eldar wave serpents

I have a total of three Wave Serpents in my collection. They were assembled simultaneously and are basically identical; each features resin components from Forge World and they have been extensively magnetised. A lot of the techniques and alterations were perfected on my Falcons before I tackled these models. Some minor changes were made to each Wave Serpents' hull in order to further distinguish the design from that of the Falcon.

date: 2015 - present (work-in-progress)
components (per Wave Serpent): 1x Wave Serpent, 1x Forge World Type II Wave Serpent conversion kit, 1x Forge World Eldar Hornet pilot, 2x Forge World Type II Falcon hull extension parts, plasticard (various thicknesses), Green Stuff, 120mm oval base, 6mm diameter clear acrylic rod, neodymium rare earth magnets (various sizes)

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This recessed area on the top of the Wave Serpent was filled with Milliput, to give the vehicle a sleeker hull.

Three gems/blisters were removed from this area.

I decided to use the Type II resin parts from the Falcon kit here, rather than the Wave Serpent versions. I prefer these - they have subtly different panel lines and I like the additional gem towards the rear.

1. The upper hull of one of my three Wave Serpents.

I removed a vent and some other detail from this section of the upper hull. This will make the lines of the hull flow better into the large air intake on the resin hull extension.

A single neodymium magnet was glued to a piece of plasticard inside the turret.

The weapon mounts have also been magnetised.

I drilled into this resin piece so that I could recess three magnets into it. This provides a strong attraction and keeps the turret firmly attached.

Magnetised Type II Wave Serpent turret close-up

2. A close-up of the magnetised turret.

Converted Type II Wave Serpent underside

3. Each Wave Sepent required a reasonable amount of gap-filling. I used White Milliput to achieve this, as it sands down nicely and produces a smooth finish that blends in well with the plastic parts.

4. Further gap-filling was needed to mask the joins between the various plastic components of the rear access ramp and the resin hull extension.

5. A close-up of one of the Wave Serpent cockpits. I've used a modern design of Eldar pilot (from the Hornet kit). The cockpit canopy is removable and magnetised. These features are present on all of my Eldar skimmers.

6. One of the three completed Wave Serpents. Substantial gap-filling and sanding was needed on all three, in order to seamlessly blend the resin rear tail fin with the plastic hull.

7. The underside of one of the completed Wave Serpents.

8. The three completed Type II Wave Serpents, complete with magnetised weapons. Due to the rarity of the Type II Wave Serpent kit and the difficulty I had putting these together, I'm quite glad I won't be assembling any more!