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I am making a double Autarch reserve list for my Eldar army and I am curious what you guys have for ideas for an Autarch conversion. I am going to need two of them and I don't want them to be the same looking. I would like them different, maybe dynamic poses or whatever. Any ideas, pictures, suggestions on what bits to get to make my Autarchs look unique and different from others?

Thanks.

Well apart of it depends on what Craftworld they're from and what equiptment they have so it would be good to know that

They will both be equipped with the standard Autarch gear. Nothing special.

Craftworld?

Are you using identical models? The "Swooping Banshee" autarch and the "Warp Scorpion" autarchs are quite different and you can just take off their extra equipment and given them weapons from the DA pack (The Swooping Banshee one, at least, came with a normal backpack).

I mean here is an example, when I had Eldar I played Siam Hann so my Autuarch could look a little more wild then most Eldar. I used a jetbike and its rider, changed the torso for the Dire Avengers exarchs then added an axe, head and fur cape from the High Elf Lions of Chrace sprue plus some trophy skulls here and there.

Then I took a bit from my Tau Pirahna that allows me to angle the jetbike on it's flying base (and also remove it) so my Autuarch had a feral look on his face, his hair was blowing in the wind, he had the fur cape which made him look even more feral and his bike was tilted so it looked like he was leaning out to attack someone. And it all goes with the imagery of Saim Hann being "savages" compared to other Eldar and is based off of the fluff of the Craftworld.

Now something you could do is look at some of the new Deldar bits and combine them with Eldar (after getting rid of some of the spikey bits of course). The Wytchs have alot of dynamic leaping legs you could use and I could see some of their helmets working as unique Autuarch helmets (again minus spikey bits). And there are the High Elf and Dark Elf ranges to, for instance there is a bare head in the Spearmen sprue (I think) that has long wind blown hair and would look pretty cool on a Autuarch. Or if you want really unique make a femal Autuarch (I've only seen like 2)

Just scavange some Exarch peices. Thats what i did to make min. It consists of a dire sword an avenger catapult dark eldy legs, SS torsoe and head, and swooping hawk wings.

For a really unique look, consider using some bitz from WHFB elves/dark elves.

this is my Autarch on foot, i built him using spare parts (in hindsight i should have stripped the parts before i put him together as some of the parts were already painted by someone else, but i was being lazy on this particular day and took the easy way out), anyways, this guy is built using an old dark eldar head and hairpiece, a high elf fantasy sword arm, an old eldar power fist, an old reaper launcher, a warp spider pack, a guardian body, the chest piece from Baharoth, and two high elf cloaks trimmed down to look like a tabard.




this is my (current) autarch on jetbike, the bike is obviously converted but it's basic frame is the new(ish) jetbike, the rider is an old guardian rider, and i just swapped out his one arm for a shining spear arm with a laser lance.

For a really unique look, consider using some bitz from WHFB elves/dark elves.

he's right, here's a pic of one of my farseer/warlocks that does as the above suggests. This guy is the high elf archmage body, and staff arm, a dark eldar needler arm, a fire dragon head, and the spirit stone on his helmet was trimmed off a high elf fantasy sword, and viola! A farseer/warlock that is unique and looks good.