40k: on Eldar Wraithguard in a Tau force
Shortly after 6th Edition rules were released, I saw a way to fix what I saw as one of the Tau's primary weaknesses: a lack of resilient scoring units. Since they are Battle Brothers with Eldar (and, might as well admit it, I like the Eldar), I decided to try for the scoring Wraithguard blob for an ally. Since I've never been thrilled with the official Wraithguard model, and I was even less excited about what the blasted things cost, I decided to build my own. I still haven't quite finished them, but the effect is recognizable. I'll have pictures eventually, but basically I took Bloodletter legs and put the torso on them backwards (which required a fair amount of Green Stuff and cutting off the part of it that keys into the legs) so they're standing erect rather than hunched over like a standard Bloodletter. Arms are mostly Kroot with the blades cut off the guns and the barrel shortened, then whatever cone-shaped bitz I could find attached to the end. The head is t