Corsairs, Exodites, Craftworlders and hopefully Kabalites soon

Well I've missed a lot since I've been gone haven't I?

Well for the Corsairs I love the paintjob you have going for them, more so with the update.

Nice Talos. I was initially skeptical about how they compare size wise with the actual model, but I was promptly shown how wrong I was xD

Your Autarch is awesome, I really like the horns. He just looks intimidating... unfortunately he isn't as powerful as he is intimidating. I really want a hard hitting tough beatstick HQ for Eldar... I want to intimidate people with him as he goes across the battlefield.

With your Kabalites I LOVE the Black Metal scheme you have there, how exactly did you do it? Because I'd like to do it for my guys. (Well kinda I'm undecided between a black metal or a grey metal...suggestion maybe  But i'd like to know either way )

I like your Shadowseer a lot, your deathjester I like but his head area takes away a bit from the model imo. I wish you could put a hood or something in front of the mask that'd be pretty cool.
Your normal  harlies are nice (looking forward to your painting of them.)

Your idea for Storm Guardians are very simmilar to an idea I had for mine (Or Corsair Reavers I haven't decided which model it will be...I have time) I think it looks great! A squad of them is going to look awesome.

Thanks dude! Welcome back yeah I was surprised at how non-massive the Drycha model was. Don't get me wrong, I like that it's not 'xbawkshueg' it's exactly the right size for what it needs to be

Yeah I wish the Archon had a little more bite. You can definitely get there with a Soul Trap and Agoniser. Autarchs can be ok, and the Corsair Prince can get pretty nasty, but if you want a proper hard-case you have to go to Phoenix Lords and the like.

Thanks for the positive comments on the Kabs' paint definitely my weakest point, but this scheme was really easy to do it's actually a dark bronze colour rather than black. It's a relatively thorough layer of Warplock Bronze, with a wash of my ancient Flesh Wash that's taken on some odd properties (Reikland Fleshshade with a drop or two more gloss in it should do well), and then a pretty rough drybrush of Runelord Brass. Requires very little precision which suits me fine!

Oh, and the cloth underneath is Rhinox Hide with a Reikland Fleshshade wash

Hmmm, I could try and make a head for the DJ by removing the face of one of the Wildwood Rangers heads and putting the bottom half of a Harlie skull-mask in there. That'd look pretty damn cool actually! Nice idea

Would it be too similar in looks to the shadowseer though as that's the same head?

As for paint schemes for them, I've got a bit of an idea for a polar-opposite to my Corsairs look. Perhaps white cloth with a pale brass (Runelord Brass) metal with a sparse dash of red for highlighting. I can picture it in my head but I've never been particularly good at painting white :S

Glad to hear you like the Stormie he's definitely persuaded me to do some more when I get bits for them. Can't wait to see your take on Corsairs

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Hmmm, I could try and make a head for the DJ by removing the face of one of the Wildwood Rangers heads and putting the bottom half of a Harlie skull-mask in there. That'd look pretty damn cool actually! Nice idea Smile

Thats actually the plan I have for a lot of my units except with the Necron Head (Or did you grab that idea from my project log?)

I don't think it'd look too similar as both are visually distinct with their body, although using wildwood ranger hoods and putting on different harlequin masks would be pretty sweet.

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As for paint schemes for them, I've got a bit of an idea for a polar-opposite to my Corsairs look. Perhaps white cloth with a pale brass (Runelord Brass) metal with a sparse dash of red for highlighting. I can picture it in my head but I've never been particularly good at painting white :S

I'm going to need to see some kind of visual help I'm afraid I don't have painting in my head yet and until I do I flail around a bit... Sorry!

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Glad to hear you like the Stormie Smile he's definitely persuaded me to do some more when I get bits for them. Can't wait to see your take on Corsairs Wink

My idea is to use the Dark Elf Warrior chestpeice, with Wych legs, I'm thinking of either Kabalite Head or the Ranger head with Necron skull poking out, and I don't know what I'm doing for the wings but I'm leaning towards Bat Wings, so either Scourge Wings or Tyranid Gargoyle wings as I can get them in bigger numbers.

I'm actually considering using the Ranger hood as the standard helmet for my army and for Kabalite warriors shaving off everything but the front part and put that in as a mask under the hood Darth Revan style.

I think great minds think alike when it comes to Wildwood Ranger heads I shall leave the fully hooded army to you, otherwise I'm stealing all together too many of your ideas! that's a kickass idea though, and should look really cool! Especially with a load of twisted-looking Gargoyle wings as well

As for colours, perhaps something like this (except with a dash of red and not painted anywhere near as well!)

Those guys are awesome. I have to say though my favorite one is the Skitarii model. I love how the Skitarii look WAAAY to much. I love all the cloth combined with the heavy (Medieval steampunk) armor. So I will say the far right guy is best guy

I really like the paint scheme too. As for taking ideas, steal away! I've taken a que from a few of your ideas (You just haven't seen it yet as I don't have money xD ) but you will! Besides if we all steal from each other and give just as much back... I don't see a problem I mean we post these project logs to get others opinions, ideas, and thoughts in general, and we look at them for similar reasons.If we all improve and get fantastic looking models that we're happy with then I think everyone comes out perfectly fine. so PLEASE "Steal away"!

Yeah I love the Skitarii models too if I were to start up a non-eldar army of some sort, it'd definitely be those (or maybe a kitbash with AoS Empire units to make a Knight World militia army).

Very well put! I shall definitely steal away

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Yeah I love the Skitarii models too Smile if I were to start up a non-eldar army of some sort, it'd definitely be those (or maybe a kitbash with AoS Empire units to make a Knight World militia army).

That's the plan for my Inquisition army I've been planning... Unfortunately there isn't much Empire bits anymore. Although Forgeworld has some nice Empire stuff... I guess

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minds think alike

Yeah I do worry about the continuing availability of all these kickass bits for making medieval-punk 40k troopers...

Update though!

"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 powered 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

Tried out a couple of improvements Tried a 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

I really like the look of the desaturated white. On first glance it looked a bit too simple but as I have re-visited the thread I like it more and more. The addition of the little white scales is excellent and really adds interest to the white, which can look a little flat.

If I may add a suggestion for improvement, on the brown rims of your bases you can see patches of your primer, which means your paint layer is not covering enough to get a smooth blend. A couple more thinned coats of your brown colovur would make this look a lot better. Does make the minis look a little unfinished, which is a shame as otherwise your whole army and scheme are excellent.

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Glad you like them really liked how the little white scales made them look just that little bit more complete

Thanks for the tip on the bases. They tend to be the last thing that gets paint on a model so I tend to have lost quite a bit of patience by then!

Shall definitely go back and touch them up it's the sort of thing that I've looked at so often I'd never have noticed it! Thanks

Here's a question. Do i paint the death jester in troupe colours (was planning on inverted with red prominent) and do two more troupes,one black the other grey, and have a light/dark/twilight thing going on?

Jeepers that white is absolutely fantastic.
If you don't mind divulging one true kin to another. How did you manage it?

I think that the death jester might look a little in in a block red that bright. But I think inverted with a deep red and white could look really really good.

Thanks dude glad you like them!

The white's actually nowhere near as difficult to do as I thought start with a base of Administratum Grey, then coat the whole thing in a thin layer of Skull White (or whatever they're calling it these days, Corax White maybe?). Then, start adding a little more of the thin white (probably drybrushing?) to raised areas to brighten them up. Do that once more in the middle of the raised areas and job done

It's actually a bit closer to grey than pure white. If you look at the toggle in the middle of the female Harlie's jacket that's pure white.

To add a bit more definition I run a little edge of un-diluted white around the edges, and a little dab of Nuln Oil (great stuff that) into the recesses.

Oh, and if you're doing white-on-white you can do an extra layer of drybrushed white (or one less) to give different shades between things like the boots and the undersuit

Writing it out it sounds like quite a lot of steps, but it's a lot quicker than all of my other schemes (and those I usually just do 1 base and a drybrush or 1 base and a wash per colour)

Thank you for that. I'll have to give it a go.
The theme for my Quins was going to be white and teal so this is a huge help. All my white has always looked so flat.

No probs white and teal sounds like a fantastic scheme can't wait!

I do like the scheme. The White looks pretty good IMO. If you wanted a bit more contrast you could replace the silver with gold but I think the silver itself looks really good.

I like how the Harlies look like the opposite of the Dark Eldar being the spotless white heroes, while the Dark Eldar are on the opposite side of them shrouded in black.

Thanks dude! Glad you like them

You're right about them looking like the spotless heroes! I like that, even though it was completely unintentional the DEldar are also spattered with blood, implying that they're the ones that actually get stuck in

What do you think about having one white squad and one black squad as a sort of light/dark motif?

Also, 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

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! With impeccable timing, the main thing 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.



Imagine that crossed with this:



I can feel myself getting very poor very quickly this month...

This is hands down the most incredible conversion army I have ever seen. Of all time. I wish I had a tenth of the creative skill in combining bitz you demonstrated here! You do the Eldar proud.

*general sounds of applause*

You flatter me immensely sir!

Also, props on the Morrowind avatar, always was a Redoran myself

Brilliant game, and seminal in my love of weird alternate fantasy stuff that strays away slightly from the usual Men/Elves/Dwarves archetype

Another kinsmer?! Here?

Moon and Star, did we just become best friends?

Praise Almsivi it's true

I'd give my right kidney for them to re-make Morrowing on the Skyrim engine still play the old game now and it's fantastic each and every time.

Except Cliff Racers.

They can burn in hell

You haven't heard of Skywind have you Ynnead? I personally fanboyed when I saw it. I'm very excited (Oblivion was my first TeS game but my first char was a Dunmer, and I'm playing through Morrowind for my first time currently)

I apologize in advance for the 3 linked videos but I think this'll make you two happy

BTW I linked this first because of the text by the guy at the end


Here is the latest development video


and the 2017 Preview

Sweet. Merciful. Lord.

I don't care what else happens this year. My house could fall down and it would still be the best year ever.

I'm going to lose weeks and weeks of my life to this and not even care

I'll echo the guy's comments at the end. OMG I need it now!

Also, you're going to love Morrowind Oblivion was good, but lacked a little of the 'wonder of exploration' that Morrowind began (and Skyrim returned to).