eldar wraithblades
with ghostswords
I have constructed this squad of Wraithblades with only some minor conversion work. All of the Wraithguard and Wraithblades in my collection have a different combination of warp vane, spirit seal and collar design so that they are all unique.date: 2013 - present (work-in-progress)
components: Wraithblades, cork, Green Stuff
colour scheme: Craftworld Miruaun colour scheme (PDF), Basing colour scheme (PDF)
see also:
1. Wraithblade with ghostswords.
2. Wraithblade with ghostswords.
3. Wraithblade with ghostswords.
4. Wraithblade with ghostswords.
5. Wraithblade with ghostswords.
6. The completed squad, undercoated and ready for painting.
7. I planned out the colour scheme for my Wraithblades in Photoshop and eventually settled on this combination of colours.
8. I wanted to try out a NMM (non-metallic metal) technique for the purple ghostswords. This was my first attempt at doing this; I was quite pleased with the results but wanted to refine it further.
9. Using Photoshop, I edited the photo to correct the issues that I'd identified with my first pass of the ghostsword. I then used this image as a reference for my second attempt at painting the weapon.
10. I was very pleased with the second pass of the ghostsword; the NMM effect looks much cleaner now and by toning down the edge highlights it doesn't look so stark.
11. My first completed Wraithblade.
12. A close-up of the upper torso and one of the two ghostswords.
13. Detail shot of the other ghostsword.
14. Rear view of the completed model.
15. Side profile.
16. I used a Wraithguard transfer from the Forge World Eldar transfer sheet (now sadly discontinued) and added two freehand lines to turn it into the rune for the Wraithblades.
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