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So, I really like the Triarch Stalker a lot - with Scarabs, the Tomb Stalker, Spyders, and Wraiths, I rather like the mechanical bug theme they have going. Then, quicker then you can say c-c-combo breaker!, along comes the Triarch Stalker, a perfectly serviceable bio-mechanical arthropod of some type; who totally unnecessarily has a Triarch Praetorian pilot. That simply will not do.

I elevated the central gem and removed the pilot, and filled in the sides with putty (not as well as I could have, but not too bad either). I didn't add LED's this time because I just didn't think of it in time, but who knows, I might get another.

So, here are the pics:













As you can see, I went with the studio paint scheme which matches my Monolith. How tedious - it took me almost 2 weeks of painting this thing on and off. I'm not sure it was worth it, but I'm happy with how it came out. I had planned on doing my Spyders and Wraiths in the same scheme but am sort of reconsidering it now.

The Heat Ray is magnetized and can be swapped with the Particle shredder, and the TL Heavy gauss cannons, side "hoses" and main gun can be pegged in and out with no magnets needed.

Thanks for looking!

I'd say your two weeks were worth it; it looks great.

The pilotlrss thing works really well - nicely done.

Agree with Shredmore ... paint job looks great.

That could come straight out of a War of the Worlds movie. (One that didn't have Tom Cruise in and suck). If the Nec's get a titan for apoc, that's exactly what it should look like!
It looks so much more menacing than with a pilot, good job sir.

Amazing! I give you a 10!

Looks way better without the pilot sitting up the top.

Ouze wrote:I'm not sure it was worth it

Im telling you! it was worth it. Me like it !

n0t_u wrote:Looks way better without the pilot sitting up the top.

+1, great job there, if I ever do Necrons, I will have to give this a go

I love the paint job and execution, but the putty seems a bit obvious, even from afar.

Agreed with the rest about the pilot-less option. I'm getting a little tired of painting little skeletons for hours at a time. The fewer in hard to reach vehicles the better.

Good job.

sir, I will echo the opinion that this was an EXCELLENT paint job, and 2 weeks was certainly worth being able to grace this sites pages with this beauty. WELL DONE

Excellent, the subtle green is superb.

killykavekommando wrote:I love the paint job and execution, but the putty seems a bit obvious, even from afar.

Yeahhhh.. I am thinking of doing another one, and will try doing that part differently. Definitely the weakest point on an otherwise well done model.

I kind of wonder about the utility of having 2 of these? Like, tactically. I already have a ton of other elites - 10x Lychguard, 10x Praetorians...

Thanks for the comments, all.

Diabolic. I like the way you did the highlights

Necroagogo wrote:The pilotlrss thing works really well - nicely done.

Agree with Shredmore ... paint job looks great.

Agreed.

I think it looks epic, well done, and the paint job's good too.
My only criticism is that the arcing spine creates a spherical space that seems like it needs to be filled with something... But that's pointing at something for the sake of pointing at something.

Very cool and well painted!

Now that there is what them stalkers should all look like. I just cannot understand why any necron vehicles have pilots.

very nice * * * * *

Awesome!

Well executed and nicely painted. My only criticism is the lack of Anthropomorphising. It doesnt have a face, which makes the model oddly 'unsatisfying' to my eye.

Perkustin wrote:Well executed and nicely painted. My only criticism is the lack of Anthropomorphising. It doesnt have a face, which makes the model oddly 'unsatisfying' to my eye.

I feel that it does have a face, looking at the third photo it appears that the arrangement of lights has created a face of sorts for the model.

It looks much better without the pilot, well done!

Great job.

Really like it without a pilot, makes it more sinister.

Awesome paint job as well.

The time spent was totally worth it

Much improved from the original version, great painting too

looking great!

I wish GW hadn't discontinued these since I spent almost as much on two of these as the new Command starter bundle. Excited to join 40k

Does anyone have any suggestions on how they use these with arks? I watched a few yt videos so Im already getting some ideas