seekers as their mounts came from my dislike of using Cold Ones as counts-as Jetbikes. They just don't seem lithe enough to convey the sort of speed needed to represent Jetbikes. Plus, my idea was that Slaanesh' first impression of the world would be through consuming the Eldar Empire, and he/she'd have got the idea for Seekers from somewhere...




Next is my counts-as Fire Dragons: Fire Drakes (original I know). The fluff is that they're the Eldar that control the larger, more dangerous Dragons using their heat lances to herd them. It's a dangerous job, so many have lost limbs which have been replaced with wraithbone versions by the War Wyrds.



Then there's my Exodite Hunters (counts-as Kabalite Warriors). The fluff is that they are the standing military of the Exodite worlds, and launch raids in their Aetherskiffs (Raiders) across their world and through the local webway to eliminate threats and incursions onto their planets. Their weapons fire shards of wraithbone that, once lodged in a foe, grow rapidly towards any source of electrical signal such as a heart or a brain (justifying their poisoned guns).




Learning from their Dark Eldar cousins, the Exodites have taken to attaching wraithbone-limbed wings to some of their warriors called Terradons (mainly there because I love the new Scourge models).




If an Exodite becomes so grievously wounded in battle that no amount of Eldar medicine can restore their form, War Wyrds can attempt to replace vast swathes of their bodies with wraithbone. If they survive this process, they become Sylphs: towering giants of twisted wraithbone which are exceptionally hard to destroy (counts-as Grotesques).







That's it for my Exodites at the moment, although I'm collecting bitz to make some HQ units: Son of Asuryan (Autarch), Daughter of Khain (Succubus). Onto my latest little distraction, Corsairs!

First off are two of my Reavers. I'll be using the blades fitted to the underside of Raiders and Ravagers for jetpacks as I'm not a fan of how the Forgeworld jetpacks look. Til then I'm happy with the pistols-akimbo poses




Then there's my first Malevolent. My idea to distinguish them from the rest of the units is to use Daemonette heads. My thinking is that as their fluff is that they're Eldar driven mad by Slaanesh tugging at their souls, draining them dry slowly but surely, they would look more and more corrupted as the process draws to its close. It would certainly explain why all other Eldar are so scared of them at least. I did run out of Harlequin pistols though :S




Lastly there's my Corsair Prince. I used Scourge legs to give them a bit of height above the other Corsairs to distinguish him from the rest of the rabble. Not sure it comes across in pictures, but in person he looks really arrogant. Completely accidental, but it fits the fluff very nicely




I'll be adding more things as I cook them up, but I'm a very reluctant painted so it might be a while before all of these are finished! Hope you like them anyways


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/17 00:18:49


Post by: AegisGrimm


That is fething awesome, man. I love the Wraithbone aesthetic of the Exodites instead of the traditional dinoriders, and the counts-as Grotesques are a great idea that really cements the theme .

Kurnoth Hunters would be great Wraithguard, both melee and ranged.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/17 07:35:34


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man yeah i absolutely love the kurnoth hunter models, but they're bl**dy expensive!

I will pick some up though they're bigger than the tree revenants so make sense for toughness 6 (one higher than grotesques), and their 'wraithbows' would be damn cool as counts-as wraithcannons

I've also though that Duurthu would make a kickass Avatar as well


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/18 08:36:08


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Next step done on the Corsairs i'm not really a fan of the Forgeworld jetpacks. They look good on Craftworld-look Corsairs but they don't really look spiky enough for more barbaric Corsairs.

So, after much trial and error i found that the little hull blades on the underside of Raiders are practically made for the job even the little tabs on the bottom of them fit perfectly into the slots on the back of Guardian torsos



Next i finished up my two fusion gun Corsairs. I must admit i severely dislike mixing plastic and resin/metal for some reason. Not sure why...



Then lastly there's my Prince and Baroness the jetpacks on these i think are made from slightly carved up blades from the Dark Elf blood cauldron/khaine chariot thing. Slightly more imposing




Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/23 11:28:42


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I've painted my Prince and Baron in red, black and gold...and I don't like it.

B*gger.

Currently thinking of how I can salvage the paint scheme into something I like a bit better. Otherwise I'll have to go scouring for bitz to make them again!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/25 18:06:51


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I've started to warm to my Corsair colour scheme. I think I'm just a little unaccustomed to seeing my Eldar painted anything but red and tan

Here they are in all their amateur-painted glory since this picture I've fixed the slightly derpy look on the Baroness' face be adding eyebrows (it's odd how much of a difference they make). I'd also like to dry-brush a little green onto her sword so it looks more venom-blade-like, order some gloss for the Prince's Void Sabre and try and do some highlights on the black jetpacks (although I'm terrible at that unfortunately).



I've also come up with a name for their band: The Red Reapers. They all wear one red glove in reverence to Khaine god of war.

5 out of 6 of my Malevolents are together, bar jetpacks. I've also got plans for some Ghostwalkers/Balestrikes using Harlequin bitz once I've managed to amass enough of them.







Onto the Exodites I've put together the first two of my Hound of Kurnous to test the concept. They'll count as Striking Scorpions, and the fluff is that they're basically a secret cult in which function as the law in Exodite society. If an eldar has committed a crime punishable by death, the Hounds of Kurnous congregate and hunt them down. They are skilled assassins (explaining the Infiltrate Striking Scorpions get), and they are constantly surrounded by swarms of psycho-active wraithbone insects (represented by the Wood Elf Spites). These lash out at enemies in combat, causing wounds before the Hounds even close with their quarry (counts-as Mandiblasters).




Thinking about it, the fluff above would suit very well for counts-as Mandrakes as well (probably the first time in history someone's considered making something count-as a Mandrake, rather than the other way around...).

Lastly, there's my Wyrdlord (counts-as Farseer). He's had a leg and an arm replaced with wraithbone, from a Dryad and a Tree Revenant respectively.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/28 11:17:12


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Right, another idea for Exodites that I thought I'd run by people.

I'm trying to flesh out the culture of Exodites a little with 'codex' options while trying to do sometihng different.

What I'm thinking is that there need to be several facets to the culture. For Dark Eldar you've got Kabals, Covens and Wych Cults. For Eldar you have Guardian militia, Aspect Warriors and Wraith constructs.

So, for Exodites at the moment I have the militia/dragon units (Wardens, Dragon Riders, Fire Drakes and Carnosaurs), the Hunters (Hunters and Aetherskiffs) and the God Cults (so far, just the Cult of Kurnous).

Looking at that the dragon units don't need more expanding, but the other two do. The Hunters is easy, just include Ravagers as 'Heavy Aetherskiffs' which also helps with the lack of long-range shooting options.

Then to the Cults.

The Cult of Kurnous has 'Hounds' as units, and 'Huntsmasters' as Exarchs

I was thinking that I'd really like to include Wracks somehow so I can play around with the Ossefactor, so how about the 'Cult of Ynnead'.

To explain the extra toughness and FnP, as part of their pre-battle ritual they inject themselves with copious amounts of the 'Painbringer' drug from the DEldar combat drugs chart. This increases their toughness massively, but also reduces their mobility (explaining the lack of fleet). Hence their name 'Walkers'.

Modelling ideas I'd use Glade Guard legs for a sort of 'clothed in rags' look, with probably Kabalite torsos (or Dire Avenger for more bulk), Wrack arms (not the double-arm ones) and that one Kabalite Warrior head with the crying face on the front:



Paint scheme would be bone and black/grey. What do you think?

I thought there should be at least 3 cults at large within Exodite society to give it enough body.

The other cult I was thinking about was a Cult of Faolchu, based on Swooping Hawks. I could use the left-over feathered wings from my Scourge sets (fluffed as the same process as Terradon wings, but culturally they're feathered) as well as any remaining heads. De-spiked Shardcarbines would suffice for Lasblasters, and the rest of them would be Harlequin legs and front torso with a Guardian rear torso.

It would also give Exodites an option for anti-air, another shooty option, some more anti-tank and a fast-attack option on the Craftworld-side of the codex.

Again, ideas?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/09/30 22:34:57


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Finished my first squad of Corsairs



I've also got another three Reavers finished and undercoated, although i've run out of Fusion Guns so the 10 man 4x Fusion squad might have to tone it down a bit.



Lastly i've put together my first 5 Hunters (counts as Kabalites). Much more technobarbarian those are wraithbone horns fused to their heads in the image of Kurnous the Hunter.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/06 22:03:01


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Latest batch of kitbashing

First off we've got two more special-weapon Reavers. I'm interested to find out how they do with Shredders as they're cheap, S6 and gel well with Reckless Abandon.



I've also had a go at making some Balestrikes using Harlequin legs (seeing as there's a ton of them on eBay as fans of the Emperors Favourite Supersoldiers buy up Deathwatch boxes). Strikes me that they're probably be better for Ghostwalkers now that I've made them :S I was thinking that taller Ghostwalkers would be harder to hide in cover though...




Next we've got my 3rd iteration Hunters. I like these a lot better than the previous two which seemed too close to the other Eldar factions (Guardian helmets and Kabalite armour is a bit too iconic of each faction to look Exoditey).




Because I've changed what I'm doing with with the Hunters, I've got a load of Kabalite bits left over enough to make an DIY Archon and 5 Kabalites





Lastly I've finished my Exodite HQ options!

We've had the Wyrdlord before, but I've added a Daughter of Khaine (counts-as Succubus with Armour of Misery) as well. When Khaine was shattered, large shards of his being rained down on the Craftworlds and formed Avatars. As the Exodites were so far from the epicentre of the fall, only small fragments of Khaine fell on their worlds. These fragments formed suits of fearsome armour which were ensconced in shrines by the Exodites. In times of war a female Exodite dons this armour and is imbued with fearsome martial prowess that is terrifying to behold. This, however, is the ultimate sacrifice. Once worn, the armour of Khaine can never be removed, and slowly burns away the wearers soul in the fires of war.




Lastly, we've got my favourite model so far: my Sons of Asuryan (counts-as Autarch). The rulers of Exodite clans are called the Sons of Asuryan. These great lords of the Exodites often equip themselves with wraithbone-limbed wings like the Terradons, but bedecked with feathers in honour of the great Phoenix Asuryan. They take to flight at the forefront of their forces raining death upon their foes.



I converted the Fusion Gun from a Shuriken Catapult and a Fusion Pistol. Not a fan of the fuel tank though, looks too big. Need to scour some bits and see if there's something more suitable...

All three together



The latest thing that's been bubbling away in my imagination is the concept of 'Croneworld Eldar'. I know it's sort of skub, but I've rather taken to the idea.

The concept is that a very few of the Eldar who survived past the initial birth-scream of Slaanesh revelled in the destruction of their race and gave themselves completely and willingly to her service (either that or they're a few of the most dedicated and depraved pleasure-cultists who even in her first few moments managed to impress the Prince of Pleasure and were resurrected as favoured pets).

These few corrupted Eldar are formidable psykers, exploring the full potential of their power augmented by the ruinous powers, unfettered by the wards that Farseers use to hide from She-Who-Thirsts.

That would let me explore some of the fluff about what pre-fall Eldar might have been like

I've rather run out of money this month so I can't start on them just yet, but I've got some interesting ideas

Besides, I should really paint some of these at some point!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/06 22:26:27


Post by: Red_Ink_Cat


Just to say - I love your conversions. You're kind of making me wish I could have started as Exodites instead of Craftworld. Ah well.

Really like seeing what you come up with. Keep at it


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/06 23:30:51


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a lot!

I did start with Craftworlds myself, and have come up with a bit of fluff where my Craftworld rescued a planet of Exodites from a Tyranid invasion so the Craftworld is now home to both Craftworlders and Exodites, purely so I can play them side-by-side


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/07 00:16:58


Post by: theCrowe


Enjoying all the wood elf bits making this force look pretty gnarley. Massive amounts of work here, you're really putting the effort in to make something truely unique.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/07 11:38:40


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man I'm rather running out of wood elf bits to use!

Hopefully they get some AoS love soon so I can get more bits


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/07 18:49:49


Post by: theCrowe


PM me your address. I'll post you some. I've got loads and they just sit in a tub in my garage doing nothing. Seriously, you don't have to wait.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/10 13:01:27


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Right, just spitballing some ideas for Croneworld Eldar and thought I'd get some feedback

To give it a completely different flavour to Craftworlders, Exodites or the True Kin I thought I'd use the Chaos Daemons codex to represent them (with a little added from CSM).

Right, so the first aspect of Croneworld culture is the Cronelord.

Cronelord

Fluff: Cronelords are the lords and masters of their daemonic Crone Worlds. These few corrupted Eldar are formidable psykers, exploring the full potential of their power augmented by the ruinous powers, unfettered by the wards that Farseers use to hide from She-Who-Thirsts.

Counts As: Fateweaver/Lord of Change (immensely powerful psyker)

Modelling ideas: big base for a small, eldar-sized model. Minimal armour, maybe just robes. Floating up in the air, with wings like this:



The second aspect of Croneworld culture is the mortal minions the descendants of the most depraved pleasure cults who are let live as pure amusement for Slaanesh. There are a couple of units I've come up with for these.

Pleasure Cultists

Fluff: The remains of the most dedicated pleasure cultists of the old Eldar Empire. Spared by Slaanesh they live still on a few worlds at the old core of the Eldar empire. Obsessed beyond the point of madness with depraved pleasure and martial splendour they live their immortal lives in constant revelry and slaughter.

Honing their combat skills to perfection they hurl themselves at the ranks of their enemies, rending flesh and armour alike with blades wreathed in fell warp energies.

Counts-As: Daemonettes (T3 and minimal armour, plus WS5 fits the idea of perfectionist CC Eldar)

Modelling ideas: The good staple Wych legs (love the dynamism), with Dark Elf Corsair front torsos and OOP Dark Elf Spearmen heads to make them look Eldar, but distinctly different to Craftworlders, Exodites and True Kin. Dark Elf Doomfire Warlock weapons look crooked and warped enough as well. Throw in some Daemonette arms and heads every now and then and voila!

Aethervessels

Fluff: Considered a gift bestowed by their Crone Lord, some Croneworld Cultists are formed into living conduits for the energies of the warp. These hapless individuals unleash great blasts of eldritch energy, annihilating their foes.

Understandably this has a detrimental effect on their martial skills, constantly battling to hold their beings intact as fell energies pour through them into the material world.

Counts-As: Pink Horrors

Modelling ideas: Maybe High Elf archer legs. Doomfire Warlock masks. If the torso from Doomfire Warlocks works I'll use that. If not any suggestions for a bare elf torso I can easily get 10 of?

Favoured Plaything

Fluff: Through their actions, some Cultists gain the favour of She-Who-Thirsts. They are blessed with formidable skill and power, although Slaanesh is a fickle patron. One single stumble and they can be devoured whole.

Counts-As: Herald of Slaanesh

Modelling ideas: Not sure as yet beyond the OOP fantasy Champion of Slaanesh helmet that I have. Maybe 4 arms?

Croneweaver

Fluff: The Croneweavers are powerful psykers beneath the Crone Lords. Formally a psyker cult dedicated to Morai-Heg in pre-fall Eldar society, as she was devoured by Slaanesh they were cursed by their patron for their part in her demise. Their once-upright stature and lithe bodies were crippled, resulting in the bitter and twisted creatures they are today.  For beings so dedicated to beauty and perfection as the Eldar, such a curse would be unbearable. Perhaps that is the reason they persist. A perfect vengeance is sweet in itself.

Counts-As: Herald of Tzeentch

Modelling ideas: I've got this vision of a hunched over, cloaked figure that looks like an old hag or crone. I've ordered an AoS Necromancer that I'll cut up and have a play about with an AoS Banshee would be a second option.

I've even come up with an idea to represent Daemonic Instability

At the Whims of Fickle Gods: Being as they are the transitory playthings of She-Who-Thirsts, the lives of the Croneworld Eldar exist only at her pleasure. As such, they can live and die and live again at the fickle whims of their patron. Even as they charge towards their enemies, a step wrong and a light stumble can be enough to invoke the ire of the Prince of Perfection causing them to drop as a lifeless husk upon the battlefield. Conversely, if their actions somehow please their lord they could find themselves, or her whims simply swing the other way, they could find themselves thrust back onto the mortal coil, rising from their resting place to do the dance of battle oncemore.


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Onto the other part of Croneworld Eldar, and the bit that explores their pre-Fall society/technology a little.

During the War in Heaven, the Old Ones created many races to do battle against the dread forces of the C'tan. As the warp was anathema to the C'tan, the Old Ones crafted a race specifically designed to weaponise the considerable power of the warp. That race was the Eldar.

On ancient battlefields long-since forgotten, the early Eldar waged war against the metallic Necrons. Using their formidable psychic might they manifested great warhosts to march alongside their mortal warriors.

In the millenia since the fall, this technology has been lost and forgotten, being suicidal under the gaze of She-Who-Thirsts. The last remaining aspect of this technomancy to remain is the construction of wraithbone, it being energy drawn directly from the warp and solidified. The greatest technomancy of the Eldar, lost. Lost to all but those that remain on the Eldar homeworlds within the Eye of Terror.

These twisted Eldar still raise great hosts of daemonic beings to wage war against their foes, resplendent in the despoiled livery of ages past. The many and varied ancient weapons of the Eldar are known as Aetherconstructs. A few are listed below:

Aetherconstruct 1 (need names for these)

Fluff: These summoned warriors are the basic soldiers of the summoned hosts. Tougher and stronger than any mortal Eldar, and armed with arcane weaponry they are formidable foes.

Counts-As: Noise Marine

Modelling ideas: Sylvaneth Spite Revenants would look really cool painted like daemonic entities. Give them some eldar-ified Noise Marine weaponry and we're away

Aetherconstruct 2 (need names for these)

Fluff: Vicious clawed fiends that can fade in and out of reality at whim, these Aetherconstructs warp into the battlefield and immediately set about rending the enemy limb-from-limb, screaming in eldritch voices.

Counts-As: Warp Talon

Modelling ideas: Just a plain Spite Revenant repainted would be perfect they've already got 'lightning claws'

Aethercolossus

Fluff: The most mighty of the pre-fall Eldar warp constructs, these towering beings of pure destruction cut great swathes through the battlefield.

Counts-As: Soul Grinder or Daemon Prince, whichever you prefer

Modelling ideas: Drycha Hamadreth

What do you reckon?

The idea that led me to these was thinking about Wraithguard in the context of some fluff I'd read about Eldar summoning constructs to do the heavy-lifting in their empire/fight the War in Heaven.

What if these warrior constructs of old were simply wraithbone shells that they summoned a daemon into (back when the warp wasn't the hellscape it is now and they were more compliant). This technology developed into the Wraithguard necromancy when they discovered that Eldar souls could power these constructs as well.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/11 13:41:17


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Oh dear, I'm still not happy with the latest iteration of Hunters. I think they look too heavy and static. What I'd really like them to look like is 'stalking through the shadows'. Sort of sneaky-sniper.

I've also just finished up a batch of new-and-improved Exodite Guardians with Wildwood Ranger heads that I might have to chop off and replace with Glade Guard heads. Then I could use the Wildwood Ranger heads interspersed with the Wild Rider/Scourge mashup heads with Kabalite bodies and Glade Guard legs which might look better...

Help!

I might have to do a poll...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/11 14:03:46


Post by: Red_Ink_Cat


Pictures may help you get a few more people commenting. I would give it a shot, but I have no idea what most of the bits you are referring to look like since I have played neither AoS nor WHFB.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/11 14:53:08


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Ah gotcha I'll throw together a couple of examples and do a poll...


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I think I've cracked the Hunters! How's this?







That's a check for technobarbarian, and a check for dynamic they could easily pass as Corsairs in a pinch as well.

Speaking of Corsairs I finally managed to get hold of some of those kickass Reaver blank-faced heads to finish my Void Dreamer




As they were so hard to find from bits stores I've decided to go for the semi-blank Wych heads for my Guardian heavy-weapons teams, the idea being that they're helmets that link to the psychic implants in their beasts of burden weapons platforms.



And here's the rest of the squad. The models themselves lack a bit of variety, so I might make another 10 with different heads and mix them up a bit.



Lastly, I've finished modelling my Cult of Kurnous/Striking Scorpions...



...including Exarch



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/13 23:38:30


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, the bits have arrived to test a couple of ideas for Croneworld Eldar

First off, a Croneweaver:



I'm really pleased with how its worked out exactly as I'd imagined it.

I've come up with a bit more fluff too, which links in slightly with the Exodite God Cults.

Pre-Fall, the Cult of Morai-Heg played a pivotal role in the Fall of the Eldar. During the War in Heaven Lileath received a vision where Khaine was torn apart by the mortal Eldar. In efforts to prevent this, Khaine attempted to wipe out the Eldar and reaped a bloody toll before he was pacified. By the time the Eldar Empire had reached the height of its power no mortal race could match them in battle. However, the Cult of Morai-Heg, as the knowledge-keepers of the pre-Fall empire, still remembered well how close Khaine had come to annihilating their race.

Heeding Lileath's prophecy that the power to defeat Khaine, the last true threat to the Eldar, lay within their grasp they set about engineering his demise in secret. Sensing the growing power within the warp as a product of the pleasure cults, they began to see that this new power was the key to this prophecy. In their eyes, this new Eldar god would banish Khaine forever, bringing an end to warfare forever and heralding a new age of peace, prosperity and pleasure for the Eldar race.

Fearing her interference, the high priestess' deceived the seer-god Morai-Heg about their actions, blinding her to the impending destruction of her fellow god.

For their part in her demise they were cursed by their patron. Their once-upright stature and lithe bodies were crippled, resulting in the bitter and twisted creatures they are today. For beings so dedicated to beauty and perfection as the Eldar, such a curse would be unbearable. Perhaps that is the reason She-Who-Thirsts permits them to persist. A perfect vengeance is sweet in itself.


Then we've got my first two pleasure-cultists. Not sure how happy I am with these, but I reckon the running-leg ones will be a bit more what I was hoping for



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/14 14:22:11


Post by: Red_Ink_Cat


Very nice! Love the rugged look of the hunters, and the crone weaver is awesome! Great fluff, btw. Makes chaos Eldar pretty believable and poetically tragic. I love the inclusion of the Eldar gods that 40k really does not talk about much


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/14 18:52:59


Post by: gummyofallbears


Personally I adore the Guardians.

The striking scorpions are a thing of magic.

I think the Pleasure Cultist heads are a bit eh but otherwise everything is looking very amazing imho.

~Mikey



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/14 20:37:34


Post by: theCrowe


I actually really liked your 3rd iteration Hunters. Thought they looked pretty rugged for Eldar. Your revised hunters are great too but I quite liked the strong solid look.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/15 08:49:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Red_Ink_Cat wrote:
Very nice! Love the rugged look of the hunters, and the crone weaver is awesome! Great fluff, btw. Makes chaos Eldar pretty believable and poetically tragic. I love the inclusion of the Eldar gods that 40k really does not talk about much


Thankyou! Yeah both of those i'm really happy with. I tried to make the fluff fit with the 'unwittingly bringing catastrophe on themselves' theme of the Fall in general.

If you've got any ideas yourself i'd love to hear them

 gummyofallbears wrote:
Personally I adore the Guardians.

The striking scorpions are a thing of magic.

I think the Pleasure Cultist heads are a bit eh but otherwise everything is looking very amazing imho.

~Mikey



Thanks a lot! I'm really happy with the Striking Scorpions. It's the case of 'GW has made the bits that perfectly capture exactly what was in my head'.

I'm not sold on this iteration of pleasure cultists either. I had an idea of making them look 'archaic' compared to the rest of the Eldar to sort of show 10,000 years of development for the other Eldar branches, hence the OOP Dark Elf heads.

Perhaps i'm barking up the wrong tree with them. Maybe what would look better is some High Elf bits. I've got this vision of a ribbon and banner bedecked host of screaming maniacs scything into a force.

Hmmm, how about harlequin legs, high elf armoured torsos (easier to fit on harlequin legs than wyches), high elf swords (clean designs, 'perfect' lines) and High Elf/Daemonette heads, painted in a suitably chaosy pink. I'll try that next

 theCrowe wrote:
I actually really liked your 3rd iteration Hunters. Thought they looked pretty rugged for Eldar. Your revised hunters are great too but I quite liked the strong solid look.



Yeah i like them too. Usually i cannibalise the models i don't like to provide bits for the next iteration but i've left them be. I just didn't think the solid look fitted with 5+ armour 'fall over to a stiff breeze' Kabalites.

Maybe i'll try and think up some more fluff for them any ideas?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/15 16:50:14


Post by: gummyofallbears


Maybe for the Pleasure cultists paint them in very subdued pink ( sorta like what you said)

The Harlequins legs would look very nice, maybe hold off on the daemonnette claws, I think they make the cultists look a bit too mutated.

Still awesome work!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/15 21:46:03


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Maybe for the Pleasure cultists paint them in very subdued pink ( sorta like what you said)

The Harlequins legs would look very nice, maybe hold off on the daemonnette claws, I think they make the cultists look a bit too mutated.

Still awesome work!


Thanks again yeah i think you're right with the lack of daemonette claws and sticking just to heads to show corruption.

The subdued pink colouration is a good idea too. My plan was to mix a tiny bit of pink into the skin tone so they look a little incongruous when put next to my normal eldar.

We'll see how well that goes though! Could end up with neon cultists :S


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/18 22:41:38


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I've run out of plastic glue for the time being which means I've had to actually paint something!

One Void Dreamer done



I've tried to make the helmet look like a reflection of stars and gas clouds, but I'm not sure how well it's come out.

Ah well, practice makes perfect. Must have a better crack at highlighting things too.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/19 19:49:20


Post by: Sauragnmon


Nothing like a shortage of specific resources to inspire a change in tactics for the moment.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/22 23:47:42


Post by: Ynneadwraith


5 Malevolents done you can tell I don't paint faces often! The central one definitely looks a bit quizzical at whatever he's charging towards...



Maybe some more work on the eyebrows will sort that...

Also, I'm nearly done with the Cult of Kurnous. I've got the Huntsmaster painted up fully as proof of concept. I'd actually imagined a more dark metal/green look to them for the 'official' colours, but my Exodites are painted similar to my craftworlders.




Oh, I've also come up with what I think is a cool bit of fluff expanding on Exodites in general:

All Eldar must protect themselves in some way from the predations of She-Who-Thirsts. The Dark Kin torture their prey to replenish what is lost, and Craftworld Eldar undertake perilous missions into the Eye of Terror to retrieve new spirit stones for each generation. Spirit stones are a rarity on Exodite worlds, being so far from the crone worlds at the heart of the old Eldar empire. Instead, great veins of wraithbone run through Exodite planets, channelling their world spirits in a great psychic shield from The Great Enemy. However, once an Exodite leaves their world, they are subject to the inexorable draining of their lifeforce that befalls all unprotected Eldar.

While Craftworlders and Commorites may slip away from their foes like ghosts, the Exodites fight a desperate battle for survival, trapped as they are on their worlds.


What do you think?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/23 17:02:50


Post by: theCrowe


I was thinking it might be interesting to frame all the bio-grown wraithbone implanting in your exodites in a story about overcoming a gift of Nurgle.

I got a fever, and the only cure is MORE Wraithbone!

Just a thought. Your idea is cool as it is already though.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/23 19:28:04


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Ooh I like that

I'm trying to think up some more fluff for different Exodite cultures to try and get enough together to make a proper Fandex for them.

So far, I've got the Ybaric Cluster which I'm pitching as one of the more active Exodite cultures. Through their close ties with Iyanden they have a greater supply of spirit stones, allowing them to venture farther from their homeworlds and in greater numbers. They are also able to provide heavier armour and better weapons for their warriors (crunch is their main troops are Dire Avengers rather than Guardians).

Overcoming a gift of Nurgle by ripping out all of the tainted flesh and replacing it with wraithbone would fit perfectly for an exodite culture that relies heavily on Sylphs thanks!


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Well, plastic glue arrived so I've finished making my Cult of Ynnead



Just a reminder, the fluff on these guys is that they're the guardians of the entrances to each entrance to the world spirit. Exodites are inducted into the cult at a young age, and spend their life in martial training. Part of their pre-battle rite involves ingesting copious amounts of the Eldar drug Painbringer (purchased from the Dark Kin, along with their ranged weaponry). This heightens their resilience to levels not otherwise possible for an Eldar. The quantity ingested is even enough to numb any sensation of pain for the duration.

However, a lifetime of these repeated extreme dosages has a number of side effects. Firstly, it slows the Eldar's natural phenomenal speed and reflexes, as well as their wits and intelligence. They are still far superior to a human's, but definitely below the average Eldar. The slower pace at which they stride across the battlefield is what gives them their name: 'Walkers'.

The second effect is that it changes their physiology slightly, causing them to grow significantly larger than a normal Eldar otherwise would.

Seriously, these guys are tall.

Picture to show scale between a Walker and a Guardian:



Yes or no on the Rule of Cool?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/24 08:18:34


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks!


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 theCrowe wrote:
I was thinking it might be interesting to frame all the bio-grown wraithbone implanting in your exodites in a story about overcoming a gift of Nurgle.

I got a fever, and the only cure is MORE Wraithbone!

Just a thought. Your idea is cool as it is already though.


The more I've thought about this the better and better it sounds I'm officially adopting this as the backstory for my exodite forces

Selestini
During their early years, the Selestini exodites were invaded by daemonic Plaguebearers. Although they were repelled at great cost, they left behind a terrible legacy. A gift from papa Nurgle ravaged their world, causing death and decay to everything it touched. The Selestini only conquered this plague by excising every ounce of infected tissue from their world and themselves, replaced with wraithbone equivalents. This event weighs heavily in their collective memories, and to this day any wound or infection is swiftly replaced with wraithbone.


Selesti is the name of an exodite world mentioned in passing I think in the Iyanden supplement, that it was protected from an ork waaagh by the manipulations of Sylandri Veilwalker. I thought I'd expand on that further

It would also explain why all the bases of my exodites are a barren gravelly sand. Most of their ecosystem was wiped out by the nurglite plague, and is taking thousands of years to recover.

Thanks again!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/24 18:47:55


Post by: gummyofallbears


Love the walkers!

Amazing stuff as always!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/24 20:09:49


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Love the walkers!

Amazing stuff as always!

~Mikey


Thanks man i'm glad other people like them as much as i do!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/25 23:48:08


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thought I'd do a sneak-peak of what I've just started working on



Currently undecided as to whether it'll be a counts-as Wraithknight, or a counts-as Talos.

What's closest size-wise? I must confess to not having seen either of them in person...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/25 23:54:56


Post by: DarkTraveler777


Good looking conversion on that Carnosaur.

For a base foot print you are closer to the Wraithknight, but obviously the height of the Carnosaur is nowhere near the height of a Wraithknight.

For my Exodite force I used a Carnosaur as a counts as Fire Prism. Most people I played with didn't have an issue with that substitution.

Can you pop the dino off its base and add some cork to raise the model? That would give you a better vertical representation of a Wraithknight.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/26 00:05:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Good looking conversion on that Carnosaur.

For a base foot print you are closer to the Wraithknight, but obviously the height of the Carnosaur is nowhere near the height of a Wraithknight.

For my Exodite force I used a Carnosaur as a counts as Fire Prism. Most people I played with didn't have an issue with that substitution.

Can you pop the dino off its base and add some cork to raise the model? That would give you a better vertical representation of a Wraithknight.



Yeah I've thought about using it as a Fire Prism, but something about the armour values and lack of ability in CC doesn't seem to say 'stonking great dinosaur' to me, although I will say that it's definitely closest in size to a Fire Prism.

Good idea for raising the base. I'll see if I can concoct a big rock out of something to have it perched on. Give it some more height.

The other thing would be the fact that none of my army lists have Wraithknights in them, and I don't actually like the concept of superheavies and GMCs in standard warhammer at all...

Does anyone know how big a Dark Elf War Hydra is? Is it roughly the same size?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/26 01:46:49


Post by: theCrowe


Big yes on the walkers. Vote for cool from me.

Most welcome for wraithbone rationale. I assume you know about Isha and Grandfather Nurgle... How she whispers cures to the Eldar for all his deadly diseases. It'd be a nice story to incorporate if you were going all fluffy with the tale.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/26 09:55:30


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 theCrowe wrote:
Big yes on the walkers. Vote for cool from me.

Most welcome for wraithbone rationale. I assume you know about Isha and Grandfather Nurgle... How she whispers cures to the Eldar for all his deadly diseases. It'd be a nice story to incorporate if you were going all fluffy with the tale.


More genius ideas I did know about that, but hadn't connected it in

It was high priests of the temple of Isha that originally called for the exodus of Eldar to the maiden world of Selesti. Their new worlds were built in her honour, and all life upon them flourished.

However, the healthy splendour of these worlds was too much for Grandfather Nurgle to resist, and he unleashed one of his many gifts upon this world. Only by excising the infected tissue and replacing it with wraithbone could the Selestini hold back the inevitable doom of their world.

Their salvation came in the dreams of their seers. Isha, held captive by Nurgle, had heard her children's plight. She whispered the cure to her daughters, and saved their kingdoms. However, the scars of this event are still evident among the Selestini. To this day, any impurity or imperfection in their bodies is replaced with wraithbone, and great forests of petrified trees lie on barren soil. The gifts of the Lord of Decay reap a heavy toll.

I've also come up with a bit more fluff for a number of other exodite cultures, with a view to making a codex of sorts. What do you think?

Ybaric Cluster
Spoiler:
The worlds of the Ybaric Cluster are typical of the Imperium's view of the exodites: verdant jungles and forests permeated with glades and exodite structures.

The Ybaric Cluster exodites hail from worlds that were at the core of Eldar commerce in the pre-Fall Empire. This cultural trait has endured, and they maintain strong links with neigbouring exodite worlds, as well as craftworlds Iyanden and Biel-Tan. Through this, they can provide their warriors with superior arms and armour, and a greater quantity of spirit stones allowing them to range further in greater numbers.

They are some of the more active and and aggressive Exodite kingdoms and their warriors can often be found among other Exodite warhosts, loaned out in exchange for materials and favour by the lords of the Ybaric Cluster.


In the crunch, this will be represented by using Dire Avenger rules for their footsoldiers, and potential access to Grav-Tanks.


Teleth-ai
Spoiler:
The worlds of the Teleth-ai reach differ markedly from most exodite worlds. In place of lush forests and verdant glades, colossal conifers reach up through the snowy landscape and rocky wind-swept steppe reaches as far as the eye can see.

While most Exodite worlds are populated by reptilian dragons common on the ancient Eldar homeworlds, the Exodite worlds of the Teleth-ai Reach sport rather different fauna. In place of cold-blooded raptors, giant feline predators stalk the plains and are ridden into battle by their warriors. Similarly, preternaturally swift giant stags are ridden alongside them, providing ranged support while the lions tear into their foes.


This is purely because I really want to make a couple of models using the giant stags from wood elf Wild Riders as windriders, and lions of Chrace as Reaver Jetbikes. In the Iyanden codex, Teleth-ai was an exodite worlds that was invaded by the Imperium but they were repelled with the help of Iyanden.


Haranshemash
Spoiler:
Haranshemash is a world in mourning, their population decimated by the forces of chaos in one of the largest battles the eldar have fought in recent times. Overcome with nihilism, more and more of their population turn to the Cult of Ynnead, lingering close to their wayshrines listening to the feins susserus of the innumerable eldar souls contained within, and finding solace in the potent drug concoctions offered by the Walkers.

This existence is a perilous one, and wanders dangerously close to the sins of the old eldar empire. However, the Cult of Kurnous was all but annihilated during the battles and can no longer enforce the strictures of their faith. The Last Lord of Haranshemash, the sole remaining descendent of the Cult of Asuryan, struggles on to renew the faith of his people.


This is based on the description of Haranshemash in the Eldar codex, and thinking about what such a devastating conflict would do to an eldar population.


Carnac Wanderers (potential spoiler for the Carnac Campaign books)
Spoiler:
The Exodites of Carnac once owned a flourishing empire based around the maiden world of Carnac. When Necrons under Anrakyr the Traveller assaulted their planet they fought fiercely alongside the warhosts of craftworld Alaitoc. However, they fought in vain. The necron legions conquered their world and desecrated their world spirit.

The few survivors that escaped to Alaitoc did not not linger long. They exist as nomadic wanderers, travelling the length and breadth of the webway. Their hatred for the Yngir burns bright, and vengeance is all that they seek. Their cause is a popular one with the outcasts of Alaitoc, and many merge into warbands that roam the webway hunting for the ancient enemy.


In the crunch, I thought that the rules for Mandrakes would work really well for these guys. Stealth, Shrouded, Infiltrate, Move Through Cover. Give them force fields to represent the 5++ Mandrakes have, and modified Shardcarbines to represent their Baleblast.


Tirathain
Spoiler:
The culture of the Tirathaini exodites differs significantly from other exodite kingdoms. Where most exodites largely descended into techno-barbarism, the Tirathaini developed a powerful culture grounded in legends of the ancient culture of the Eldar homeworld. Their warhosts are arrayed in glittering splendour, Knight Walkers jousting their foes with bright lances and other powerful laser weaponry. Larger constructs still stride forward and engage their foes in close combat.

Located in the very galactic south, the Tirathaini are engaged in battle on two fronts. In the north, their worlds are colonised by the Imperium, and defended by the Ultramarines. More pressingly, the tendrils of hive fleet Hydra aproach from the galactic south. On the outermost worlds, battle has been joined with advanced vanguard organisms, and desperate preparations are being made for a full-scale conflict. Alongside Teleth-ai itself, Ishariel and Ursidhe-Ka are centres of Tirathaini power.


This is to allow people to do a more 'Brettonians, in spaaace' thing rather than a 'Wood Elves, in spaaace' thing. It's based on all of the background fluff about Exodite Knights, and all the 'feudal eldar' stuff that they talk about. The name Tirathain is an exodite world mentioned in the Tyranid 5th ed codex, but I'm not sure what happens to it in there. If it's eaten by the tyranids then that can go in their fluff too. The other names are named exodite worlds on the eldar galactic map thingy that are in the south of the Ultima Segmentum.

In the crunch, these guys would have access to a lot of War Walkers and Wraithlords to represent the various Knight Walkers they can field.


What do people think?

Also, at which point should this be moved to the 'project logs' bit of Dakka? Didn't spot that when I first started this thread...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/27 09:26:23


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Latest bit of work

Seeing as most of my army lists so far feature an Autarch with a Power Axe, Fusion Gun and Banshee Mask I thought I'd convert something up to be WYSIWYG.




I must admit I'm not the biggest fan of the Banshee Mask bit, but I can't think of a better way of doing it...

Wych running legs are the best bit ever though

Then I put together a proof-of-concept model for my Cult of Faolchu. They can either count as Scourges or Swooping Hawks, and because my Exodites are pretty much the same paint scheme as my Craftworlders I can use them for both armies




Lastly, I had a load of spare bits lying around so I thought I'd put together an alternative squad of Wardens to go with my more feudal-looking Hunter squad (really like how those turned out, but they don't fit with the rest of the army). These guys would be from the 'Tirathain' culture in the post above.





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God-damnit, I've just had the coolest idea for my Corsairs which will have me have to re-do the whole lot of them :S or at least go back and change them.

Here's the idea:

Khaine's Ravens
Eldar Corsair force that has a standing contract with the Haemonculi of the Dark City. Each new recruit has a pair of jet-black wings grafted to them, in the image of the black ravens of Morai-Heg. In Eldar myth, these Ravens were the eyes and ears of the Crone goddess.

During the Fall, Morai-Heg bid her ravens to fly with Khaine and peck at the eyes of Slaanesh during their titanic battle.

Khaine's Ravens take after these birds of legend, spying on the forces of the Ruinous Powers, and conducting surgical strikes to take out their leaders.

Looking at the prices of Scourge wings from the usual places I can tell this is going to be an expensive thought...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/27 23:37:05


Post by: theCrowe


Your cult of falochu looks badass!

Enjoyed your introductions to the various exodite cultures. A nice range of styles and concepts. I had a notion for one of my own if you fancied another aspect to mull over. I have no idea about names of locations of planets but here's the plan. They're extrememely psychicly active back to nature nomads. Almost nothing is known of their cultural or social aspects as no evedence has ever been found on any of the worlds upon which they have been reported. These worlds tend to be pristeen garden worlds which appear curiously uninhabited but all attempts to colonise them meet with terrifying mind altering conscequences as warlocks and nature-seers spring from nowhere and ravage the colonists body mind and spirit before seeping back into the landscape without a trace, leaving maddened gibbering cretins in their wake. They're heavy on the purely psychic elements such as warlocks and seers of all kinds but are more like wandering shamans.
Crunch-wise- psy-characters and warlocks of course but also maybe warp spiders? apear from nowhere, do strange things with "PoWEr of tHe MinD" Just a notion, cherry pick at will.

Also, if you don't like the banshee mask bit then lets change it. It doesn't have to be a physical mask. Anything that causes paralysing fear of paralysis of any kind in fact will do. It could be anything from a blinding psychic blast to a cloud of bothersome spites.

The mini looks awesome though, even if the helm isn't very exoditey. I always imagine them to have more the tall pointy helms rather than the swooshy cresty ones.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/28 00:21:23


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 theCrowe wrote:
Your cult of falochu looks badass!

Enjoyed your introductions to the various exodite cultures. A nice range of styles and concepts. I had a notion for one of my own if you fancied another aspect to mull over. I have no idea about names of locations of planets but here's the plan. They're extrememely psychicly active back to nature nomads. Almost nothing is known of their cultural or social aspects as no evedence has ever been found on any of the worlds upon which they have been reported. These worlds tend to be pristeen garden worlds which appear curiously uninhabited but all attempts to colonise them meet with terrifying mind altering conscequences as warlocks and nature-seers spring from nowhere and ravage the colonists body mind and spirit before seeping back into the landscape without a trace, leaving maddened gibbering cretins in their wake. They're heavy on the purely psychic elements such as warlocks and seers of all kinds but are more like wandering shamans.
Crunch-wise- psy-characters and warlocks of course but also maybe warp spiders? apear from nowhere, do strange things with "PoWEr of tHe MinD" Just a notion, cherry pick at will.

Also, if you don't like the banshee mask bit then lets change it. It doesn't have to be a physical mask. Anything that causes paralysing fear of paralysis of any kind in fact will do. It could be anything from a blinding psychic blast to a cloud of bothersome spites.

The mini looks awesome though, even if the helm isn't very exoditey. I always imagine them to have more the tall pointy helms rather than the swooshy cresty ones.


Thanks again!

Love the idea of Warp Spiders being some sort of unknown psychic tomfoolery, especially seeing as their weapons wound against initiative.

That culture reminds me of a Peter F Hamilton book called 'Fallen Dragon'.

Spoiler:

In it, humans have expanded across a decent proportion of the galaxy for FTL tech. The main character is a soldier for a big company, who use things called 'Skin Suits' which are sort of a semi-alive biological power-armour sort of thing. He has flashbacks to a disastrous mission he and his (former) team went on to a planet which was inhabited by the descendants of the biological engineers who originally made the Skin Suits decades ago. When they get there, they expect some advanced society but instead find a load of wattle-and-daub huts and a basic hunter-gatherer society, populated by heavily genetically engineered people (sort of half lots of different features of animals to fit in with their surroundings).

First contact with these people goes awry, and they end up shooting one of them (I think, can't remember). Next thing they know, one of them gets hit by a blowpipe dart which causes his Skin Suit (basically one huge bunch of muscles) to violently contract, pulping the guy inside.

They scramble to get the hell out of there, while darts get shot out of nowhere, causing their suits to go into spasm and kill them.

If I remember rightly, only the main guy gets out of there. Maybe him and another person...


Ah, the banshee-masked Autarch is for my Craftworlders, and I like it enough that it'll stay probably. I do have a spare DA Exarch head that I might swap out on a whim if I don't get used to it.


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I've actually finished my Cult of Faolchu (all but one model which I've run out of wings for).



I must admit, I think the Scourge wings are my second favourite bit after the Wych running legs

Also, thanks a million to Drakheart for sending me some spare Fusion Gun bits. My Son of Asuryan looks so much better with the proper little fuel canister jobby, and I'm thinking of using one of the old 2nd ed. Eldar Fusion Guns to make a mold so I can cast some more I wonder if you can melt sprues to cast bits in plastic...



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/30 03:13:29


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


You've got some truly magnificent conversions here. Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing what you create next.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/30 14:46:39


Post by: Corporal_Chaos


Very very nice and the creative way you have done your conversions.... Wow.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/30 16:43:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a million it's always encouraging to get some positive feedback

This weekend I decided that I really should be painting some of my growing mountain of primered conversions...

So here is the finished Cult of Ynnead





I still hold up my hand and say that I'm far from a stellar painter, but they look good enough from a distance with my fuzzy eyes (I really should get some glasses). Tried to make them look a little whited out and ghostly compared to the other, more colourful exodites they'll be fielded with.

Now I just need to do another squad of 5 and sort out two counts-as Venoms and I can field a Scalpel Squadron

Next up is the finished Cult of Kurnous. Really pleased how these guys have turned out




Lastly, I've fitted wings to my Corsair Prince, Baron and Void Dreamer, fitting in with their new incarnation as the Khaine's Ravens corsair band.



The army's slowly coming together


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Oh, forgot. Balestrikes!




They're much more balanced on Scourge legs rather than Harlequin ones I used previously. Look the part too. I really much commend the GW design team on the Scourge models. Great looking things


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/30 21:15:24


Post by: gummyofallbears


The carnosaur is amazing!

Definitely don't use it as a wraithknight, simply by virtue of it being really small compared to a wraithknight. Maybe a wraithlord? Talos also works.

I love the dryad bits, they look even better on a painted mini.

This is really turning out to be an army I would be honored to play against

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/30 21:32:55


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
The carnosaur is amazing!

Definitely don't use it as a wraithknight, simply by virtue of it being really small compared to a wraithknight. Maybe a wraithlord? Talos also works.

I love the dryad bits, they look even better on a painted mini.

This is really turning out to be an army I would be honored to play against

~Mikey


Thankyou! I'm flattered

I can't wait until I've got enough of them done to do an army shot I've got a bit of an idea brewing to make a set of 2'x2' gaming board tiles, some of them standard battlezone and some of them zone mortalis.

For the zone mortalis ones, think some corridors formed from closely knit petrified trees which blend into exodite structures and then back into forest

With the Carnosaur, I'd like to use it as a Talos but it's huge compared to one of those!

I suppose the primary function of a Talos in my army list is as a distraction carnifex, so it being bigger than it should be would probably be a good thing! Plus, I'm slightly dubious of this 'apocalypse lite' that 40k has become these days...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/31 06:25:43


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Wow huge update. Everything looks awesome especially those three winged HQ options (I think they're HQ options? not very familiar with corsairs).


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/10/31 08:06:55


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Wow huge update. Everything looks awesome especially those three winged HQ options (I think they're HQ options? not very familiar with corsairs).


Thanks a million high praise coming from you. I really like your semi-oriental-looking Dark Eldar with the pinkish cherry blossoms and sort of Tokyo-neon look footsoldiers. Really stunning stuff

Not sure if that was the aim, but that's the vibe I got from them and it works really well


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 05:41:47


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Ynneadwraith wrote:
 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Wow huge update. Everything looks awesome especially those three winged HQ options (I think they're HQ options? not very familiar with corsairs).


Thanks a million high praise coming from you. I really like your semi-oriental-looking Dark Eldar with the pinkish cherry blossoms and sort of Tokyo-neon look footsoldiers. Really stunning stuff

Not sure if that was the aim, but that's the vibe I got from them and it works really well


Thank you very much, you're making me blush here.

I was indeed going for an oriental feel with them and though I've never made the Tokyo-neon connection to the infantry myself I must say now that I look at them you're totally right, they do have that vibe going for them, and since this is the future I think that suits just fine. I've got a lot more stuff one the way for that force and I'm excited to get more progress in on them, I'm also very excited to see what you come up with next. You're force is so brilliantly converted and with well thought out names and fluff I'm enjoying watching it come together.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 09:54:31


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:

Thank you very much, you're making me blush here.

I was indeed going for an oriental feel with them and though I've never made the Tokyo-neon connection to the infantry myself I must say now that I look at them you're totally right, they do have that vibe going for them, and since this is the future I think that suits just fine. I've got a lot more stuff one the way for that force and I'm excited to get more progress in on them, I'm also very excited to see what you come up with next. You're force is so brilliantly converted and with well thought out names and fluff I'm enjoying watching it come together.


You're making me blush too!

Hah I like that it was unintentional, but it really is a stunning look. Looking forward to more updates!

I think I've screwed the pooch painting my Daughter of Khaine though. I've got a fair amount of experience now painting bone colour armour, but the last time I painted metal was on the shoulder-pad of a Kroot Carnivore I painted on a whim nearly a decade ago...

Cue a terrible paint job on a unique converted model.

Drat.

So, options?
1. Make another (I've got some different ideas of what I can do to make her look more Avatar-like)
2. Anyone had any luck stripping paint from plastic models without melting them into goo?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 15:36:54


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


I've stripped a few models before. In the past I've used nail polish remover, the trick here is you have to make sure you get Acetone free nail polish remover. I'm told the acetone will melt the model. One method I want to try is using Isopropyl alcohol, haven't tested it out before but I'm told it works well and won't harm plastic. Either way make sure you have a toothbrush on hand to brush away the paint after it's been softened. These will eat your glue by the way so you'll have to re-assemble your model after stripping.

Painting metal can be very hard, it's difficult to make the metallic paints appear to have any true depth. If I may I would share a couple things I've found help though:

1. I've leaned to thin my metallic paints more than I thin my other paints. This is especially true of leadbelcher (if you're using GW paints).

2. Washes and glazes are your friends. I find "tinting" the metal with a wash helps to add a bit of depth and will tone down the glaring shininess of it so it doesn't stand out against the rest of the paintjob too much. For bronze I'll use agrax earthshade and for silver you can use almost anything, currently I'm using carroburg crimson for my DE infantry and I used agrax earthshade on my raider and guns. If you want to stick to a more traditional metal look then a blue wash will work well.

3. Edge your metals and add shine to them using runefang steel. It's a really bright metal, quite transparent when only used in one layer and really brightens up your metal once you've washed it and gives it back that gleaming edge. I used it for both bronze and silver metals and how much I put on is dependant on how much shinier I want my metal to be brought back to. I find it seems like it doesn't make a difference as you apply it so be cautious, the effect is best once it dries so let it dry first before deciding if you want to add more.

I'm no pro painter myself but hopefully you find these useful.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 15:57:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks for the tips, they're really helpful

I'll have a go with the isopropyl alcohol stuff. I think one of my automotive electrical cleaners has that as an active ingredient.

I've tried previously with an acetone-free nail polish remover but I think the bottle was lying to me as it melted a lot of the detail off of it...

I had a lot of luck mixing up a thinned down abaddon black with a touch of glaze to make the metal pop while still looking dark. The issue came in the 'if a little is good, more must be better' thinking. Now it's a mess :S

I've thought up a slightly different paint scheme anyway, although I'll make sure to practice this beforehand...

Rather than having plain metal paints, I'll try and fill the recesses with white transitioning through yellow to red, looking like there's heat emanating from inside the armour (like an Avatar!).



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 17:09:02


Post by: gummyofallbears


For my silver, I like GW leadbelcher, a black wash and then edge highlights with Stormhost silver (or Runefang steel)

For darker golds, I base with balthasar with black, 50/50. Then just Balthasar gold, then a 50/50 mix of balthasar gold with white.

For a bright gold I use valleijo copper, then a fleshwash, then retributor armour and a edge of runefang steal.

It turns out well and really helps the detail!

I hope that helped a bit and didn't confuse you.. if you want some pictures I can throw some up once I get home from school!

Cheers!
~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/01 20:25:36


Post by: Ynneadwraith


I think I've got it, thanks for the tips

Pics are always welcome


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This evening's activities Painted my Son of Asuryan. Not sure if he's too blingy tbh, but I'm warming to him. He is supposed to be an Exodite lord after all...



Also, I've been looking at pics of ravens in real life and they're not actually jet black. In reality, they're a very, very dark shade of almost blue-green with a glossy sheen to them.

So, I mixed up a wash from abaddon black, incubi darkness, water and a couple of drops of acrylic gloss.

It doesn't show particularly well in pictures, but it's worked really nicely much improved.




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Well, I've changed the undersuit colour on my Son of Asuryan/counts-as Autarch to the darker Bestial Brown and it looks much better than the slightly yellowy Balor Brown haven't got a pic though...

I do, however, have the first two proof-of-concepts for my Exodite Guardians



What do you reckon?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/02 06:14:42


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


All the new pics look real good. Sadly I can't see the blue-green sheen effect you're talking about in the second pic but I love the concept and I can imagine how it'd look. The model looks great all the same. The exodite guardians look fantastic, the wood elf ranger bits fit so well with the theme (I used them to make my not-striking-scorpions for my craftworld army). A whole squad like the two you did here would look great.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/02 08:01:34


Post by: Aryllon


Some really cool stuff here mate, love your work


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/02 14:53:28


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a bunch guys encouragement really helps the motivation, although I wish I was half the painter that you guys are

It being my birthday today, I've got the day off! Used the morning to finish off the rest of my Guardians






Also took the opportunity to take the first shot of the army all together.




How does anyone paint up a full 1850pt army? It feels like I've been painting for yonks and all I've got is 10 counts-as Guardians, a support weapon, a warlock, 8 scorpions, 5 wracks and an autarch!

Still, it's a good start


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/02 15:02:42


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


The guardians look fantastic, really great conversion and execution. It's real satisfying to see the whole force all together, you've got a really stellar collection coming along.

Painting takes tons of time and practice like many great hobbies. Sometimes it can feel like it's taking forever to get your projects completed, that's how I feel about my DE force. To me though at the end of the day it's not about having them done fast it's about being happy with the work you've put into them.

And happy b-day dude! Hope you have a good one.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/02 23:13:15


Post by: gummyofallbears


Happy birthday!

Again, I think that once you get those initial 1850 points painted then its just adding stuff on and theres a lot less stress there

The guardians look amazing, I love the support weapon!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/03 07:19:14


Post by: ColonelFazackerley


Ynneadwraith wrote:

How does anyone paint up a full 1850pt army? It feels like I've been painting for yonks and all I've got is 10 counts-as Guardians, a support weapon, a warlock, 8 scorpions, 5 wracks and an autarch!


For me, an airbrush for base coating and pre-shading is a big part of the answer.

Looking very good. Are you aiming for the craftworld warhost formation? Or are you only going to use a homebrew codex? or something else?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/03 11:45:58


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
The guardians look fantastic, really great conversion and execution. It's real satisfying to see the whole force all together, you've got a really stellar collection coming along.

Painting takes tons of time and practice like many great hobbies. Sometimes it can feel like it's taking forever to get your projects completed, that's how I feel about my DE force. To me though at the end of the day it's not about having them done fast it's about being happy with the work you've put into them.

And happy b-day dude! Hope you have a good one.


Thanks man!

I'm really happy how these have turned out Much more unified, yet still irregular, than my previous attempt at exodite guardians (using Glade Guard torsos makes them look a bit skinny and unarmoured).

Very good point about the time invested in getting them looking good. They cost enough money and time to put together! Shouldn't rush the final stage...

 gummyofallbears wrote:
Happy birthday!

Again, I think that once you get those initial 1850 points painted then its just adding stuff on and theres a lot less stress there

The guardians look amazing, I love the support weapon!

~Mikey


Thanks dude I'm really pleased with how they turned out

Yeah once the army's all there I can do other cool things, like making a display board or something I've got a bit of an idea for a forest zone-mortalis style thing which I want to try and make.

Bit of a long way off though. I've just totted up what's left to paint/build for 1850pts:

6x Cult of Faolchu/Swooping Hawks
11x Terradons/Scourges
5x Raptors/Khymaerae
1x Beastsinger/Beastmaster (got a really cool idea for him)
4x Dragon Riders/Windriders
17x Hunters/Kabalites
3x Aetherskiffs/Raiders
1x Wyrdlord/Farseer
1x Daughter of Khaine/Succubus
1x Massive Vicious Carnosaur/Talos

Quite a ways away! Less if I don't mind allying in my CWE or Corsairs

 ColonelFazackerley wrote:


For me, an airbrush for base coating and pre-shading is a big part of the answer.

Looking very good. Are you aiming for the craftworld warhost formation? Or are you only going to use a homebrew codex? or something else?


Hmmm, I'll look into that. If anything, it'll help with the acres of Balor Brown I've got to put down under every armour piece...

The army itself will use a Dark Eldar CAD with a Craftworld Eldar Allied Detachment (or two full CADs, depending on warlord trait choice).

So far I've steered away from formations as there aren't many that I can keep fluffy with the counts-as units I've come up with. The few so far are the Grotesquerie (if I can come up with a convincing Haemy counts-as. Maybe a 'Boneshaper' or something like that...) and the Scalpel Squadron from the Covens supplement, and maybe an Aspect Shrine.

Also, the last time I played a game being 5th (I think), I'm slightly skeptical of the whole 'formations' thing. Strikes me that it would be less broken if they either cost points to unlock bonuses, or did good old fashioned FOC reorganisation...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/03 17:03:55


Post by: gummyofallbears


I am not a fan of formations, I think they should cost points because I really like some of them but others are just stupid powerful.

Keep chugging, I can't wait to see the windriders!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/03 22:39:46


Post by: theCrowe


Second that vote of massive approval for your guardians. They look smashing and that they're your core troops makes it even cooler. Often the core troopers don't get the love they deserve and are the sadly neglected looking shabby cousins of your cooler elites. But you'll have them out for every game and they deserve to be great. So kudos just for those.

Some good advice on painting metals there.

Also, don't be so eager to get completed. I'm sure I'm not the only one enjoying your journey here. Take your time with these and enjoy the ride. Seems like we're all here right alongside on some kind of Eldar worlds tour. Journey is the destination man.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/03 22:52:02


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man getting there

I did pass on painting this evening in favour of a little modelling though

Thanks to the fantastically generous Drakheart here on Dakka gifting me some 2nd ed. Eldar Fusion Guns I've been able to finish the last two Fusion Reavers for the Khaine's Ravens



I must say they've been fantastic fun to convert. Real commendations to the people who designed the Eldar and Dark Eldar kits. The level of interchangeability is phenomenal. Aside from the arms (Dark Eldar have flat joints, Eldar have ball and socket) which is easily corrected, everything fits together. Heads fit onto torsos fine, and torsos onto legs. Even the front and rear portions of Kabalite Warrior and Guardian torsos fit together!

Really cleverly done


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/04 03:55:59


Post by: gummyofallbears


Love it, especially the way that wych legs look on shooting toros.

I think I might steal that idea for my soon to be DE army...

Amazing stuff as usual!
~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/04 10:13:18


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Love it, especially the way that wych legs look on shooting toros.

I think I might steal that idea for my soon to be DE army...

Amazing stuff as usual!
~Mikey


Thanks dude! I really love the Wych legs. Really dynamic-looking. Great little piece of modelling.

Steal away! Would make excellent looking Kabalites or Trueborn. Looking forward to what you come up with


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/04 12:03:22


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Drakheart wrote:
Nice to see those bits put to good use.


Absolutely the last one of the three I'm going to have a go at re-casting with. It'll be great if I can make loads of them rather than use up OOP bits!


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Had a big shipment of bits arrive today, the upshot of which is i've doubled my dino count!

First off, my Beastsinger (counts as Beastmaster).



You can't see it, but the little chain that normally holds the hellion legs to their skyboard sits neatly on the Pterradon's crest nice coincidence

But, what's a beastmaster without her beasts?



My thinking is that i'd have to do something to represent the khymaerae's 5++ save, so i thought little shield generators would work nicely mirrors their bigger brother too:



I've settled on it being a Talos. Partially because it's not quite tall enough to be a Wraithknight, and partly due to philosophical reasons (why has Apocalypse corrupted my skirmish-level infantry game?).

So, i chopped up a Talos tail, mashed together some Hellion legs with a Wych torso and the weapon arms from a Raider and got this dude



Lord knows what he's aiming at, but he seems happy enough. Also, took a closer picture of his companion (made from a Raider hanger-on, a Dark Elf Corsair cloak, a Wych head and a Sylvaneth Tree Revenant arm



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/04 23:41:21


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Beatsmaster, khymarae and the Talos conversion all look great. I especially love the attention to detail when modelling the Khymarae to explain their 5++


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/05 00:47:11


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Beatsmaster, khymarae and the Talos conversion all look great. I especially love the attention to detail when modelling the Khymarae to explain their 5++


Thanks man I do try and cover the rules queries when it comes to counts-as conversions.

I'm currently thinking up something to do counts-as Mandrakes. Based on the fluff of Carnac from the Necron Codex and the Carnac Campaign books, I'm thinking that the rules for Mandrakes would do well for a roaming band of mercenary survivors of Carnac. Shrouded and Infiltrate are both perfect for that, and I can explain their Assault 2 S4 AP4 Soulblaze weapons as modified shardcarbines designed specifically to fight Necrons (solid armour-piercing projectiles, laced with those cool wraith-spider nanites that police the Infinity Circuits. These nanites break down the electrical connections between cells and robotics, causing extra damage after the initial shot has been fired, explaining Soulblaze).

Now it's just S4 to explain. Maybe Scorpion Chainswords?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/05 02:44:50


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Ynneadwraith wrote:
 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Beatsmaster, khymarae and the Talos conversion all look great. I especially love the attention to detail when modelling the Khymarae to explain their 5++


Thanks man I do try and cover the rules queries when it comes to counts-as conversions.

I'm currently thinking up something to do counts-as Mandrakes. Based on the fluff of Carnac from the Necron Codex and the Carnac Campaign books, I'm thinking that the rules for Mandrakes would do well for a roaming band of mercenary survivors of Carnac. Shrouded and Infiltrate are both perfect for that, and I can explain their Assault 2 S4 AP4 Soulblaze weapons as modified shardcarbines designed specifically to fight Necrons (solid armour-piercing projectiles, laced with those cool wraith-spider nanites that police the Infinity Circuits. These nanites break down the electrical connections between cells and robotics, causing extra damage after the initial shot has been fired, explaining Soulblaze).

Now it's just S4 to explain. Maybe Scorpion Chainswords?


I haven't read the carnac campaign books but that sounds like an awesome way of explaining things. Scorpion chainswords are a great way to easily do S4 aswell.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/05 03:18:17


Post by: gummyofallbears


Amazing stuff. I approve of the talos

After digging out my DE stuff and starting a P&M blog your stuff is even cooler, very inspiring.

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/05 10:19:45


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys I haven't read the Carnac Campaign books either, although they're on the xmas list as they might have some cool sources of inspiration for exodites

[spoiler]I know however that the exodites/eldar lose eventually, and a very small number of exodites escape with their king Mawr to Alaitoc. My thinking is that the free-thinking and wild exodites wouldn't last long in the strict culture of Alaitoc, becoming wanderers in the webway seeking out and fighting the Necrons.

Plus, I think 'Carnac Wanderers' has a nice ring to it

 gummyofallbears wrote:
Amazing stuff. I approve of the talos

After digging out my DE stuff and starting a P&M blog your stuff is even cooler, very inspiring.

~Mikey


I spotted that looking forward to seeing the army come together


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 00:06:03


Post by: Ynneadwraith


No real update, but it turns out that Prisma works really well for little toy aliens



I've finally got an avatar


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 00:39:20


Post by: gummyofallbears


I've been dying to try out prisma on some of my minis...

I am very excited to see how you will do the avatar!

Cheers!
~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 04:13:32


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


That's a great looking model. What exactly is prisma though?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 05:06:52


Post by: gummyofallbears


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
That's a great looking model. What exactly is prisma though?


Its like an app that makes your photos look different, mainly like with different artwork designs and stuff, its sorta cool normally but really cool for models


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 08:16:54


Post by: ColonelFazackerley


 gummyofallbears wrote:
 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
That's a great looking model. What exactly is prisma though?


Its like an app that makes your photos look different, mainly like with different artwork designs and stuff, its sorta cool normally but really cool for models


It does look good. I guess it is what is giving it that slightly cartoony look.

Can we see a pre-prisma pic for comparison?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 11:17:20


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Yeah it does look cartoony I especially like it because it covers up my slightly sub-par paintjob

Here's the pre-prisma pic. It's only a subtle effect (there's a sliding scale that you can use to dial up the effect. I think it was ~50% I used).



I used the filter 'Mononoke' which seems to work very nicely for fluid, organic shapes like Eldar. For more angular stuff like IoM vehicles and suchlike, I think 'Dreams' would work really nicely

 gummyofallbears wrote:

I am very excited to see how you will do the avatar!

Cheers!
~Mikey


Me too! Some of the bits I had to order from Germany (no UK-based ones had it in stock) though so they might take a while to get to me. Might sound ridiculous ordering a 35p bit from Germany, but it still saves money over buying a £35 kit for a 35p bit!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 14:44:40


Post by: gummyofallbears


I get that, I very rarely order bits online, but when I do I don't really mind coughing up the extra money, especially because my excitement always covers up my guilt

~Mikey



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/08 16:05:43


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Hah

I don't think I've ordered anything in a box more than a squad of Scourges and 2 squads of Wyches for the whole of this!

Probably still worked out vastly more expensive though. If only because I buy bits, forget one thing I needed, buy some more and pay postage twice :S


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 00:41:25


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I got bored of painting tonight so I decided to make a little photo booth. Started with a cut up piece of cardboard box...



...cut up some celotex foam I had lying around...



...forgot to take pictures of the next couple of stages, but cut chunks out of it and roughed up the surface, painted it with some cheapy acrylic craft paints I had and glued some sand and static grass to it



Really pleased with how it looks in photos so I took loads of them!








I also spent a while sticking little tufts of static grass to my bases, which really helps to make them look like the finished article





Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 01:24:53


Post by: gummyofallbears


Love them as usual.

The photobooth idea is pretty neat, I might steal it

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 09:59:51


Post by: ColonelFazackerley


Photo booth is nice. Some suggestions

- put a light diffuser on the top.
- round off the internal corner somehow, or hide it. (twisted tree perhaps?)
- use cork dust painted as sand instead of sand. I know i would knock models over on it and scratch them. cork powder is used to make floats for fishing, and is cheap.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 12:26:29


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Love them as usual.

The photobooth idea is pretty neat, I might steal it

~Mikey


Thanks again, steal away

 ColonelFazackerley wrote:
Photo booth is nice. Some suggestions

- put a light diffuser on the top.
- round off the internal corner somehow, or hide it. (twisted tree perhaps?)
- use cork dust painted as sand instead of sand. I know i would knock models over on it and scratch them. cork powder is used to make floats for fishing, and is cheap.


Thanks man

A light diffuser is a great idea, and I was doing a bit of thinking about how to mask the joining-line between the two panels. A tree's a great idea. I originally tried to glue the two together to bridge the gap, but it didn't work very well. Hiding it would probably be better than just gluing it together as you rarely get right-angles in sandstone...

If only you'd told me that before I based everything with sand!

That does sound like a good idea, but I'd have to re-base all of my models which is a faff :S I'll just have to touch-up any models that do get scratched.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 17:53:01


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


The scenic booth looks great. Adds an element of reality to the model photos that's really nice. I agree with ColonelFazackerley, a light diffuser and lamps would help to bring out the colours on your models a bit crisper and give your photography that next little edge to being truly professional. Great work Ynneadwraith, keep it up.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 19:04:44


Post by: ColonelFazackerley


 Ynneadwraith wrote:

If only you'd told me that before I based everything with sand!

That does sound like a good idea, but I'd have to re-base all of my models which is a faff :S I'll just have to touch-up any models that do get scratched.


I only think this matters for terrain. The model standing on a base will usually stop other models falling onto the sand on their base.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/10 22:21:20


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys I'll try and sort out some better lighting, and maybe some sort of creeper or something running up the cliff face to break it up a little and hide that joining section.

As for this evening's work, does anyone remember the old 3rd ed. Craftworld Eldar codex supplement? I think it was the third 40k thing I ever read, after the 3rd ed. BRB and the 3rd ed. Eldar codex.

I remember being captivated by one of the special characters in there, Nuadhu Fireheart, a Wild Rider chief that fought from the back of a modified Viper. It's one of the images that really stuck in my mind. I've always liked the idea of Saim-Hann since then, and the image of wild tribal Eldar is probably what got me into making Exodites in the first place.



Fast-forward a decade or so and I was having a conversation over on The Dark City forums about Corsairs and how their Void Dreamers couldn't take jetbikes. It occurred to me how odd the idea seemed of a Farseer casting fiendishly difficult psychic spells, where mucking up even slightly will cause a daemon to erupt from your brain, while piloting a jetbike at breakneck speeds across the battlefield.

Then, a lightbulb moment.

Isn't there those Harlequin bikes with a pilot and a rider?

So, a little eBaying and rooting through the bitsbox and here we are! My jetbike Autarch!



Heat lances from a Talos represent the Fusion Gun, and that kickass glaive thing from Dire Avengers is the Power Spear I'm just missing a Windrider helmet to craftworld it up a little, but I'm really pleased with how its turned out

I've got an idea for a Farseer as well, which should materialise at some point soon. Also, all of the new Eldar jetbike models are simply beautiful. Really capture the essence of sleek, alien speed that they should have. At some point I want to make a craftworld/corsair scene with some civilian jetbikes.



Also, had some more Glade Guard legs turn up which meant I could finish the final Hunter of the squad



I've really enjoyed making these. Loads of opportunity for making each model unique, and really fits the 'techno-barbarian Eldar' image I had for exodites. Also, massive thanks to theCrowe here on Dakka for the veritable mountain of Wood elf bits. The tons of little daggers were prefect for masking the join between the Glade Guard legs and the Kabalite torsos thanks dude!








I need two blaster Hunters, and maybe a Huntsmaster/Sybarite so I can run them in any setup I want I've also had an idea for personalising their Hunting Skiff/Raider based on any games that I play (must get out and do that really). If the squad makes any cool kills, I can add some heads as hunting trophies onto the skiff


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 01:04:02


Post by: gummyofallbears


I love them.

The technobarbarian look is definitely something you've achieved.

The autarch idea is really clever, if archons could still take jetbikes I think that is the best way to represent arrogance when it comes to Eldar.

Now I am simply waiting for the vyper riding farseer

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 01:14:12


Post by: theCrowe


No problem at all. I'm really glad to have contributed in some small way to your hunters, who are still (even after the addition of seriously cool dinos and jetbikes) my favourite pick of your plethora of mighty conversions. They just look so badass.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 16:13:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


gummyofallbears wrote:I love them.

The technobarbarian look is definitely something you've achieved.

The autarch idea is really clever, if archons could still take jetbikes I think that is the best way to represent arrogance when it comes to Eldar.

Now I am simply waiting for the vyper riding farseer

~Mikey


I do too took me a couple of iterations, but I'm really really happy with how these ones look. So happy that I might try and make another squad when the army's all sorted

Personally, I'd be happy to let anyone homebrew the Dark Eldar codex to expand the options for Archons to the normal level for any HQ unit, pricing them alongside Craftworld equivalents. Scourge Wings, Jetbikes, the lot

Also, surely Succubi should have access to Jetbikes too given that they're both Wych Cult units...

theCrowe wrote:No problem at all. I'm really glad to have contributed in some small way to your hunters, who are still (even after the addition of seriously cool dinos and jetbikes) my favourite pick of your plethora of mighty conversions. They just look so badass.


Thanks man!

As I've been making them they've steadily became my favourites too it's so easy to get a lot of character into each model if they're pitched as a roving band of hunters, whose sole employ is stalking trespassers through the forests and jungles of exodite worlds.

Definitely going to make a Kill Team out of them somehow

Also, I get to use my 3rd favourite bit of all time (that Wych head with the face-scarf thing that looks like a grizzled hard-case)

ColonelFazackerley wrote:All looks very promising.


Thanks man


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 17:35:41


Post by: Sauragnmon


Makes me very interested to see your take on Shining spears, if you go that way... Such an impressive breadth of work so far, it's really inspiring.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 18:07:18


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


I played Chaos at the time but I do remember that Fireheart guy, he had some cool fluff. I love your autarch (and soon to be farseer) on jetbike idea, using the Harlie kits works perfectly for this.

Your DE/glade guard conversions work perfectly, fantastic job there, can't wait to see them painted.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/11 23:30:46


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Sauragnmon wrote:
Makes me very interested to see your take on Shining spears, if you go that way... Such an impressive breadth of work so far, it's really inspiring.


Thanks a lot!

I've put some thought into Shining Spears actually, but I'm not really sure what to make them with. I thought of using Dark Elf Cold Ones, but they've never struck me as looking Jetbike-fast so it'd have to be something I did with the rider to make them look special...

 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
I played Chaos at the time but I do remember that Fireheart guy, he had some cool fluff. I love your autarch (and soon to be farseer) on jetbike idea, using the Harlie kits works perfectly for this.

Your DE/glade guard conversions work perfectly, fantastic job there, can't wait to see them painted.


Thanks man yeah I can't wait to get some paint on them either. Next on the list after my Dragon Riders.

Managed to finish one piece of paintwork tonight though. My Beastsinger is now ready to go as soon as my flying stand arrives. The picture doesn't quite do it justice (makes the paint look quite flat). Perhaps I just need to be a little less subtle with the highlighting...



Also, I've been cooking up a little more backstory for exodites in general to try and increase the grimdarkness a little.

It all stems from where they get a decent amount of their gear. My thinking is that although they make much of their lower tier tech themselves, the majority of their higher tier weaponry (much more than power swords and rifles) will be traded with their Craftworld and Commorite cousins. I've read in the Path series that there are relatively frequent trade missions to exodite planets, and many foodstuffs from exodite worlds are delicacies in craftworld society. I can see them having fairly standard trade ties with craftworlders.

For Commorites is where the grimdark comes in. I've already cooked up the idea that the drug 'Grave Lotus' is native to many exodite worlds, and is traded with the Commorites.

The other thing they'd be interested in is captives.

We all know that the concept of elves as we know them (including elves...in spaaace!) is rooted in Tolkein's portrayal of elves in the LoTR mythos, and their progenitors the Alfar of Norse mythology.

However, if you read into myths and legends regarding the Fey Folk in Gaelic mythology you get a much different impression.

These beings are malicious alien creatures (in the context of being different to you and I). At best, they were dangerous creatures that although light-hearted often overlooked the impact their pranks had on humans to tragic effect. At worst, they lured children into the woods to abduct them and replaced them with changelings, or beings like Kelpies who lure unwitting people down to the depths of lochs to devour them.

That's part of elven folklore that I'd really like to incorporate into my grimdark Exodites.

The idea being that they hunt through their webway vicinity for feral or feudal worlds with low technology and using psychic enchantments lure unwitting people into dark woods or deep lakes, whereupon they're sold to their dark cousins to sate their needs. Despite authorities' searches continually finding no hard evidence of them, local myths and legends persist of the 'fey folk of the woods' who prey on the unwary and the impious.

Must write up a codex-style story or two for that


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/12 00:51:26


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


The beastsinger looks great, the wings on his ride look suitable leathery and the basing is awesome. Whether or not to put higher contrasting highlights is a personal choice, I tend to go with higher contrast highlights because they are more easily visible when you look at a model on the table but for display purposes they toned down highlights are more believable and if done right can look really nice. It's really up to you on what you want your style to be.

The fluff is really nice, I like the thought you put into it in incorporating much of the old lore that elves are from. I'd totally read a book written about your exodites and how they survive.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/12 09:49:40


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man alas the basing is from a Raider I bought from eBay and is neither my work nor what it'll have eventually. Looks great though!

Hmmm, seeing as it looks good enough in person I think I'll leave it. I'll say it's due to me wanting Exodites to look more natural in their colour-range, but it's most likely purely laziness

Thanks for the feedback on the fluff I've been putting together a couple of little codex-style stories to make an Exodite Codex/Supplement thing. It'd be a big piece of work, but eventually I'd love to make one

Of course, I'll probably get two paragraphs away from finishing it and GW will release Codex: Exodites themselves...


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Little bit of prgress this morning finally finished my Dragon Riders!





Again, really pleased with how these have worked out I have forgotten to paint one of their eyes though...







That means to get to 1850pts, I need to paint up 20x Hunters/Kabalites, my Daughter of Khaine/Succubus, my Wyrdlord/Farseer, 3x Aetherskiff/Raiders, 5x Terradons/Scourges, 6x Cult of Faolchu/Swooping Hawks, 5x Raptors/Khymaerae and my Carnosaur...

Not many left then!

I have been thinking about how to make Exoditey Venoms though which could cut down the acreage that I have to paint, but I don't think the look of Venoms fits very well with the look of my Exodites.

Really, what I want is a sort of mini-Raider. For the twin Splinter Cannons I'd have Hunters hanging off the sides/on running boards holding Splinter Cannons.

Lord knows what I'd use to make that though. I've been eyeing up the Dark Elf Scourgerunner Chariot thing, but I'm not certain it's big enough...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/12 13:43:40


Post by: Sauragnmon


Perhaps I can provide some semblance of an image for something Jetbike Fast for you.

Your use of the Slaaneshi mounts tripped an idea with me, as I had been thinking the key to Fast might be something lighter. What if you took the long, sleek Slaanesh Seeker mounts, and used wings from, say, Tyranid Gargoyles? They'd be sleek, light, and fast in appearance.. you could even consider blending the legs into weapon-arms that incorporate the shuriken catapults?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/12 14:34:51


Post by: Ynneadwraith


That's a really cool idea I'll see if I can find some Gargoyle wings somewhere. Are they plastic nowadays? Probably shows the last time I bought anything Tyranid (2nd ever army I bought!).

My other thought was that damn cool OOP Champion of Slaanesh boob-snake thing. Dremel the boobs off and it'd make a really cool Autarch/Exodite Prince mount


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Look what just turned up! As a Lizardmen fan back in the day these little critters make me really happy counts-as Razorwing Flocks



I've got some snake ones too which I'll make at some point I've also got a bit of a plan with one of my excess critters involving this picture:



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/13 04:50:38


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Your riders looks great. the scourge helmets work really well with them.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/13 10:05:21


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude the Scourge heads would look good for widespread Exodite use (if I hadn't already used them widely for my Corsairs).

There's something about the feathers interspersed with the hair that has a very strong Exoditey feel


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Well, I couldn't resist painting up my little gribblies




Again, I don't think the washed red shows up very well. There's some excellent detailing on the models themselves with cross-hatched skin that the wash has picked up really nicely in real life but isn't quite caught on the camera. Oh, and I've also tidied up their eyes since these photos which helps a lot


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/13 17:39:11


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


They blend in a lot with the colour of the base, which for most models wouldn't be a good thing but for these guys I think it works wonderfully. I strongly get the sense that they are native creatures to the land and have their sand coloured shells so they can better camouflage in their environs.

I love how they all look like vicious little buggers except for two, there are two chameleons hiding in there.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/13 21:30:30


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man with your description I can imagine them burying themselves in the sand up to their scales and lying in wait for any hapless wanderers to step to close...

I also like that they look like vicious buggers! Even the chameleons if you look closely have an ill-tempered look about their faces.

If you think about the scale of them compared to minis and then scale them up they get even better. These vicious little gribblies are about Alsatian-sized



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/14 19:57:22


Post by: gummyofallbears


I love the jetbikes, although they aren't jet-bike-ey and more just bike-y I think they fit the theme of your army very well.

The counts-as razorwing flocks look wonderful too, very cute, until they tear you apart that is

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/15 15:45:30


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man I thought about Terradons for Jetbikes before, but dragon riders are just too iconic for exodites to pass up

I'm just finishing off a little footslogging Beastsinger to go along with them as well


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Well, I thought that the flying Beastsinger looked a little out of proportion with his horde of little gribblies so I made a footslogging Beastsinger (plus familiar) to guide them into battle.



Also, I've started painting my Hunters, but what respectable counts-as-Kabalites would go into battle without a ride?

Enter the Exodite Hunting Skiff (any resemblance to Eldar vehicles already extant is purely coincidental).






Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/19 21:46:21


Post by: gummyofallbears


I like it a lot!

The beastmaster is really cool looking, and I am incredibly excited to see the raider get painted in your scheme!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/20 10:10:52


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys it's appreciated!

Well, I've been thinking and I'm not overly pleased with how the Raider has turned out. I like it, but it's lacking a little oomph compared to the other big models. So, I've taken advantage of the sales on at bitsandkits and ordered something to spice it up a little Shall post it up when it gets here.

Til then, I've finished my hunters!




Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/20 12:57:34


Post by: gummyofallbears


Looking awesome!

Im excited to see whats to come!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/20 21:48:14


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man

Well, I've come up with a bit of fluff to help explain things like the night vision rules Dark Eldar have and other such things.

Basically, Exodites go in for the whole 'body modification' thing in a big way (same technology that gives Scourges their wings). The vast majority of exodites have at least a few minor modifications. For instance, one common trait is reflective corneas found in big cats, which vastly increase low-light vision (Dark Eldar night vision). Another common trait is replacement of the lungs with more efficient avian architecture, increasing endurance (Craftworld Eldar Battle Focus).

It also opens up another really cool way you could do exodites which I'm definitely going to do at some point: biologically engineered animalistic eldar!

You could go down some really cool avenues with that. I'm thinking Striking Scorpions would be excellent. To represent the mandiblaster attack, the exodite warrior has venom glands implanted in their neck, and musculature similar to spitting cobras. Just before they enter combat, they shoot corrosive venom at their enemies (if anyone's read Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds, like Tanner Mirabel).

I'm sure there are others which lend themselves to that Howling Banshees' banshee masks would be a good one

Would make for some really cool codex art too


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 15:48:45


Post by: gummyofallbears


Awesome ideas.

I love the idea of firedragon mages shooting melta out of their hands and the such

Swooping hawks would be very cool, but also incredibly straight forward



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 15:57:59


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Yeah that would be cool could call them Salamanders after the Lizardmen unit. Have some sort of biological naptha production

Swooping Hawks would definitely be cool, but yeah you're right, very straight forwards.

You could have scaly-skinned modifications to represent Wracks and Gnarlskin too

There's loads of things you could do...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 16:04:52


Post by: gummyofallbears


Warp spiders would be awesome, spider modifications that shoot around webs and stuff, idk... I'm willing to put my arachnophobia away for that one!

Shadow spectres can do some cool stuff too...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 16:09:45


Post by: Ynneadwraith


God damnit I'm going to have to do a second exodite army after this one aren't I?

One of the guys had a cool idea over on the Dark City about doing subterranean Drow-inspired exodites.

That's where I came up with the body modification thing. Pitch-black (or albino) eldar with compound insect eyes, bat wings, and 'jetbikes' as Drider eldar with spider legs

Would be a creepy way of doing things


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 16:35:20


Post by: gummyofallbears


 Ynneadwraith wrote:
God damnit I'm going to have to do a second exodite army after this one aren't I?

One of the guys had a cool idea over on the Dark City about doing subterranean Drow-inspired exodites.

That's where I came up with the body modification thing. Pitch-black (or albino) eldar with compound insect eyes, bat wings, and 'jetbikes' as Drider eldar with spider legs

Would be a creepy way of doing things


Ugh! I am angry at myself that I have started painting my DE, and haven't chopped them all up to be arachnid/insect inspired.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/21 16:39:21


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Me too!

I want my venom-spitting cobra-inspired striking scorpions too


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/22 07:40:25


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Those hunters look great. A very flavorful unit.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/22 12:08:35


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man yeah I had great fun making them. There's a little part of me that wants to re-do my Guardian counts-as in the same style, or at least try and inject a bit more individuality into them...

Maybe I'll do a second squad of Wardens/Guardians with different heads so I can mix them up a bit...

Still, that's after quite a few other bits and pieces to actually make an army out of them!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/23 20:08:06


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Some bits arrived today to 'exodite up' my Raider as I thought it looked a little plain if I can't have dinos with AV values, what's the next best thing?

Bits of dinos strapped to vehicles of course!



Annoyingly the picture doesn't really show it to its full effect. It actually fits really nicely with the lines of the Raider definite improvement

Also, I think it's high time this thread gets moved to the plogs board. I'll give it a day so if anyone's watching they know where it's gone


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/23 20:53:23


Post by: gummyofallbears


Loving the raider, I did a similar thing with my older raiders and I can speak from experience that little things like that on raiders look amazing, and yours certainly is proof of that!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/23 21:06:35


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man the best part is that the Stegadon kit has two different head crests so the raider carrying my Grots will have a little variation


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/24 02:06:00


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Very nice work. I love the way it changes the raiders silhouette.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/24 10:07:52


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude it does change the silhouette, but only slightly. It actually follows really nicely the curve of the front bulkhead, and the horns follow the prow closely too. Snagged a couple more pics to try and demonstrate that




Plus, the Stegadon kit has two different head crests which will give me some nice variation for my other Raiders when I get round to them


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/24 13:04:02


Post by: ColonelFazackerley


Looks great.

I think this fits the exodite theme well.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/24 16:50:55


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man

I plan on adding trophies from any units that they happen to destroy in any games I play (when I finally find some people to play against!)...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/25 20:30:53


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, i've finally sourced the bits to finish my succubus/Daughter of Khaine

The fluff is that due to the distance between the exodite worlds and the epicentre of the fall, only smaller shards of Khaine fell onto the maiden worlds. These shards formed ornate and archaic suits or armour that, when donned by a sacrificial exodite, imbues them with a portion of Khaine's martial prowess however, once the armour is worn, the exodite may never remove it. They become a living embodiment of khaine until the day they fall in battle, or the fire of Khaine's wrath consumes them and burns out their soul.

Basically a mini Avatar!





Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/25 20:33:01


Post by: gummyofallbears


Looks really cool! I love the aesthetic and I can't wait until you get some paint on it!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/25 23:43:51


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Yeah me neither it's a little out of my comfort zone to paint tbh (I can't remember the last time I didn't paint something that was brown/red/bleached bone!)

The plan is to paint the armour as I would an Avatar, so a dark silver (probably Leadbelcher with a wash), but then yellows, oranges and reds in the recesses so it seems like it's glowing with heat from within.

That's the idea at least.

Question is, what colour should I do the undersuit?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/26 03:10:58


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Looks absolutely fantastic. I especially love the fluff on this one.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/26 04:44:17


Post by: gummyofallbears


I do mine black, not only because it is incredibly easy but nobody will see it so it doesn't require much effort. Definitely something dark.

The glowing idea sounds really cool! It is an interesting idea that I think will look amazing.

A tip for the bone: I like doing a basecoat of GW Zandri dust, and then build the colour up with washes, wash the entire thing with a few coats of a thinned down Agrax Earthsade, then wash about have of the horn with a few coats of thinned down Seraphim sepia, and paint the tips with a few coats of thinned down Reikland Fleshade, just a thought!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/26 10:07:08


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys

Yeah I was leaning towards black. I tried red on the previous one and didn't like it at all!

Thanks for the tip on the bone I'll give that a try once I've got the paints. Bonus points if I can apply the same technique to the stuff I've already painted so it looks uniform


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Well, I've thrown some paint on the Daughter of Khaine must get a better camera. Can't really see the glowing bits :S relatively happy with it, although I must say I'm not nearly as good of a painter as I picture in my head!




Not sure if you can see it from these pictures, but I've painted the exposed skin on the feet as if it's blackened and charred, and the wraithbone arm as if its beginning to char from where it meets the armour.

Trying to put my finger on why I'm not that keen on it though...

I don't think it fits with the gold/red/brown aesthetic of the rest of the army. Maybe that's a good thing given the fluff, but would it look better with a thinned layer of Runelord Brass on the armour and the undersuit painted a really dark brown?

Oh, I discovered I had some Kroot models I made ages ago and never got round to painting. I've always liked Kroot, so I though I'd try out the laziest painting method I've ever tried on it just laid down a base layer and put a wash over the whole thing. I actually quite like it



Would make a nice little mercenary force alongside my exodites with a Kroot squad and a Shaper/counts as Cadre Fireblade


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/26 16:17:27


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Daughter of Khaine is looking good. I especially like how the bone arm came out and distinguishes itself from the rest of her. Maybe highlight he hair with some yellow to make it look "hotter" for some extra depth perhaps? Cameras tend to bleed colours out but did you give the hair a wash at all too? That could help add depth too. Not too sure unfortunately at the moment on what to do with the silver armor if you're not keen on it. I find metallic very hard to add much depth to so I try to avoid using too much of them when I can. Sorry I'm not a very big help.

That kroot looks good, some models take very well to just a simple base and wash technique to paint them, I believe the kroot models are in that group, much like plaguebearers.

Both models look good though, keep it up.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/26 16:36:10


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man yeah I've washed the hair, and done a little highlight with the original colour. Good idea doing a bit of a drybrush of yellow to make the hair look hotter.

The metal looks ok in person, but it just doesn't fit that well with the rest of the army. Making it a little bronze might alleviate that

There should be a list of models that work well with washes for lazy painters like myself


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 04:59:33


Post by: gummyofallbears


Looking good as always Ynnead!

I can see a bit of a glowing effect on the leg, but its very faint.

The issue might lie with the colour, the metal + dark red is very knight-ey and although that fits the aesthetic, magma is very hard to pull off, and dark magma is even more difficult.

Maybe a dark brown with really intense orange highlights? I actually don't know as I am somewhat inexperienced with OSL and fiery stuff.

Another thought, an awesome lazy model are the Fenrisian Wolves, I did mine with just a wash and a drybrush.

~Mikey



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 11:55:50


Post by: Imperial Monkey


These are really really cool conversions. Quite distinct and unlike anything I've ever seen. Well done.
I think the raider would look better and less raider-y if you got rid of the ram so that it was just the horns left. This would also give the silhouette more of a charging beast vibe which seems like it would suit.
Really good, and Your painting looks like its improving as you go too, it's a slow process and hard to see yourself, but its definitely coming along.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 13:55:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Looking good as always Ynnead!

I can see a bit of a glowing effect on the leg, but its very faint.

The issue might lie with the colour, the metal + dark red is very knight-ey and although that fits the aesthetic, magma is very hard to pull off, and dark magma is even more difficult.

Maybe a dark brown with really intense orange highlights? I actually don't know as I am somewhat inexperienced with OSL and fiery stuff.

Another thought, an awesome lazy model are the Fenrisian Wolves, I did mine with just a wash and a drybrush.

~Mikey



Thanks man yeah I'd describe this foray into OSL as 'a random stab in the dark'

Since then I've gone over the armour with some Runelord Brass and a bit of a wash, and the black with some drybrushed dark brown of some sort and it certainly fits better with the rest of the army which I'm happier with. Has masked the glowey bits even more though! :S

Good shout on the Fenrisian wolves anything with nicely sculpted fur or feathers is an ideal candidate for lazy painting

 Imperial Monkey wrote:
These are really really cool conversions. Quite distinct and unlike anything I've ever seen. Well done.
I think the raider would look better and less raider-y if you got rid of the ram so that it was just the horns left. This would also give the silhouette more of a charging beast vibe which seems like it would suit.
Really good, and Your painting looks like its improving as you go too, it's a slow process and hard to see yourself, but its definitely coming along.


Thanks a lot man!

Yeah agreed on the Raider prow front. I did try it without the prow when I was putting it together but it didn't look right. Perhaps it will now that the horns are in place.

I suppose I could always stick it back on if it doesn't look right

Thanks a lot for the positive comment about the painting that's the bit that I'm least confident about tbh. It's definitely a case of being able to picture exactly what I want in my head but when it comes to putting it down it rarely meets my expectations.

Glad to know I've made a little progress though!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 17:56:41


Post by: amazingturtles


I don't know whether i have ever seen anything like what you're doing here, and that is a very good thing!

Creepy semi-organic bony things are now some of my favorite things.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 18:47:02


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a lot man! Glad I could break some new ground

I love the creepy semi-skeletal arms as well

I've got a bit of an idea to make a 'Boneshaper' counts-as Haemonculus turning the creepy wraithbone limbs thing up to 11 haven't been able to get the bits together for that yet, but it's on the radar


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 19:26:59


Post by: JeffyP


These are looking great! I've always wanted to start up an Exodite Army. Yours is really wonderful so far!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/27 21:19:47


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man I'm glad you like them!

I love your Dark Mechanicus stuff, and your Ork scratchbuilds are phenomenal

If you ever do an exodite army I'll be watching with baited breath


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Spent this evening having a second go at making my Archon honestly, I can say that the Dark Eldar have the most stunning model range in the whole of 40k. Really beautiful sculpts.



Perched upon a spur jutting over the battlefield, he closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. The sharp tang of blood filtered through his jaded olfactory nerves and he drank in the carnage below.

Below him, the belated reinforcements were arriving. Spying the remains of the XIth scattered across the valley, the Commissar bellowed his orders. With a crackle of interference, the cloaked figure tested his pet Haemonculus' latest whimsy.

Booming from the platoon's vox-casters, an alien voice declared in broken Gothic: "I am Khaharkyth the Carrion Lord. Look upon my artworks and despair!"

As the final guttural syllables were echoing in the air, the Archon tipped forwards and dove off the precipice. With a sickening crunch he landed square on the shotgun-brute below, cracking its spine beneath an armoured knee. The Commissar spun around, power sword buzzing into life.

"My soul-trap is hungry, plaything." the vox-casters echoed.

Bracing his sword, the Commissar charged...


Also, from this day forward the little skull attached to his shoulder-pad will be known as 'Wilson'


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 04:44:28


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Great job on the Archon dude. I never was a fan of the Bruce Willis head it comes with, that helmet is a marked improvement.

The pose is also very nice. I much prefer this to the crossed arms "mummy" pose of the original.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 06:57:05


Post by: evildrcheese


How has this thread eluded me for so long?

Awesome thread, consider me subbed. Really nice work in here, really like the dino raider!

EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 09:39:10


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Great job on the Archon dude. I never was a fan of the Bruce Willis head it comes with, that helmet is a marked improvement.

The pose is also very nice. I much prefer this to the crossed arms "mummy" pose of the original.


Yeah I've never been a fan of the head or the crossed arms that come with the Archon kit, and blank-face Reaver helmets are the best helmets around

Now I've just got to decide how to paint him. It's a toss-up between a ruddy brown for the undersuit and Runelord Brass armour, or an undecided undersuit with Leadbelcher armour (washed with the Nuln Oil I've picked up in the Black Friday sales).

Ideas?

 evildrcheese wrote:
How has this thread eluded me for so long?

Awesome thread, consider me subbed. Really nice work in here, really like the dino raider!

EDC


Thanks dude it's been lurking on the Painting & Modelling forum for far too long

I'm definitely happy how the Raider's turned out now I've just got to paint the damn thing


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 17:02:39


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


I vote for the leadbelcher armour as runelord brass and a brown undersuit are both paints with brown pigment in them, they'll colour match too well and offer little contrast on the table (when viewed from 3 1/2 feet away as you most often see models from this distance while playing). Just my two cents.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 21:48:07


Post by: theCrowe


Lotta love for your Archon, what a centrepiece! He's so dynamic.

Your mini avatar is a great idea too. I don't envy you the task of the paint job on that. One of the hardest paint jobs I ever did was my avatar (you can check my gallery if you like) its so hard to paint something luminous in the cracks, its like painting in reverse or something. So don't beat yourself up over it. Its a really hard thing to do well. (I did not consider my own attempt "done well") But anyway, the conversions on both are, as ever, superb!

Ps: love the Kroot, simplicity is king.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/11/28 22:40:47


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
I vote for the leadbelcher armour as runelord brass and a brown undersuit are both paints with brown pigment in them, they'll colour match too well and offer little contrast on the table (when viewed from 3 1/2 feet away as you most often see models from this distance while playing). Just my two cents.


Yeah good point. Plus, they'd probably blend in too well with my craftworlders and exodites which would have been alright if my Corsairs wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb if that was the case.

Thinking about it, I was happy with my old Daughter of Khaine when I'd started with Leadbelcher and then washed on a thin layer of black with a dab of gloss. Isn't that pretty much what Nuln Oil is?

 theCrowe wrote:
Lotta love for your Archon, what a centrepiece! He's so dynamic.

Your mini avatar is a great idea too. I don't envy you the task of the paint job on that. One of the hardest paint jobs I ever did was my avatar (you can check my gallery if you like) its so hard to paint something luminous in the cracks, its like painting in reverse or something. So don't beat yourself up over it. Its a really hard thing to do well. (I did not consider my own attempt "done well") But anyway, the conversions on both are, as ever, superb!

Ps: love the Kroot, simplicity is king.


Thanks man yeah I'm really pleased with how he's turned out.

Your Avatar looks great that's exactly what I was going for but it didn't turn out quite right :S

Big fan of the Kroot as well it's always nice when a distraction on the side doesn't really slow you down much at all


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/06 11:01:23


Post by: Aryllon


That Archon pose is far superior to the original, love it.

I've only ever seen that model as a conversion parts scalping ground but now I'm considering how I might be able to use it for something...

Great work mate!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/06 13:48:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man!

Yeah I looked at the standard Archon and thought 'blech', but then you look at the potential of the bare body and legs and cogs start whirring

I'll be looking forward to whatever you cook up with it


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Well, I haven't been completely idle over the past week or so! Started paintign my Cult of Faolchu but got a bit dissatisfied with them mid-way through as they don't look 'exoditey' enough.

I still really like them, but thought I'd be happier to get the more technobarbarian units done first

So, while I'm waiting for some bits to turn up I threw together some Corsair Voidstorms.



Thought I'd go for Kabalite legs and Dire Avenger bodies to give them a little more bulk compared to the Reavers. Harlequin swords for Venom Blades and a Shredder to keep them nice and cheap rounds out the unit nicely



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 02:31:22


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, after ruining about £12's worth of Scourge wings I've decided to give up on the wraithbone limbed wings idea for my Terradons. Works fine on one type of Scourge bat wings, but it's really tricky to get it looking right on the second set.

So, I thought I'd have to go down a different route to make them look different. Here's the result:



Thought that the Hellion bodies and the occasional head made them look more techno-barbarian plus, it's given me some ideas to make exodite civilians at some point.

I've come up with a different little fluff blurb for them too:

Spoiler:
While all exodites are culturally regressed compared to other eldar, some clans take this a step further. Using technologies retained through the years, they significantly alter their bodies and live more animalistic lives than even their fellow exodites. On leathery wings they soar through the jungle canopies and craggy clifftops of the maiden worlds. The increased effort of powered flight necessitates a carnivorous diet, and packs of these eldar terradons prey on the animals of their worlds.

However, their hunting grounds are not restricted to their worlds. Often, they strike out through the webway seeking more challenging prey. With haywire lances they cripple the vehicles of their prey. With heat lances and poisoned weaponry they cut down their foes, carrying the trophies back to their lairs.


Also, I thought I'd re-make the Heat Lances into something a little closer to an actual lance (again to play up the technologically regressed look). Some individual shots show what they look like







I also had a go at making a test-piece for a Haywire Lance squad, which I'll complete when I've got enough bits



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 04:39:00


Post by: gummyofallbears


I love the lances, like a lot. Where did you get them? I gotta steal them to make my scourge WYSIWYG

But your stuff is looking amazing! I love the corsair guys with the swords (forgot the name), the guy with the double pistols is awesome!

Awesome stuff as per usual!

~Mikey


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 09:13:05


Post by: evildrcheese


More excellent conversions. Top work, sir.

EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 12:31:42


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
I love the lances, like a lot. Where did you get them? I gotta steal them to make my scourge WYSIWYG

But your stuff is looking amazing! I love the corsair guys with the swords (forgot the name), the guy with the double pistols is awesome!

Awesome stuff as per usual!

~Mikey



Thanks dude the lances are Hellion glaives with the blades snipped off, and then the tips of Heat Lances tacked onto the end of them much cheaper way of doing it too as you can pick up T/L Heat Lances from Talos kits (or from bits-selling sites) for a lot cheaper than individual Scourge Heat Lances.

Yeah I'm please with how my Voidstorms turned out. Got a bit of a space-elf pirate ninja look to them especially the crouching chap

I'm also really pleased with you my Corsairs have turned out. Would never have been able to make anything like them without the kickass Wych and Harlequin kits that GW has put out. Someone somewhere needs a pay rise for the level of compatibility between various Eldar kits, and the general beauty of the models themselves

 evildrcheese wrote:
More excellent conversions. Top work, sir.

EDC


Thanks a lot man! Maybe I'll get round to painting some soon


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 13:33:31


Post by: Nevelon


Your modeling work is amazing. Love those winged guys.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 18:21:50


Post by: amazingturtles


Your conversions have done a lot to make Exodites really come alive for me. it's a shame they aren't explore more.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/10 18:51:21


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 Nevelon wrote:
Your modeling work is amazing. Love those winged guys.


Thanks man yeah I'm a big fan of the Scourge models. Little top-heavy but really stunning sculpts.

 amazingturtles wrote:
Your conversions have done a lot to make Exodites really come alive for me. it's a shame they aren't explore more.


Thanks a lot dude yeah they've got some real potential if they were expanded on. I'd love to see what some of the more grimdark Blanchesque GW writers could do with them

Still, there not being much official fluff gives me more licence to make up my own!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 01:25:29


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, it feels like it's been ages since I've updated anything but I've finally finished my Terradons

Spent too much time half-painting other things, not finishing them and moving onto something else :S ah well, it all counts





Must get some better lighting. The paint looks a little flat to my eyes and I swear it doesn't look that way in real life. Honest


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 02:05:55


Post by: gummyofallbears


Those look really cool dude, I think your scheme looks especially striking on these fellas.

The paint does look quite flat, but hey, we all have our own painting styles, I'll trust that they look better irl


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 04:14:55


Post by: Aryllon


Looks good mate.

I find that shooting in daylight is the best solution. In a well-lit room, but not direct sunlight. In the northern hemisphere NE facing is the best bet.

You know why you often see selfies taken inside cars? It's the lighting. People probably don't think about why it works but in short there's daylight (good colour) coming from all round (360 degree windows = well and evenly lit), softened by being indirect (roof blocks the overhead sun, reducing shadows & contrast).

I don't really use much lighting in my photos or when painting because luckily my bedroom has big windows almost completely filling two sides, doesn't face into the sun, with a full-length mirrored wardrobe on another side. I get lots of natural all-round light, very similar to the car scenario.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 11:16:19


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
Those look really cool dude, I think your scheme looks especially striking on these fellas.

The paint does look quite flat, but hey, we all have our own painting styles, I'll trust that they look better irl


Thanks man

I'm hoping that my painting style is 'subdued' rather than 'lazy', but I'm not overly confident of that

 Aryllon wrote:
Looks good mate.

I find that shooting in daylight is the best solution. In a well-lit room, but not direct sunlight. In the northern hemisphere NE facing is the best bet.

You know why you often see selfies taken inside cars? It's the lighting. People probably don't think about why it works but in short there's daylight (good colour) coming from all round (360 degree windows = well and evenly lit), softened by being indirect (roof blocks the overhead sun, reducing shadows & contrast).

I don't really use much lighting in my photos or when painting because luckily my bedroom has big windows almost completely filling two sides, doesn't face into the sun, with a full-length mirrored wardrobe on another side. I get lots of natural all-round light, very similar to the car scenario.


Thanks dude yeah I've noticed that the ones I've taken during the day are much better. Pretty hard to find natural light a 1am though :S or during the winter for that matter. It's already dark by the time I get home :S on the plus side, it does mean that the golden hour in the morning is a bit later, so if I'm really keen I don't have to wake up so early!

Interesting insight about selfies in cars. Doesn't stop it from being moronic to do it while driving (or slightly asinine to take selfies full-stop as far as I'm concerned), but it's useful to know what works and what doesn't

 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Looks great, you did an awesome job.


Thanks man my next painting project should be just a little bit bigger. Found my Tank Brush


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 12:23:25


Post by: evildrcheese


Awesome work on the jump dudes. The wings work great for the theme and make them really eye catching.

EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 12:56:19


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 evildrcheese wrote:
Awesome work on the jump dudes. The wings work great for the theme and make them really eye catching.

EDC


Thanks dude I really like the Scourge wings in general (feathered and bat-wing). Whoever came up with the molds deserves a medal


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 15:32:57


Post by: amazingturtles


I like the paint jobs! I wonder if it just looks a bit flat because there's no contrast between the paint and the background. camo is good for combat, less for good pictures that highlight things, i think.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/21 21:13:22


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude good point about the background. It does a good job of making them look natural, but you're right on the camo front

I'll have to resurrect my kitchen paper light room of course, that could just expose my paintjob as even more lacklustre than these pictures!

Maybe I should dunk them in Nuln Oil. Seems to be the done thing these days


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/22 15:03:05


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Oh, slightly re-worked the fluff for these guys. Mainly wording changes, but hopefully gets the feel across:

Exodite Terradons
While all exodites are culturally regressed compared to other eldar, some bloodlines have devolved yet further. Using technomancy retained through the generations, they significantly alter their bodies and live more animalistic lives than even their fellow exodites. On leathery wings they soar through the jungle canopies and clifftop crags of the maiden worlds. The increased effort of true powered flight necessitates a carnivorous diet, and kindreds of these winged hunters prey on the animals of their home territories.

However, their hunting grounds are not restricted to just their worlds. Often they strike out through the webway, seeking the challenge of hunting the primitive Mon-Keigh or the brutish Orkead. With haywire lances they cripple the vehicles of their quarry, and with heat lances and poisoned weaponry they cut down their foes, carrying trophies from the hunt back to their lairs.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/27 23:02:49


Post by: Ynneadwraith


I'd hoped to have this finished earlier today for some nice light, but washed-out photos will have to do...

..big beastie's done!





Tried a white background, but no different really. Need better light.





Had my first go at blood spatter effects as well. Works nicely, although I'd think it'd need a bit more...



Oh, and took the opportunity for a full army shot (apologies for the potato-cam!). 1402pts!



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/28 17:03:18


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


It all looks great man. That army shot really showcases the sheer scope of the conversion work you've done. Great job.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/28 23:38:39


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude! I'm getting there

Latest addition, my 'Boneshaper' counts-as Haemonculus. The fluff is that these are the equivalent of Craftworld Bonesingers, but take a rather more 'active' approach to their art...




Tried to make him look like a miniature version of the Sylphs (counts-as Grotesques) for a convincing Grotesquerie



Only issue now is that in comparison my Wyrdlord doesn't look quite so 'wyrd'...might have to revisit him (and maybe the War Wyrd too).


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/30 00:13:55


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Didn't take me long to have another stab at a Wyrdlord and I'm much happier definitely weirder



Love the new Sylvaneth range loads of great twisted bits to use

Oh, and a couple of little fluff background pieces on these guys:

Cult of Lileath and Morai-Heg
The cult of the maiden and the cult of the crone are two halves of the same equation. Like Farseers their acolytes scry the future, attempting to twist the skeins of fate to avert potential catastrophes befalling their worlds. Each acolyte is part of a matched pair: one a maiden, the other a crone. The younger is the dreamer, who in drug-addled dreams receives visions of potential futures. The older is the hag, who uses their wisdom to interpret these visions.

In times of war, their War Wyrd guardians join the warhosts of the exodites, throwing the formidable psychic might of the eldar at their foes.


War Wyrds
The War Wyrds of the Cult of Morai-Heg double as both the Warlocks and Bonesingers of the exodites. Being masters of melding living tissue with wraithbone, they directly fuse their ghosthelms to their head, providing permanent protection from the winds of the warp.

The eldest of these warrior-psykers are the Wyrdlords, formidable psykers and fearsome warriors whose transformation into wraithbone-skinned ???* is near-complete.


*Help! I need a word here but I can't think of it :S something like 'daemon' or 'fiend' but without the chaos connection, or like 'savage' or 'monster' but without the connotation of being mindless.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/30 10:22:28


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man I can't wait to get it painted (which is usually a good sign!)


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/30 22:58:59


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, these two were an absolute joy to paint. Not often I say that, given my usual attitude towards painting, but I'm really chuffed with how these turned out




I even had a go at blending again on the Wyrdlord's warpflames. I have utmost respect for people who put the effort in to do that on more of their models. I'm happy with the result, but it took me ages!



Also, I love the idea of the Wyrdlord having this gnarled and twisted body, and a terrifying inhuman head...but humanoid hands. Something really creepy about that if you picture it in your head


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/31 00:08:47


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


They look great. Two fine additions to the force.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2016/12/31 12:05:05


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a bunch guys!

Decided that I might have to step up my game with my Son of Asuryan after this :S was planning on making another footslogging one anyway so I'll get cracking on that!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/05 13:39:54


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I started out painting my Archon but soon discovered that my age old pot of Scorched Brown was rock solid! New pot of Rhinox Hide on the way (I think that's a dark brown? All these newfangled colours...), but I needed something to paint.

So, my Craftworlders got a bit of attention. I did a bit of touch-up to my first Autarch (one of my oldest conversions, and still one of my favourite), giving him gold shoulder pads. Not sure I prefer it TBH, but it'll work better with my planned Dire Avengers in craftworld colours.

Oh, and I also did a bit more experimenting with different lighting setups and backgrounds. Not certain what works best...




I also painted up my Axe/Banshee Mask/Fusion Gun Autarch. Need to do some more work around the Banshee Mask really so this pic neatly avoids showing that also swapped the head on my Uldanorethi Longrifle Farseer (another old favourite) for the one from the Farseer Jetbike kit and it looks much better I love plastic HQs!




This would probably be a good place to shoe-horn in the fluff for my Craftworld

Craftworld Angvellaith (contraction of Angau Vehk Agaith, meaning 'Doom of the Split-Faced Ones', referring the mythical victory over one of the ancient enemies of the eldar).

The early days of craftworld Angvellaith were unremarkable. Leaving sometime during the middle of great exodus from the eldar homeworlds, it set off into the void alongside dozens and dozens of other craftworlds. For centuries, while others fell, the keen foresight of its seers and the might of its warhosts protected its citizens from the very worst the galaxy could offer. However, all skiens of fate appeared to converge in tragedy for the Angvai. Despite all their efforts, the rotting plague-ships of the Death Guard descended upon their home. Through valient effort and harrowing sacrifice, they repelled the foetid tide. However, like Iyanden their population was decimated. Listless and broken, they drifted through the void awaiting their death. However, all was not lost. Through the webway, a cry for help echoed out from the exodites of Selestini, who likewise were under assault from the followers of the Plaguefather. Throwing what was left of their warhosts into the fray, they managed to turn the tide against the children of Nurgle. This marked a turning point in the attitude of the Angvai. No longer were they content to fade away into obscurity.

In a great council, their eldest and wisest seers developed a radical plan. Through the susserus of their innumerable dead within the infinity matrix, the unborn god Ynnead had made his presence known, and the eldar of Angvellaith welcomed him. They struck a dark pact with their Commorite cousins, exchanging safe harbour in realspace and the industrial resources of their craftworld for access to the cloning vats of the Haemonculi. Through arcane and eldritch technomancy, they rebuilt their shattered warhosts.

Their Guardian forces are comprised entirely of cloned conscripts, who follow the unique Path of the Warborn. These forces are thrown against their enemies with no heed to their survival. If a Warborn survives their tour of duty, they are gifted a name and inducted into Craftworld society as a true citizen. If they fall in battle, add one more soul to the chorus.


I also tried the new lighting setup with the Khaine's Ravens which worked well I thought!



New and improved face on Baroness (now called Yzirienn), changing the method for painting eyes. Rather than putting a black dot on a white background, I started with a black background and put two white dots either side of the pupil. Looks much nicer!



Also tried to add a little pizazz to the black armour on my Corsairs. It was painted flat black (before I read that it's best to lighten your blacks slightly so you can shade them properly), so I ran a little Administratum Grey on the upward facing edges and hit it with a coat of gloss and I like it much better!



Here's where the mucking about with lighting comes in. I tried two different places to take photos and I'm torn between which is better. The one above, or this one:



I think I like the lighting of the former, but the background colour and woodwormy floor of the latter.





Back-to-back comparisons:







Which do you think is best?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/05 13:58:56


Post by: Nevelon


I think the pictures on the dark baground show the colors of the minis better. The pale minis on a pale setting end up looking washed out. Hard to get a good feel of them.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/05 15:08:01


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Drat I was thinking that too, but that's the setup where I have to dig out the big black piece of MDF and clean the top of the cooker! The other one's much simpler

Thanks for the feedback though I'll snap some pics of my exodites on that background too


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/05 18:03:29


Post by: gummyofallbears


Very very cool as per usual.

Your HQ models are gorgeous and creative, and your fluff is very well done.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/06 01:29:23


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude! I've always liked doing HQs. You get the excuse to put an extra bit of effort and creativity into the modelling

Welcome back btw

Oh, did you get my shipment of Kabalite Warrior heads? Sent them ages ago but I've got a sneaking suspicion that they never made it...

Actually, speaking of HQs...I had a package arrive today which had the little gribblies in that let me finish this!


Thaegr, Huntfather, Flutterkin, Son of Kurnous. Prince of the Selestini of the Godwoods

He's my new counts-as Autarch, with a Power Axe, Fusion Gun (the lance on his back) and a Banshee Mask (the little gribblies swarming around his feet). The fluff for them is similar to my Hounds of Kurnous, where they surround themselves with swarms of psycho-active wraithbone-shelled insects that attack/distract their foes before the Son of Kurnous enters the fray as soon as I saw the Flutterfury swarms from the Drycha kit I knew I had to use them for that

Speaking of Drycha...



I've now got a counts-as Cronos! Once that's painted I'll have a Dark Artisan!

The most monstrous creations of the Boneshapers, great twisted wraithbone colossi, the Sylphlords are often mistaken for knight-suits by their ill-fated foes. They are, in fact, enormous constructs grown with great skill around the tattered body of a mortally wounded exodite.

Their new bodies play host to swarms of psychoactive wraithbone insects, which billow forth on chitinous wings to devour enemy soldiers and form a protective screen around exodite warriors.


Thought the little swarm of bugs would do quite well explaining the Cronos' Spirit Syphon flamer attack and FnP bubble

Two newbies together for scale...



...and the beginnings of the Dark Artisan



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/06 06:44:15


Post by: gummyofallbears


The Autarch is majestic, I always love it when upgrades and rules are represented in cool and interesting ways.

I haven't gotten the KW heads, but I haven't needed them. If you ever need some SW or Eldar bits, I'm your man

The count's as Chronos is perfectly menacing, it'll make for a very threatening Dark Artisan, something that formation needs to excel.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/06 13:51:22


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude! That's one of my favourite things about kitbashes coming up with neat ways to represent rules

Ah bummer, but glad they weren't critical! I've been sent a couple of 25% off vouchers from bits sites recently, which both means that I can pick up bits cheaply and that I must have bought a sh*t-ton of bits already! Thanks for the offer though dude

That was part of the idea for making the Carnosaur a Talos rather than a Wraithknight, even though it's significantly larger than a Talos. As far as I can see, the primary function of a Dark Artisan is to cause your opponent to cr*p his pants when you webway portal directly next to them. Thought that would work better with a sodding great dinosaur and a spiky Sylvaneth gribbly

Glad to know it's effective!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/06 21:11:20


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a lot dude! Can't wait to get them painted


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Well, you can tell when I really like a model. They get painted pronto!



The Catachan platoon hacked its way through the undergrowth, monomolecular machetes carving effortlessly through bough and branch, silently progressing forwards in environs they found most familiar. Death world they called it. Hah! Had they never been to Catachan? Transport a Catachan Devil here and it would clean up the local wildlife in a week!

Even still, the platoon was on guard. One of the Cadian patrols had come this way and were never heard from again. The weapons expert hovered his finger over the hair-trigger on his heavy bolter, and troopers scanned the trees down the barrels of their lasguns. Suddenly, the sarge froze, raising his hand to halt the platoon, his finely honed death-world instincts telling him that something wasn't right.

Suddenly, swarms of chittering insects burst from the trees, engulfing them in a thick fog of tiny wings and bodies. Lasgun shots rang out, but the sarge bellowed that it was no point wasting charges on insects when a flamer would do a much better job. It was at that point that an intense burst of heat exploded the tanks on the back of the flamer. The lasgun fire began in earnest, troopers diligently double-tapping their triggers to eke out every shot possible. However, individually cut off and enveloped by the swarm there was no way to tell which direction they were firing. Muffled grunts rang out as errant shots found the wrong mark.

The methodical thudding of the heavy bolter cleared great swathes of the bugs, its rounds set to detonate after a set distance of travel. It was only when the wretched insects clogged the feed mechanism that the weapons expert saw what their true assailant was. The swarm parted just enough for him to see a great, horned eldar warrior bury its crackling power axe into his sarge's shoulder before the cloud of insects closed in again.

Thaegr sat on a bough, washing the blood from his axe in a babbling stream. Around him, a multitude of buzzing invertebrates were picking the last morsels of flesh from the skeletons of the Mon-Keigh interlopers. 'Death world' they call it. They don't know the meaning of the word.





Just realised there's a mold-line I forgot to clip off there!)


Also took the opportunity to take some more pics of the other exodite HQs I like the best

Syaeldren, Threadcutter, Strifeweaver, Daughter of Morai-Heg. Wyrdlord of the Selestini of the Godwoods



Thraoren, Bonebender, Forgebound, Son of Vaul. Boneshaper of the Selestini of the Godwoods




And all 3 together



Must admit, I'm having excellent fun with these HQ units might have another crack at my winged Autarch and try stripping/re-painting my Daughter of Khaine while I'm on a roll


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/07 06:08:33


Post by: amazingturtles


They are all wonderful and unsettling, which I'm sure i've said before but it's still true. And a nice story to go with it! Well, nice for the exodites, not so much for the sarge.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/07 07:05:05


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Wow man so many updates since I was last here. So much awesome stuff to go through I don't even know where to start.

All your HQ's are looking amazing, as well as everything else.

Can't wait to see what you do with that Drychaa, she's hands down one t=of the nicest models GW has ever made.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/07 08:22:23


Post by: gummyofallbears


Thaegr looks even better with a spash of paint on him.

I find myself to always have the most fun with my Space wolves when I am doing the HQ units, same with my AoS stuff, I haven't worked much on either army recently at all, but its definitely a lot of fun.



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/07 22:00:35


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a bunch guys!

Unsettling is what I was going for

Agreed. Didn't go so well for the Catachans although I did make sure that the Emperor's Finest put up a good fight. No panicful flailing or cowardly retreats. They fought (and died) well

Good to have you back I_F can't wait to get my Drycha/Sylphlord painted too it's a phenomenal kit. It's truly mindboggling what GW has managed to do with plastic these days.

I have to thank you for the inspiration Gummy! Finished painting my Archon today and I had to pinch the kickass idea for your Archon's cloak

Behold! Khaharkyth and his technicolour skin-cloak!




Must try and get a pic of him against the black background to try and do the armour justice. Warplock Bronze is such an utterly stunning colour, but these pics don't quite do it justice...

I am pleased with how Wilson turned out though

Also came up with a little fluff for my Kabal

The Kabal of the Whipcrown are a relatively young kabal, formed by the former Wych gladiator Khaharkyth. Although their strength is growing rapidly, they are still small fry in relation to the more established kabals of Commorragh. In order to expand their powerbase, and defend themselves from their more predatory rivals they have entered into a pact with the seers of craftworld Angvellaith. In exchange for safe harbour in realspace, support in military endeavours and the foresight of the craftworld's seers, they have provided access to the cloning and resurrection technologies of the Haemonculi. Although each party is wary and distrustful of the other, they have both profited enormously from the deal.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/08 08:39:34


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


That archon looks great dude, very nice job, the cloak did come out very well.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/08 19:36:15


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a lot man I've got some half-painted Kabalites (literally half, I've done all their legs and nothing else!) to go with him

It also gives me an excuse to pick up some Incubi which are beautiful models


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/09 07:54:45


Post by: gummyofallbears


Wonderful as always!

Warplock Bronze is probably one of my favorite colours every created by GW, its a shame I don't get to use it more.

Your force is growing nicely, and I can't wait to see what you'll do with the Incubi, and the Kabalite!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/09 10:33:42


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man! Yeah I decided on this scheme simply so I could use tons of it lovely deep, rich shiny colour

I love the standard Incubi models, but hate Finecast so I'll have to grab some OOP metals from eBay...

As soon as I'm not poor this month I'll see if I can pick some up


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/09 13:08:08


Post by: azekio


OH MY GOD THE FEEEEEEEELS. this is so good. thankyou.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/10 16:01:31


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I've decided that I want to write a small fluff piece for each of my HQs I've got ones above for Thaegr the Huntfather, and Khaharkyth the Carrion Lord.

Just thought of one for Syaeldren the Wyrdlord



The brutish Mon-Keigh gene-warrior bellowed a challenge over the din of the battle. The servos of its primitive armour whirred into action as it strode towards the slender eldar witch, activating its crackling power sword. Syaeldren stood motionless, spear in hand, eyes fixed on the astartes. With a single psychic whisper she planted a seed in its mind. A seed that spoke 'wither'.

She watched as it put down its roots in his medulla oblongata, and its tendrils reached up towards his primary motor cortex, trailing inert matter behind it. Strong though the indoctrination of this brute was, she could see it begin to fail. Its sword-arm, held aloft, began to sag. Its mighty stride grew shorter with each footfall. A few feet from Syaeldren the iron warrior stumbled, its legs giving way beneath it. The wraithbone-skinned crone circled the fallen warrior as the psychic root-ball strangled the last few impulses that governed its heartbeat.

This mind war was won, but the battle around raged on. Hefting her spear, she stalked off to seek her next quarry.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/10 18:06:25


Post by: gummyofallbears


I always enjoy the in-depth explanations of psychic powers and the such

Very threatening!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/10 20:21:15


Post by: amazingturtles


It's always nice to see things from the other side.

Nightmarish things.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/10 22:20:52


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys! I love some of the depictions of psychic powers as well. This was sort of inspired by something I read about a psyker child (maybe an Eldar, maybe on one of the Black Ships, can't remember) whose wounded mother is approached by an Imperial(?) soldier.

The child just looks at the soldier and psychically commands 'die', and the soldier raises his pistol and shoots himself in the head.

Nightmarish grimdark things!

Wish I could remember where the story was from though...


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First squad of Kabalites done!



Tried my hand at a bit more blood spatter using Blood for the Blood God (really realistic blood effect that!). Went for a light effect as I reckon it's something that you could quite easily go overboard with :S

They should go quite nicely with my bone coloured Craftworlders and Exodites, being a similar colour palette but darkened considerably with more metallic thrown in there



Little is known of Khaharkyth's early history, only that he started life as a vat-born slave destined for the arenas. He rose out of obscurity leading a coup within the Wych Cult of the Sicklekin, butchering his captors and leaving a trail of blood all the way out of the arenas. Attracting waifs and strays from all over Commorragh, and leveraging his ties with the new rulers of his former Wych Cult, he founded the Kabal of the Whipcrown.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 00:51:02


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Used up my last stash of Harlequin legs to finally add some Harlies to the army

While I love the Death Jester and Shadowseer sculpts, they're both in finecast most of the time which has no place in my army at all. So, I thought I'd try and make some from plastic




I've also always hated how the legs for the Troupe Master are posed. It doesn't look like a natural part of a stride or leap to me, even with anti-grav belts. So, did a bit of chopping around and re-posing and came up withe this which is a little better



And finally the Troupe not much conversion work here, aside from a re-angling of one of the arms to make 'Mr Come At Me Bro' in the middle, and a head from the Skyweavers kit which worked beautifully on the dudette on the right



And the obligatory fluff piece

Masque of the Tone Serpent
The enigmatic harlequins of the Masque of the Tone Serpent travel the twisted webway skeins between the craftworlds, the exodites and the dark city. It was they who guided craftworld Angvellaith towards the exodite world of Selesti, first employed the listening posts of the Khaine's Ravens, and brokered the first meeting between Khaharkyth of the Whipcrown and the seer council of the Angvai. The ultimate purpose for this tripartite Eldar union is unknown to anyone but the servants of the Trickster God.


Oh and almost forgot, I threw together a little test kitbash for some Storm Guardians. Unfortunately I've only got the one Guardian torso left so he's on his own at the moment, but I'll pick up some more as soon as I've got moula again probably just in time for them to release a new Guardian double-box with Defenders and Stormies...



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 02:23:32


Post by: gummyofallbears


I love that colour scheme for the deldar, it really fits the red and bronze/gold of your exodites.

The harlies look great, I love that Death Jester!

The storm guardian is wonderful, the wych legs blend in quite nicely, I didn't notice them unit I looked at him a second time!

And GW released a plastic Death jester and ShadowSeer a while back, quite nice plastic kits, or are you not a fan of them? I am not bashing your conversions at all, they are fantastic (better than the originals IMO), but I know from experience that the shadowseer has some cool bitz, so if you hadn't seen the kits, I recommend them!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 02:23:50


Post by: Asmodai_00


I legit thought those were actual plastic sculpts from GW, so mission accomplished!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 10:49:54


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks gummy

The Death Jesters and Shadowseers are plastic? What a time to be alive! love those kits, but thought they were failcast. Shall definitely pick some up

I wanted each of my Eldar factions to look unified as an army on the tabletop, but definitely distinct from one-another, and these guys I think are the first that I've actually managed to achieve that. My Craftworlders and Exodites are a little similar if I'm honest, differentiated only by the more mismatched colours of the cloth/undersuits. I've really grown attached to the colour scheme of my Corsairs, but I can't help but feel that the black isn't really part of the colour palette of the army as a whole. Still, I've done all the black bits on 39 of them so far so it's not changing! Plus, I do rather like it and the red/gold still fits nicely

The Dark Eldar however follow exactly the same colours as the rest (browns of varying shades with a dash of red) but manage to look completely different I'm rather proud!

For the Harlies I'm thinking a polar opposite of my Corsairs. White cloth with pale brass metals and a sparse flash of vibrant red. Shall see how that goes! Never been great at painting whites...

Thanks Asmodai! High praise indeed


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 12:46:22


Post by: nou


 Ynneadwraith wrote:


The Death Jesters and Shadowseers are plastic? What a time to be alive! love those kits, but thought they were failcast. Shall definitely pick some up


There are all three variants: original 4th ed sculpts in metal (Death Jesters, Shadowseers and a monopose-in-two-parts troupe with Troupe Master) - great sculpts, similiar but not identical to modern equivalents. Then there are those same sculpts recasted as Finecast (no comment here). And finally, there are modern sculpts in plastic. Unfortunately, Shadowseers and Death Jesters are monopose (shadowseer has only a gun swap) and consist of some rather bizarre mosaic of elements (especially Death Jesters), so if you want to convert them, you have to actualy build them and THEN cut them to logical pieces...

One nice thing about this "range" of different age models is that 4th ed Troupe Master is taller and more detailed than modern plastic, so it is a great basis for any Great Harlequin homebrew. And Shadowseer sculpts differ enough that one can be a simply recognizable Sylandri Veilwalker even without any further converting.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 12:53:53


Post by: evildrcheese


Nice work on the Harley stuff. Kabalites looks great too


EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/12 13:47:27


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks EDC glad you like them!

Thanks for the info on the Harlie kits nou, that's really helpful I've got an old metal Shadowseer that I painted ages ago and I thought they'd just updated that to Finecast.

As an (evidently) avid kitbasher, the whole 'monopose from a mosaic of parts' thing has me a little worried really. Pretty much all of the modelling I do is only really feasible because of the brilliant interchangeability between the Eldar, Harlequin and Dark Eldar ranges.

With the increasing prevalence of 'no model, no rules' I do think that worst-case scenario we could end up with a ton of single kits that aren't kitbashable at all without a fair amount of cutting and chopping which is offputting for people just starting out.

Might be a little doom-mongering, but it does have me wondering whether I should stock up on Guardian kits as they're bound to be replaced sometime soon...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/13 00:31:59


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude they're some of my favourites too. Took me a couple of iterations to get the look I wanted but I'm really pleased with how they turned out need to make some more really!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/13 02:15:47


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Not sure what's going on but I can't see any of the photos

I'll check on my end if it's a browser issue to be sure first.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/13 09:03:25


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Oh dear :S I can see them (phew!) so it seems like a browser issue...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/13 19:07:30


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Got it fixed on my end, everything looks great man, can't wait to see your scheme for the Harlies.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/15 20:37:21


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Yeah I can't wait to get started on them either

Any ideas on how to paint a quick scale-like pattern? Seeing as the name of my Harlies is 'Masque of the Tone Serpent' I thought I'd try and do one leg like scales in grey-on-white


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/15 22:42:07


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Sadly I don't know any tricks to painting scales. Lots of alpha legion marines have scales painted on their armour, perhaps check around for some alpha legion painting guides that may include how to do them?


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/15 22:53:38


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Great idea! And Salamanders as well thinking about it thanks for the tip!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 01:18:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


"We don't recognise your authority here, Harlequin", the exodite barked, his hand poised over the grip of his splinter pistol, "only a fool trusts a servant of the trickster god". A faint hum kicked in as he flexed the fingers of his blood-red gauntlet.

"I come to speak with Lord Laerimyr of the Selestini, Lightbringer, Son of Asuryan." the alabaster figure entreatied, "War comes to the eldar, the seers of the Angvai have forseen it. The warriors of Selesti must join with our forces lest our kin be slain".

A voice boomed through the tangled vines of the throne-room, psychically amplified within the heads of both visitor and guards. "You dare to demand oaths from us, joker? We remember a time when the laughing one was oathbound to fight. Arrayed by the side of the bloody-handed one, he marched to war. When his time came, he forsook his kin and fled. Where was your god when ours fought and died? Coward God we call him."

"Hear me, Godborn Lord. The cycles of myth are not fixed to repeat, they are broken. Where does it speak of The Great Enemy, child of the Eldar? Where in the cycles does it speak of the ape-kin lording over our domain? This galaxy has staggered off its rightful path. Join with us and help us right this."

The horned lord paused, mulling over the emissary's words. "Your point is well made, Harlequin. Kurnous, our father, fought and died for his kin. When the horns of war are sounded, the hunters of Selesti will stalk by your side".





First time painting white. Can you tell?

Can't tell if it looks good or god-awful...

Just thought now that a bit of Blood for the Blood God would look good to give the Caress a bit more of depth to the colour. Also, I do plan on doing some scale-patterns on the right leg when I've figured out how to do them convincingly!

Apart from those little bits, what do you think?

Regardless, finally have a representative of the whole eldar quintet



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 01:48:44


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Harlequin looks good dude, the white looks not bad at all, still has more depth than if you had painted just straight up white. If I'm going to nitpick though it's that I think he needs a bit more coloured bits, it's almost too much white. I'd pick out the kneepads and ankle circlets, you could do metal for the circlets(like his mask) and red for the kneepads to match the glove/ribbons/Mohawk. His left hand glove I'd do in red to match his right. Most importantly though is the shuriken pistol, I feel it needs to be coloured. Having it in the same white as the clothing makes the gun feel as if it was base coated with the model and never finished.

That's just my two cents anyways, you still have a good looking model all the same that I'd love to have facing off against me on the table any day of the week.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 03:18:39


Post by: gummyofallbears


Absolutely bashing!

The white looks incredibly good on a harlequinn, I like the lack of color variation, as it really makes it look otherworldly and ethereal, which fits their theme all too well. I also like the subtle reds, as it does tie him in quite well with the rest of the force.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 10:15:56


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a lot I_F I'm glad the white came out ok. Oddly it was actually a lot of fun painting it. Less 'colour between the lines' more 'artsy brush swiping wherever I felt it was necessary'

I tried the kneepads in brass first off but found that it really broke up the consistent whiteness of the body (and not in a good way) so I went back to a solid white colour. Thinking about it, I think red might work better but I tend to reserve reds for cloth/fabric. However, I quite like the idea of a freehand rune in red on one of the knee-pads. I'll try that!

I get you on the shuriken pistol. Administratum Grey is a really good colour-match for lightly primered plastic :S again, I tried it in brass but didn't like it. Perhaps just picking out a few details in colour would help.

Believe it or not the circlets are picked out in Runelord Brass! Hasn't got much of a solid coverage that colour...

Thanks a lot too gummy otherworldly is exactly what I was going for!

I figured that most of my other schemes are fairly earthy colours and look sort of natural, but Harlequins are the ones I can get away with veering more towards the unnatural

What do you reckon for the Death Jester? I could go for the same scheme but with a darker grey instead of white...or flip it entirely and have him all blood-red with white highlights...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 11:53:17


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Looking again I see the brass on the circlets, no idea how I missed that the first time. Sorry bout that.

Freehand runes on the kneepads sounds like a great idea, would love to see that.

For the pistol if you want to leave it grey I'd suggest picking out the gems on it and probably the top "flat bar" piece. I'd imagine that should help it stound out more. Maybe tie it in with some red or pick a secondary colour if you want to keep the reds for cloth.

I'm glad you enjoyed painting the white, after all that is what's most important in the hobby, having fun.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 13:26:17


Post by: Ynneadwraith


No worries! Looking at the picture they look grey anyway :S

For the pistol I was thinking the top flat bar thing in brass, and then either the ammunition bit in red, the lower half in brass, or both...

Shall give that a go tonight


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 14:21:30


Post by: gummyofallbears


I think a white Death Jester would be pretty cool, but I would definitely up the blood red-i-ness on him. Maybe a white cloak but make the slightly higher layer of the cloak and the collar bright red.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 15:13:23


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Yeah I like the idea of a ghostly Death Jester too, but was thinking that it wouldn't really stand out from the rest of the Harlies.

Currently wondering whether it's necessary that he does...

What if rather than inverted with the red, what about going heavy on the brass? Would certainly darken the model which is fitting for a Death Jester.

Decisions :S


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/18 17:01:14


Post by: gummyofallbears


I like the idea of inverted colours a bit more. Red with heavy white accents, just so he doesn't blend in /too/ much with your original force.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/19 00:10:20


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Me too good point on differentiation from other units in the other armies. Shall have a think about that

Til then, tried out a couple of improvements. Tried the rune in red on the knee-pad but didn't like it. Most of the time I like breaking up the blocks of colour slightly, but it didn't seem to work on this one and made it look a little discordant. Shame because I rather liked it in isolation!



Putting a little colour on select bits of the pistol really helped make it look finished rather than just undercoated

Also tried my hand at some fiddly little scales which I think have done the job of breaking up the block of white while keeping the whole desaturated look intact


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/19 00:48:15


Post by: gummyofallbears


Looking very good!

The scales and the such are nicely subtly, but personally I don't think Harlequins need them to look good, so I might not be the best person to ask (although the scales on the left most one look very very nice)


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/19 11:00:46


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks dude yeah I was happy with them before, but I like the scales as that little nod to your usual codex-approved Harlequin schemes none of them will have anything more than one patch of scales or so...

Definitely proud of the scales on the left-hand Harlie was getting a bit shaky by the time I got to the Troupe Master so I'll have to go back and touch them up I think...


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Here's a thought. If i paint the Death Jester in the same troupe colours...i could make two more troupes with majority black and grey instead of white and have a light, dark and twilight thing going on...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/21 00:14:03


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Was rooting through my bitzbox and stumbled upon a last pair of Harlie legs so I made myself the Solitaire I was planning!



If anyone was thinking of making one themselves the left-handed Kiss was made using one of the right-handed arms with the hand clipped off and replaced by one from the Wrack Venom pilot thinking about it the Raider kit has some open left hands too


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/21 05:55:53


Post by: gummyofallbears


Awesome!

The daemonette head is just too clever and it looks great too!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/21 07:32:11


Post by: Aryllon


Lovely conversion there, I agree the daemonette head is a great find! Love the irony too haha.

The photos of the painted harlequins are a lot clearer than before, definitely getting the hang of the lighting!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/21 10:26:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys! I'd seen the daemonette head done before for a Solitaire and just had to steal the idea! It fits perfectly for the fluff of Solitaires too, imbued by strange chaotic powers that no-one quite understands

I'm really hoping they remake the Daemonette kit in a more Juan Diaz style. So much of Slaanesh fits really well with Eldar to get some twisted medium inbetween, but it's a shame the base models are chicken-legged hermaphrodites! Much better to use Wych Elves

Glad to head I've cracked the lighting! It's on top of a chest of drawers with the table-lamp laid down on its side, next to a little nook in the wall so the light reflects back around it

Got there eventually!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/23 02:08:57


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, finished my first Croneworld Cultist yesterday rather pleased with how she came out, although she definitely fell into the uphill struggle category...




I've got an idea in my head for her male counterparts, but that will have to wait til I get some more Harlequin legs.

However, that's not even the most exciting thing today! Not sure if everyone's seen yet, but the eldar models for Fall of Cadia have dropped

Gathering Storm II – First Look – Warhammer Community

While I normally have very little time for named characters in my armies (and the general blinginess of recent 40k character models), these guys have really grown on me. However, the main thing that was racing through my mind is how utterly perfect the Avatar of Ynnead's base body is for my Croneworld unfettered psyker counts-as Lord of Change.

[img width=351 height=450]https://17890-presscdn-0-51-pagely.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/reveal2-391x500.jpg[/img]

Imagine that crossed with this:

[img width=600 height=437]http://img0.reactor.cc/pics/post/full/Warhammer-40000-Wh-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0-%D1%84%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%8B-farseer-1840940.jpeg[/img]

I can feel myself getting very poor very quickly this month...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/23 03:50:59


Post by: amazingturtles


Yeah, I think you could do some very interesting things with those!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/23 10:16:18


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Absolutely!

First thing's first I'll shave the little bat-ears off not-Yriel's helmet then I'll crack on with the rest


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 00:50:50


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, I've got a fluff piece waiting in the wings for my Corsairs but for some reason I've been painting anything but!

Apropos to that, have a Death Jester! The camera really doesn't do justice to him unfortunately. I'm beyond chuffed with how he's turned out





Tried mucking about with lighting again to no avail, but I did somehow manage to produce this which I cannot stop looking at...



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 01:35:18


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Really love the pose on that Death Jester, so dynamic and menacing. Since the original DJ is a mono-pose model on a decorative base having multiples in your army tends to look weird, yours looks amazing. What are the parts you used in it?

That last photo is very nice and shows off the elegance of the model. Very cool.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 02:13:12


Post by: gummyofallbears


I really love that death jester, I might have to nick the idea for my third (I will use one of the new ones, and an old one)

that last photo is quite nice!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 03:07:31


Post by: youwashock


I love Eldar, and I love what I am seeing here.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 06:14:17


Post by: evildrcheese


Look good. Your models.are so dynamic, great work.

EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 07:19:19


Post by: SoaJ


Awesome conversions! I like them very much and have to admit that I copied some for my Eldar Corsairs
I regret that I sold my Harlequins seeing your DJ and SS...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 11:12:09


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a ton guys! I'm glad you like them

Copy away SoaJ! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery if you've got any pics I'd love to see them

The Death Jester was actually fairly straight forward. The head, body and legs are all standard Harlequin (although to get the cloaked body on those legs you need to clip off one of the ribbons on the underside).

The gun is the rear half and arms of a Scourge Heat Lance, and the barrel from a Dire Avenger Shuriken Catapult. Originally planned to test it on some Corsair Balestrikes (never liked how bulky CWE hand-held heavy weapons are compared to DE, even the FW ones), but it seemed perfect for a Shrieker Cannon


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 13:47:18


Post by: Nevelon


 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
Since the original DJ is a mono-pose model on a decorative base having multiples in your army tends to look weird


/Pedantic correction mode on:

Once you start tossing the word “original” around, you might draw the attention of old grognards like myself. I’ve got 3 Death Jesters on my shelf, none of which are the same, and all are stock GW minis. One has a lascannon. RTB06

/PCM off

Love what you’ve done with the DJ here. Great kitbash. Spotlight pic is also very evocative, nice showcase pic of the mini there.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 14:19:45


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man! Glad you like it and I love how the spotlight thing turned out. Really want to try it with some other minis, but I'll need a camera you can adjust the white balance/exposure on. I think it worked for this one because the my phone used the white of the Harlie as the basis of the exposure, whereas on darker models the base is whited out...

Now a lascannon Death Jester sounds like exactly what Harlies need A/T-wise. BS5 S9 shot at 48" is nasty


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/27 18:01:39


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Haha my apologies Nev, I'll be sure to correct my misnomers of models in the future

I perceive you as less of an old Grognard by the way and more of a wise battle veteran. Grognard to me implies a level of grumpiness I don't feel you've quite achieved


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/01/28 21:08:46


Post by: SoaJ


 Ynneadwraith wrote:


Copy away SoaJ! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery if you've got any pics I'd love to see them


Here you are!
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/650021.page#9167330

It's an active project of mine so there will be more pics in the future Again: I love your conversions^^


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 00:21:04


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Prince Morrathillian sat at the helm of the listening-ship. The transparent dome surrounding him and his command crew offered an unparalleled view of the star-specked void, ghostly runes dancing across its surface. One in particular piqued his interest. A distant world-rune began to flicker almost imperceptibly and, to him, embarked upon an errant journey across the star-scape. Signalling his sister-ships through the aether, dozens of heavily cloaked vessels leapt through the open webway portal. He couldn't be sure what had occurred, but one of his listening posts had signaled for aid. What would cause one of his operatives to send such a coded message he couldn't fathom, but something was clearly awry. The Khaine's Ravens may be spies first and foremost, but the blood of the war god still flows through their veins. Whoever dared to encroach on their mission would feel the full force of his fleet.



Well, that fluff piece has been written for weeks awaiting a suitable painting milestone to roll it out! Much though I love the paint scheme for the Khaine's Ravens, they're by far the most time consuming of my Eldar to paint...

One of the things I've started on this lot is (steady now) actually highlighting the gold armour. Previously, I've just given it a liberal wash of ancient Flesh Wash and left it be. Not sure whether it comes across at all in these pics, but I've gone back over some of the higher patches with Gehennas Gold which makes for more of a glowing gold colour which I rather liked so much so that I've gone over all the rest of the Khaine's Ravens doing the same thing


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 01:19:45


Post by: gummyofallbears


Looks absolutely bashing.

I love that conversion and the paint job does it justice. The gold is quite lustrous


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 01:51:11


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Great work Ynnead, the conversions are stunning and full of character, the way the red plays off the black is really nice and the bronze armour compliments it all well. Another stellar addition to your growing force. And don't worry about how long it takes you to paint something. The end result is always the goal and that is what's important. I have to keep telling myself that so my own glacial painting speed doesn't drive me nuts.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 11:24:11


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks a bunch guys lustrous was what I was going for!

You're right as ever I_F. Very good attitude must remember that when I've got 22 more Corsairs looking up at me condescendingly


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 15:20:09


Post by: evildrcheese


Nice. The gold is definitely better with a wash and highlight ovr just a wash from my experience. Gehennas Gold is such a godsend.

EDC


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 15:22:33


Post by: Ynneadwraith


It really is! Beautiful gold with stunning coverage

I've been impressed by Warplock Bronze and Leadbelcher too (although it's no Chainmail).

Really most of the modern metallics I've tried have great coverage. Only one that doesn't really is Runelord Brass, but that makes it better as a highlight colour from my experience


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 15:26:35


Post by: Verviedi


I like those models a lot. Nice scheme, good execution, excellent converting and posing. This will be one to watch.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 16:06:18


Post by: SoaJ


Good paint job! Can't say whether your painting skill or the foto qualitiy improved but the accentuated gold looks really nice (certainly both ) I tend to be lazy and shade mine once and don't touch it anymore...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/01 16:17:06


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks Verveidi I'll endeavor to keep it up!

 SoaJ wrote:
Good paint job! Can't say whether your painting skill or the foto qualitiy improved but the accentuated gold looks really nice (certainly both ) I tend to be lazy and shade mine once and don't touch it anymore...


Haha you and me both I think these might be the first models that have more than a 2-step process for each colour...

I do plan on heading back to some of my older models and adding in a bit more depth with occasional highlights and selective Reikland Fleshshade/Nuln Oil washes. Glad to see it might be in some way effective


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 12:34:45


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Morrathillian strode into the antechamber as only a Corsair Prince could, his guards unsheathing their blades purposefully. "You, Harlequin, how dare you encroa…", he began, but something felt…off. Hand instinctively bolting towards the grip of his pistol his gaze flitted around the room, settling on a figure loitering in the shadows, head cocked slightly, staring lidlessly at him. Something about that particular harlequin engendered a primordial unease within him. Compared to the other inhabitants of the room its mind felt familiar, but somehow disconcerting. A symphony of souls, with one haphazard instrument playing off-key.

"That's a Solitaire, isn't it" Morrathillian stated, meeting the fell creature's gaze. He could sense his guards tense as the words left his mouth.

"Correct, my Prince! You are a sharp one," the lead Harlequin acknowledged jovially, "We have need of your services, Friend-of-Ravens. I trust there's no quarrel between us..."

Morrathillian noted that the Solitaire still hadn't blinked. Mind racing, hand still hovering over his pistol, the Corsair Prince calculated his odds...




Been waiting to roll out that fluff piece for a while now! Love the idea of Solitaires being thoroughly disconcerting for other eldar to be around

As for the model itself I'm not entirely certain I'm satisfied with it. A moment of indecision on hair-colour had me undercoat it red, and then change my mind and have to go over it with a couple of coats of grey to bring it back :S hence the slightly heavier nuln oil wash to disguise the ruddy grey it ended up like :S sort of ruins the whole 'washed out natural' look I tend to go for...

Still, I suppose it works ok for a Solitaire I've got a bit of an image for this one that in normal life it's got this lank grey/white hair that hangs down obscuring its face, but in battle it's borne up by fell energies like a banshee in the wind. Fitting that it looks sort-of backlit if that's the case


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 19:05:39


Post by: youwashock


She's a very cool piece. I really like the pose.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 19:38:33


Post by: gummyofallbears


I really love the fluff behind her, it was quite chilling

I think the hair looks great, just as unwashed and dirty as it should be.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 19:42:26


Post by: amazingturtles


That fits with the way i think they would feel around a solitaire, yes. Kind of the same way humans are shown feeling around eldar... here is this person that looks like you but everything about them is just slightly off and they move and think in ways that you can't understand...

Also the painting is good of course


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 20:08:11


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys yeah i love the idea of solitaires being very alien too like looking at a person's eyes and seeing something reptilian staring back at you, or seeing a person that moves ever-so-slightly like a marionette.

If anyone's heard of The Uncanny Valley, that basically

That, and for eldar they can psychically sense just how wrong they are...

I'm glad you guys like the painting too that was the bit that i was least sure about


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 21:49:02


Post by: The Turnip Master


The face turned out nice, too. The paint did a good job of making Daemonette head look like a mask.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/03 22:40:13


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys! Spooky is what i was after

I did cheat a little. The face is actually a mask from the Harlequin kit! Clipped off that daemonette face and stuck that on there


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Well, I've always thought that it's a good idea to keep your first ever 40k model around, just to show to yourself so you can get some perspective on how far you've come.

This evening, rooting around in some boxes, I found him!

Behold, the wonder that is my first ever 40k model!



Turns out, being 12 and high as f*ck on the solvents you've used to glue him together is neither conducive to good modelling nor good painting. Literally not a clue what my artistic vision for that was. Going out on a limb I'm going to say Abstract Expressionism...

1. Hunched over pose
2. Shoulder pads on the wrong way up
3. Clutching a Bolt Pistol in 2 hands
4. Arms at different heights
5. Random bolter stuck to his thigh
6. Extra layers of paint confer a 2+ save
7. Wilful determination to paint completely outside the lines

At least I had the good grace to know that beakie helmets are cool

By the time I'd got to my first Eldar model I had inched forwards slightly...



At least I'd learnt to roughly paint between the lines (sort of), and that if you paint the base they look a little better. Still had the standard +1Sv from the sheer thickness of paint on him though...

On the plus side, I did uncover some cool dudes that my catastrophically haphazard younger self hadn't yet got round to ruining. First among which is this kickass R/T era Assassin class Ghost Warrior (and a little chainsaw-wielding buddy as well!).



Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/04 01:43:21


Post by: youwashock


Man, I love the Ghost Warriors. He has a shuriken catapult for a face, for crying out loud. Too awesome.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/04 02:44:39


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


That's awesome to see where you started dude and how far you've come. I've thought about digging out some of my first models but to be honest I'm not sure if I even have them anymore.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/04 18:37:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man! Not hard to move forward from that TBH

I quite like keeping them around. I've found painting is a little like height when you're growing up. Because it's so incremental, you never really notice yourself unless you make a mark against a wall and compare where you were 5 years ago.

Sadly, my wall-marks didn't make it quite as far as my painting...stalling at 5'6 or so


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/07 22:48:04


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Couple of little updates I had my copy of Gangs of Commorragh turn up the other day, so immediately got to producing some Reavers I must admit jetbikes have never really done anything for me (despite my love of Saim Hann), but these guys alongside the kickass Harlequin Skyweavers have sold me on them. They're so damn cool! I suppose it's easier for me to suspend my disbelief about jetbikes strafing past and cutting your head off than heading straight towards you guns blazing (presenting the easiest of targets to shoot).

Anyway, here they are




Kickass blank-faced helmets to denote arena champs (my main reason for buying GoC was to get a decent supply of those!). Also, notice 'Mr Untransportable' on the far left with his agoniser extended at the most inconvenient angle. looks cool though!



Also thought it would be cool to give one of the champs a trophy rack, them being Wych Cult units after all. That way, if I ever do 6-man blobs with an Arena Champ then I can use that to denote who it is

Lastly, with the excess supply of Hellions (bought for the Hellglaives and tattered-clothes torsos which are just made for Exodites), I thought I'd have a stab at making some Modern Synthesist Jetbikes.

Now, if anyone hasn't seen these guys before you're in for a treat! One of the best DEldar conversions I've ever seen, this guy decided that his Haemonculus Coven army should have a twisted techno-biological Haemi version of all the Dark Eldar units in it. For his Reavers, this is what he came up with:






Unbelievable!

So, I thought I'd have a go myself with some leftover bits now, mine won't be anywhere near as good at all due to my stubborn refusal to use greenstuff, but I quite like the challenge of making something similar entirely out of plastic

Here's where I'm up to so far




I also think that if anyone wanted to make some small scale Eldar Void Craft then attaching Hellion Skyboards to the back of various Jetbike canopies would be really really cool!

Oh, and if anyone wanted to see what the Modern Synthesist stuff looks like painted, here's his idea of a Venom!



Unbelievable!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/08 21:15:34


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


I'm excited to see what you do with those reavers, they're such a cool model they'll be awesome. Ditto on the agonizers being the bane of all transportation, cool weapon concept, terrible in practicality of transport and positioning on the table (try hiding your agonizer wielding wyches in small ruins or tightly bunched up under cover).

The synthesis concept is cool, in the original photos I'm not sure I'm keen on the positioning of the gun, it's quite... phallic. The rest of the conversion is really nice though, It'll be awesome to see how yours turns out. I am not a huge conversion guy, I fancy myself much more a painter than a builder or sculpter but even I have some green stuff that I break out from time to time for the odd project, it's actually pretty fun to play around with and once you know some good techniques can add a lot of cool stuff to your modelling, I highly recommend trying it.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/08 23:19:04


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Hah yeah you're absolutely right. Far too obviously phallic for my tastes. I much prefer the previous shot of the spine just sort of ending in a stump...

Saying that, I'm not sure where else to put the Splinter Rifle. Looking at mine there's not a great deal of options that leap out at me :S

I'm going to have exactly that problem trying to hide my winged Corsair characters in cover if they're ever in the same unit. Even nearing 2" coherancy their wings are still nearly fouling...

I have done GS stuff in the past, but I've sort of taken it upon myself to say that everything I make will be in plastic. Utterly nonsensical I'm sure, but what's life without whimsy?

I'm sure I'll break that at some point though. I have been meaning to pick up some Liquid Greenstuff for gap filling that could be the start of a slippery slope...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/09 13:58:23


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Well, the story for Fracture of Biel Tan has finally made it out into the public domain! It's a hell of a read I must say, and has assuaged many concerns I'd had about the direction of the fluff and the general tone of the 40k universe link's here if you haven't seen it:

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/717304.page

That does mean that I get to wheel out my Craftworld's reaction to it all, nicely coinciding with some work I've just done on my decade-old Guardians

Spoiler:
An account of the final days of the Crone Cycle, as written by Farseer Bellatheral of the Angvai
As word filtered through the webway of the fracture of Biel Tan, great swathes of Angvellaith's population were leaving to join the burgeoning Ynnari death cult. However, the seers did not welcome this with open arms. Since the fall they had learnt bitter lessons regarding strangers bearing gifts. Long had they listened to the heartbeat of the Dead God. Of late, worrying glimpses of its consciousness had crept into their vision.

Despite the growing voice among their populace asking the Craftworld to pledge allegiance wholly to the near-born saviour of the Eldar, they preached caution. Emissaries would be sent with words of friendship and alliance to this new faction, but also agents placed among the throng of converts, reporting back to the high seers of Angvellaith.

Unique among the craftworlds the Angvai could stomach these losses, their dark pact with the Commorrites ensuring they could be replaced given time. However, their latest batch of Warborn was yet to arrive. Knowing well the troublesome nature of their cousins, Fueduin, Autarch of the Angvai, would undertake the perilous journey to the Dark City, tasked with uncovering the source of the delay.


Despite initial skepticism, I'm definitely excited about the plot moving forwards so many opportunities for cool narratives

As for actual models, I've always had the idea in my head that I would just paint my models as well as I could accomplish quickly at any particular point, and then go back and do some touch-up work as and when my painting had improved. First on the list for improvement is the ancient Guardians I'd painted well over a decade ago!

Before and after:



Just a quick dab of Reikland Fleshshade in the recesses and to shade underneath some of the bumps in the armour, some embellishment on the bases and a quick wash over the cloth elements. Hope it's done the trick!

Also, one thing I do not miss in the slightest is the tendency for the old Skull White spray paint to occasionally produce a really bumpy surface. New stuff is much better. Good riddance!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/09 22:30:43


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


I'm quite excited about the new fluff, the models are gorgeous (Yvraine is one of my favourite sculpts of all time) and a new way to play Aeldari is always welcomed (I used the new word, am I hip now?). Considering a 10 year gap that Guardian aged quite well. He looks great and will fit right in with your forces to save the race from extinction... or bring them to it so they can save... erm, themselves? I don't know fate is weird .


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/09 22:53:47


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Haha I definitely picked out the least-worst dude. Some of them have suffered rather badly from the bobbly primer issue. Still, as they're basically vat-born slave-conscripts purchased from the DEldar it'll definitely do!

Have you decided which way your Wych Cult will sway? My dudes are thoroughly skeptical...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/09 23:23:28


Post by: gummyofallbears


WHAT! AN UNCONVERTED MINI IN YNEAD'S ARMY???? HERESY!

in all seriousness, it Looks quite awesome!

I am loving the new fluff, I am incredibely excited, and gives me a use for the Illic Nightspear and Eldrad Ulthran models I have sitting around!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/10 00:29:16


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


My Wych cult will definitely be on board for helping out the Ynnari, as will my CWE. Gotta have an excuse to play with the new rules after all. I won't be painting any Ynnari specific colour schemes save for the special three characters, when I get them I'll be painting them up in their cannon colours to represent the faction.

ANd gummy you don't need a reason to run Illic nightspear, he's an awesome character, he's done great work for me on the tabletop, I love fielding him.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/10 11:28:20


Post by: EmberlordofFire8


I love this. Especially your first mini.

Unlike yours, my first painted model was an Eldar. Funny how that worked out...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/10 12:03:26


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 gummyofallbears wrote:
WHAT! AN UNCONVERTED MINI IN YNEAD'S ARMY???? HERESY!

in all seriousness, it Looks quite awesome!

I am loving the new fluff, I am incredibely excited, and gives me a use for the Illic Nightspear and Eldrad Ulthran models I have sitting around!


Haha I know! Back from before I discovered the wonders of sticking different heads and arms on things also, I do find some armies/kits more conducive to conversion work than others. I think Guardians and Craftworld Eldar in general are actually quite a tricky army to do general low-level kitbashes with. Their troops are very uniform in look, and a lot of their units are either older kits or Finecast.

Hats off to anyone who does that kind of stuff with Craftworlders. I certainly find it trickier than the rest of the Eldar factions!

 Inevitable_Faith wrote:
My Wych cult will definitely be on board for helping out the Ynnari, as will my CWE. Gotta have an excuse to play with the new rules after all. I won't be painting any Ynnari specific colour schemes save for the special three characters, when I get them I'll be painting them up in their cannon colours to represent the faction.

ANd gummy you don't need a reason to run Illic nightspear, he's an awesome character, he's done great work for me on the tabletop, I love fielding him.


Neat I think I'll have a go at converting some Ynnari dudes, but I'd want to make them a bit like a sub-faction of religious fanatics. Like a sort of Death Cult doomsayers shouting from their soap boxes and performing 'miracles' in the shadier areas of the Craftworld. Seems like a cool opportunity to bring some of the Imperial Ragged Pilgrim style aesthetic to Eldar

Also, second how cool Illic is. He's the chap with the near-D strength sniper, no?

 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
I love this. Especially your first mini.

Unlike yours, my first painted model was an Eldar. Funny how that worked out...


Thanks man! Funny coincidence

I feel it's important to both remember your starting point and to show others. I was thinking that when I first got back into the hobby I flicked through dozens and dozens of amazing project logs filled with stunning painting and converting. I could feel a sense of 'how on earth will I ever get to even half that level. These guys are so phenomenally talented'. Now, for me that wasn't such a problem as I'm a serial tinkerer so I just plugged away, but I can imagine some people just starting the hobby being intimidated by it slightly: 'what's the point in my efforts when these guys are just infinitely better'. Now, I'm well aware that my painting is amateur at best, but I really wouldn't want that happening to anyone looking at my stuff. So, I thought I'd show them my first ever model which I can guarantee will be a billion times worse than anything anyone else produces, just to demonstrate that I was godawful to begin with and now I'm approaching passable!

I think it would be very amusing if all Golden Daemon entries were also encouraged to post a picture of their first ever model, just to show that they're human after all!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/11 15:59:07


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Naww, his sniper is S-X AP-2 all the time though. It has Instant Death on a 6 to wound as well, most importantly when you attach him to a unit of rangers he makes every single shot they fire a precision shot, if look out sir wasn't such a comically broken rule he'd be the most amazing character killer ever. What's real nice is that people think that since he's a character with a sniper he can't do CC, he's not amazing at it but he has high initiative, decent WS and a power sword with pistol so he surprises the odd person who thinks walking through your rangers in CC will be a cakewalk. Had a buddy charge some Death Company marines at him once thinking it'd be an easy sweep of the unit but Illic swung first and killed a bunch before they even got to swing, the remaining did poorly on their attacks and my rangers won CC, my opponent was not happy


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 13:40:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Neat he does sound like a fun character to play!

Props on your dudes wiping out the Deathwatch squad. Bet that high-I AP3 Power Sword did come as a surprise!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 14:43:50


Post by: gummyofallbears


The best part about Illic... Casting Gaze of the Phoneix from the ynari book on him, shoot twice a turn... yes please!

I might run him on his own and have him kinda just sit there and kill flamers and the such while my quins charge in.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 15:05:56


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Neat!

Does he have Split Fire as well? Seems he could be pretty decent accompanying a CC unit. Shoot pistols at one squad, Illic snipes the flamer out of another then the whole lot piles into the squad Illic shot

Fantastically situational, but would be fun to pull off


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 16:24:33


Post by: gummyofallbears


I wish

Sadly I think his sniper is heavy, so he doesn't do well on the move. His awesome infiltrate rule allows him to basically go anywhere, even with pathfinders (sadly only pathfinders).

I wanna buy some rangers and some simple green to paint illic and friends in the new CW scheme honestly. Not super competitive but you can't go wrong with cool looking, fun options


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 16:44:06


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Ah I see. Shame I don't know of any Eldar characters that have Slow and Purposeful seeing as that confers to a unit now.

Still, definitely fun and cool looking you should definitely paint him in new craftworld colours


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/13 17:11:22


Post by: Nevelon


gummyofallbears wrote:I wish

Sadly I think his sniper is heavy, so he doesn't do well on the move. His awesome infiltrate rule allows him to basically go anywhere, even with pathfinders (sadly only pathfinders).

I wanna buy some rangers and some simple green to paint illic and friends in the new CW scheme honestly. Not super competitive but you can't go wrong with cool looking, fun options


The ranger sculpts are quite nice. Even though they might be a little lackluster on the table, they do it with style.

Ynneadwraith wrote:Ah I see. Shame I don't know of any Eldar characters that have Slow and Purposeful seeing as that confers to a unit now.

Still, definitely fun and cool looking you should definitely paint him in new craftworld colours


If you atatch him to a unit of Dark Reapers, they are S&P. It confers to the unit, so also attached characters.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/16 22:09:22


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Commorragh Burns, 999.M41
Curious, Khaharkyth mused as he wrenched his sword from the burning corpse of a daemon. He hadn't felt this exhilarated, this invigorated, this alive in centuries. Not since his early days in the arena. "I think it's the element of risk," the tinny voice of Wilson added from his hindbrain. "When was the last time death had a semblance of permanence to it?". Khaharkyth paused for a second, nodding sagely. The insight was well made.

"Welcome to Commorragh!" he bellowed jovially, turning to face the yawning chasm above, "I know a very nice place just around the corner. If you can make it there before I hack your legs off you can have one of my playthings."

Dysjunctions are fun, he thought as Commorragh burned around him. We should have these more often.




Finished 5 more Kabs the picture doesn't show it at all, but if you look closely IRL they're covered in blood spatter.



Oh, and writing about Khaharkyth is fun I imagine him to be a cross between Brick Top from Snatch, Jack Sparrow when he's stuck in Davey Jones' Locker, and Hannibal Lector. Not necessarily all mashed together. More like each personality takes its turn


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Managed to miss your comment there Nev!

Illic in a squad of Dark Reapers striding across the battlefield blowing things to kingdom come sounds like fun

Or, I suppose now that you've got Ynnari stuff to play with, stick him and his Rangers in a Raider and scoot around while shooting


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/17 04:25:27


Post by: gummyofallbears


Wow! those kabalite warriors look gorgeous, your archon sticks out as a leader, but still fits the motif of the squad

I quite enjoy the idea of a small kabalite warrior unit with an archon parading through the infested streets of commoragh killing whatever they see


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/17 06:07:38


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Great job on the Kabalites, they look awesome. The pose on the Archon is really great sitting at the head of that squad.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/17 06:56:00


Post by: youwashock


Great characterization and a cool looking squad.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/17 11:16:26


Post by: EmberlordofFire8


I like the subtly converted Archon. Gotta love those reaver heads.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/17 13:42:17


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks guys!

Yeah the Reaver heads are so damn cool I must admit getting a decent supply of them was the main reason I bought Gangs of Commorragh

Oh, and Gummy you've got the impression bang on for my Kabal they're pretty much just one step above street-thugs. I'm thinking something along the lines of Clockwork Orange Ultra-Violence...


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An account of the final days of the Crone Cycle, as written by Farseer Bellatheral of the Angvai - Part 2
It was the 7th day of the Serpent subcycle when they came. Draped in rags and sporting the blank face of the dead, the prophets of the Dead God filtered through the webway portal. Miracles, they brought with them. Those gifted among them they called 'reborn' walked among the Ghost Halls. Amidst a gathering crowd, they placed a hand upon the psychoplastic bulk of a Wraith before them. The touch of the revenant's palm caused a startling change in the Wraith's demenour. Suddenly it appeared to take a juddering, desperate breath. As if it had just surfaced from icy waters. Where its fellows moved languidly through the arches and boughs of the ghost hall, this awakened Wraith stared intensely at its hands, digits moving as it tested its perception. As the revenant passed on by, the onlookers saw the awareness ebb away. The movements of its fingers that had not seconds ago appeared fundamentally alive slowed as its arms dropped listlessly to its sides. Whatsmore, the eldar could feel the change. The bright spark that had flared into light at the touch of the prophet was fading to a whispering flicker oncemore.

The Angvai seers were cautious of these pilgrims. Manifold are the strands of fate, and only a very few offer any form of salvation. Through the windswept paths of the future they cast their gaze, alien intellects interpreting the actions of a thousand chess pieces on a board that extends for centuries. Methodically, they altered variables and watched them ripple through the weave of fate. Much change this new development had wrought. It would take years to chart these new seas. Years, as many paths suggested, the Angvai might not have.







Yeah Ynnari are awesome. If you think about it, the events of the Fracture of Biel Tan happen in only a small section of the galaxy, meaning that for the majority of Eldar the Ynnari are a pretty mysterious movement.

So, I came up with the idea that they started sending prophets and preachers through the webway to spread the word of the coming of Ynnead, like a religious cult.

As for the model itself, I wanted to try and bring a bit of a ragged look to an Eldar model, which isn't something I've really seen before, Eldar of all sorts usually being pretty clean and elegant. An Eldar Death Cult seemed like the perfect opportunity to try that out oh, and I managed to work in quite a few little bits from the AoS Vampire Counts as a little nod to the sort-of-necromancy the Ynnari are doing the stave is the base of a Grave Guard Standard, and the ragged cloak is two parts of a Wraith from the Corpse Cart stuck together

I've got more ideas to come with the Ynnari as soon as bits arrive I'll have a go at some Dire Avengers too


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 14:02:25


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Added one little touch to the prophet dude, a little Harlequin mask clipped to his belt a la Visarch



I've got a little bit of headcanon that Harlequins gift a mask to people deemed to be friends and allies of the harlies

It also completes the whole 'melding of all eldar factions' aesthetic that Ynnari have going on


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 14:10:05


Post by: EmberlordofFire8


I like that idea with the Harlequin masks. Perhaps my 1kSons could use some...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 14:21:35


Post by: Ynneadwraith


 EmberlordofFire8 wrote:
I like that idea with the Harlequin masks. Perhaps my 1kSons could use some...


That's a great idea sort of like trophies


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 17:11:05


Post by: Inevitable_Faith


Great looking Prophet there dude, a very nice conversion and cool bit of fluff about him.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 18:50:38


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man glad you like him.

Glad you like the fluff too i'm really enjoying coming up with the little excerpts that fill out a character/event. It must be brilliant fun writing a codex and building up an entire faction through these little snippets of info


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Post by: SoaJ


Damn, this one looks pretty cool. Everything fits perfect for the picture of an eldar prophet I'm thinking about a Ynnari group for myself...


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/19 21:03:37


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man! I love the idea of sort-of vagrant eldar. Makes a real change from the usual clean-cut Craftworlders (and DE beyond Hellions)

Definitely give some Ynnari a go! Id love to see what you come up with


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/20 15:33:51


Post by: Ynneadwraith


Thanks man

This one's a bit of a mish-mash actually (most of my kitbashes aren't nearly as extensive). The base is a couple of bits clipped off the High Elves hero base thing. The legs are from Dark Eldar Wracks (need to clip off the torso and hollow out a depression), as is the creepy pointing claw left arm. The torso is Dire Avenger, and the head is from Dark Eldar Reavers.

From there we branch out a bit. The cloak is made from two halves of the Wraith attached to the Vampire Counts Corpse Cart, shaved so they fit flush together. It comes with two halves of a hood attached, which were clipped off and glued onto the torso in place of the Dire Avenger shoulder pads.

The cloak itself is only the fore-arm, so there's the upper arm of a Dire Avenger bridging the gap between the cloak and the torso. The hand and stave is from a Grave Guard standard bearer, with the standard itself clipped off.

Oh, and the backpack antenna thing is from the Guardians kit, and the Harlequin Mask is left over from the Troupe kit (although any would do).

I think that's everything

Ideally, I want the Scythe Staff Top that's covered in roses from the Empire Battle Wizard kit to complete the stave, but lord knows if I can find one in stock anywhere :S seems other people know it's a cool bit as well!


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/22 00:43:25


Post by: Ynneadwraith


For this week's distraction I've been making up some Eldar Void Craft from various bits and pieces I've got lying around always been a fan of space combat and general space-ship stuff since games like Freespace and Homeworld

So, here's the fleet so far



The largest ship is the Angvai Cruiser 'The Stars of Ancient Times Shine on Eldanesh (alt. Ageless Starlight, alt. The Grave Shines Brightest)' with a massive dorsal lance.

The second largest is the Angvai Frigate 'The Oaths of Old Remain Unbroken (alt. Oathkeeper, alt. Bound to Ancient Cycles)'. Smaller dorsal lance, and two secondary lances.

The last two are Khaine's Ravens Cloaked Listening Ships (modified from Dark Eldar Corvettes), 'The Shadows Linger in Twilight (alt. Fading Sunlight, alt. Hides-in-Shade)' and 'The Sword is the Bane of Brothers (alt. Fratricide Eternal, alt. Bonds of Kinship)'.

No relation whatsoever to game rules at all, but fun worldbuilding anyway got some cool names for a Corsair capital ship and a Craftworld Dreadnaught as well when I get bits to make them


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/22 02:29:17


Post by: gummyofallbears


Wow!

I really like these, quite clever. I love the awesome subtle conversions

Do you have plans at all for BFG? I know you mentioned they weren't for gaming, but I hear its a fun ruleset if you can find someone to play against.


Eldar, Exodites...Craftworlders, Croneworlders, Commorrites...Harlequins, Ynnari and Blightdar: Blackstone Fortress @ 2017/02/22 09:39:37


Post by: EmberlordofFire8


I love them, but the jet bike seat seem off somewhat. Maybe try sculpting some pillars on it or something.