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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

Gorgeous - I love seeing old models get decent paint jobs. It's funny to see how painting has changed over the years, in both style and quality. If I were to teleport back to the early 90's I could probably bag myself a Golden Demon

Thanks for sharing once again

Thnaks!

 warspawned wrote:
It's funny to see how painting has changed over the years, in both style and quality....

Agreed, I still remember the time when 40K was all too colourful, then all too dull etc etc

Great repainting, and a nice little history lesson too, heh. though personally, i still kinda like goblin green for bases...

Beautiful! Full of nostalgia.

Great paint job! It does highlight how far GW sculpts have come, and how old the Aspect Warriors are though.

I remember the old Rogue Trader miniatures, and how amazing they were back in the days. Good to see someone showing them some love.

I love the old wraightlord. :-)

Tears of joy. Beautiful.

i still kinda like goblin green for bases...

I still use Goblin Green!



Beautiful work though! They bring back alot of good memories.

Awesome work on some lovely old-school models.

I like the old Eldar, looked so cool and thats a nice paint job. Good work

Awesome retro space elfs, AAN!

Thanks folks! More soon!

I love it! I bought an Eldar army off a buddy 25 years ago and I'm slowly painting it up.

Love the classics!

Love them all ! Only the Spirit Warrior looks a bit...squishy. ;-)

Look fantastic! I really miss the old mohawk models.

More Eldar...


1991 metal Jet Cycles as they were named originally in the old blue catalogue. The bike in the middle is the follow up plastic mini with a metal shuriken cannon.



Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Fire Dragons and their Phoenix Lord Fuegan - "the Burning Lance," founder of the Fire Dragons Aspect Warriors.
Fuegan was (IIRC) released around 1994, together with the other Phoenix lords and the 2nd edition Rick Priestley blue Codex.

as always, more on my site - http://www.adpublishing.de/html/eldar.html

And one more squad:

Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Scouts/ Rangers, 2nd squad, camouflaged for night fighting.

more on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/eldar.html

And again Eldar - this time a very old weapon platform, new terrain and Dark Reapers.


Well the Hobby has changed since the 90s, today we even have Eldar terrain! The above piece is from the restic Deathworld Forest set.


Suitable Shuriken Cannon Weapon platform. The cannon is new, while the platform itself is again from the 90s.


Another old jetbike.


Rogue Trader Craftworld Eldar 1991 - Dark Reaper. The Exarch is one of my first conversions - the web of skulls was removed and a missile launcher attached.

as always more on my site: http://www.adpublishing.de/html/eldar.html

Love them

Nice idea with the Exarch.

I'm resisting the urge to hit up eBay - just. Terrific work again

Man, you're making me feel old! You keep calling these models ancient, but I'm still using all of these old metal aspects in my army! XD I'm just waiting for plaspects before I update.

Side note - can't wait to see your old Dire Avengers, if you've got them! I loves those old kneeling poses.

'94, eh? My word.

Keep the awesome updates rolling. These guys all look amazing.

Thanks folks!

Bojazz wrote:
Side note - can't wait to see your old Dire Avengers, if you've got them! I loves those old kneeling poses.

Well, I am using them too!

Kneeling Dire Avengers? I only know of these 4 + Exarch poses:

Was there more?

Nice !
Looking forward to our next game with those models...

My Eldar are already sharpening their blades...

This stuff is wonderful. The nostalgia vibe is strong with this one. Really takes me back to the early 90's. Thanks so much for sharing AAN.

I'm using some of the old Eldar too, mainly Guardians, weapon platforms and avengers.
Yours look great, look forward to seeing more.

 AAN wrote:
Thanks folks!

Bojazz wrote:
Side note - can't wait to see your old Dire Avengers, if you've got them! I loves those old kneeling poses.

Well, I am using them too!

Kneeling Dire Avengers? I only know of these 4 + Exarch poses:
Was there more?

Number 3 was the one I meant by kneeling! In my memory the rear knee was touching the ground, haha. But yeah, those are the ones! Looking forward to seeing them touched up!