I finished painting the dark eldar tantalus a few days ago and it was a blast to work on. They strike with little or no warning, using an interdimensional labyrinth known as the webway to traverse the galaxy safely and far more quickly than most races are able to with their warp jumps. Tantalus ebook challenged by an upstart rival, the dark eldar sky lord surasis grief sets out to prove his superiority and that of his new fighting vehicle. The increase to both survivability and firepower is worth considering. A place for collecting assembly instructions for warhammer fantasy and warhammer 40k. Measuring nearly 11 from prow to stern, this twinhulled vehicle is a great addition to any drukhari army. Can a dark eldar character on a jetbike use combat drugs to assault 12. A warhammer 40,000 omnibus for millennia, asdrubael vect has ruled the dark city of commorragh, crushing any who dare to cross him. The story of juri eldar on a quest to find her son, who has succumbed to the dark side of the force.
To become a member of the primarchs title shield bearer shirts 19. It is by far one of the largest dark eldar vehicles yet encountered by the imperium and the pilot of the tantalus takes delight in mounting high. However, i quickly ran into trouble with choosing a design or color scheme for the army. The bike doesnt go any faster because the character has taken combat drugs. In the meantime, let me run through how i paint my dark eldar kabalite warrior. Dark eldar reaper and tantalus in tournament play dark.
Jan 26, 2014 dark eldar wrack and a squadron of reavers, painted to a tabletop standard in a dark, ominous colour scheme. If anybody can hold deadpool, its probably the dark eldar, but the more i think about it the more i believe that it would be on a very temporary basis. Only recently in 1998, did they create the dark eldar as a separate army, and there is little. The future will hold some tutorials and hopefully some tactica for dark eldar as i get around to doing so including both stepbystep guides and youtube videos.
Dark eldar wargear list these lists detail the points values of various items of wargear available to dark eldar units. The tantalus is a detailed full resin kit that includes a set of etched brass deck panels. Latest news order and shipping discount demonstration of quality contact me. I show you how to paint dark eldar kabalite warrior the. Nov 17, 2016 dark eldar players tend to not bring wyches to kill things. A couple of months ago i ran a series of deathwatch games which saw the killteam entering the dark eldar city of commorragh, so i had to create stats for various types of dark eldar and their weapons.
Ig are still viable but as you said will be very hard to counter the eldar. The dark eldar are the dark bretheren of the elder. Dark eldar tantalus in a lightbox i finished painting the dark eldar tantalus a few days ago and it was a blast to work on. So too is the twilight realm of commorragh, making this a mustread for any fan of the dark eldar. Of course i will repay you later, and give you my model puck if. Check out inspiring examples of eldar artwork on deviantart, and get inspired by our community of talented artists. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you. A solid choice to be used with the prizes of the dark city strat to pick it when you need it.
The large oval base and alternate flying stem shown in some images is not included in this kit. Both of these models are amazing and have fantastic rules. Their armies usually have the advantages of speed, though they are often lacking in resilience. Dark eldar although we strive to ensure that our rules are perfect, sometimes mistakes do creep in, or the intent of a rule isnt as clear as it might be. The scenario is a heavily inspired version of the plantation from call of cthulhus mans. Hello all so after my group wraps up the current adventure, i am planning on sending them to dusk to investigate one of their interrogators noble brother and his involvement with slaaneshi worship and rituals. November 25, 2010 i am still burying myself in the dark eldar codex with its fluff and stories, and trying to decide to assemble a shredder or blaster dark eldar for my 9 dark eldar kabalite warriors. I show you how to paint dark eldar kabalite warrior. Need some awesome exodite terrain, or maybe something for your ancient aeldari empire terrain collection. A set of textures that add specularity effects reflections to the dark eldar units.
I play dark eldar, so this blog will to some extent be focused around that. Fleet of foot dark eldar formations do not suffer the usual penalties when taking a march action, so may still lend support fire in assaults, help claim a crossfire bonus, and even fire flak shots. Eldar in 8th units, tactics, experience page 1 eldar. You can fit 16 models in there, it shoots 12 times with essentially overcharged plasma guns but 3ap, and is a monster in melee with 6 s8 2ap attacks. So, without further ado, i welcome thee to my humblest of blogs. So its no secret that the reaper is terrible compared to the ravager simply by virtue of having heavy weapons, but how do folks feel about the tantalus. That works fine for a little bit until his healing factor speeds up a touch and starts putting him back together faster than you can disassemble him. Dark eldar reaper and tantalus in tournament play on. Would any of you happen to know which fw book has the rules for a dark eldar tantalus.
Its distinctive twinhulled design houses powerful enginereactors slaved to enhanced drives and its unique scythevane armament. The dark eldar, referred to more correctly as the drukhari or dark ones in the aeldari. Only thing i could think off is a lot of units with autocannons or anything that gives you massive rolls. Warhammer 40,000 main character index imperium of man founders, adeptus astartes chapters. Finished with wasteland themed basing and dead grass.
My little corner of the internet dark eldar painting blog. Dark eldar tantalus made to be used as a model for tabletop simulator. I always imagine skimmers doing tank shock drop to just above ground level and drive through the unit like a normal tank, while the slave snares are. Here is a list of tactics you can use so, now that the codex is out and we have access to the obsessions, strategems and traits, ive been doing some brainstorming on the tantalus ive come to realize there are some very powerful abilities we may not have considered yet. Only models specifically noted as having access to one of these lists may access the list. The tantalus is the raiders bigger brother and the only superheavy gravtank of the dark eldar. Im creator new dark eldar mod for soulstorm, and i need dark eldar stuff, could you share with me. Black library path of the dark eldar omnibus ebook. Stats for dark eldar enemies deathwatch house rules. Jul 30, 2014 if anybody can hold deadpool, its probably the dark eldar, but the more i think about it the more i believe that it would be on a very temporary basis. Dark eldar armies make use of various antigravity skimmers such as raiders and ravagers to launch high speed attacks. The tantalus is first and foremost an assault skimmer that is somewhat larger and more complex in design than its much smaller brethren. As you can see in the photo the model is pretty large and i had a hard time fitting it into my regular lightbox. Should allow for a nice concentration of firepower.
Apr 22, 2012 finally got around to building this beast. For instance while the dark elves have long existed as the main antagonist to the high elves in warhammer fantasy, games workshop originally incorporated both high and dark elves elements into the craftworld eldar for the warhammer 40,000 universe. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. Warhammer 40k information about the raiding dark eldar, wych cult, their organization, units of troops, weapons and space ships the dark eldar are the corrupt and twisted cousins of the eldar. Nov 25, 2010 i am still burying myself in the dark eldar codex with its fluff and stories, and trying to decide to assemble a shredder or blaster dark eldar for my 9 dark eldar kabalite warriors. In warhammer 40,000, the drukhari, commonly known as the dark eldar, are one of the galaxys greatest menaces, shadowy pirates that strike without warning and subject their victims to uncounted horrors as the former eldar empires everincreasing debauchery and hedonism descended into complete madness, many of the cults of excess that were taking over society moved their bases of operation. Dark eldar tantalus in a lightbox tale of painters. The defintelynotanaspectshrine of the dark eldar, this week were taking a look at incubi. How to paint dark eldar painting tutorial use this technique for all dark eldar units. Saying the eldar won the war in heaven is like saying a child won a fight with a murderer simply because after breaking into his house, shooting his mother and father through the head, the thug took off in a car instead of finishing off the kid. A center for all things warhammer 40,000, age of sigmar, and more.
The dark eldar homeworld is comorragh with its gladiatorial arenas. Hi guys, so the rules are out, for those that wish to know them and all i can say is holy hell. Close combat torture amp screams of tortured slaves are projected as wave of sonic energy. Dark eldar formations that win an assault may consolidate up to their speed value rather than the normal 5cms. Vect stations five hundred incubi to watch over the gate chamber as a.
Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. Challenged by an upstart rival, the dark eldar sky lord surasis grief sets out to prove his superiority and that of his new fighting vehicle. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. In this novel trilogy, the backstabbing politics and twisted nature of the dark eldar is explored in grisly detail. I wanted them to be really dark, to have a really evil. There were some rules for dark eldar in one of the dark heresy supplements, which i.
Give this to a succubus and stick her in a tantalus for armywide leadership 10. I wanted them to be really dark, to have a really evil look, and my initial ideas was to have them almost black. While in unit entries models are said to be able to take items from one or more lists, the list will specify whether or. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. But they cost quite a bit, so first id really like to know if anyone used them in tournaments, how they played, and whether they are worth the money. The dark eldar use cruel weapons that maim and poison instead of killing, using hideous venoms and poisons. True dark eldar are not strong, the last codex felt like they got nerfed. These are specifically mentioned as benefits in the rulebook, but not in the codex.
The tantalus was first bought up and crafted by archon surasis grief of the kabal of the dark mirror. May 03, 2018 to become a member of the primarchs title shield bearer shirts 19. In the fictional universe of warhammer 40,000, the dark eldar are a kindred of the eldar, an ancient and advanced race of elflike humanoids. So much so i am going to try and photograph it again and when done i will put the photos below. All assets were created by me, goes to games workshop. This story contains romance, action, adventure, and more. Dark eldar drukhari imperial armour index xenos rules. Dark eldar wrack and a squadron of reavers, painted to a tabletop standard in a dark, ominous colour scheme.
These documents collect amendments to the rules and present our responses to players frequently asked questions. My dark eldar army were started right after the new dark eldar were released, just because i thought the look of them was soo cool. Can a dark eldar raider with torture amp and slave snares do tank shock and also cause d6 s4 snares attack to the same unit in the same turn. His reach is long and his position unassailable or so he thinks. Forgeworld dark eldar tantalus forge world webstore. Of course i will repay you later, and give you my model puck if you want it. Ill admit to being slightly coloured by having played a fair few games against dark eldar and they tend to erase infantry fairly easily. Dark eldar players tend to not bring wyches to kill things. In that role the community has somewhat overrated them, as theyre really only adequate tarpits units when facing opponents with a modest number of attacks. Use an esoteric kill, delivered from afar to melt an important enemy hq with the aforementioned pulse disintegrators.