Eldar Alaitoc Fire Prism

So this is the finished Fire Prism from my Step By Step post yesterday.  I covered the painting of that fairly thoroughly, so I want to discuss the model.  

Compared to the older Fire Prism which I plan on starting soon, this is a much nicer kit that looks much better.  I doubt i'll ever buy the vectored or star engine upgrades, but they just look so cool I had to add them.  I have been playing Eldar for a long time, 17 years, so the amount of time I have spent working on Falcon based tanks is considerable and to be honest any change is appreciated.  I just wish with the new Fire Prism that they had kept the unique sensor instead of the generic Falcon one.  I guess you cannot have everything.

I have a Falcon like 98% done.  Maybe i'll actually finish it sometime this week. 

Eldar Alaitoc Fire Prism (Step By Step)

 Start off with a nice clean white primer.  I like to use P3 spray primer.  I also like to use a hemostat to hold it so I can get every angle needed.

 The Yellow bands are sketched out with pencil for guidlines.

 Altdorf Guard Blue for the majority of the tank basecoat with Sunburst/Flash Gitz Yellow for the bands.  I have two coats of the blue here.  It doesn't have to be perfect and looks better if it isn't as you'll see later on.

 The shading stage.  Drakenhof for the blue and Reikland for the yellow.  I go heavy on both and with the variations on the blue basecoat it helps give it a quasi mottled look already.

 I hit up access areas and few other spots with Ushabti.  This is where I also did the stripling for the black on blue.  It's a fast process and I like to smear it a bit with my thumb to get a smoother transition.

 Hit up the cracks between the armor plates with black then line edge those cracks with Thunderhawk Blue.  I also edge the yellow back with the base color.  The bone areas are hit with some Devlan Mud.

 Gem first step is a nice Mephiston Red basecoat.

 Next up is an angled swipe of Blazing Orange on the bottom.

 A shade of Nuln Oil.

 Some 'ardcoat finish to help add some gloss and accentuate the colors under the shade.

 A small white dot at the top to finish it off.

I larger shot of the finished model.  I plan on doing another Fire Prism post with more finished product photos.

Work Table Update

As you can see, there are a number of projects on my painting table.  I still have the remains of Jetbike-Palooza.  There is also a Falcon that I had put off for a bit seeing as they still are fairly crappy in the new Codex.  Unfortunately, I have 2 Falcons that I never see using except in huge Apocalypse scale games.  The final piece is the Fire Prism that came in the mail today.  It's unfortunate that the new parts of the kit are so great, whereas the rest is still using the very old Falcon chassis.

I have a feeling that the Fire Prism will be completed much sooner than later.  Maybe that will spurn me to finish the Falcon and start my OOP Fire Prism with the metal Prism Cannon.

Eldar Alaitoc Windrider Jetbike Squad

I finally finished my first Windrider Jetbike squad.  This is what I am dubbing as my "flag" squad.  It also gives a quasi command vehicle whenever I get round to expanding beyond the current Jetbike numbers I currently have.  I am still working out some kinks in regards to taking pictures with some backgrounds beyond my light box.  

As for the rest of Jetbike-Palooza, I still have the Farseer and 4 more Windriders.  I have all the bikes completed and 3 of the Windrider pilots on poles and primed waiting for some paint.  I also got around to assembling my Avatar, so who knows.

Jetbike-Palooza Update

The Jetbike parking lot on my desk has gotten a bit smaller.  I finished the 3rd Jetlock yesterday and have been doing the finishing touches on the remaining bikes.  It's been raining everyday and been super humid every time I try to prime the Jetbike riders.  With myself being back in school this week I foresee my painting time to be diminished a bit.  I have tentatively slated Sunday as a big painting day, but who knows.

This is my Eldar display case.  It's getting a bit too full with everything I have painted in the last year or so.  I am seriously debating on picking up a second one.  It should be able to hold the vast majority of my Eldar models which I plan on having finished painting in another year or so.

Eldar Alaitoc Warlocks on Jetbikes

I have not posted in a few weeks and that is due to what I have been referring to as Jetbike-Palooza. It has been a bit grueling batch painting 11 Jetbikes at once.  Seven of the bikes are for Guardian riders, three for Jetlocks, and one for my Farseer.  All of the bikes are finished.  Now the next step is working on the riders. 

As for the the Jetlocks themselves, they consist mostly of Shining Spear riders with their Laser Lance arms being replaced with Singing Spears and a High Elf cloak being added.  I held out hope for running Shining Spears until the new book came out and once again they are outclassed by every other Fast Attack option.  My modeling skills are not they best, but I can do some OK looking kit-bashes from time to time.  I like idea that all my Jetlocks were Spears before they set forth on the path of the seer and have used much of their old equipment.  

Next up is the 3rd Jetlock and working on the Windrider squads.  I am debating on whether or not I want to do some more modeling work on the Farseer before priming it. 

Eldar Alaitoc Jet Cycle (Windrider Jetbike)

I got this metal long OOP Eldar Jet Cycle about a decade ago in an army deal off ebay.  I never really thought about painting it till recently and thought that a  unit of them would look well with some of my older Guardians.  It's a fairly simple model, only 5 pieces, but conveys an elegance you get in 80s era GW models.  The paint scheme  is that of the rest of my Craftworld forces and will be a guide for the rest of my plastic Jetbikes.  

I had held off on doing any type of Jetbikes in anticipation for a new model.  With no Jetbike model with the new Codex release I finally decided to strip and paint the old ones I have. They are not in the best condition, but painting and some creative techniques I am hopeful I can salvage them and make them presentable.