What's on my Painting Table - Eldar Jetbike conversion

Today I spent some time getting the first of my two Eldar Jetbikes with Shurikan Cannons painted ready for my Kill Team games.  Here is the end result. 



The Jetbike prior to transfers. 

The finished bike.  I went for a different colour scheme on the pilot, giving her more red on the armour.  I think it works well. 

The Shuriken Cannon looks massive!

The Jetbike next to my Vyper. 

Da Mek's Workshop - Eldar Jetbike conversions

I've been working on some Eldar Jetbike conversions for my Kill Team and Combat Patrol lists.  In particular I've been converting two Jetbikes to have Shuriken Cannons mounted on them.  Here are my end results.

I opted for a middle mounted Shuriken Cannon on this Jetbike as well as a female pilot. 

And here's the end result (Minus some green stuff to fill in the gaps)

My second Jetbike was less of a conversion challenge.  This time I opted for a side mounted Shuriken Cannon. 

Front view

Front view.

I just need to finish the bikes with some green stuff to fill in the odd gap and after that they'll b ready to paint.  My next task after that is to convert a Jetbike to have a Warlock riding on it.  I'm thinking of using the plastic Farseer kit for this (as well as a lot of Green Stuff!!).  Anyway let me know what you think.

Outside the box - 40K Leage preperations

As I've mentioned in some of my other posts this year I'll be entering a 40K league at my local gaming club. 

The league starts in February with some Kill Team games then moves onto Combat Patrol (400 point games) and then working up to a 1,750 point army.

For the league I decided to use a new army, and seeing as I already had a Kill Team for it I choose Eldar.  Now I have to admit I'm not a great 40K player.  I tend to loose most of my games, however I'm hoping that by playing in a league I can start to build up my experience and get a lot more games of 40K behind me.  Using a new army also allows me to try some new rules out and give a new race a go.

For the first round of games I've come up with the following Kill Team list (based on some helpful suggestions by some more experienced players and some play testing with other combinations).


Kill Team:

• Windrider Jetbike squad (1 with a Shuriken Cannon 4 with twin-linked Shuriken catapults)

• 4 x Striking Scorpions and 1 x Exarch with Crushing Blow (+1 strength)

 

I had hoped to get 6 Jetbikes onto my list.  This is something I may do after play testing this list as I could drop the Scorpion Exarch and use the extra 20 points to have another Jetbike.

 

 

For my Combat Patrol I'm thinking of running the following list;

 

 

Combat Patrol:

 

• 1X Warlock Council on Jetbike.

• Windrider Jetbike squad (6 x Windrider Jetbikes with twin-linked shuriken catapult & 2 with Shuriken cannons.

 

• Vyper (Shuriken cannon, twin-linked shuriken catapult.

• Dark Reapers (4 x Dark Reapers)

 

This leaves me with 34 points to spend on upgrades (or maybe a few extra bikes!).  Though I am thinking of taking out the Vyper and replacing it with a War Walker. 

 

For the larger games my Combat Patrol will be expanded upong to included my unit of 10 Wrathguard as well as my Vaul's Wrath Support Battery made up of 3 x support weapons with D-Cannons.  Now this unit has the relentless special rule it means I can move them in range (or out of cover) with no downside so they can provide some much needed support to my Wrathguard and Jetbikes as they move in for the kill.   My Striking Scorpions will be blustered up to a 10 man unit and my force will be lead by a Farseer.  All this I currently have. 

 

I'm also considering getting 10 Dire Avengers as another troop option and a Fire Prism as my final Heavy Support slot.  I'm also looking at another HQ choice.  Currently it's between getting a Spiritseer or another Farseer.   If I have enough points left after that then a flyer will also be added to the list.   

 

Anyway I'd like to know what people think.  Am I missing any vital units? (I know I don't have any Warp Spiders but those things go for a stupid amount of money on eBay and I don't want the finecast ones as finecast is too brittle in my opinion and tends to snap). 

 

Post your comments below and let me know.

What's on my Painting Table - Eldar Wrathguard

Happy New Year everyone!  We've now entered the years of Hover boards and flying cars! that's right we're in 2015!!!

Christmas has been and gone and I managed to find some free in between festivities and getting ill time to get some painting done.  My big project for 2015 is to build my Eldar army up for a 40K league which is taking place at my local gaming club, so recently I've been playing some Kill Team practice games on the lead up to the start of the league in February.  After that we will have some Combat Patrol games (400 points) to play then we'll be getting into the bigger games.  As such most of my focus has been on painting my Eldar forces and getting my army together.

Although not part of my Kill Team or Combat Squad my Wrathguard will form a part of my 1,000 point plus forces and I couldn't resist getting them painted over the Christmas break.  Here are the end results.

The 5 Wrathguard.

I decided to paint the bodies to look like pure wrathbone.  I think it really helps to highlight the red and black elements. 

2 Wrathguard with their Wrath cannons.  Simple highlighting was used on the guns to help stand out the detail. 

A fallen Imperial Guardsman at the feet of this Wrathguard.

He's clutching a frag grenade as one last act of defiance before he dies of his injuries. 

This Wrathguard takes aim whilst perching on a Marines helmet

Now these are done I can assemble the other five I have and get the unit finished.  That is after I have painted this Jetbike, which is a new addition to my Kill Team List and provides me with some much needed firepower.

A converted jetbike with shuriken Cannon, which is part of my Kkill Team.  I need to convert another which will form part of a larger unit in my Combat Patrol as well as convert a Warlock to ride one!

I'm also expecting four Dark Reapers to arrive in the post any day now, which will be part of my combat Patrol, so again they'll be a painting priority.