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I'm looking to build an 8th ed army from my favourite eldar unit, the Swooping Hawks. I have Baharroth and about 20 Hawks still left over from when I sold my eldar army back in the day. I'm interested in seeing if any of you eldar lore masters have any knowledge about a craftworld that puts particular focus on the Hawks. I know that Baharroths craft world got eaten by chaos marines so that out. But I would love to know if there is one out in the greater fluff. If not I'll just have to focus on a shrine. Cheers chaps Sam

In preparation for the upcoming Xeno Files event, I've been painting some of my long-dormant Eldar. And by long, I mean long, since I haven't put paint to brush on most of these guys since I bought most of them in late 3rd or 4th Edition and haven't put them on a gaming table since 5th. Just to be clear, none of these are part of my Xeno Files vow, these are just... warm ups. I'm painting my Eldar in a personal take on the Craftworld Altansar scheme. The studio scheme is too bright and too. . . pink. . . for me. These are Eldar who have been lost in the Eye of Terror for 10,000 years. Since emerging back into real-space, they've been treated as pariahs. . . and not without good reason, seeing as how they refuse to un-helm around outsiders. They're sinister and frankly they should be, having been trapped within a hell-dimension with their very souls at stake. So I'm going with dark colors, lots of black accented by a dull golden metallic (aka Hashut Copper on a base of Warplock Bronze). The non-Aspects will feature Sanguine Highlight from Privateer Press' P3 line as it is a decent pinkish-red that remains suitably dull. This will also be used as an accent color on some of the Aspect Warriors to further tie them back in with the rest of the army. So with no further ado, here are some of my works. Some are presented in WIP-to-finish format, others are still being worked on. Maugan Ra, the Harvester of Souls: Guardian Platforms with bright lances: Wave Serpent turret with shuriken cannons: Fire Dragon Exarch, test scheme: Let me know what you think!

Hi guys, as @the_chaplain asked if I would post some of my Eldar pieces, so I decided to add them here. They are all based on Wood Elves, as you can tell by their colors. Farseer Yraneth: http://i.imgur.com/XD4NWShg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zDgn5dUg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/W1l4Tx8g.jpg Warlock Yllandil: http://i.imgur.com/J3hgHMa.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uun43ezg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jWbJTVUg.jpg Rangers: http://i.imgur.com/wGhR89ag.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MXjt7Lcg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2Dkjpalg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6VNGF0Tg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/39Wz5RLg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ENsIp33g.jpg Guardian: http://i.imgur.com/oqEwUd1g.jpg WAVE SERPENTS: http://i.imgur.com/InmQAGT.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IquhbM0.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0GbJzpM.jpg http://i.imgur.com/C6CKkPw.jpg Wraithknight: http://i.imgur.com/oeOiMrC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ykKCyFh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uc0MxeF.jpg Ran

Hello guys! Welcome to my Eldar blog. Here I will upload pics of this army as I collect and paint them. A long time ago, in the bygone era of 4th edition, I knew of this wonderful hobby and I had to make a really hard choice: Which army do I want to play? First I looked at the Imperial Guard, then the Dark Eldar (because Cruellagh The Vile rules), and all of the other armies. In the end I went with Chaos Marines but I always had a soft spot for Eldars. I really liked the War Walkers and the Dire Avengers but for many reasons I didn't collect said army. But recently I made a trade and got many of the models I like and decided it was time for Eldars. My army's background started with an idea of a place in which all of the eldar race could reunite and party. They were merchants of the refined pleasure of music and dreams. Sure, some of these eldars without self control went deeper into the pleasures but they were kicked out of the craftworld because the seers knew that way led to a dark place, so they remained restrained in their tastes even before Slaanesh happened. Since I always envisioned the Eldars as a mixture of The Sandman, Elric of Melniboné and Glam Rock music, I will try to model or at least paint my minis with said qualities. I haven´t got so far on my minis since I've had them for like a day but here are some pics of them alongside some bit of fluff for each of them. (Please excuse the WIP pics. I have only managed to basecoat them and shade the turquoise) Autarch Caliostro He is the Leader of the Defenders of Noctian. He has walked the paths of sound and dreams for millenia as well as the path of the Autarch after the birth of She who thirsts. He prefers to don his ancient weapons in battle; The Shards of Acustes (Fusion Gun), The Spear of Grieff (power weapon) and the Helmet of The Scorpions (Mandiblasters) Farseer Onirös He is the High Seer of the Craftworld and the guide in the path of dreams, jobs he has done since before the fall. He dons the Helm of Noctis in battle and his Singing Spear Amapollie The Trinity (War Walker Squad) Composed by the Walkers Assaï, Brëit and Dëciso. They are the seninels of the College of Onirös and some of the most ardent defenders of the Craftworld. Squad Dolorosso (Dire Avengers) This squad is tasked with the protection of the repositories of oniric paints of Autarch Calliostro, which depict the feelings and motivations of many Eldars. They were more, but after an incursion by slaaneshi reavers in the repositories they have been at half strenght. Squad Fucuosso (Dire Avengers) They defend the inner quaters of the Autarch Calliostro and are among his inner circle. They are veterans of the Brutish Wars against a nomadic Mob of orkish raiders. The Brotherhood of the Lyre, Squad Gioioso (Corsair reavers) The Brotherhood of the Lyre, Squad Omaggio (Corsair Reavers) The members of the Brotherhood of the Lyre mercenaries are Eldar exiles that originate from this Craftworld, and so they always keep comunicating with the leaders and are willing to lend their hands whenever needed. The Corsair prince saw fit to leave two squads of his troops as permanent garrison on the Craftworld as a way to honour Farseer Onirös and pay him tribute for his lifetime work. Well that is what I have so far. Since the Corsairs were my old blood bowl team I decided to leave them as they were and just glue some rifles on them, so they are armed with a mixture of Shardcarabines and Shard cannons (even if some of them have shuriken carabines I wont use them as such.) The Felarch were modeled with swords but that will be just to mark them as the leaders until FW renews their corsair rules. As for the future, I have planned to get a box of 5 dire avengers to complete squad Dollorosso and get a couple of Wave Serpents. On a modelling sidenote, since I am going to paint them with Glam Rock themes like Zebra pattern clothes and bright colored hair to go with the turquoise, I was considering the idea of sculpting feather or fur on some collars of the minis. Would you like to see that? What are your thoughts on the Glam idea? Thank you for reading!

I've had an idea for a DIY Craftworld for some time now and didn't really have any kind of sounding board for it until just now since I don't cruise many of the other boards... ++ Craft World Arborist ++ Well before the great fall of the Aeldari, during the zenith of their reign over the stars, a great undertaking began to build a Craftworld like none other. It's purpose was not that of escape, as many of the latter were to become as the end drew near. No, this project was to create a vault of life, a curated world of all the many things that grow in the galaxy contained in one place for study and preservation. In the Age of Technology, Humanity would have called the construct a "Dyson Sphere" - a gigantic, solar system size sphere that compasses a star as a means of collecting the massive amount of energy. An ambitious construct even for the Aeldari at their peak, centuries of study and planning resulted in a design of a miniaturized synthetic star - a stabilized fusion reaction essentially - which would provide billions of years worth of energy. The reactor in the center of the sphere, about five times the size of Jupiter, made from a composite of collected asteroid rock weaved among a lattice of immense wraithbone. A choir of bonesingers that numbered in the millions, over hundreds of years, crafted the lattice while enough material was gathered to finally complete the enclosure and start the reaction to bring this artificial planet to life. Many thought it to be a frivolous waste of time and resources. For even after the construction was complete, the process of turning the inner shell into geographical areas able to support the wide variety of verdant life meant to populate this place seemed a terraforming project too daunting even for the patience of the Aeldari. But still, a devoted following became the caretakers of this rare and wondrous marvel. They became known simply as "The Keepers", curious and quiet souls who cared most for all things that grow. As time wore on and the centuries passed, the craftworld of The Keepers slowly drifted along the solar winds of the galaxy, the home fleet branching out to all the world it passed, looking for specimens to add to their living museum. At the birth of She Who Thrists, The Keepers were far on the rim of the galaxy. Even among the Aeldari, The Keepers had all but fallen from memory to mention. And to The Keepers, they were all the better for it. Their insight into how life in all it's varied form had elevated to such a degree that they could shape plants like bonesingers. The most gifted among them could even create complex structures that enhanced Jetbikes and other technology. Eventually a symbiotic realtionship between plant and Aeldari existed. And so through the millennia it has slowly wandered the void of space while the exploration fleets search for what little life is left in a galaxy ripe with rot.... SO, that's the backstory. In terms of actual army, I've got about 9 Windriders and 6 Shining Spears, 10 Dire Avengers, 8 Howling Banshees and 15 Rangers. I want to convert the jetbikes to have the appearance of "bark armor" and other dendrites growing around it, all the troops will in a dazzle style camo paint... Thoughts?