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Not gonna lie, I might steal that falcon over the Carnosaur idea. I've lost the turret for mine and want to make something out of the one I'll get in the Lizardmen start collecting box I'm going to buy for the heads and "jetbikes" and that just looks fantastic.

Mario: I've somehow never seen that WHFB empire model before... there are some awesome bits in that thing!

Craggy: go for it! Just make sure to post some photos so everyone can see how it turns out. We all get better at converting when we borrow ideas from others.

Speaking of, got some more work done on the Wave Serpents. The rider is mounted up top and is extended out over the dino. It's a standard eldar jetbike chasis cut down to fit with a Shuriken cannon (which I will always use over the catapult). Lots of green stuff will smooth out and connect the rider's mounted seat to the carapace armor.

That jetbike is anything but standard now. I like how they look tough, but still fast and maneuverable.

Thanks, Youwashock. They're slowly getting there!

Some more progress. Got the top of the carapace figured out. Took me a long time but eventually just pulled the trigger on it. Decided to use one of the heavy weapons and cut it up to fit the top. The front was a sliced-down warwalker leg (the calf/ankle area on the leg where it kind of bell-bottoms out). Then hit the whole thing with green stuff. Here are a few before and afters.

Ready for the side gunners!

JeffyP- that Carnosaur Wave Serpent is the bomb- I really like how this build is coming along! Anxiously awaiting updates.

Thanks, Meercat. It's a little unnerving each time I add something. But eventually you just have to go for it and glue!

Got the side gunners outfitted. The bright lances are magnetized to swap out with other loadouts as needed. Probably be sticking between them or shuriken cannons this edition.

And the second wave serpent is catching up. Need a lot of greenstuff!

The awesome on this just shot up to 11.

Just keeps getting better every time I look. Wonderful work.

Sweet jesus that just got awesome. The turrets on the side just really bulk it out and it really looks immense and intimidating now. Did you happen to pick up the new Craftworlds Codex yet?

Wow! Wasn't sure on the idea of the side gunners when you first showed them off but seeing them on the model has turned me around completely, they look awesome! Very Dino Riders!

One thing, and I can't believe I'm asking this given the size of some official transport vehicles but where do the dudes go? If I make one I was considering having troops disembark from a webway portal rather than being within the model itself. Did you have a similar thought or just going with rule of cool?

Thanks a lot, guys! I appreciate all of your support. Your comments always keep me posting more! To answer the specific questions:

boundless08 wrote:Did you happen to pick up the new Craftworlds Codex yet?

No, I haven't picked it up. Haven't even read reviews yet. Did they nerf Wave Serpents into oblivion?!? Regardless, I'm planning to use this Exodite force as Ynarri so I'm safe for a bit.

craggy wrote:One thing, and I can't believe I'm asking this given the size of some official transport vehicles but where do the dudes go? If I make one I was considering having troops disembark from a webway portal rather than being within the model itself. Did you have a similar thought or just going with rule of cool?

No worries. It's a good question. The original plan called for troops hanging off the sides of the carapace section behind the gunner mounts. It was really important to show that these WERE transports. As time went on, I gave up on that idea. Rule of cool I guess. BUT NOW I HAVE A SWEET, FLUFFY EXPLANATION! Thank you very much. I will definitely be using that webway portal beacon idea. Thanks man!

haha, glad I could help.

Really awesome stuff!
Read the whole blog almost in a one go.

I just love that medieval theme you have going on for the Nurgle army! And man that cabinet you made for them
As a returning hobbyist, your models give me a lot of inspiration, especially the orky ones

Excited to see how the Eldar army proceeds. Subscribed!

Thank you very much, Ezki. Glad you took a look at the whole thing. Each army so far has been a lot of fun, though it's starting to get obscene... I have 5 or 6 armies and only play every couple of months or so. Oh well.

 JeffyP wrote:
Thank you very much, Ezki. Glad you took a look at the whole thing. Each army so far has been a lot of fun, though it's starting to get obscene... I have 5 or 6 armies and only play every couple of months or so. Oh well.

Sounds familiar.
I have 4 armies and for the last 1.5 years I've played like 2 games. I used to play quite a lot, but as you get older and have more responsibilities and all that boring stuff, organizing games tend to get harder.
Trying to sort of "restart" the hobby and play and paint more often from now on. Even restarted my blog to keep up the motivation

I own 3+ armies (depending on whether I count the Imperial Guard as one very large army or several sizeable ones) and play pretty much exactly once every three years. Last three times I played Orks, the most recent time didn't even feature my own figures.

Anyway, this Exodites project keeps on boggling the mind. It's seriously cool stuff that's happening in this thread. Keep it coming!

Hah, I own 9 armies for 4 game systems and play once every few months... with one of them.

Sounds like we all need to get playing! In all reality though, the game aspect long took a backseat to the hobby itself. I get so much enjoyment out of daydreaming, planning, buying, assembling, creating (scratchbuilds and conversions) models than I do moving them around the table. Don't get me wrong: I love a good game (and there are a lot of great folks to play here in Akron Ohio). But it's just a really nice relaxing hobby to do at home.

Anyways, onto some hobby stuff. The Wave Serpents. They're done. I have proof.

Added a few bits here and there. The big update are the rear fins (from the Wraithknight kit). I'm really happy with how this build turned out.

TWO OF THEM!

Wave serpent looks absolutely gorgeous, you did a stellar job transferring the rules of the model to something completely new and exciting.

Awesome dinosaurs

Hey if you need to get a game in and can get someone to teach us 8th I’ll come up. As up a few weeks ago to play some 30k.

Wow, they look great!

Wow, those things look freaking awesome!

Deserving of every bit of praise. Just amazing.

It's just part of the hobby for so many of us, the lack of balance between collecting and playing. Personally I try not to dwell on it so much and enjoy whatever I am doing at the time.

Those are awesome.

One question, though... how is it supposed to transport anything?

Thanks everyone for the kind words. It felt great to finally finish these guys. Off to the paint table!

whalemusic360 wrote:Hey if you need to get a game in and can get someone to teach us 8th I’ll come up. As up a few weeks ago to play some 30k.

I'm down any time. Hoping to get to the tournament later this month.

EmberlordofFire8 wrote:Those are awesome. One question, though... how is it supposed to transport anything?

See earlier post:

JeffyP wrote:No worries. It's a good question. The original plan called for troops hanging off the sides of the carapace section behind the gunner mounts. It was really important to show that these WERE transports. As time went on, I gave up on that idea. Rule of cool I guess. BUT NOW I HAVE A SWEET, FLUFFY EXPLANATION! Thank you very much. I will definitely be using that webway portal beacon idea. Thanks man!

Besides, transports in 40k are weird. 10 marines cannot fit inside a Rhino. Same goes for the back of Wave Serpent. Or a Trukk. Or a Chimera. So I guess what I'm trying to say is: I can't really justify them not being transports but don't think it matters too much. The webway portal beacon idea fits nicely and, if not, then the rule of cool will suffice. If neither of those work for my opponents, then... well... I'll find other people to play with.

These are looking mighty impressive dude I wouldn't worry so much about whether they can transport stuff or not. To be honest, you could probably fit 10 exodites clinging onto the sides of them easier than you could fit 10 Marines in a Rhino

This is a very nice army to watch come together. Now that vehicles have a toughness value it really opens up the ability to model them as beasts. As for transport capability, I'll imagine it just swallowed the unit about 8-12 hours before the battle