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eldar nightshade destroyers
The designs of the Battlefleet Gothic Eldar ships are distinctive and have aged pretty well. These Nightshade Destroyers were assembled virtually unaltered, although I added magnets to the flying bases. Craftworld Miruaun has a long history of working with (and occasionally repelling) Corsair fleets, so it made sense to me that some Corsair vessels would end up as permanent additions to the Miruanian navy.date: 2019 - 2020 (complete)
components: 3x Battlefleet Gothic Eldar Nightshade Destroyers, Green Stuff, White Milliput, neodymium magnets, 3x transparent flying bases (32mm diameter)
see also:
- eldar haven spire
- eldar void stalker battleship
- eldar phoenix ship
- eldar dragonship
- eldar wraithship
- eldar nimbus cruiser
- eldar shadow cruiser
- eldar eclipse cruiser
- eldar aurora light cruiser
- eldar solaris light cruiser
- eldar aconite frigates
- eldar hellebore frigates
- eldar hemlock destroyers
- eldar shadow hunters
- eldar transports
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyers](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_1.jpg)
1. The trio of assembled vessels.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_2.jpg)
2. The first Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_3.jpg)
3. The second Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_4.jpg)
4. The third and final Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyers](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_5.jpg)
5. The models have now been undercoated.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_6.jpg)
6. The first Nightshade Destroyer, now undercoated.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_7.jpg)
7. The second Nightshade Destroyer, now undercoated.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_8.jpg)
8. The third and final Nightshade Destroyer, now undercoated.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_9.jpg)
9. The first of my three Nightshade Destroyers to be fully painted (also the first Battlefleet Gothic vessel in my collection to be completed).
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_10.jpg)
10. Close-up of the underside and torpedo tubes.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_11.jpg)
11. Port side view of the painted model.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_12.jpg)
12. Starboard elevation. I used a modified version of my Craftworld Miruaun colour scheme - rather than using pure white as the main colour for the hull, I opted to use a pale grey (Corax White), similar to my Shadow Spectres. This enabled me to use pure white for an edge highlight, which emphasises the details whilst using a relatively simple colour palette.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_13.jpg)
13. Another view of the painted Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_14.jpg)
14. Dorsal view of the model. The purple "gem" on top would in reality be a canopy over a large observation deck or similar. The colour matches the tinted canopies on my WH40K-scale grav tanks.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_15.jpg)
15. Rear view of the ship.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_16.jpg)
16. Ventral view of the model.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_17.jpg)
17. The second completed Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_18.jpg)
18. Port view of the second Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_19.jpg)
19. Starboard view of the second Nightshade Destroyer.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_20.jpg)
20. The third and final Nightshade Destroyer. This is a variant of the standard Nightshade Destroyer design, with several subtle differences when compared to the other two models.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_21.jpg)
21. Port side view.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyer](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_22.jpg)
22. Starboard view.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyers](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_23.jpg)
23. The completed squadron of escorts.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyers](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_24.jpg)
24. I was pleased with how consistent the painting looks across the three ships.
![Eldar Battlefleet Gothic Nightshade Destroyers](images/nightshade_destroyers_1_25.jpg)
25. This was the first class of ships in my Battlefleet Gothic collection to be completed.
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