IA 11: Corsair Army List Revealed

A detailed listing of the new book's Corsair Eldar Army List has been revealed by poster 'Killgore' on Warseer:

Just got back from London to find my signed IA 11 that I ordered using standard delivery waiting on my doorstep
 
The Farseer special character 'Bel-Annath' has a pretty nifty witchblade that can unleash a ap2 template attack once per game and alters the force organisation chart to allow more Heavy support at the expence of elites

The Corsair army is interesting with the option for most of the army to have Jet packs

HQ
Corsair Prince- lots of options, including nightfight, deep strike and orbital bombardment shinanigans
Corsair Blade Sworn Retinue- the Prince's best mates, nice CC unit
Corsair Void Dreamer- Psyker, can use either a destructive, defencive or LD enhancing power each turn

Elites
Voidstorm squad- Veteran CC unit, good source of melta bombs but fragile
Harlequin troupe- nothing new here
Eldar craftworld outcasts- single fast attack or elite unit taking from the Eldar codex
Dark Eldar Kabalite Warriors

Troops
Corsair squad- can be given Falcon or Venom as a transport
Wasp assault squadron- cannot excede number of corsair squads in the army
Jetbike squadron- scouts and can give leader a powersword/ fusion pistol

Fast Attack
Hornet Squadron
Nightwing interceptor
Night Spinner

Heavy support
Phoenix Bomber
Warp Hunter
Fire Storm


Exciting stuff! Though the prospect of fielding an entire army made up almost entirely of Forgeworld models is an expensive one.

Still, I'm sure it could be pulled off using current (and future) Eldar and Dark Eldar models. Hmmm...

Can't wait to get this book!

Warp Spider Unit Complete

Finally some progress!

Fresh off the painting table is a unit of 6 Warp Spiders led by Exarch.

They're ready for some deep striking shenanigans on the battlefields of the 41st millennium to lay waste to the hordes of Necron scarabs that are intent on eating my tanks!! ...or at least try.

Eldar List Mongering

Art by GW. Color by MajesticChicken.

Things have slowed down on the painting front, unfortunately. Real life just seems to creep up on you and put a hamper on your hobby progress. Darn responsibilities!

Thankfully, there's another aspect of the hobby that doesn't require as much time and is still pretty darn satisfying. This of course would be list building and army tactics.

The following list is something I've cooked up with the 'theme' being "paint and use the models you already have and really, really like".  Winning is secondary...

HQ

 

Farseer - 138
Singing Spear, Spirit Stones, Doom, Guide, Runes of Warding

 

Autarch - 125
Warp Jump Generator, Fusion Gun, Power Weapon, Mandiblasters

 

Elites

 

6 x Harlequins - 184
Shadow Seer, Death Jester, 4 x Harlie Kisses, 2 x Fusion Pistols

 

Troops

 

5 x Pathfinders - 120

 

9 x Dire Avengers - 150
Exarch w/ Power Weapon and Shimmer Shield, Defend

 

3 x Guardian Jetbikes - 76
Shuriken Cannon

 

Fast Attack

 

5 x Warp Spiders - 142
Exarch w/ Dual Deathspinners, Withdraw

 

Heavy

 

1 x Wraithlord - 155
Eldar Missile Launcher, Brightlance, 2 x Flamers

 

5 x Dark Reapers - 227
Exarch w/ Tempest Launcher, Fast Shot

 

3 x War Walkers - 180
Scatter Laser, Scatter Laser

 

Total: 1497

 

 

The idea is to set up a firebase with the Avengers, Wraithlord, Reapers, and Pathfinders (all in cover preferably) with the Seer throwing down psychic powers on them.

 

The Harlies hang back, maybe in reserve, to act as a counter-assault unit, while the Walkers and the Autarch-led Spiders hit the back field with a flank attack and deepstrike, respectively. Finally, the bikes are held in reserve and are mainly a late game objective grabber.

 

As always, comments are most welcome : )

Warp Spiders WIP

Some spiders in the house! Nothing like a big, hi-res pic to see what you're doing wrong.

These are looking a little too sloppy for my tastes but I like to think that it's just the sculpt showing its age...ha!


Hope we get some brand new plastic spiders next 'dex, but until then these will have to do.

Tried to go for a deep maroon for the armor. Did 2:1 mix of Mechrite Red and Chaos Black. Came out a little more on the purple side but I do like how it complements the Bone and Green (which is the now defunct GW Scaly Green...lovely color!)

Gonna need to tidy up those highlights and pretty up the gems and gun barrel next. Let me know if you think the scheme works!

Warwalkers WIP II

Awesomesauce!!

Finally some progress on my Warwalker. I've stuck with my original color scheme and am so far satisfied. Things started looking a lot better once I got more coats of white on the sucker and started on the details.

Still takes waaaay too long than I would want so I went ahead and picked up a cheap little airbrush to see if I can use it to paint the rest of my vehicles (mostly to lay down that darn white).

Still some work left to be done on this one and I'm thinking that when it's done, I'll start on my next infantry unit instead of another walker to keep things interesting. Stay tuned!

WIP Warwalkers and Painting White

Messy!!

A quick update on my progress...I've started work on some vehicles for the army.  I'm planning on having these be painted in my Craftworld's scheme, which is a white main color, red gems, and Hawk Turquoise details (stripes, logos, etc.).

I have honestly never worked with a color that is as fickle as white. It has taken MANY coats to get to where the mini is at now and it's still not where I would want it.  I've tried mixing in some Foundation Astronomican Grey to see if that helps with coverage and have so far liked the result, but it's still taking too long for my tastes.

I'm looking at coming up with a different technique so I can knock these out faster so any tips would be greatly appreciated.  A technique that sounds enticing is priming white then just lining-in with a grey or blue, but I'm afraid that will end up looking too flat.  Another is going crazy with an airbrush.

I might just opt for a different scheme altogether (maybe just switching the main color with the detail color...but that might be too much like the Iybraesil scheme).

And now for a bit 'o fluff...

Some background on my commander. Submitted along with the miniature to a local event:


High Admiral of the Eldar Corsair fleet known as the 'Vagrant Blades', Ethaniel Starseeker is Prince of an ancient aristocracy of Eldar outcasts who have plied the stars for centuries. After inheriting the fleet from his mentor, the renowned Eldar Corsair Varadar the Reclaimer, Starseeker has proven to be as capable a commander as his vaunted teacher once was. Disciplined, focused, and possessed of a wisdom that belies his youth, Starseeker leads his company with unparalleled tactical acumen on the field of battle.

Drawn to the art of war since his early years as a craftworlder, Starseeker served in numerous warrior aspect shrines. From the Scorpions of the Shrine of Whispered Death he learned subtlety, from the Spiders of the Voidstalker Shrine onslaught, from the Dragons of the Flaming Dawn destruction, and from the Avengers of the Azure Storm adamance. He ultimately chose the Path of the Outcast to sever himself from the constriction of the paths and seek his destiny amongst the stars. By traveling to the far corners of the galaxy he satiated his wanderlust and honed his martial prowess on battlefields and gladiatorial arenas alike.

As a Corsair, he returned to serve the craftworlds as Admiral of the Vagrant Blades. These utilize his fleet as a splinter force capable of combat actions that lie outside of the craftworlds' capabilities and reach. From his ship, an Eldar Eclipse Class Cruiser known as 'The Great Hunt of Kurnous', Starseeker and his Blades descend upon their quarry clad in crimson armor and wielding an assortment of exotic weaponry.

On the wartorn skies of Borean XII, an Imperial manufactorum world, the Blades' intervention halted the advance of a plundering Ork Freebooter fleet. The seers of nearby Craftworld Yme-Loc foresaw the assault and knew that were the Orks to take the planet, the factories rich in Promethium production would fuel their destructive advance into the sector and pose a threat to the Craftworld itself. Amidst skies aflame with gunfire, Starseeker and his corsairs joined the regiments of the Imperial Guard and the aspect warriors of Craftworld Yme-Loc to crush the green tides disgorged upon the rubble-ridden streets of the floating cities.

In their undying quest against the forces of Chaos, the Eldar of Craftworld Il-Kaithe became embroiled in the destructive "Spiritwar of Karegos". The Renegade Space Marine Chapter known as the 'Angels of Ecstasy' were claiming a heavy toll on the Craftworld and befouling the souls of the Il-Kaithe by feeding their spirit stones to their vile god Slaanesh. Using their knowledge of the webway's secret paths, Starseeker and his fleet conducted a series of daring lightning attacks on the renegades, appearing and disappearing in order to engage the much larger Chaos fleet. Once the Blade's had withered down their enemy's defenses sufficiently, Starseeker himself launched boarding actions against the main flotilla, crippling the renegade's command structure and immobilizing their fleet.

As a wanderers and outcasts, Starseeker and his corsairs walk the dangerous path between redemption and damnation. Their tales of adventure and glory, however, have romanticized that perilous path and lured many a young Eldar out of the safety of the paths. Nonetheless, with a waning grasp on the stars they once claimed as their own, the Craftworlds find the Vagrant Blades a welcome addition to their arsenal.