Enemies of Eldar Beware!
January 21, 2011 by dracs
The big news over at Forge World is the release of a bunch of new stuff with which Eldar players can wreak havoc on the fields of 40k.
Anyone who has seen Forge World’s Eldar range, will know that they have produced some pretty astounding stuff over the years, but this new gear may just take the cake, as well as the rest of the desert... and possibly the after dinner mints too.
Firstly, let’s take a look at the new anti-grav tank the Eldar Warp Hunter.
Now... Forge World have produced some pretty astounding Eldar tank kits in the past few years, with my favourite being the Night Spinner (come on... it’s a Warp Spider's weaponry gone super-size!), but this thing’s brute of a gun, had me wiping a little drool off the keyboard, a large D-cannon capable of tearing open the fabric of reality! How sweet is that!
The model itself looks pretty good too. It has a nice swept-back, aerodynamic feel about it and you really get a sense of its shape having to compensate for the weight of that front-mounted gun.
Which brings me to my main problem with this model. While the gun looks pretty, it also gives the impression that it might make the whole thing nose-dive into the dirt at any given moment!
Still, overall, it's a really nice model, proving that just because something is big doesn’t mean it can’t be graceful.
Tanks aren’t the only thing to get the Forge World treatment. Enter the Shadow Spectres Aspect Warriors.
These guys are a forgotten aspect specialising in tank busting. Using a combination of holo-fields and jump packs, to stalk the enemy unnoticed, they appear suddenly... where they unleash a devastating rainbow of death from their prism rifles!
These aspects seem to be a bit of a mish-mash of two of the other aspects. Take a bit of the tank hunting capabilities of the Fire Dragons and add a dash of the manoeuvrability of the Swooping Hawks, pour int a resin mold and voila... one Shadow Spectre!
However, I can't help thinking, that it may be a bit difficult for them to find a place amongst the other Eldar specialists.
Having said that, the models Forge World have made for these guys, have really captured the eerie feel this unit is supposed to have, as well as sculpting them with some fantastically dynamic and graceful poses. I believe they will fit in especially well with certain Craftworld themed armies, especially Ulthwé or Iyanden (them being the more morbid Craftworlds).
All in all these guys are definitely worth a look (if your wallet can stand the damage), and their rules can be found on the Forge World website.
Even if you aren’t a 40k player the Forge World site should still be checked out.
The Warhammer Forge page is now up and contains some really nice looking scenery... of course it's also got all the awesome monsters too!
Rest reassured, we will be keeping an eye on Forge World and Warhammer Forge for any future releases.
BoW Sam
The tank looks very nice. I wonder though if they used the new DE ball/socket flying base or the old standard. Shadow spectres might just be my new favorite Eldar sculpt.
The Shadow Specters could easily be the best non tank models Forgeworld have released and the rules are fairly lovely as well. The combination of Jet pack (not jump pack) mixed with holofields makes them nicely survivable. And dont get me started on the power of that Ghostlight rule (with very good Exarch powers too!)
Very well done Forgeworld. So very impressed.
Well I wouldnt call 5man unit with T3 and 4+/5++save survivable. Jetpacks might help, but one S9 AP2 twin-linked shot (and maybe another shot with haywire) for 212pts does not seem as good trade for me. I can almost have two fireprisms for that points, or six firedragons in falcon and both of those are better AT than spectres.
But yes, the sculps are great.
nice work forge world guys, almost makes me want to start eldar.
these will hopefully not be the only eldar releases on the horizon. what with the new spacewolf vs eldar imperial armour book coming out this year…..
Looked at the rules for the warp hunter, it says this can be used for an eldar army and an ELDAR CORSAIRS army? Does this mean we could get multiple eldar codexes? I hope so!
warp hunter…cool name. Cool stuff FW!
Only 3 words, OH MY GOD!!!! I want it all!!!
The last Eldar codex was written in 2006, right? Was it written with 5th Ed. 40K in mind? Are there any rumours of a new Codex soon? And what is this talk about Craftworld and Corsair codexes? I already have 2000 pts of Eldar, played my first game against Dark Eldar but lost, due to lack of experience fielding Eldar on my part. I usually field Tyranids. If new Eldar stuff is coming out then that might affect my decision to expand my collection until after a new Codex hits the shelves. On topic, I think the new Aspect Warriors… Read more »
no the codex was not written with 5th ed. in mind.
To many obsolete special rules etc. show that clearly.
Frankly I do not think we will see a new Eldar codes in the next 2 years, but I could be wrong.
I agree on the spectres to be reasonable. They are to expensive points-wise. Should be 25 to 28 but nothing more.
Sadly the pilot still needs to have his legs amputated at the knees to pilot one