Agis 2017 repainted old school Eldar

[Agis]

The 8th edition of Warhammer 40.000 really gripped me again. I was very active playing 40K under 3rd and 4th edition. I played in some Nottingham Grand Tournaments and had the honour to meet some of the gaming industry legends. All in all a very nice experience.
But as with most things in live after a while it got it bit paler and in addition with each edition of the rules I disliked them more.
I kept in contact with the game, bought some books here and there, really enjoyed the Horus Heresy line of books including the big black FW books, but very rarely played the game.

In addition my own game system Victory Decision was taking away a lot of my hobby time!
That all changed with the latest 8th 2017 edition. Great simpler rules, good game flow, just fun. I played some games with my Grey Knight, then with some Primaris Marines.

I also noticed my long neglected Eldar minis and decided to give them a try.

The paint jobs are a bit dated for today’s standards... looking like this.

You can see all my attempts in the 2000 Eldar section of my site (http://www.adpublishing.de/html/2000_eldar.html)
So about time to retouch them. You can see below the result of one week of serious repainting.



The minis above are from ancient GW/ Citadel mini ranges. The Rogue Trader Space Elf Command 1987, the Rogue Trader Eldar Artillery 1988, the Rogue Trader Pre-Craftworld Warriors, the One-Piece Guardians and the Metal Guardians with Plastic Arms & Weapons. I bought them all in the 1990s.


Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Scouts/ Rangers. 

In 1991, the Eldar became a unique race, steeped in back story, based in part around the designs of Jes Goodwin. The formal structure of a force led by Psykers and comprising of dedicated single-faceted troops supported by Guardian militia has remained unchanged. The figures themselves formalised the design ethic of Jes Goodwin - organic ovoid shapes and elegant weaponry which implied speed, poise and balance.

Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Howling Banshees - still my favourite sculpt. The Exarch is from 3rd edition time.


Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Striking Scorpions. The Exarch is one of my first conversions - female guardian body sword and head from Karrandras.


Rogue Trader Eldar 1987 - Warbot / Vampire Class Spirit Warrior. Yes - this design is indeed 30 years old (also teaches me how old I am to remember its release...) - from a time when there were no Wraithlords, these towering constructs were called Dreadnoughts & Warbots.
I tweaked (converted) it a bit, I added today’s flamer and a shuriken Cannon.

More on my Website and even more minis soon! http://www.adpublishing.de/html/eldar.html

[Blackwolf]

Very nice!
Bought alot of GW recently,a mate gave me a Rogue Trader Marine; and thus it was a slippery slope.

[Vanvlak]

Stunning work - those old models are really nice, and I am particularly envious of the Spirit Warrior.  

[NurgleHH]

Top work as usual. Now, please some rule additions to VD:Future to support 40K...

[Keith]

Ah, those are just lovely. I remember these being released well.

[Agis]

Top work as usual. Now, please some rule additions to VD:Future to support 40K...

I would love to, but this is a very tricky path full of legal traps...

[Hobby Services]

Lovely work as always.  Those early Eldar sculpts sure do hold up well, don't they?

[Daeothar]

Your painting is on point as usual and I really like how the rebasing looks. But I'm a bit disappointed that you altered the paint scheme and changed the yellow out for bone...

It's obviously well done, but for me, the gaudy yellow and black just belongs on these old squeekies (preferably with tiger stripes... ). Still; the end result looks really nice.

I've got a squad of these very guys in the queu as a kill team for Newcromunda, so I'll be sure to do them in an RT paint scheme to make up for your transgression... 

[Major_Gilbear]

These look great Agis, and the time spent repainting them has been a worthwhile improvement IMO. Yes, the RT schemes had their own charm, but as a bigger force these look much more coherent and subtle.  Well done! 

[Elbows]

Gorgeous work.  Really shows how superb those minis are.  A lot of the Eldar sculpts didn't "get better" as they revised them (some got far worse).  These still work perfectly well.  People are surprised when they play my Eldar in 8th and realize I'm running 95% metal 2nd ed/RT sculpts. 

[OSHIROmodels]

Stunning brush work 

I bet that walker is older than most of the people that play 40k 

cheers

James

[Storm Wolf]

Stunning brush work 

I bet that walker is older than most of the people that play 40k 

cheers

James

Not me sadly , but what the hell

[Agis]

Big thanks folks!

...Those early Eldar sculpts sure do hold up well, don't they?

Absolutely, the 1991 Jes Goodwin sculpts are still my favourites, some of the later minis come close, but as far as Aspect warriors are concerned, they are still top notch!

It's obviously well done, but for me, the gaudy yellow and black just belongs on these old squeekies (preferably with tiger stripes... ). Still; the end result looks really nice.

LOL, took me years to get used to the bone look, now I like it...

...  A lot of the Eldar sculpts didn't "get better" as they revised them (some got far worse).  These still work perfectly well.  People are surprised when they play my Eldar in 8th and realize I'm running 95% metal 2nd ed/RT sculpts. 

Same here!

I bet that walker is older than most of the people that play 40k 

HA! Absolutely many of todays kids are amazed to realize how old 40K is...

[dampfpanzerwagon]

They look fantastic. Very well done.

Tony

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Excellent.

I have to admit to not liking the arm asymmetry when they came out, but that looks great.