The Assault on Eibhir

[Kierdale]

The Assault on Eibhir

I don't have an Eldar army but when I decided some years ago to enter my Psychopomps (my Slaaneshi heretic astartes) in Armies On Parade i decided that I wanted to not just show the army but to show them at war. What more fitting a foe than Eldar?

I discussed with my local GW's staff which craftworld would look best fighting my pastel-heavy CSM and he first suggested Saim-Hann, which I turned down as I wasn't keen on doing a lot of jetbikes (plus I'd just finished making Crusade-era 1kSons and wasn't in the mood for colours close to red), so he suggested Biel-Tan.

Over the years of prep I added a few Eldar bitz as...

...Basing materials Sacrifices...

...Snacks...

...more snacks...

...and lots of trophies

and some not getting killed/tortured, for display on the AoP base itself. With the B&C now allowing Eldar I thought I'd show the Biel-Tan and Harlequin Eldar I did for the display (The Psychopomp assault upon the Biel-Tan maidenworld of Eibhir).

First of all, the Armies on Parade diorama, which got me Silver:

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I'll post photos of the Eldar models next.

[Kierdale]

Eldar are so often depicted/painted extremely cleanly, but for the diorama I wanted to show the maidenworld, and its defenders, taking a real kicking hence I weathered them -I think- quite heavily via sponging and powders.

Jetbike warlock

Upper left vane blown off

Webway gate (void filled with resin containing glitter)

The rear guardian is actually stepping through.

Farseer Alarielle

Attendant: "Mistress, would you please put your helmet on!"

Guardians

It was fun making the grenade-lobber

There is also these two...

And the harlequins

More spread out here than on the (admittedly crowded) diorama

I wanted them bright and colourful, but primary colours rather than the way the Psychopomps are colourful.

Herald of Slaanesh stomps the troupe leader out of the air.

I'm rather pleased with how the sliding guns-akimbo harlequin came out.

And lastly the Solitaire (rumoured to be the exiled Autarch Qarasion, late of craftworld Carth-Lar) and her nemesis, lord Sophusar the Facinorous of the Psychopomps

And that's it

The harlequins (other than the Solitaire) are the ones I'm least pleased with and if I ever repainted them I would probably go for white plus two of blue/red/yellow, rather than all three of them.

And if I were ever to make an actual Eldar army I'd probably do Ulthw

[Brother Aiwass]

Stunning!

[Teetengee]

Lovely, and I think the red+yellow+blue harlies are a fun change of pace.

[Draakur]

Very cool, fitting foes indeed :) I'm all for effective use of bright colour combinations on Harlies, but I love that Solitaire!

[reckoning]

The poses are inspired. Awesome work.

[Xenith]

Really like that harlie scheme!

[Aqui]

I love your Biel Tan models (being a fan of that Craftworld of course ), but the Harlequins look excellent too! I also love how both armies are modelled both for display (and interact) and for games