Old GW Artwork (warning, lots of pics)

[mutantpotato]

I have scanned some of the artwork from the 3rd edition WH40K artwork. I got the 3rd edition rule book from a friend back when I started with the mini painting hobby, and only painted WHFB. The artwork shown in the 3rd edition rule book was the reason why I got in to 40K. The artwork is awesome, and imo some of GW's best.

I thought I should share these with you. Some of the members here are new to the 40K universe, and I wish that you get the same first impression of the 40K universe as I got when I was new to the 40K universe. Of course, there is nothing compared to see the pics IRL when reading the book, but hope you will find these pictures useful nonetheless. So feel free to do whatever you want with these pictures, and I hope you will find these pictures as inspirational as I do. So enjoy!!






The 3rd edition rule book cover. Just awesome.










The space marine in the middle is a personal fave.































































































The eternity gate





The Emperor






The imperial palace

[mminiatures]

I think the 3rd edition book was my first look at wargames miniatures, and I was hooked from there on. The artwork in this one was great, it seems sufficiently dark and grimy for 40K--even the good guys look pretty sinister. I think it would be cool if GW reflected this in their new minis, the dark angels seem too cheery for these illustrations. Anyway thanks for posting those, I haven't looked at them in years.

[racssirt]

Cool piccies Mikkel, I must say if they were the first pictures of wargaming I saw I would be hooked!

[Tim C]

I got into this before 40K or indeed Rogue Trader as it was first called ever existed. I have watched the artwork develop over the years and the third edition is among the best.
For me though the best art works were produced for the two Chaos source books Slaves to Darkness and the Lost and the Damned, these books go for a song on e-bay but even at those prices they are worth every penny and one day I will get around to replacing mine.

[mutantpotato]

mminiatures said:

The artwork in this one was great, it seems sufficiently dark and grimy for 40K--even the good guys look pretty sinister.

Yeah, the dark and sinister universe was what caught me. I think it's a shame that GW don't make their minis as they draw them.