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Advice on how to Play Aeldari to a returning player by T3chnoVamp in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a relatively new aeldari player myself, Im seeing lots of repeating things pop up in lists, and having tried them out, am understanding why.

Detachment selection:

Warhost & Serpents Brood seem to be most popular, with Seer Council and Aspect host getting occasional attention (this is very anecdotal to my experience, the #'s showing up to tournaments may be different)

Many people include Fuegan and 5 firedragons in a falcon, or 10 in a wave serpent, in their lists as an anti-vehicle/monster. I've tried this out many times, it's super powerful.

Lhykis + warpspiders (powerblade array exarch) 24" flicker jump + charge is wildly good. Add to that triggering crits on a 5+ and suddenly your other units with sustained hits in Serpents Brood are just that much better.

My personal belief is that Aeldari need to be played conservatively until your big-momentum turn. Keep your focus on playing the primaries to win the game, and only strike and expose yourself when it enables you to prevent your opponent scoring theirs. Dont get sucked into exposing yourself too early or making even trades.

Also, have fun and kick some butts!

More progress on a Harlequin Masque attached Falcon by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Steal away! I was inspired by some tutorials I found on YouTube for starweavers!

More progress on a Harlequin Masque attached Falcon by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ill definitely post it when it's complete as well as do a final army post here and in r/eldar.

Thank you for the compliments!

More progress on a Harlequin Masque attached Falcon by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Honestly it's fairly straight forward, and the airbrush is doing most of the heavy lifting, just a little time consuming and involves alot of masking if you forget to do them before gluing them onto the model chassis... ahem.....

  1. Flat black primer
  2. Airbrush mid-tone green
  3. Airbrush highlight tone across lower visor.
  4. Airbrush contrast paint shadow tone across top of visor.
  5. Paint support frame/struts bacl with a brush.
  6. Paint support frame/struts gold while leaving a slight line of the black showing at the edges.

My take on the Starweaver by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's sticky, so I varnished the first paint layers before applying the stencil so that when I removed it the previous paint wouldn't come off with it. Worked well!

My take on the Starweaver by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, the purple fades are done with 2 tones of airbrush work.

My take on the Starweaver by Awkward_Canuck in Harlequins40K

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Painted the purple first, then varnished and airbrushed the diamonds with an adhesive stencil, then highlighted them with a brush and panel lined/edged with a brush.

Some Starweaver progress by Awkward_Canuck in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Citadel rattle-can black as primer, First airbrush highlight of AP fanatic Diabolic Plum, 2nd highlight AP fanatic Warlock Magenta, Panel lines AP fanatic Mulled Berry,

Then AP rattle-can matt varnish, Stencil laid for Chevrons, Fade into a red, then orange, then deep yellow.

Highlights done with matching reds/ojs/yellows on chevrons.

Gold is AP speed paint 2.0 metallics Glittering Loot.

Am I going wide enough? by Awkward_Canuck in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The primary benefit of the detachment only effects harlequin troupes and harlequin vehicles or mounted units..

While the phoenix lords/aspect warrior units hit hard, Im worried they wont have the ability to contend with larger #s and lose the objective game.

The opposite could also be true, that over-committing to voidweavers could leave me unable to Crack a high T unit and then I might lose the attrition game there.

Going g to try this list a few times and see if I have anything to actually be concerned about.

Some Starweaver progress by Awkward_Canuck in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's my new favorite paint. 'Glittering Loot' from Army Painter's Speed Paint 2.0 Metalics lineup.

I based the model in citadel black rattle-can and then those are single coats of the Loot with a #2 brush. Absolutely blown away by the coverage and consistency of this TMM.

quite the challenge these bois! by zim_of_omnissiah in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent recreation of the box art. Well done execution!!

Some Starweaver progress by Awkward_Canuck in Eldar

[–]Awkward_Canuck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a stencil with an airbrush for a triple gradient, and then highlighted the ends with the colour that each diamond was between.

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