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 is lightly 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: T e 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 *++. T e two Raider main &lls ,one from t e Ravager box- were assembled, wit t e pilot seats c&t o&t, leaving t e tail, and wit t e and-rails and prows removed. T e &lls were gl&ed toget er base-to-base, wit t e tails facing sideways like wings. T e air intakes from t e prow bases were c&t off and gl&ed into place to cover t e oles in t e front of t e &lls. One Raider r&nning board piece ,t e flat panels at t e side of t e ve icle for 'arriors to ride on- was gl&ed &pside down protr&ding from below t e front of t e &lls. One prow was gl&ed toget er wit its two alves base-to-base, t en attac ed to t e front of t e &pside-down r&nning boards. T e scatter laser was gl&ed in t e gap between t e prow alves to fill space. T e main &ll of t e Falcon, wit its forward-swept prow removed, was gl&ed &pside-down to t e back of t e &lls, wit its $lower$ alf attac ed on top of it, and two Raider blades attac ed in front of t e eat vents on eit er side. T e lower rear &ll of a Vyper was gl&ed &pside-down in front of t e Falcon &ll, covering t e space between t e Raider &lls. One (ark Eldar crewmember was gl&ed in as pilot wit is seat directly in front of t e Vyper &ll, is control panel attac ed to a Raider blade gl&ed be ind t e .arvester$s prow, two of t e Raider andrails on eit er side of im. On top of t e Falcon &ll t e bottom alf of t e Falcon t&rret was gl&ed, &pside down. T e two alves of t e ot er Raider prow were gl&ed to t e sides of t e t&rret piece, and one of t e Raider prow bases was gl&ed in front of it. T e $cockpit$ piece from t e Falcon was gl&ed into t e t&rret, wit a 'arrior replacing t e /&ardian crewman as g&nner. T e particle cannon was made from t e two Falcon probes, t e end of one c&t off and attac ed to t e ot er. One of t e Raider rams was also attac ed to

t e top of t e $barrel$ of t e weapon. One Raider tail cross-piece was c&t in alf and attac ed on eit er side of t e Raider &lls, wit t e Ravager armo&r plates above t em on eit er side of t e Vyper &ll. T e ot er tail was also c&t in alf, and attac ed to t e sides of t e particle cannon g&nner$s cockpit, wit a Raider blade attac ed be ind im pointing &p. T e two spike-s aped raider rams were attac ed 0&st be ind t e prow alves on eit er side of t e g&nner, facing backwards directly above t e Falcon$s main engines. T e two Falcon $prows$ c&t from t e main &ll were gl&ed facing backwards, between t e Falcon$s engines, wit t e remaining Raider ram between t em. T e second r&nning board piece from t e Raider was c&t in alf, and attac ed like a pair of wings 0&st below t e Falcon engines, providing two arms to w ic t e Vyper g&ncradles were attac ed. 'arrior torsos and ead were &sed wit Vyper g&nner legs and arms, and t e splinter cannon barrels were replaced by p&lse laser barrels wit Raider blades attac ed. T e extra p&lse laser was provided by a friend, w o ad t e part left over from a Fire 1rism, w ic &ses t e Falcon ve icle b&t not t e t&rret weapons. 2 final note abo&t t is conversion - t e vast ma0ority of it is t e 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 fas ion, as s&c a monstro&s ve icle s o&ld be &ni3&e.

Night Lance: T is is a combination of t e dark lance and t e disintegrator, t e main eavy weapons of t e (ark Eldar. T e nig t lance as two firing modes, s&stained and maximal. %elect w ic mode will be &sed before firing. !f t e lance fires on maximal it cannot do so again t e following t&rn, and m&st &se s&stained mode instead. "ot firing modes &se t e (ark 4atter r&le, meaning t at no ve icle can co&nt as aving an armo&r val&e greater t an 56. Sustained !ng "#$, S%&, '(%", Heavy " )a*imal !ng +,$, S%,, '(%-, Heavy . /last Particle Cannon: T is weapon is an experimental device based on dark lance and plasma tec nology. !t fires pro0ectiles composed of plasma-coated metallic dark matter, propelled by a gravitic accelerator in t e weapon$s barrel. T e particle cannon &ses t e (ark 4atter r&le ,no 2V greater t an 56-, and co&nts as Ordnance if it its a ve icle7 two rolls to penetrate armo&r are made, and any penetrating its are rolled on t e Ordnance .it table. 8ote t at t e weapon is not act&ally an Ordnance weapon - it may be fired w en t e ve icle as moved, and does not &se any blast template. !ng -+$, S%.0, '(%., Heavy .

DARK ELDAR VEHICLE UPGRADES

Dark Eye argeter !"# $ts%: T e ve icle$s weapons are fitted wit advanced rangefinders and target trackers, allowing it to lock on and fire in a split second. T e ve icle may fire d&ring t e movement p ase rat er t an t e s ooting p ase - moving, s ooting, and t en completing its move. 2ll t e normal restrictions apply to t e n&mber of weapons t at can be fired d&e to t e total distance t e ve icle moves ,ie t e distance moved before and after s ooting-. Distortion &iel' !() $ts%: T e ve icle is s&rro&nded by a forcefield t at bends lig t, making it very diffic&lt for enemies to take precise aim. ' enever a roll on t e (amage Table for t is ve icle is made, roll two dice and apply t e lowest res&lt. Gra*itic +,--er !.) $ts%: T e ve icle is fitted wit a secondary grav drive, allowing it to

over for s ort periods if t e main system is damaged. !f t is ve icle s&ffers an !mmobilised res&lt on t e (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 t e ve icle, alt o&g troops already on t e ve icle can disembark. 2ny weapons on t e ve icle may be fired as normal. !n addition roll a (9 at t e beginning of eac t&rn ,bot players t&rns-7 if a 9 is rolled t e secondary drive ex a&sts its power s&pply and t e ve icle cras es and is destroyed. Ne,tron Ra/ !(# $ts%: T e ve icle is fitted wit a force pro0ector t at creates an imp&lse wave a ead of its prow. T is ve icle is capable of ca&sing Tank % ock even t o&g it is not classified as a tank. Night Shiel' !(# $ts%: T e ve icle$s open deck is covered by a low-powered wide-area s adow field. T e ve icle no longer co&nts as open-topped against flame or blast attacks, and does not add ;5 to rolls on t e (amage Table. 8ote t at t e f&ll n&mber of troops may still fire o&t of t e ve icle. Scythes !.# $ts%: T e ve icle as been fitted wit blades along its &ll allowing it to damage nearby enemies. 2ny enemy model t at rolls a 5 to it w en attacking t e ve icle in an assa&lt s&ffers a %trengt < it, normal armo&r saves allowed. So,l Vorte0 !.) $ts%: T e ve icle as a psyc ocell containing t e so&ls of fallen enemies. !n battle it pro0ects t eir terror and despair into t e minds of enemies. 2ny enemy model wit in 9:, or s3&ad wit a model wit in 9:, s&ffers -5 =eaders ip. 8ote t at t is effect is c&l&mative if m&ltiple ve icles are wit in 9: of an enemy, b&t t e effect can never exceed -+ =d in total. ro$hy Rack !) $ts%: T e ve icle is adorned wit t e sk&lls and armo&r of t ose slain by its crew. 2ny &nit attacking t e ve icle in an assa&lt m&st pass an &nmodified =eaders ip test. !f it fails t e attacker,s- co&nts as not being in base-to-base contact ,ie only one attack per model, no special weapons may be &sed-. # 1 . HARVES ER The Harvester is a terrifying sight for the enemies of the 1ark 2ldar, a flying mass of steel and armour, bristling with weapons of awesome power. )any battles have been ended by the appearance of one of these behemonths crashing through the enemy lines in a blaze of firepower. &ront Si'e Rear Points +S Ar/o,r Ar/o,r Ar/o,r .arvester (#) .( .. .# 2 y$e: %kimmer, fast, tank, open-topped. Cre3: (ark Eldar 'arriors. 4ea$ons: T e .arvester is armed wit two nig t lances and a particle cannon. 5$tions: T e .arvester may be given t e following ve icle &pgrades7 dark eye targeter, distortion field, gravitic b&ffer, nig t s ield, scyt es, so&l vortex, trop y rack.