Community Spotlight: Flesh Tearers, Shieldmaidens & Retro Eldar
August 4, 2017 by crew
We're back with more from our Hobby & Painting Forum as we show off some wonderful projects that might inspire you.
Make sure to show off more of your work in the forum too by starting a topic and engaging with the community. We'd love to see your work.
Flesh Tearer Primaris Leuitenent by grendelnz
We're kicking things off as we delve into some more from the world of Warhammer 40,000 and see what grendelnz has been doing with his Primaris Space Marines. Here you can see a great conversion piece for the Flesh Tearers Chapter.
Using a selection of different Blood Angels parts and plenty of other accessories raided from the bitz box we've got a very characterful looking model which shows off what you can do with these models when you take some time to add some customisation into the mix.
We like the little bits here and there which take the model to the next level like the chalice embossed on the cover for his bolt pistol and the alternative crest in the centre of his breastplate. Overal it's a great model which really portrays the dark yet Gothic style of the Flesh Tearers.
Shieldmaidens by nightrunner
Next up we're heading to the Dark Age and picking out some fantastic Shieldmaidens that have been painted up, and in some cases actually sculpted, by nightrunner.
The latest contingent to join the army included these Shieldmaidens and as you'll see below not only has nightrunner been busy painting up some fantastic pieces but he actually sculpted a lot of the clothing, weapons and armour too.
You can see more of what nightrunner has been up to when you head over to the forum topic linked above. It's great to see someone taking things to the next level, and much like with grendelnz's work, adding their own personal touch to a project meaning that it looks different from everything else out there.
Hopefully, we'll get a look at plenty more from nightrunner over the coming weeks and months as he has mentioned stepping into the realm of the Normans next!
Retro Eldar by agis
Last but not least we're looking back to some more work from agis who has been doing a bit of touching up on his Retro Eldar from past editions of Warhammer 40,000 in order to use them in 8th.
agis has been posting quite a lot of images of this project, showing off a range of different infantry units, as well as some vehicles and characters to each with a very awesome retro colour scheme that takes us back to the old days!
It's awesome to see some of the old Aspect Warriors making it into the mix like the Howling Banshees above. Not much has really changed for some of the units in actuality and they stand up quite nicely, especially with a bit of a modern take and some updated brushwork.
This is also back in the day of everyone having paper banners on things as you'll see above.We reckon that that Wraith Lord might end up getting a bit envious of his taller and heftier brothers if he were to run into them on the battlefield today.
It's always nice to look back at models from the past and thank the Gods we've gone past the point of everyone having goblin green bases!
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What do you think of the entries this week?
Well done to all three artists! The muted red on the Space Marine is really nice, as is the sculpting work on the Shieldmaidens, and the color scheme and execution on the Eldar is quite striking. Bravo!
Well done everyone… Especially the maidens, as he modeling is also excellent !
love the eldar !!!
Hat’s off to the shieldmaiden sculpts. That’s impressive! Love the old eldar stuff too. Haven’t seen some of those type models in a looooong time.
Awesome stuff all around.
Shield maiden looks great.
And the tau make me want to put on some winger and comb my mullet, blast from the past.
I need a nap, not tau, elder.
Such a massive amount of work on each of these the first one that I look at is the shieldmaiden all of that green stuff ohhh boy that would have been a lot of work.
But painting wise both the marine and the old school Eldar are just amazing, Like the biggest thing for me is this what you get out of those threads, like @agis is right imagine if you could take the modern techniques with you ten years back? But yeah amazing work all round 😀
This is the most painting goodness I’ve seen in one place in awhile! While the marine has a quality paint job, the basing really sets it apart. The fact that it’s a bit oversized works very well with the scale of the model. The shield maidens are in a class by themselves. Not only is the painting top notch, but the amount of customization that went into building them in the first place is astounding. They demonstrate a clear proficiency in a variety of artistic disciplines. Impressive. I love old minis in general and to see those Eldar painted to… Read more »
All three winners really impressive!
absolutely amazing!
Fantastic work all round, well deserved people, thanks for sharing!
Makes those old Eldar look more attractive than their modern stuff.
great work everyone love in the classic Eldar.
beaut work, love seeing retro figures coming back to life too!