Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Cheap-O Wraiths

So I have really been wanting to play with Wraiths after proxying them for a couple games, unfortunately new Wraiths aren't in the financials this month. Obviously I did not want to keep proxying them, and with the prospect of a tournament this next weekend, I decided I would kit-bash some from the ol' bitz box as a temporary fix.
So I ended up using a Lychguard dispersion shield as the body, with a pair of paperclips as the tail attached to the base. I used the back of a Necron torso to bulk out the underside and provide a slot for the head. They have Tyranid Warrior scything claws with the details cut down and Mawloc spines as secondary arms/tendrils. I have done a couple different heads; one extra from a Spyder, a few SM searchlights with Necron frontface, and two with LRC targetters.
I like how they came out for something I am using on a short-term basis. They don't have the size of the new Wraiths but they match the old 3rd ed. ones fine, so should be no harm/ no foul situation....

9 comments:

Mike Butcher said...

I like them a lot. Cool detached machine look vs. a more anthromorphic look that GW goes with.

JD Brink said...

Fantastic! with all the texturing and swamp grass no one can tell they're homemade, they just look like death machines risen and on your butt.

daKing said...

They aren't the right size so I'd make you take them off the table. Sorry bro that's how I roll!

haha those are pretty sweet. What did you use to call this type of temporarily built unit, 'Un-proxies'?

Aventine said...

yep, the ol' un-proxy
it's a proxy but no one can tell!

Aventine said...

Thanks Mike! Love your work!

Aventine said...

The theme definitely helps these guys...

Wizzard said...

Arms, legs, wings, etc do not count as giving line of sight... you need to be able to see the head or torso of the model. I think you've done a good job of matching the new wraiths size in that regard. That, and it's pretty clear what they are supposed to be.
Just run them past your TO before the weekend.

Ghostin said...

Pretty swank! The paperclips are meh but work under the overall junkyard/swamp look. Much cooler than the surgically identical stock crons.

Irwan Huzen Matusin said...

I'm digging the huge creative juice in this kit bashing. real piece of work. I hope those are 40mm bases.