Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

That's really cool isn't it. I remember the stir that drawing of the Hrud caused when it first appeared!

And I would loved to have seen more of the dog soldiers

Kid_Kyoto wrote:I wonder if the move to full color for WD and Codexes hasn't hurt things.

I just brought up this bit of art in another thread.



The fact that it's sketchy and a bit amateurish makes it more evocative than something shaded with 100 layers or run through 100 photoshop filters.

Something a spacer might sketch in his notebook before getting on a ship.

Exactly, the fact it is simple is what grabs your attention.

On a non-40k note, some Alfred Kelsner:

I really loved the style of the old codexes where artwork was presented in black and white.
It really made things look darker and grungier.
It also allowed you to take every piece of artwork as "your dudes", because if you didn't look too closely you could just ignore the toilet seats in a way that every marine being bright blue doesn't allow you.

It helps to think of them as marines in the Emperor’s Lucky Charms chapter, Purple Horseshoes company.

I mean they are a 3rd founding chapter.....

I have to agree Kid Kyoto. This from the 3rd ed Guard codex. Loads of info and inspiration in soem simple drawings and text.

I love so much of the old art. These two in particular are some of my favs.

Probably already posted in the past, but this is always a personal favourite of mine from those early days:

Foes anyone have links to the pictures from Bill Kings Desthwing story?

Bit late, but dug around and found the old .pdf file of the original Space Hulk supplement, which contained the story alongside the expansion.

Awesome, thank you so much! I'm putting together a deathwing force and wanted to emulate the look of the termies from this story.

 .Mikes. wrote:
Awesome, thank you so much! I'm putting together a deathwing force and wanted to emulate the look of the termies from this story.

That sounds awesome, hope to see pics in due course