Hi guys and gals!
I'd like to actually finish an army for a change rather then just start new projects all the time. So I decided to take part here. What I've been working on lately have been a Eldar Corsair army, (represented by the Dark Eldar list). Style wise I want them to be a mix of both, sort of in between Eldar and their Dark kin.
I posted a short back story description in my paint-log. I repost it here for those who like that kind of stuff.
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The theme would be a corsiar band led by a corsair prince. The prince was born on a craftworld think I'll go with ulthwe. During his training as a warlock he came to a schism with his tutors over what he perceived as lack of action. Embittered he went away from the craftworld and chose the path of the outcast.
After living as a ranger and corsair he fell pray to ambition and went to the dark city. He was due to his martial prowess able to join a Kabal of commoragh (which would explain how he learned Dark Eldar tactics). Ricing steadily in the ranks during a few hundred years in the city. He eventually saw the folly of personal ambition after losing a son to the intrigues of the Kabal and the fall of the Archon he had chosen to serve.
Tired and sickened of what his race had become in the Dark City after the fall, he pledge to serve his race instead of his own personal gain. He could not return to his craftworld however after his many years in commoragh, they refused him and said he was tainted from his stay in the city.
With a few followers from his time as a corsair and even some from commoragh he chose to start a new corsair force. The intent was to be not mere pirates but to try and restore the glory of the eldar empire wherever they could. Young eldar from many craftworlds not content with the policies of their craftworld leaders, wanting more action against the upstart races that had have claimed so much of what used to be eldar space, soon joined the group as their reputation grew.
After 300 hundred years the band is stronger than ever and have supported several large scale actions of craftworlds against the lesser races of the galaxy. At the present date they are one of the strongest corsair bands, but of course lacking the manpower and resources of a craftworld. This has made the corsair prince employ the tactics used by the dark eldar realizing they need to hit with lightning speed and hit hard as they cannot sustain big losses.
After living as a ranger and corsair he fell pray to ambition and went to the dark city. He was due to his martial prowess able to join a Kabal of commoragh (which would explain how he learned Dark Eldar tactics). Ricing steadily in the ranks during a few hundred years in the city. He eventually saw the folly of personal ambition after losing a son to the intrigues of the Kabal and the fall of the Archon he had chosen to serve.
Tired and sickened of what his race had become in the Dark City after the fall, he pledge to serve his race instead of his own personal gain. He could not return to his craftworld however after his many years in commoragh, they refused him and said he was tainted from his stay in the city.
With a few followers from his time as a corsair and even some from commoragh he chose to start a new corsair force. The intent was to be not mere pirates but to try and restore the glory of the eldar empire wherever they could. Young eldar from many craftworlds not content with the policies of their craftworld leaders, wanting more action against the upstart races that had have claimed so much of what used to be eldar space, soon joined the group as their reputation grew.
After 300 hundred years the band is stronger than ever and have supported several large scale actions of craftworlds against the lesser races of the galaxy. At the present date they are one of the strongest corsair bands, but of course lacking the manpower and resources of a craftworld. This has made the corsair prince employ the tactics used by the dark eldar realizing they need to hit with lightning speed and hit hard as they cannot sustain big losses.
I have done a bit of work on them so I'm not actually starting from scratch for this ToEG thread, on the other hand I haven't actually finished any single formation.
I'm moving house (and city) in two weeks and will have a lot of stuff on my hands january february. This thread will therefore mostly be a placeholder and my pledge to start painting is as of the first of march and for march to be the first month I participate.
It's unrealistic for me to actually paint 500 pts a month, my goal is instead to finished one formation a month (aming for 11-12). In the meantime before I start painting in earnest I thought I'd share what I've done so far.
Kabal Coterie with Archon (supreme commander). This is the formation closest to being finished I only have to do the last two incubi, like you can see:
And this is the planned BTS. A warrior formation upgraded with two Barges of Pleasur.
My third pic shows a formation of wyches, like you can se I still have two more raiders to build and the first one isn't even finished.
Lastly is a few wip units that I've been trying to convert for other formations.
Ok That's all I have for now. I'm looking forward paint and play this army
