Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Veteran finished

Finally back to painting!







Recap of the background:

The Veteran the sole survivor of an entire stellar legion. The rest of the grand army he belonged to got wiped out in the pandemonium of the mysterious event known as the Fourth Conflux. 
He carries the weight of two million mens failure on his shoulders in the form of the bones of soldiers from the annihilated regiments. 

Tired and weary he presses on - his final mission to lay down the remains of his battle brothers at the steps of the imperial palace. 
He is his late comrades only hope for redemption in the eyes of the Emperor.
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15 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 June 2016 at 01:26

    Perfect characterisation mate - a wonderful representation of a weary but dogged survivor... lovely painting, and an inspired conversion - bravo!

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    1. J.E.23 June 2016 at 10:49

      Cheers mate!

      I think I managed to capture something in this mini - a gritted determination. It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted though, but then again what does?

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  2. Lasgunpacker23 June 2016 at 01:40

    Hurrah for your return to painting!

    That figure looks exactly as you describe, weary, which is a trick considering how heroic most of the GW figures are.

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    1. J.E.23 June 2016 at 10:52

      Thanks!
      Say what you will of the Space Wolves, but the heads do have a lot of character. Combined with the hunched pose of the hybrids it created a vary special mood.

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  3. Stuart Bannister23 June 2016 at 10:42

    What an excellent character - he writes his own backstory.

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    1. J.E.23 June 2016 at 10:54

      Cheers!

      I think they all write their own background - I rarely feel the need to write long backstories...

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  4. Disciple23 June 2016 at 15:20

    Welcome back.

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  5. Dai23 June 2016 at 19:14

    Nice to see you posting again mate.

    This fellow looks very much the perfect match to your backstory. Stooped with the weight of guilt and failure.

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  6. Erik "Blomman" Blomqvist24 June 2016 at 00:20

    I like his crude bionic hand. his face is really well done as well.

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    1. J.E.24 June 2016 at 08:46

      Tack Erik!

      The boinic hand was a late addition - he needed to look like he sacrificed a lot for the Imperium (obviously with nothing to show for it...)

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  7. Paint, Pencils & Plastics25 June 2016 at 00:47

    Fantastic work. Suitably universe weary and beaten. Very much enjoying your contribution to The Pilgrym, man.

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  8. Livan30 June 2016 at 00:45

    Wonderful!

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