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Title: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Corsair Eldar finished)
Post by: crabking on September 24, 2019, 09:11:18 AM

Hello fellow fleet commanders,

after playing my scratchbuilt Tyranid fleet for a couple of years now, I finally managed to paint some of the ships from my lead pile. It all began, when I was visiting my FLGS to buy some Contrast Paints. Iyanden Yellow... Iyanden would be a perfect fluffy enemy for my existing Tyranid fleet. It let me ponder, wether it was possible to quickly paint BFG ships. Well it is.

I started with two 3D printed Wraithships and 4 Shadowhunter escorts.

Then you see another squadron of Shadowhunters.

The third and fourth Wraitship, on this image you can compare a 3D printed ship versus an original.

And finally I painted the Dragonship and the Flame of Asuryan at last. All in all I managed to finish the whole fleet in 10 days.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: crabking on September 24, 2019, 09:16:23 AM

After finishing my Craftworld Eldar I started to paint their corsair cousins. The first ships are Nightshade Destroyers.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: Ragsta on September 24, 2019, 06:18:44 PM

Looking excellent so far!   :) :)

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: horizon on September 24, 2019, 07:53:39 PM

Looks good. Nice and bright colours.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: crabking on September 25, 2019, 12:35:11 AM

Thanks mates  ;D

I finished the remaining escorts today. 2 Aconite frigates and 3 Hemlock destroyers. Capital ships are next.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: horizon on September 25, 2019, 06:40:35 PM

Nice.

Where did you get the 3D craftworld eldar ships from?

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: crabking on September 26, 2019, 11:43:16 AM

A friend of mine printed them for me. He used an Elegoo Mars Resin printer.

You‘ll find the STL Files here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3385132

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: horizon on September 26, 2019, 02:41:30 PM

That's pretty cool. Now to find a 3d printer.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: marell le fou on September 30, 2019, 09:38:29 PM

I especially love the Dragon ship and Flame of Assuryan. Are they 3D printed or an original model from GW ?

Fleet in complete is awesome, of course :)

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: crabking on October 01, 2019, 12:19:42 AM

Thank you! The Flame of Asuryan and the Dragonship are originals.

I played two games of BFG with the Craftworld list yesterday. I mainly play tyranids and it was the first time for my group that someone played this faction. Well it was different. I manage to achieve a minor victory against IN (12:8) and a rather bigger victory against Dark Eldar (Civil War!!!). But I must admit, that Dark against Craftworld Eldar does not make for an interesting game.

Nonetheless I finished two Eclipse cruisers for the Corsairs tonight. Next is the battleship and two extra escorts, so I have something to do while Contrast paint or wash are drying.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Eldar at the moment)
Post by: crabking on October 05, 2019, 12:01:32 AM

I finished the battleship and thus the Corsair Eldar fleet.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Corsair Eldar finished)
Post by: Lord Borak on October 06, 2019, 07:03:07 PM

Really nice mate! Great colours all round.

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Corsair Eldar finished)
Post by: Malika on October 06, 2019, 08:41:14 PM

Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: [BFG] crabking's Fleets (Corsair Eldar finished)
Post by: marell le fou on October 06, 2019, 09:56:29 PM

Nice painting job !