eldar rangers
The sculpts of the Eldar Rangers are some of the best in the range and have aged really well. I decided to model some scenery on to the bases of this squad to represent them moving stealthily through cover. I chose a small thicket of trees - enough to be noticeable but not too dense to obscure or overpower the miniatures. Once I'd assembled all six of the unique Ranger sculpts (without any conversion work), I converted the last four models in the squad to create new poses and included a female squad member as well. The equipment on all of them remains standard though - there is greater variety and diversity in my Pathfinder squad as they have been Outcasts for much longer. I consider these Rangers to be relatively inexperienced and still using the standard gear that they left the Craftworld with.date: 2006 - present (work-in-progress)
components: Eldar Rangers, coiled brass wire, green stuff, 1x Aenur The Sword of Twilight head, Illic Nightspear body, Illic Nightspear scenery element
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1. This is a limited-edition sculpt of an Eldar Ranger.
2. One of the Rangers.
3. For this Ranger I decided to have him standing behind one of the trees.
4. I'm really pleased with how this Ranger model came together, with the curved tree trunk framing the miniature nicely.
5. The fifth Ranger in the squad. I wanted the tree on this base to accentuate the dynamic pose of the miniature.
6. Another view of the 5th squad member.
7. This ranger was converted using the head from the miniature for Aenur, The Sword of Twilight (a classic Mordheim miniature). The head was removed from that model so I could use the body for a Harlequin Troupe Master conversion.
8. Rear view of the conversion.
9. A close-up of the Green Stuff sculpting. The left arm was remodelled over a wire armature.
10. This seventh Ranger has been heavily converted by combining the upper body from a Ranger and the lower body and base from Illic Nightspear.
11. Rear view of the converted Ranger.
Unique elements from Illic Nightspear's garb (such as the kneepads and sword) were removed to make it appear more similar to the generic Ranger outfit.
12. Close-up of the sculpting needed to mask the join between the two halves of the body.
13. The eighth Ranger combines the upper body and legs from two different Ranger models to make a new, unique pose.
14. Rear view of the crouching Ranger conversion.
15. For the ninth squad member, I combined two different models to produce another unique pose. I also added more hair to the bald head, to give the Ranger a feminine appearance.
16. Close-up of the tree on the base.
17. The tenth Eldar Ranger was assembled normally (he was actually put together and undercoated some time ago, but I forgot to take a photo).
18. Rear view of the final Ranger in the squad.
19. The sixth Ranger, now undercoated.
20. The eighth Ranger, with undercoat applied.
21. The female Ranger with undercoat.
22. The crouching Ranger, after undercoating.
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