When I first started playing Eldar in 3rd ed using the Biel Tann list I had a unit of 5 Wraith guard using the old wraith ghost models all painted as a different aspect from the army with my Wraithlord being the big daddy fire dragon. So with the release of the new plastic Wraith Guard/Blades I had the idea to revisit it. This time with better base models to work with, much more experience and a mind that isnt a 12 year olds.
The fluff concept would be: What happens if the spirit stones in an Exarch's suit if the suit is beyond repair and they are placed in a wraith body.
So the first step was how to make them noticeably their aspect. First step is weapons, after that I thought about how each aspect has a helm modification, the banshees have the amplifiers, the scorpions have the mandiblasters, the fire dragons have the crests, and how to incorporate those into the heads of the wraith bodies. The last idea was the poses. Eldar Exarches have been in the game for years and the poses have become quite iconic, especially the 3rd ed versions for me at least. So I would try mimic those classic poses as best I could with the wraith bodies.
Dark Reaper:
Dark reapers are my personal favourite aspect so this was the first one I thought about. Pose would be based on the 3rd ed reaper exarch with the helm vanes and the tabard worn by the normal reapers from that generation. For a weapon, the vehicle EML would do nicely. All topped off by using the colour scheme from my own dark reaper squads.
Striking Scorpion:
Helm: Mandiblasters made from shur. pistols
Weapons : Claw based on the spawn crab claw, chainsword made from ghost sword with teeth from 3rd ed D.Eldar warrior box add-on spikes
Pose: 3rd Ed exarch
Fire Dragon:
Helm: Crest
Weapons: Probably a vehicle bright lance to keep with the tank hunting purpose or D-scythe to keep with the flamer
Pose: Current Exarch
Howling Banshee:
Helm: Amplifiers for the mask
Weapons: Pair of ghost swords as mirror blades or an executioner
Pose: 3rd ed exarch or current exarch depending on weapons
Swooping Hawk:
Helm: Beak style mouth grill, will probably add pegasus wings as well.
Weapons: Vehicle bright lance and ghost sword.
Pose: Barroth
Warp Spider;
Helm: Mandibles probably from the Dire avenger back vanes or possible the generator carpace as the nod to their armour
Weapons: power blades and under arm mounted modified star cannons due to the similar shape.
Pose: 3rd ed Exarch as a base but try do something a little less static.
Dire Avenger:
Helm: Horse hair crest, no idea how to do that due to how the wraith head goes on and its shape
Weapons: Ghost sword and 2 wrist mounted Shuriken catapults
Pose: Asurman
No idea how I would do the other 2/3 aspects but some better ideas may come to me.
