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Friday, June 10, 2011

Converted Eldar Storm Guardians

I'm looking to build some Storm Guardian squads for my burgeoning Eldar army for a few reasons.  One, they're highly flexible, given their ability to take fusion guns and flamers as special weapons while also being scoring.  Two, I have a feeling given the feel of the newer codices that this kind of squad is more likely to remain useful in a future Eldar Codex release so, to me it's a safe investment.

However, I don't want them to look like the normal Guardians.  I want them to stand out in their own way.  The idea to do this is not my own, it came from page 226 of the BRB where an example Eldar army is shown off.  The Storm Guardians were given hoods and capes from the Wood Elf Glade Guard kit.  I thought it was a fantastic idea, so here we are...

Upon receiving the bits, I came to the realization that the quivers on the cloaks would be a problem ... but promptly decided they were scabbards for the close combat weapons and added chopped hilts to those holding special weapons to drive home this intention.

5 comments:

  1. Queen-iddidijibuttJune 10, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Looks good

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  2. These look awesome... I find myself tempted to steal this idea at some point in the future.

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  3. Very nice indeed. Did you have to trim down the hoods?

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  4. I love this idea! And I happen to have a box of wood elves I don't plan on building... So many possibilities!

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