Morgrim
11-06-2013, 06:10 PM
I've never liked DE beastmasters riding on skyboards. It seems very unfitting given they're members of wych cults and thus elite gladiators, while hellions are rebellious street gangs. Instead I feel beastmasters would show off their talents by choosing the most fitting of the creatures they have broken and having them modified fit to bear them into battle. (Which also fits with them getting the Beast special rule.)
So since I run a monster themed DE army I've been slowly converting models for my beastmasters. (I apologise in advance for the poor quality of the images, these are all taken with borrowed camera phones.)
My first beastmaster was Menshai Rache, first done under the old codex. He's a mixture of old DE warrior parts and the warg chieftain from the Lord of the Rings range. Cutting the head off said warg was possible the hardest part since it was through the thickest part of the metal model. The head is a plastic demonette with the hair removed and all of the hair, most of the armour and the chest/torso fur is all greenstuff.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/1/22/78028_md-Beastmaster%2C%20Dark%20Eldar%2C%20Kabal%20Of%20Ve nomed%20Dreams.JPG
(Sorry for this one being blurry)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/morgrimmoon/P8230038.jpg
Because in the former codex beastmasters were on a 25mm base I needed to use the rock and pin the model on quite a high angle in order to get it to fit, but this meant it had a habit of face-planting a lot even with weights stuck under the base. I'm using past tense because he took an unfortunate tumble off a gaming table and sort of smashed (came off the scenic base and one paw + another leg fell off) and I haven't gotten around to rebuilding on a slightly larger base yet. Small flying bases are 31mm across but I figure a 40mm round is close enough to use. (The skyboard sticks out about that much anyway so it won't affect getting into base contact.)
So since I run a monster themed DE army I've been slowly converting models for my beastmasters. (I apologise in advance for the poor quality of the images, these are all taken with borrowed camera phones.)
My first beastmaster was Menshai Rache, first done under the old codex. He's a mixture of old DE warrior parts and the warg chieftain from the Lord of the Rings range. Cutting the head off said warg was possible the hardest part since it was through the thickest part of the metal model. The head is a plastic demonette with the hair removed and all of the hair, most of the armour and the chest/torso fur is all greenstuff.
http://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2010/1/22/78028_md-Beastmaster%2C%20Dark%20Eldar%2C%20Kabal%20Of%20Ve nomed%20Dreams.JPG
(Sorry for this one being blurry)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/morgrimmoon/P8230038.jpg
Because in the former codex beastmasters were on a 25mm base I needed to use the rock and pin the model on quite a high angle in order to get it to fit, but this meant it had a habit of face-planting a lot even with weights stuck under the base. I'm using past tense because he took an unfortunate tumble off a gaming table and sort of smashed (came off the scenic base and one paw + another leg fell off) and I haven't gotten around to rebuilding on a slightly larger base yet. Small flying bases are 31mm across but I figure a 40mm round is close enough to use. (The skyboard sticks out about that much anyway so it won't affect getting into base contact.)