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Hi everyone,

This is my first post here, and I’m excited to finally join the Bolter & Chainsword community. I’m a 3D artist and will be sharing a series of artworks this summer, all centered around the Warhammer 40K universe — a mix of fan tribute and creative reinterpretation.

Here’s the first piece: a Harlequin Eldar standing atop the skull of a Tyranid from Hive Fleet Hydra. He’s accompanied by his loyal gyrinx, and surrounded by floating holographic flowers meant to distract enemies in combat. His lyre is also a weapon, and the blades hovering around him can be launched or used in close quarters.
He holds his pistol with casual mockery, symbolizing the Harlequin's theatrical defiance.

The shoes, cat, and flowers are downloaded assets — everything else was modeled using ZBrush, Nomad, SketchUp, Blender, and Filter Forge.

 

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Feel free to check out more of my work here: orgelf.com

Looking forward to your feedback, and to exploring all the inspiring creations on this forum!
More to come soon.

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Before I post my next Warhammer project, I wanted to share an older piece I made about two years ago.
At the time, I knew almost nothing about the Warhammer 40,000 universe. A friend had told me just a few basic things—there was an intergalactic Emperor, many different factions and species, etc. That was enough to spark my curiosity.

After seeing a few illustrations of the Emperor, I decided to model my own version, based purely on imagination and first impressions—no lore knowledge, just intuition and aesthetics.

So here is my interpretation of the Emperor as I envisioned him back then. His sword is a pun based on two French words: épée (sword) and ailes (wings), which makes “Épailes.”
His electronic laurel crown grants him psychic abilities—though of course, I’ve since learned that he’s already unimaginably powerful in that regard!

Let me know what you think

 

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Thank you so much, Commander. Your words mean a lot — surreal grace is exactly what I was aiming for.

 

"Misericida", a concept of a character in the Wathammer universe. The initial idea came from the medieval dagger called "mercy", used on the battlefield to finish off the dying with a final gesture. I imagined a half-machine, half-human figure, whose function would be to roam the imperial battlefields after the end of the fighting, to bring death to the irreversibly wounded — not out of cruelty, but as an ultimate form of piety.
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Misericida is equipped with a nail gun, a rocket used as a mace, robotic arms similar to those of the Space Marines, and moves on a tank track. His face is obscured by a gas mask, and above his head is a ritual box containing a fake horned child"s head that recites prayers to the dying over and over again. His coat is made of thick black rubber, with red specular reflections — an aesthetic that is both industrial and liturgical.
The codex sheet was written with the help of ChatGPT, which also helped me to specify the universe, the Latin name Misericida ("she who kills out of mercy") as well as the liturgical, technical and doctrinal elements of the character.
MISERICIDA
Class: Executrix post-bellica
Affiliation: Imperium – Ordo Sanctionum / Officio Medicae Obscura
Status: Semi-Cybernetic – Exempta Excommunicatis / Certified Post-Vitae
Common name: "The Merciful" (name I had originally proposed, Misericida was proposed among others by the AI) JPH
Tactical role
"War leaves only two options: salvation or silence. I am the second. The second of silence preceding the end"
Misericida is a unit of ritual execution operating exclusively after major engagements. Its function is to travel through the Imperial battlefields, identifying wounded deemed unsalvageable, whether human, transhuman, or enslaved machines. She freed them by liturgical euthanasia, an act recorded as extremis benedictio in the archives of the Munitorum.
It does not belong to any regiment but can be temporarily detached to any loyalist force under the direct direction of the Medicae Majoris, a Chaplain or an Inquisitor.
Standardized Equipment
Sancti-Crux Pistol
→ Model of heavy nail gun, designed for quick delivery, even through ceramites.
Penitentia Rocket
→ An old defused warhead, mounted on a stick. Used as a blunt mass or final pile. The fins are filed in a double cross.
Ventral prayer box (Vox Infantus model)
→ Implanted voice broadcasting device, surmounted by a horned child"s false head. Recites over and over again Litany to the Dying, taken from the Liber Vita Terminalis.
Gas mask with double serosanctification filter
→ Protects from miasma, but also symbolizes the refusal of the vital breath.
Articulated robotic arms (Astartes sub-level)
→ Stabilized force for precise execution. Built-in medical sensors.
Magos-RXVII tracked base
→ Lower trunk replaced with a light tank tracked movement module, silent on soft ground.
Ritual trench coat – black or cardinal red
→ No decoration, fireproof fabric, belted at the waist. Works as a processional chasuble.
Doctrine
"Better a holy death than an impure survival."
"It does not kill — it absolves by fire, iron, or prayer."
The extinguishing process includes:
Vital Scan
Final Request
Blessing
Puncture or percussion
Extinction encoding
Faction compatibility:
Imperial: Imperial Guard, Sisters of Battle, Inquisition
Possible use by the Adeptus Mechanicus (under ethical bond)
Forbidden to Space Marines unless authorized by Chaplain
 

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