Author Topic: Prince Yriel... used him as an archon? (Read 4066 times)

Mecha · « **on:** March 23, 2007, 01:48:41 PM »

has anyone else converted him up and used him as an archon?
he seems more fitting than the fatty male lord that we have now.

i use lelith as a wych archite, the female lord as the drachite, and hopefully ill use the male lord as the dracon, and yriel as the archon.

also: do his flags have the eldar designes embedded on them? or are they a paint-on thing?

http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.us?do=Individual&code=99060104104&orignav=9

SyNide · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2007, 02:13:12 PM »

On the flags...I doubt it, in the picture, they look hand painted(i could be wrong though).

As for Yriel as an Archon, i was thinking of using him as my archon as well, however, i think that there will be alot of the Craftworld Iconography on it. Of course, if you greenstuff, you could probably smooth over those...

I was thinking of using him, but i don't know how he'll look on a skyboard...from the looks of it, his feet are stuck into the terrain base.

Shizukanashi · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2007, 04:14:56 PM »

Thats a really great idea he would make a pretty sweet archon. Much better than the flesh mask, giant claw guy. A bit of conversion work is needed, but fairly simple stuff. His flags do have the Iyanden symbols etched on. I have him leading my Iyanden force right now, but I love your idea and will probably by another one to lead my Dark Eldar.

Ollieb · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2007, 04:18:16 PM »

Nice looking model and sure to raise the Ire of any Eldar players you face. Go for it.

Hypopheralcus · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2007, 04:33:56 PM »

I don't see any problem with that, as Yriel stands as well representative for a typical Pirate Prince imho.

Mecha · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2007, 12:27:23 AM »

so, i bought him today, the flags did have the eldar crap on them, so i greenstuffed over him, filed off his soulstone, and began painting

but i fail at painting so he looks like crap atm, but i am pleased with my purchace.

espically because i always take a lord with a punisher, and he, kind of has a punisher.

Vic · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2007, 08:19:12 AM »

You should try and paint DE symbols on the flags then.

Khira'lyth · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2007, 08:45:55 AM »

Or if you want to add a bit of insult, make a sybol that's a mockery of the Iyanden rune and use that... you could even leave the original sketch blatantly obvious and play off of it if possible.

Khira'lyth

Mecha · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2007, 11:21:15 AM »

im not sure what ill do with the flags, but it will be quite offensive to the traitor kin.

Vic · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2007, 01:14:53 PM »

I just bought this as my archon, man, I am loving this model!

SyNide · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2007, 01:30:59 PM »

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I just bought this as my archon, man, I am loving this model!

And that is one of the reasons why i didn't want to use yriel as my archon, i'm pretty sure that many will probably have the same idea. I personally think that the Archon should look as unique as possible

Vic · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2007, 04:50:33 PM »

I just wanted his body, I am using an agoniser arm and some other things.

Raven · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2007, 09:20:00 PM »

Quote from: Vic on March 31, 2007, 04:50:33 PM

I just wanted his body

Oh, dont we all!...

Just me?...

Ok. $:-\$

Erin · « **Reply #13 on:** April 3, 2007, 04:21:59 AM »

Quote from: xxRaVeNxx on March 31, 2007, 09:20:00 PM

Quote from: Vic on March 31, 2007, 04:50:33 PM
I just wanted his body

Oh, dont we all!...

Just me?...

Ok. $:-\$

Hah hah! So, you like the skinny eldar boys?

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And that is one of the reasons why i didn't want to use yriel as my archon, i'm pretty sure that many will probably have the same idea. I personally think that the Archon should look as unique as possible

With dark eldar, uniqueness isn't that big of a problem. The chances of playing against another DE player are slim; the chances his paint scheme and archon will be the same as yours in practically zero (unless you use the actual Archon model... in which case, there's still a good chance that the other guy isn't)

SyNide · « **Reply #14 on:** April 3, 2007, 05:21:14 AM »

Man, i want to get a spartan(300) body...then i can be sexier than i already am

Good point Erin, however, in my area we have 5 DE players...yes, count them 5, they take up all the fingers on your hand!

Lol, good point nonetheless...

Hmm...i really hate the Archon model....So my archon is definitely going to be unique ^^

IncubiLord · « **Reply #15 on:** April 3, 2007, 12:22:59 PM »

Quote from: SyNide on April 3, 2007, 05:21:14 AM

Man, i want to get a spartan(300) body...

House Goliath gangers from Necromunda:
http://store.us.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.us?do=List_Models&code=303897&orignav=300817&ParentID=250123&GameNav=300808

There's your mostly-bare, beefy bodies of insane muscles - Or at least the torsos...

SyNide · « **Reply #16 on:** April 3, 2007, 12:29:21 PM »

Lol, IL, you misunderstood...i meant, i really want to make my physical body that buff

but thanks for the suggestion nonetheless...and they do have some nice mohawks for conversion...

Space Cowboy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 3, 2007, 05:11:33 PM »

I had the idea of using Yriel as my Archon a while ago aswell. Although now that I am a poor university student with very little spare time (hell, I shoulden't even be here) he just sits next to the moniter on my computer desk. In all his unpainted glory.

Anyway, I like the model more or less how he is but I still havent decided what to do with his flags. I have narrowed it down to two options though, I could either remove the eldar symbols from them, file them down or what have you, then paint my own on there or, I could remove them all together and replace them with some large, scary looking blades or something similar.

Any ideas?

IncubiLord · « **Reply #18 on:** April 3, 2007, 05:20:45 PM »

I'd replace them with trophy racks / gruesome talismans.

Skulls, heads, and so forth are fairly popular...

Erin · « **Reply #19 on:** April 3, 2007, 05:21:14 PM »

I like the big blades Idea... anything sharp and spiky fits well in a dark eldar army

At least, it does in mine... I dunno about everybody else, but with my warriors, I used every spike on the sprues. After about forty warriors, it became hard to come up with unique ways of placing the spikes

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