Following with the Eldar fluff, these constructs are piloted by the spirits of powerful dead Eldar. I would like to think that some of the personality of those powerful Eldar spirits would show through in the construct. With that in mind, I made the old one to resemble an Autarch. Straight-backed, sword and Bright Lance, regal cape with Alaitoc symbol emblazoned upon it.
This is my second Wraithlord, which I just finished late last night:
As may be apparent, I wanted the feel for this Wraithlord to be a Ranger/Pathfinder. I kept the yellow head, but made it a camo pattern, as well as the cloak/cape. Also, I made a pair of conversions which I'm sure you've seen before based on the "masterclass" model was showcased on GW's site (also featured in the 5th ed. rulebook). Ron Saikowski even did one.
Knees slightly bent, and turned the Brightlance into a Rifle with a bit chopped off the sword.
The Missile Launcher is magnetized.
Here are pics of the other magnetized weapons:
I am planning on doing a third Wraithlord at some point, but the feel of that one will be very static, your typical "dead" looking Wraithlord.
I'm sorry things have been rather slow around here lately. I'm in the process of buying a house. I must say it is the single most stressful, anxious, exhausting and nerve-wracking process I've ever been through. A lot of these past days have seen me come home and be so worn out from dealing with getting everything in line for Escrow to close that I can't even bring myself to enjoy the hobby.
Thankfully this weekend has been a reprieve, and I was actually able to relax for the first time in 3 weeks. Hence the finished Wraithlord.
I'm still here...
In my opinion, the "sniper" Wraithlord is the best looking Wraithlord out there. You've done a great job with the modification.
ReplyDeleteHow did you paint the wraithbone? It looks particularly nice.
The wraithbone was a 4 step process:
ReplyDelete1.) Base-coat with Dheneb Stone
2.) Wash heavy with Devlan Mud
3.) Touch-up with watered down Bleached Bone, stay away from crevices/creases where the Devlan Mud is darkest.
4.) Finish with light Gryphonne Sepia wash.
He is spectacular. Well done indeed.
ReplyDeleteLooks good! The Eldar army in the rulebook really made me lose my jaw and want to start Eldar. A very good tribute to it!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing. Love the sniper wraithlord.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive. The bone method is very similar to one I use myself for space Marines, although I adopted a different approach to Eldar. I may use it, or yours, for my Ghost Warriors, when I eventually paint them, however. :)
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice, good job! I want to get one just to try it, and I'm not an Eldar player!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, I wanted to play a pure Wraithlord/Wraithguard list, but found that it's just too expensive to do so... I might just get it one of these days...
ReplyDeleteGood job man, doesn't matter if things are slow, quality counts! XD
Great job! It gives me a bit of courage to paint the Wraithlord I've assembled over a year ago… and the colour scheme is quite similar (being form Alaitoc too). Yours will make an excellent reference. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJust to agree with the rest - its looking awesome. The really subtle conversions really do create the ranger style you were looking for :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice model! I like seeing Wraithlord conversions, and this one is certainly up there with the best of them. It's the bent knees that really provides personality I think. This may be a pretty basic request, but I was wandering if you could explain the exact techniques you perform when you based this model from colours to scenics? I'm planning on rebasing all of my Dark Angels and I really like how you have based this fella so I will be borrowing it if you don't mind my friend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments guys. :)
ReplyDelete@73rd: You're welcome to use the same method, of course I don't mind.
Method for the base:
1.) Base-coat with Calthan Brown
2.) Drybrush with Graveyard Earth, or Bubonic Brown (depending on how much contrast you want) ...for this I used Graveyard.
3.) Lay some PVA glue down (Elmer's white)
4.) cover with a pre-mixed mixture of Woodland Scenics Blended Turf and three different Static Grasses: Harvest Gold, Burnt Grass and Medium Green. I keep a tupperware container with the mixture in the proportion I want so my models don't vary in ground color.
Brilliant, thanks for sharing the info. I'm going to try and get those bits and pieces together and make a few practice bases before rebasing my bunch. Thanks again mate!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, and I agree about personalising :-)
ReplyDeleteHow did I omit to comment on this?!
ReplyDeleteI must've checked at work, I guess.
Superb mini - well done you!