Converted Nightwing

I have had this Star Trek spaceship in my conversion box for about ten years, and finaly have an idea for it. With some wings from my son's cheap transformer knock-off, a trimmed down falcon turret and some plasticard, I am attempting a Night wing. Here is what I have so far.

The bulky nose section had to go, so it got lopped off with my dremel. Hopefully then it will look a little more eldar-like and less Klingon. (or whatever, I am more of a star wars guy)

In order to get the dimensions on the nose correct, I used a little bit of Algebra. I got a picture of a nightwing, measured the cockpit in the picture and then measured the actual cockpit from the falcon. Then I measured about 5-6 dimensions on the picture, ie: width of flared section, length of cutaway portion, width of cutaway portion, etc. Then I used the formula :

Picture cockpit/actual cockpit=picture width of flared portion/x. Solve for x and repeat for each new dimension. Then I used these dimensions to draw out the nose sections on paper.

Time part 2

11:55-12:00 dry brush boltgun metal on knee pads and other raised armor

12:00-12:10 Paint gold over brown areas (yes I got a little carried away, too much gold)

12:10-12:20 Wood stain gold portions

Total elapsed time: 70 minutes= almost finished Phoenix Lord. Lunch is over, back to the paying job.

Time is on my side

I get the statement, "Wow, that's just too much time for one figure." Baloney, I say. So I decided to check and see how long it would take for one figure.

5:45 Am-5:55 Am (This is the only time I don't have ankle-biters around, so its painting time)

Blue ink wash on top of gray primer. I like a good primered mini, make sure and take your time with a few coats to make sure you don't see any silver poking through. It will make sure that your colors are even.














5:55-6:10 scorched earth basecoat on weapons and left arm.












6:10-6:30 Bolt gun metal on raised armor plates.

6:30 Time to head off to work so I can buy more minis, and pay for the ankle-biters.

Eldar Banshees

I tried some thing new with painting the banshees. I basecoated the weapons with scorched earth, drybrushed and painted gold over the top of it, and then did a wash with Dark Walnut wood stain. I really like how the color came out. Here you can see the before and after the wood stain wash. I want to go and buy a couple of more colors for the washes.

Banshees Done

I finaly finished my banshee squad. These ladies are my can openers aka Marine killers. I just wish they spent a little more time at the gym like their scorpion counterparts. If we could just get a powersword with the strength 4 of a chainsword. Wait a minute, lets keep those only with the Space Marines, shall we?

Eldar Warwalkers squad #2

I love the new warwalker squadrons! These guys are ALWAYS in my army. I have another 6 for a grand total of 9, or 3 squads of three. I would never arm these guys this way, but these weapons are the ones that are painted. The guns are all magnetized which make it easy to switch and keep my opponents on their toes. I was playing Mass Effect when I started painting these guys, and that is where I got the inspiration for the racing stripes. I also did the salt-spray paint method for the stippling, but found that the two blues I used were too close together and didn't have enough contrast, and so I had to do some stippling to finish the effect. I love the eldar scenic bases, and added some shells and rocks to each to make each unique. On the walker on the left, I washed over the base with an oil wood stain. I like the look, and will do it again on future models.

I almost always put these guys out on the first turn. Nine warwalkers gets people's attention.

Eldar Scorpions

Here are the finished scorpions. I really need to work on my camera taking skills, they are still not quite there yet. These guys turned out great. I found that adding yellow to the green and browns, made a much better highlight color.

I love using these guys on a flank move. They have some great strength 4 (great for eldar) and a great 3+ save which means they won't fold like wet toilet paper under pressure. My favorite memory of these guys in battle was once when they took on a squad of ork bikers, and it came down to the exarch vs the nob with a powerfist. After the last die had stopped rolling, both were dead with the other's powerclaw around what was left of their neck.

(Click on the pic for a better shot of these guys.)

Eldar Jetbikes

These jetbikes are great in the new rules. With a higher toughnes and armor save they can last a little longer than most eldar troops. The mobility of the jetbikes make them great at keeping the enemy on their toes not knowing where you are going to go next.