tutorial - how to build the dark eldar harvester part 2

8/13/2019 Tutorial - How to Build the Dark Eldar Harvester Part 2

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Building a Dark Eldar Harvester

The Harvester is a destroyer, a heavily-armed vehicle capable of mounting

swift attacks and decimating armoured targets. For a vehicle of its size it islightly armoured, but its true worth is in the fear it causes in its enemies.

Parts:One Raider, one Ravager, two Eldar Vypers, one Falcon grav-tank, additional parts

from bits box.

Notes:Te largest conversion ! ave ever done. "ased eavily on Tony #ottrell$s %adow

conversion feat&red in 'ite (warf, wit instr&ctions in #itadel )o&rnal *++. Te two

Raider main &lls one from te Ravager box were assembled, wit te pilot seats c&t o&t,

leaving te tail, and wit te and-rails and prows removed. Te &lls were gl&ed togeter

base-to-base, wit te tails facing sideways like wings. Te air intakes from te prow bases

were c&t off and gl&ed into place to cover te oles in te front of te &lls. One Raider

r&nning board piece te flat panels at te side of te veicle for 'arriors to ride on was

gl&ed &pside down protr&ding from below te front of te &lls. One prow was gl&ed

togeter wit its two alves base-to-base, ten attaced to te front of te &pside-downr&nning boards. Te scatter laser was gl&ed in te gap between te prow alves to fill space.

Te main &ll of te Falcon, wit its forward-swept prow removed, was gl&ed &pside-down

to te back of te &lls, wit its $lower$ alf attaced on top of it, and two Raider blades

attaced in front of te eat vents on eiter side. Te lower rear &ll of a Vyper was gl&ed

&pside-down in front of te Falcon &ll, covering te space between te Raider &lls. One

(ark Eldar crewmember was gl&ed in as pilot wit is seat directly in front of te Vyper

&ll, is control panel attaced to a Raider blade gl&ed beind te arvester$s prow, two of

te Raider andrails on eiter side of im. On top of te Falcon &ll te bottom alf of te

Falcon t&rret was gl&ed, &pside down. Te two alves of te oter Raider prow were gl&ed

to te sides of te t&rret piece, and one of te Raider prow bases was gl&ed in front of it. Te

$cockpit$ piece from te Falcon was gl&ed into te t&rret, wit a 'arrior replacing te/&ardian crewman as g&nner. Te particle cannon was made from te two Falcon probes,

te end of one c&t off and attaced to te oter. One of te Raider rams was also attaced to


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te top of te $barrel$ of te weapon. One Raider tail cross-piece was c&t in alf and attaced

on eiter side of te Raider &lls, wit te Ravager armo&r plates above tem on eiter side

of te Vyper &ll. Te oter tail was also c&t in alf, and attaced to te sides of te particle

cannon g&nner$s cockpit, wit a Raider blade attaced beind im pointing &p. Te two

spike-saped raider rams were attaced 0&st beind te prow alves on eiter side of te

g&nner, facing backwards directly above te Falcon$s main engines. Te two Falcon $prows$

c&t from te main &ll were gl&ed facing backwards, between te Falcon$s engines, wit teremaining Raider ram between tem. Te second r&nning board piece from te Raider was

c&t in alf, and attaced like a pair of wings 0&st below te Falcon engines, providing two

arms to wic te Vyper g&ncradles were attaced. 'arrior torsos and ead were &sed wit

Vyper g&nner legs and arms, and te splinter cannon barrels were replaced by p&lse laser

barrels wit Raider blades attaced. Te extra p&lse laser was provided by a friend, wo ad

te part left over from a Fire 1rism, wic &ses te Falcon veicle b&t not te t&rret

weapons. 2 final note abo&t tis conversion - te vast ma0ority of it is te res&lt of

improvisation d&ring constr&ction, so no instr&ctions will really be ade3&ate to explain ow

it was b&ilt. To anyone considering s&c a massive pro0ect, ! recommend working in a

similar loosely-defined fasion, as s&c a monstro&s veicle so&ld be &ni3&e.

Night Lance:Tis is a combination of te dark lance and te disintegrator, te main eavy

weapons of te (ark Eldar. Te nigt lance as two firing modes, s&stained and maximal.

%elect wic mode will be &sed before firing. !f te lance fires on maximal it cannot do so

again te following t&rn, and m&st &se s&stained mode instead. "ot firing modes &se te

(ark 4atter r&le, meaning tat no veicle can co&nt as aving an armo&r val&e greater tan

56.

Sustained !ng "#$, S%&, '(%", Heavy "

)a*imal !ng +$, S%, '(%, Heavy /last

Particle Cannon:Tis weapon is an experimental device based on dark lance and plasma

tecnology. !t fires pro0ectiles composed of plasma-coated metallic dark matter, propelled

by a gravitic accelerator in te weapon$s barrel. Te particle cannon &ses te (ark 4atter

r&le no 2V greater tan 56, and co&nts as Ordnance if it its a veicle7 two rolls to

penetrate armo&r are made, and any penetrating its are rolled on te Ordnance it table.

8ote tat te weapon is not act&ally an Ordnance weapon - it may be fired wen te veicle

as moved, and does not &se any blast template.

!ng +$, S%0, '(%, Heavy

DARK ELDAR VEHICLE UPGRADES

Dark Eye argeter !"# $ts%:Te veicle$s weapons are fitted wit advanced rangefinders

and target trackers, allowing it to lock on and fire in a split second. Te veicle may fire

d&ring te movement pase rater tan te sooting pase - moving, sooting, and ten

completing its move. 2ll te normal restrictions apply to te n&mber of weapons tat can be

fired d&e to te total distance te veicle moves ie te distance moved before and after

sooting.

Distortion &iel' !() $ts%:Te veicle is s&rro&nded by a forcefield tat bends ligt,

making it very diffic&lt for enemies to take precise aim. 'enever a roll on te (amage

Table for tis veicle is made, roll two dice and apply te lowest res&lt.

Gra*itic +,--er !.) $ts%:Te veicle is fitted wit a secondary grav drive, allowing it to


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over for sort periods if te main system is damaged. !f tis veicle s&ffers an !mmobilised

res&lt on te (amage Table it is not immediately destroyed. !nstead it will drift (9: in a

random direction d&ring its own t&rn, and troops cannot board te veicle, alto&g troops

already on te veicle can disembark. 2ny weapons on te veicle may be fired as normal.

!n addition roll a (9 at te beginning of eac t&rn bot players t&rns7 if a 9 is rolled te

secondary drive exa&sts its power s&pply and te veicle crases and is destroyed.

Ne,tron Ra/ !(# $ts%:Te veicle is fitted wit a force pro0ector tat creates an imp&lse

wave aead of its prow. Tis veicle is capable of ca&sing Tank %ock even to&g it is not

classified as a tank.

Night Shiel' !(# $ts%:Te veicle$s open deck is covered by a low-powered wide-area

sadow field. Te veicle no longer co&nts as open-topped against flame or blast attacks,

and does not add ;5 to rolls on te (amage Table. 8ote tat te f&ll n&mber of troops may

still fire o&t of te veicle.

Scythes !.# $ts%:Te veicle as been fitted wit blades along its &ll allowing it to

damage nearby enemies. 2ny enemy model tat rolls a 5 to it wen attacking te veicle inan assa&lt s&ffers a %trengt < it, normal armo&r saves allowed.

So,l Vorte0 !.) $ts%:Te veicle as a psycocell containing te so&ls of fallen enemies.

!n battle it pro0ects teir terror and despair into te minds of enemies. 2ny enemy model

witin 9:, or s3&ad wit a model witin 9:, s&ffers -5 =eadersip. 8ote tat tis effect is

c&l&mative if m&ltiple veicles are witin 9: of an enemy, b&t te effect can never exceed -+

=d in total.

ro$hy Rack !) $ts%:Te veicle is adorned wit te sk&lls and armo&r of tose slain by

its crew. 2ny &nit attacking te veicle in an assa&lt m&st pass an &nmodified =eadersiptest. !f it fails te attackers co&nts as not being in base-to-base contact ie only one attack

per model, no special weapons may be &sed.

# 1 . HARVESER

The Harvester is a terrifying sight for the enemies of the 1ark 2ldar, a flying mass of steel

and armour, bristling with weapons of awesome power. )any battles have been ended by

the appearance of one of these behemonths crashing through the enemy lines in a blaze of

firepower.

Points&ront

Ar/o,r

Si'e

Ar/o,r

Rear

Ar/o,r

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arvester (#) .( .. .# 2

y$e:%kimmer, fast, tank, open-topped.

Cre3:(ark Eldar 'arriors.

4ea$ons:Te arvester is armed wit two nigt lances and a particle

cannon.

5$tions:Te arvester may be given te following veicle &pgrades7 dark

eye targeter, distortion field, gravitic b&ffer, nigt sield, scytes, so&l

vortex, tropy rack.


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