Void Raven (well.....dragon)

[VulkansApprentice]

Well, had some mileage money to play with from work and got a little excited playing around with lists using the DE flyers, so I made a FW splurge and got a Void Dragon. (I ordered on 12/29, after a month and it hadn't showed I sent them a hate mail, and 4 days later here it is)

I took a gamble after doing research and not finding a definitive size comparison, but I knew it was smaller than the vampire hunter. Yes, I'm fully aware there will probably be an official model released eventually, but I had money burning a hole in my pocket and was being impatient. It came in today, and I was surprised at how few parts there are, which I will not complain about. Here's the initial parts breakdown and size comparison. (Not shown are Valkyrie/Stormraven flying base and cockpit windows)

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/comparison.jpg
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/mainbody.jpg
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/underside.jpg
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/smallpieces.jpg

[VulkansApprentice]

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/weapons.jpg

The double starcannon array is going to get the starcannons cut off and have the dark lances affixed as void lances; the four starcannons (cut and filed some) are going to be magnetized for in-game removal as whatever missile I decide them to be, and 2 of the caps to the central hub of a drop pod are going to be combined, affixed, and magnetized as the void mine.

[Defenestratus]

yeah the phoenix is roughly half the wingspan of the vampire. The vampire would be way too big for the DE vehicle.

[Dezmo1218]

Wow, that's one big hunk of resin. And I thought my Vulture engine was big. I don't even know what the TBolt kit looks like that I recently ordered. (Supposed to get here monday, wee!)

[Porty1119]

Ya know, the Vulture engine is huge, you're right. But THIS...this, I'm having a hard time believing it's just a SINGLE piece of resin. I think, overall, this is one of the better-looking Eldar models. Good luck!

[eldargal]

Wow, I've loved this model for ages but never bought any because I assumed they would be too frustrating to assemble. I'm going to have to rectify that when my IA11 order gets placed.:rolleyes:

[Gir]

Ya know, the Vulture engine is huge, you're right. But THIS...this, I'm having a hard time believing it's just a SINGLE piece of resin.

You should see a tigershark then :P

[Defenestratus]

Wow, I've loved this model for ages but never bought any because I assumed they would be too frustrating to assemble. I'm going to have to rectify that when my IA11 order gets placed.:rolleyes:

Don't sing its praises yet.. the kit is just as infuriating as any other FW Eldar model with thin, wide, flat surfaces that like to twist and bend in all directions.

The phoenix's canopy frame is annoying to make fit due to said warping.

When I first got mine - the wife looked at it and asked why I had a weird boomerang on my desk.

[eldargal]

Its nothing a bit of heat won't fix, I had to do that with my Revenants. And Avatar. And Scorpions. And Cobras. Hm, I think I'm beginning to see a pattern.

[Defenestratus]

Yes - well, let me just put it this way.

I had built a whole lotta eldar toys before I built the Phoenix - but this is the model that convinced me to say "screw it!" and just glue my canopies shut.

I still curse it to this day.

[VulkansApprentice]

Yes - well, let me just put it this way.

I had built a whole lotta eldar toys before I built the Phoenix - but this is the model that convinced me to say "screw it!" and just glue my canopies shut.

I still curse it to this day.

I took it a step further.....I'm not even painting the pilots......I just painted the canopy dark like they have window tinting....call it night shields :p

Here's some updates.....the painting is coming along, but is still a little messy and needs touchups before finalizing. (I had a little extra motivation to take some more pics today, which you'll see at the end) Not completely happy with the flying base grooves, but it holds.

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/weapons-1.jpg
The converted weapons sans paint.
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/bottom.jpg
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/mineoff.jpg
The bottom showing magnetized pieces.

[VulkansApprentice]

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/lances.jpg
Void lances.
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/magnetic.jpg
Detachable missiles
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/mine.jpg
The void mine....probably happiest with how this came out........2 of the drop pod hubs glued together, then one of the domes sawed off and filled with green stuff/magnet.
http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/warsmithhonsou/oops.jpg
And 6 weeks after I ordered it, 2 weeks after my irate phone call shipment, look what showed! Thanks FW! Hadn't even thought about taking 2 in a list but now I am!