I’ve been a little cautious about dwelling on the past but that’s not to say I don’t value my mini painting past. I strongly believe that to know where you are going you have to understand where you have come from.
In that spirit, I’ve decided to compile these pictures of my older work and post them here. All of the photographs are taken recently. The miniatures were painted between the early 1980s and the late 1990s. They include the minis I painted before the first Golden Demon painting competitions, my entries to the first four Golden Demons, from 1987 to 1990, and the miniatures I painted in the years after.
I’ve given dates and descriptions for the models that are as accurate as memory allows.
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| Balrog Games Workshop Early 1980s |
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| Wizard Games Workshop Early 1980s |
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| Death Giant Grenadier Early1980s |
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| Troll Champion in Classical Armour Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1987 entry |
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| Eldar Warrior Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1988 Gold - Single Miniature |
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| Troll Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1988 Gold - Monster |
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| Space Wolves Rhino Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1989 Gold - 40k Vehicle |
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| Chimera Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1989 Gold - Monster |
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| Champion of Slaanesh vs Bloodletter Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1989 entry |
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| Nurgle Predator conversion Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1990 Gold - 40k Vehicle & Slayer Sword |
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| Eldar Death Jester Games Workshop - Golden Demon 1990 entry |
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| Champion of Nurgle Games Workshop - 1990 |
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| Champion of Tzeentch conversion Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Eldar Fire Dragon Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Eldar Gaurdians Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Gargoyle Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Eldar Warlock Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Skaven Assasin Games Workshop - Early 1990s |
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| Silver Helm Games Workshop - Mid 1990s |
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| Wood Elf Champion Games Workshop - Mid 1990s |
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| Dragon Prince Games Workshop - Mid 1990s |
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| Swooping Hawk Games Workshop - Mid 1990s |
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| Ariel & Wardancers Games Workshop - Late 1990s |
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| Jain Zar Games Workshop - Late 1990s |
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| Dark Eldar Incubi Games Workshop - Late 1990s |
I remember seeing many of them in White Dwarf during my early days of gaming and being completely in awe of the skill and dreaming of painting like that myself one day.
ReplyDeleteI've followed your work on CMoN and your blog and it's been really interesting to see the progress you've made during the years.
Fantastic, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI also remember many of your entries..as impressive now as they were then.
ReplyDeleteI too remember a lot of these from old white dwarfs. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, and for regular current posts, showing details of WIPs and the thoughts that go into their creation.
ReplyDeleteHah, nostalgia ...
ReplyDeleteGreat show!
Brilliant! I first saw these years ago in the Eavy Metal modelling and painting guides, and I am still inspired by them (I prefer the old school style). Thanks for sharing these pictures.
ReplyDeleteI think I speak for everyone when I say, "Thanks for proving that you're a mortal human who had to learn his craft," and helping us understand that you didn't emerge from the Warp, already better at painting than anyone else can ever hope to achieve!
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see how the Golden Demon standards have shifted over the years!
Spectacular! Seeing these really takes me back to reading WD as a lad and poring over your work - You were truly an inspiration to my younger self! Now to go read through all your archives, bummed I hadn't been following all along - Keep up the fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. Fantastic stuff, and some nice Oldhammer stuff in that lot! :D
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff. A fantastic trip down memory lane.
ReplyDeleteRemember seeing many of these at Golden Demon and in the Southampton store. Still looking as good now as they did then.
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