I have to ask a question and hope some of you can help while the rest of you
refrain from stoning me...
Sometime ago, I acquired some Eldar vehicles for GW's EPIC 40k. The components
were shipped to me mixed in bulk. Does anyone know where I could find
illustrations or pictures of these so I can figure out which turrets go with
which hulls?
Any help would be appreciated..
I should have enough White Dwarves (don't stone me either!) that I should
have pics of most eldar vehicles. If you can give me until mid-next
week, I should be able to dig em out, scan them, and shove them onto a website
for you.
J
John K. Lerchey Computer and Network Security Coordinator Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Foxx Travis wrote:
> I have to ask a question and hope some of you can help
That would be great John. They are the latest iteration of the Eldar EPIC
minis (although I understand there are some new ones just around the corner).
I know that there are Falcons, Wave Serpents, Fire Prisms, etc. I just don't
know which is which (and which turrets go on which hulls). Thanks a million.
> --- John K Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> --- John K Lerchey <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
Au contraire, owning a 'Dwarf is a sign of distinction (or at least long and
distinguished activity in the hobby). Just chuck away every issue after WD109
(or earlier).
> From: ~ On Behalf Of Foxx Travis
> They are the latest iteration of the Eldar EPIC minis
Assuming the designs haven't changed since SM2:
Falcon: single plastic piece; triangular grav wedge with high overhanging
commander's cupola at rear and single longditudinal laser cannon. Allegedly an
APC but in the finest GW modelling traditions missing any visible hatches...
Wave Serpent: two-part lead piece; air-cushion base with high
boat-like prow and exposed machinery. Wave generator turret
has flaring generator pod projecting forward with more exposed machinery. You
will know you have matched them when front of the shield generator and the
stem of the prow form a flowing line (nearly). Think it was also an APC, but
again, no hatches. Turret falls off if you sneeze unless glued or pinned.
Doomweaver: two-part lead piece; flat squarish base tapering to
two prongs at the front. Two little external engine housings at the back, in
common with the Wave Serpent and Tempest. Spinner gun does not traverse and is
highly elevated (say 40 degrees). Cable links gun breach to base.
Tempest: throw the rest away, this is IT. Metal. Big classic
grav-tank chassis with radically sloping glacis tapering to
the twin prongs at the front. Well for turret should not fit any other part in
the box. External engine pods mounted higher than other designs. Turret has
twin heavy laser cannon that are too low for glacis; work is necessary to
raise the turret in the well or elevate the barrels. Tiny twin shuriken cannon
on cupola forms third part swivelling on the turret top.
The Vyper two-man jet bike, Anti-Grav Lascannon, Vibrocannon
and possibly the one-man Jet Bike were all single piece plastic
figures from the Eldar (green) support box whose name I forget. The plastic
Wraithguard were from the Stompers box.
I don't own any Fire Prisms (Deathstalker Prism Cannons?) but I think you mean
the single massive SP gun with a big crystal where the breach would be. Lead.
If it doesn't use the same base as the Doomweaver then tell the two apart by
looking for four spinner drums down the offside of the Doomweaver base.
The Warp Hunter was another large SP gun but may have been cast as a single
lead piece as unlike the other guns it had next to no base; the gun was the
vehicle.
I'm not sure about the Firestorm but the silhouette on the card
shows it to be a tri- or quad-barrel flak vehicle. The base is
indistinct but would appear to have a slightly convex glacis overhanging a
grav suspension. Probably metal.
Again, I've only got the card silhoutte of the Nightwing but it would appear
to be some sort of flying gunship with a long tail,
diamond dorsal fin or projection, heavy crew-served weapon on
top of the nose and a smaller automated weapon under the chin. Probably a
single lead piece.
Nathan "Iyanden" Girdler
> > They are the latest iteration of the Eldar EPIC minis
They changed a *lot* -- the Eldar stuff was the most dramatically
redesigned
line for Epic. This was both good -- most of the line -- and really,
really
bad -- the Eldar Titans.
The problem comes in that most of the Epic stuff was packaged with multiple
options. A pack of Falcons, for instance, would have three different bodies
(differing only in details, like stowage and such) and three VERY different
turrets. Game-mechanically, all functioned identically. But they could
be packing three completely different weapons.
In all honestly, that last Epic run was some beautiful stuff. Very detailed,
finely sculpted...some of the best stuff that I've seen from GW.
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> Assuming the designs haven't changed since SM2:
Unfortunately, they have changed significantly.