This army is designed to be a 'stop-gap' until the eventual (if ever) release of an Exodite Codex (or Exodite rules). Although only barely possible as a legal army under 2nd edition rules, the fluff itself has inspired a wealth of web-sites and army lists, and while I've seen several versions on the web, even the legally playable Exodite armies are a bit dated, and do not take full advantage of the Eldar and Craftworld codices. The Craftworld Codex, in particular, truly provides inspiration for the current list.

Composition:
I suggest utilizing the Saim Hann list from the Craftworld codex. While it doesn't provide a player with a very powerful army, it neatly approximates the heavy use of Dragon Knights in a stereotypical Exodite list, plus neatly curtails the use of other types of units simply by limiting the army composition. Think of it as a tactical challenge for the 40K connoisseur. To add additional flavor, I provided new names for the various units available through the Saim Hann list, and at the bottom list some conversion suggestions, based on ideas and conversions I have made myself.

Conversion Ideas:
Tying into the simple, "pastoral" feel of the army, I used Wood Elven (Glade Rider) miniatures throughout, and High Elven Silver Helms for the Shining Spears. Keeping with the "dinosaur" motif, Cold Ones were used as the mounts for the various units on "jetbikes" (models with "Shuriken Cannons" use the Horned One piece to easily distinguish them from "normal" Cold One/Jetbikes), and Vypers were represented by Lizardmen Terradons with Wood Elven (Warhawk) Riders. Virtually all weapons can be converted to be "hand-held", from shuriken catapults (easy) to Starcannons (more difficult), and really adds to the flavor of the army. Wraithguard can easily be represented by Lizardmen Salamanders, and Warlocks and Farseers by various Fantasy Elven mages. Finally, the centerpiece of an Exodite army very likely is the Wraithlord conversion, which if you hadn't guessed from the name, uses a Lizardman Stegadon as a base, with the gun platform from a Vyper on its back -- for simplicity's sake, I went with just a single Exodite rider, instead of two.

I also converted Rangers from Wood Elven Waywatchers and 40K lasguns (a challenging conversion!) -- although note that the existing Eldar fluff easily allows you to use standard Eldar Rangers models -- and intend to use High Elven Seaguard to represent any Dire Avengers I field. My Squires were converted from Mordheim Shadow Warriors, and the Zoats represent Shining Spears -- I wasn't very happy with my initial Dragon Lord conversions, and decided that some of my classic Zoat models would work quite nicely. But the Avatar is my real pride -- the Wood Elven goddess special character Ariel was the obvious choice!

Support Weapons Batteries could be converted from the new Ork Wyvern model (although I don't plan to convert any because I don't plan to use any in my Exodite force), and there are many other giant lizard models available from other miniature ranges. Any suitably sized model with decent detail should do quite well, also.