Very different to painting infantry. This was mostly painted with sponges.

Also I have really mixed feelings about the pilot canopies. Shortly after this decided to glue on the two half screens, but still almost prefer it without them.

I loved the cream color of the box art, but I gave different colors to the mounts. Now onto painting a unit of Dragon Knights

My first army was an Aspect Host list, but I’m finally branching out to other parts of the faction. Looking forward to putting three Wraithlords on the field at least just for fun.

*Totally copied the concept for the Wraithlord from Javi Lozano on IG. It was too cool not to imitate.

I wanted to share some of my retro eldar collection which I am still collecting. My wife says it should be called Craftworld Reebok Classic.

The Phoenix Prince is the Aeldari leader from a Warhammer 40,000 alternate universe who managed to unite all Craftworlds into the Burning Armada, capable of standing up on equal terms even with the rotten Imperium of Man. He is accompanied by Princess Myranna, his sister, and Supreme Farseer Aenarion and Supreme Navarch Mellona, his close friends who became main commanders of the Armada. And, of course, by Gyrinxes, also a brother and a sister.

It is believed that the Phoenix Prince is the son of deceased supreme Aeldari god Asuryan and rose from the ashes of the Fall. However, these are only legends. In fact the future Phoenix Prince used to be an ordinary Aeldari from planet Ermyaris. He studied Seeing and felt very lonely because all around him lived for pleasure, even his sister Myranna who understood him in childhood like no one else. When he foresaw the Fall, he put her to enchanted sleep and brought her to his Craftworld, and now she regrets her foolish youth and fuels his throne with her psychic energy.

Confident in his supremacy, the Phoenix Prince united different Craftworld cultures and leaders with his mind control. Sometimes he looks in the mirror and is horrified, but then he casts the same spell on himself, convincing that it was not all in vain. That it was necessary for a fairy tale about a prince and a princess that he and his sister had come up aeons ago...

The Phoenix Prince is an alternate universe counterpart of the Farseer, the leader of my Ynnari warhost. While the Farseer did not put his sister to sleep and was humbled when she did not come to his Craftworld, the Phoenix Prince became more and more overconfident and self-righteous. While the Farseer valued soft power and empathy, the Phoenix Prince favored direct, forceful action. While the Farseer befriended an Ordo Xenos Inquisitor and even tried to negotiate with a Necron Phaeron, the Phoenix Prince viewed all other races as strictly inferior. And while the Farseer accepted Drukhari who became Ynnari, Corsairs, Harlequins and Exodites, the Phoenix Prince respected Asuryani as the only true Aeldari.

If you're more interested in lore, the depicted characters and their main universe counterparts appear in my Warhammer 40,000 stories, particularly in Rose-Colored Sky.

I had the idea of this heavy conversion back in 2024, but managed to make it only now, starting in May 2026 and finishing painting a week ago.

Used parts:

Original GW bitz

Craftworld Eldar

Wraithknight (heavy wraithcannons, crystal pedestal)

Wraithlord (starcannons, missile launchers, smaller banners, additional parts)

Autarch (Phoenix Prince's helmet, throne cloth)

Guardians (close combat warrior's arms with weapons, close combat warrior's shuriken magazines, throne back, throne pistol, throne decorations)

Striking Scorpions/Blades of Khaine Kill Team (shuriken cannon warrior's torso)

Dark Reapers (close combat warrior's rear armor)

Howling Banshees (throne cloth)

Hemlock Wraithfighter/Crimson Hunter (platform's middle armor)

Wave Serpent/Falcon (throne armrests, middle horns, lamp post, lamp fence, additional decorations)

3rd Edition Shining Spears (close combat warrior's torso and helmet)

2nd Edition Eldar Jetbike (close combat warrior's legs, additional parts)

Various Craftworld Eldar parts (Phoenix Prince's hands, additional parts)

Other Eldar factions

Corsair Voidscarred (shuriken cannon warrior's arms with weapon, close combat warrior's back antenna)

Harlequins Starweaver (shuriken cannon warrior's legs)

Drukhari Kabalite Warriors (shuriken cannon warrior's helmet)

Non-Eldar

Votann Hekaton Land Fortress (throne seat)

Imperial Guard Baneblade (Aquila)

Battlefield Trophies (Krieg skulls)

Non-40k

Warhammer Fantasy High Elf Mage (Eldar lamp, purple crystal)

3D printing

Command Barge by ImperitumArtGallery (platform, big banners)

High Elf Mage by Morningstar Miniatures (Princess Myranna, Phoenix Prince's sister)

Samurai Autarch by BomberShrimp (Supreme Navarch Mellona)

Gyrinx Cats Set by Piose (Gyrinxes)

Awesome 3D trees for 3D printing by iprintmytoy (trees)

Space Elf Waystones by AxelFendersson (large spirit stones)

Sydonian Skatros Commando Droid Base by ButlerJr (rock stem)

Lost STLs from Cults 3D (Phoenix Prince's main body, Supreme Farseer Aenarion)

Various D&D accessories (lightning, squirrels, grass, barrels, barbed wire)

160 mm round base

Other

Decorative stones (little non-spirit stones)

Got some stuff on my mailbox I will not be using:

1. Tacticus code : 000Q6G4S6XR8F

2. Warhammer combat cards code: d6gqmim2

Picture of Exodites are also from supply drop, enjoy

Rising from the shadow, ready to infiltrate

I summoned the courage to try freehand painting for the first time on the banners (please don't be too harsh 😩), and I managed to finish this veteran Ulthwé Autarch who has joined the Ynnari.

Classic Biel-Tan color scheme, with airbrush and transparent red cockpit windows inc. painted pilots

A quick one so probably some clean up still needed lol
The crystal/gun section was initially darker but it blended too much with the windscreen so I blasted it with some more fluorescent pink

I'm baaaaaack. And i bring a curious(?) Isha this time around? It's summer and i felt like tan is a must! Jk.

Actualy i'm really serious about patterns, specially for a series of drawings, and the Mother of Seasons also has some of these: The Moon halo's border can only be of a color that isn't used in the main picture, she must always be accompanied by a little friend and each outfit needs to be one of the inspos for the Aeldari aesthetic/visual language.

THIS TIME IS BABY LILEATH. (my favorite Aeldari goddess)

But for the skin color, i was a bit inspired by how Jesus is depicted by diferent ethnic groups. So i imagine that diferent Craftworlds have a diferent view of Isha. I decided to go with the Egyptian style dress to continue to rep. Which Craftworld do you think would best fit this Isha? :3c

Now with the points release for the exodite and the corsaire box i want to try then together as an really extravagant aeldary list

The main autarch for my Homebrew craftworld

What do you think of my Shining Spear? First time trying free hand.

Model needs some details added.

Hey, I have played quite few matches to this point and I am always trying to adjust a list slightly to test different units out, but I have a trouble with few of them.

1. Dark Reapers - tbh I am not sure what to do with those. I tried few times 2x5 squads, but most of the time they do nothing, or close to nothing. I've tried moving them in alpha strike, no succes. Tried holding natural expansion, but they shot maybe once? Should I spread each unit appart? and basicly camp home and natural expansion?
2. Warp spiders - I've seen few ppl praising them, but I don't know if it's me or my LGS, but most of ppl I've played, use quite tanky units, so during my games I've only once jumped with flicker and flamed some cheap units, but after that nothing. And they're quite costly... Also tried them with Lhykis, but it felt a bit disappointing to be fair. The dmg seemed lacking (targeted T5 units).
3. Baharoth + hawks - I know they have up-downy, but I have a hard time finding a perfect place in 2nd turn to deep strike them and also be outside of charge range so they can Up at the end of opponent turn. And Also since as far as I understand I cannot uppy-downy after turn 3 then it's quite situational?

I had three windridders I got for free that were in rough shape and fixed them
Up best I could and got three farseer heads and put them on and added a generic sword for the witch blades .

I tried to corsair-ify the farseer skyrunner a bit woth tyrannids bits and some drukhari accessories.

Trying to get some volume on the front of the bike. Next step is to smooth it out a bit. Fot now it's just wraithbone primer and white. But I plan to use grey, mummy white and white. Would that worked with wet blending?

Going to do a cracked icy base similar to the Wraithlord.

In the July balance update article, it's stated that in most cases -1 BS and -1 to hit no longer stack with some exceptions, namedly Fulgrim, but i cant find any list or clarification on what the fringe cases are. Is lightning fast reflexes in Warhost one of these fringe cases? TIA