Old Stuff Wednesday - October: A racey Eldar Falcon

Wow...this was a long time ago.  I stumbled across these photos the other day looking at old stuff.  This probably circa 2000 or earlier...

It was absolutely my favorite model from the Eldar range, just a really cool set of lines and design.

I also really was not very good with a brush back then.  I was still learning how to paint.  The blue is a metallic Testor's blue, matching Jeff Gordon's Dupont color for his model race car.  I still have the rattle can.  Yes, I rattle canned that blue, no airbrush.

Damn cool model.

Old Stuff Wednesday: Ultramarine Captain (Now OOP)

This is an old one, about 2002 for me.  I picked it up back then because I liked the Roman Centurion overtones.  I was probably the first time that I really tried to do some blending.

GW's spacemarines have really come a long ways since these OOP metals.

Ah the power gladius.  I believe that I converted the sword as the gladius was so short.

Old Stuff Wednesday: The Cerulean Templar

My first Cerulean Templar Emperor's Champion.  A lot of conversion work on this model dating back to around 2001.

I used a few Bretonian parts, but the bulk of the model was my green stuff sculpting in the Head, band around the head, the robe, the mail, and a bunch of other little things.

Old Stuff Wednesday: 40k Cerulean Templars: Terminator Squad

 Yep, a bunch of OOP Terminators from Cerulean Templars army.  Circa 2002.

 Don't have these models any more.

Old Stuff Wednesday: OOP Eldar

Now this is truly old, circa 2000.  From my very first army in 40k, some OOP Eldar.  I think these were called Dark Reapers.  Yea, did not really like that army, but everyone started somewhere.

Old Stuff Wednesday: Big Screen TV 40k Templar

 Many years back I did a test sketch for one my 40k armies the Cerulean Templars.  I believe the sketch was done in pen &ink, water color, and color pencil.

 I actually built a spacemarine to look like the concept sketch

Old Stuff Wednesday: Bretonian in a Duel

Another old one, this was a pair of OOP Warhammer Fantasy models.  The Bretonian knight is/was one of GW's cooler looking models.  

The skeleton is actually one of their OOP plastic skeletons that I converted special for the duel.  Base was absolutely horrible.....

Old Stuff Wednesday: GW OOP Fantasy Figure

Not really sure what this miniature was called.  It was a very cool mini, I believe from their Dogs of War line.

I entered this in the Gamesday Competition, probably back in about 2003. 

Old Stuff Wednesday: Adepticon Team Army

Circa 2006 - A team-up army with my buddy Mike Butcher.  This was from Adepticon, our first team up playing in their Warhammer Fantasy Team tournament.

It featured my Beastmen and his evil Dryad trees.  

I don't remember what we called the army, I think I wrote the fluff.  Mike built the longest display base on the planet.  I think it was part surf board.

His trees were quite evil looking.

 Not sure what happened to his tree army, probably sold to someone, but the conversions standard amazing.

The centerpiece of the display was the Khorne monolith, that warped the trees into something evil.

Old Stuff Wednesday - 2008 Chicago GT Best Appearance Army: Khorne Demons

The return of Old Stuff Wednesday. Its been a while since I last done an Old Stuff Wednesday post. I pretty much stopped some of my normal postings over a year ago after being diagnosed with some major health issues that led to an extended recovery and hobby lay off, but as I'm recovering I'm getting back to my old self and getting in some much needed hobby time. So, what better way of bringing back Old Stuff Wednesday that coming out with my most award winning and notable army that I have ever produced.....the Khorne Demons.

This army dates back to 2008, and I had some very stout competition for best appearance at Games Workshop's Chicago Grand Tournament organized and ran by former GW great Dave Taylor. This was the debut for this army, only a few people had seen it and knew what I was doing.

 In GT fashion for those that were going for the Best Appearance, of course I was a horrible player and tactician at the time (probably still am), every model in the army was converted in some way.

 The army was led by my Blood Thirster with a couple of Khorne Heralds, Flesh Hounds, msu Bloodletters, and a unit of Khorne converted Screamers.

 This was the first time that I really did anything elaborate on the basing. I came up with the idea of using pools of blood and the Khorne Demons sending their hapless victims to the pits of hell being dragged down in the depths of the blood pools.

 The pools were simply smoothed out bases, with red swirl patterns painted on them and then sealed with high-gloss polyurethane wood finish to give them some depth.

 The army later developed into something more playable, and I started to understand the tactics and and add some other things to it later on. It went on to win best appearances at all, but a couple of events that I played in and I think both of those, I was not eligible to win as I had won an appearance award at the GT or won best appearance at the previous tournament.

Above and below is one of my Heralds that also counts as Skull-Taker on occasions. 

I still own every piece of this army. A couple of the pieces are beginning to show their age and need a little repair, but the bulk of the army is still in pristine shape and it essentially is relegated to sitting in a tub not be used with the demise of Warhammer Fantasy.

Tune in next month, probably in couple of weeks for another episode of Old Stuff Wednesday.....