Another Eldar Exodite log

[interrogator_chaplain]

I look forward to the day that Gamesday is just a place you can show up and buy Forge World without paying shipping and that's it.

But on topic, that display board is going to look amazing!

[Binary77]

Sooo....it's that time again.

Firstly some fun with electronics. The generators for the board are built, wraithbone uprights built and tested in place to make sure it all works. The whole generator assembly is removable, allowing batteries to be changed, and the power switch to be operated.



Still working on the plasma ball and the cradle for the motors, although the circuit with the latching relay is wired and tested.

Now.....warp spiders.....hate the GW model, and as shown earlier the original plan was to use converted shadow spectres. Now with 7th, and spectres being legal in Throne and Skulls, and the fact I thought the models didn't quite fit the theme I was going for I decided to play around with some bits.

This is what I ended up with. Swooping hawk body, Dark eldar blaster barrel, Eldar corsair jet pack (with 2 sets of wings) and the head is from the shadow spectres, with a white lion top knot added

Unpainted



And painted




Thanks for looking

-Mark

[Levaticus]

I'm really looking forward to seeing the completed display. I also like how you handled your spiders.

[Binary77]

Here we go again.....

Now I know it's been a while since the last update, so this is going to be a bit of a photobomb, as a lot of progress has been made with both the army and the board.

Firstly, now that we have a date for armies on parade (finally!) I've started painting the board. Mountains have their base coat and dry brush to bring out the texture, the towers have had their base coat applied, just the detailing and the snow to go.







I then set the army up to decide on placement









Now for some shots of the army, as it's finally finished! I know a lot of theses have been seen, but I sat down over two evenings this week and finalised (then applied) the snow on all the bases so that it was consistent across all of them.
The snow is a mixture 25:25:50 of PVA:white poster paint:bicarbonate of soda, I experimented a bit, and this gave me the deep, crusty snow drift look I wanted. Now to translate that onto the board......May have to bulk buy the bicarbonate!

Crimson hunter



More to come if someone could post a reply (curse you image limit!)

[BigGrim]

That looks AMAZING!

[Binary77]

Thanks mate

Here's part 2 of the photo's

Wraithknight





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Fire Dragons


Dire Avengers


Third part still to come if some one could oblige?

-Mark

[BigGrim]

These really are beautifully converted and painted.

[Binary77]

Third and final part

Guardians





Shadow Weavers


Warp Spiders


Farseer, Shadow Weaver Warlock, Jetbike Warlock


Jetbikes


Army shot


There will be more updates as we get closer the September 13th, next should be a couple of videos showing the generators, webway portal and the turrets....

C&C always welcome!
-Mark

[Arthfael]

Absolutely amazing!!!

[Binary77]

With 2 weeks to go I think I've cracked it.
Presented below are the (almost) completed shots of the board for this years armies on parade. (I say almost as the snow needs a thicker coat once I've got some more bicarbonate)

The plasma globe warp portal, the generators and the turrets all light up, but I had to abandon the motors for the turrets. Couldn't get it to work and fit inside the space I'd allowed....should've built the motors first, then built the tower turret around them

So....



















Part 2 to follow if someone could oblige