What Exodite force would be complete without their most iconic unit: the Dragon Knights. This in fact, was my first foray into the Exodite side of my forces. There are a couple different interpretations of the look, but in the end I settled on a more armored look. I may still re-assess that, but currently that's the path I'm taking. This unit is probably the one most in flux currently. Currently I prefer running them as Shining Spears since it most closely matches the "knight" playstyle. However, they are just far too expensive for what you get, and my list is surprisingly tight on points. Thus, I'm also looking into running them as Reaver. Of course, even that may change as the current Eldar rumors include a box of Dragon Riders that would require rules.
The conversion itself was kept pretty straightforward. Dark Elf Cold Ones for the dinosaur part of the equation seemed pretty obvious. The bodies are Dire Avengers, and strangely the legs are as well. Turns out they make a great riding pose with minimal shaving, and keep me from messing with the original chain mail legs. The Cold One rider spears were preserved in the model with the lance tips replaced with Disintigrator tips (not pictured here) to bring back the Space in Space Elf. The other arms are various Dark Eldar arms holding chains that I attached to their mounts with surprising ease. Masked Dark Eldar heads helped to call back to the older renditions of the Dragon Knights. Finally, different bits were added around the models to pull it all together.
Currently the unit is being used to ferry a Farseer on a jetbike (who will later be modeled as a World Singer on a similar dragon mount) with fair success. The unit still needs some work, but again, I'm really enjoying it all coming together.
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