Conversion ideas to use DE Hellions as Reavers or Seer Council jetbikes

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**Galef**

So I wanna do an all jetbike Eldar/DE/Harlequin as a unified Corsair army. I already have plenty of Windriders (not of the current scult), an Autarch, Faseer, etc. I really wanna use Hellions as either a Seer Council or as Reavers.

This is mostly due to cost since I can get 10 Hellions (2 boxes) for about half the cost of 9 Reavers (3 boxes). But it is also to add a "Corsair" feel without actually using the Corsair rules (trying to stay within the 3 non-FW Eldar codices).
I may also use 4 Hellions attached to the rear of some of my existing bikes (the oop DE Reavers) so that they can represent Harlequin Skyweavers, sine I'd need 4 for the formation.

Any thoughts on whether this would look good? Should I go with Reavers or Seer council?

**MechaEmperor7000**

If I remember the Hellions noticably smaller than reavers, so some bulking out will be needed if you plan on going this way.

Might be better as a Seer Council, being the eldar equivallent of a sorc on disc.

**Galef**

Yeah, I was leaning more that way anyway. Even though Hellions are closer to Reavers in aesthetics, they would probably look better as a Seer Council.
On a size note, I have tons of Star Cannons that I could glue underneath the Skyboard facing the rear. This would give a bit more length to the Skyboard as well as making it look like it has extra engines to make Jetbike movements.

Other than adding 2 Star-Cannon engines to each Skyboard, do you think anything else would be needed to "sell the concept"? Obviously a Head swap with a helmeted head.
I don't think robes would be needed since they might interfere with the aerodynamics of the board. I would just paint any exposed skin as a tight suit instead. And Helglaives can make good enough Singing Spears.

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**MechaEmperor7000**

See if you can get your hands on some of those wavy bitz from the underside of the Burning Chariot. I'd imagine they'd go a long way to "bulk out" the thing to proper jetbike proportions. And if it's with farseers anyways you can say it's...corsair dust?

**Galef**

Lol, corsair dust sounds like a kind of drug that would be sold in Commoragh.

Doing a google search netted these. What do you thing?
https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F01%2F31%2Fazape5yz.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theindependentcharacters.com%2Fforums%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D4723%26start%3D10&docid=YeZ2n3pbJRJJMM&tbnid=X8w2tJ692iMs5M%3A&w=640&h=480&bih=317&biw=1407&ved=0ahUKEwi25dPw5sjNAhUIyGMKHewuBdkQMwg8KBQwFA&iact=mrc&uact=8

Or from our very own Dakka:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/406633.page
^^This is a bit more of what I am looking for. I have plenty of High Elf heads I could use (maybe even swords/spears, even though I like the look of the glaives). I really think the added engine would be all that is needed to bulk up the mini, especially since the riders are more dynamic.

**MechaEmperor7000**

I would play them, provided you let me use Wildriders as jetbikes and the new sweet, sweet syvanloths as wraithguard.

**Galef**

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:
I would play them, provided you let me use Wildriders as jetbikes and the new sweet, sweet syvanloths as wraithguard.

Those sound interesting, you have any links to pics of them?

**MechaEmperor7000**

Haven't made them yet, mainly because of moneys

That and until the announced new Sylvanloth models, I didn't really have a good analogue for the Wraithguard, Wraithknight, Wraithlord and Wraithseer.

**Galef**

So I have a WIP. I decided that a Shining Spear vibe might look nice. The Star cannon "engines" really seem to give the model some bulk

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Galef wrote:
So I have a WIP. I decided that a Shining Spear vibe might look nice. The Star cannon "engines" really seem to give the model some bulk