Author: The Angry Griffin

  • Metal Dark Angels Scout Sergeant Naaman

    This is Scout Sergeant Naaman of the Dark Angels. His hand comes separately and is the same part number as the body – 010119701 or later 99060101197. Sculpted by Mike McVey as per White Dwarf #235 (July 1999):

  • Metal Space Marine Scout 5 010109306 Games Workshop

    This metal Space Marine Scout is number 5 in the catalogue and part number 010109306.

    1997 on the tab!

  • Metal Space Marine with Assault Weapon 2

    This Games Workshop Space Marine is part number 010119203.

    1999 on the base tab. This guy was sculpted by Jes Goodwin.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Hamilton 070106 2

    Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Hamilton 070106 2

    This chap is Brother Hamilton in the April 1988 RT3 flyer and Bolter 10 070106/2 in the later catalogues.

    He seems to be named after Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in the 1960s Batman TV show.

    This model appears in the original run of Citadel Combat Cards as Gideon Fax, a Marine Medic in the Mentors chapter.

    1987 on the tab!

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, shaded by mixing in Kimera’s Orange, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s The White
    • Silver: Scale75 Black Metal, washed with Basilicanum Grey, highlighted with Black Metal. Then Heavy Metal, then Speed Metal.
    • Lenses: Kimera’s Phthalo Green mixed with Kimera’s Cold Yellow as a base, followed by Scale75 Art Spring Green, mixed with Cold Yellow and The White. Shaded by mixing in The Red to Spring Green.
    • Leather: Kimera’s Oxide Brown Medium followed by Oxide Brown Dark. Highlights done by mixing in Cold Yellow and Orange.
    • Black: Kimera’s Carbon Black followed by mixing in some The White.
    • Red: Kimera’s The White, followed by The Red, highlighted by mixing in some Cold Yellow, shaded by mixing in some Phthalo Green.
    • Skull: Kimera’s Oxide Brown Light, followed by Natural Soil, then Gypsum
  • Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Slater

    This is Brother Slater from Rogue Trader! Also known as Bolter and Sensor, part number 070106/6.

    He appears as Brother Slater in the RT3 flyer in April 1988.

    No date on this tab!

    Painted:

    Paints used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Blue: Scale75 Cobalt Blue, highlighted with Primary Blue and Pro Acryl Titanium White

    Red: Pro Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red, shaded with Targor Rageshade, highlighted with Bold Pyrrole Red + Pro Acryl Golden Yellow

    Silver: Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, shaded with Targor Rageshade

    Base: Natural Soil, then Sand, then Gypsum for highlighting the rock

    Green: Sap Green, Spring Green mixed with Titanium White

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Leanman or Lestrade

    Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Leanman or Lestrade

    This guy goes by Brother Lestrade, Brother Leanman or Bolter 9, depending on which catalogue/flyer you are looking at. Part number 070106/5.

    Designed by Bob Naismith.

    He’s listed as Brother Lestrade in the Feb 1988 Astronomican, and Brother Leanman in the Sept 1987 White Dwarf 93 RTO1 listing and in the Feb 88 flyer.

    He’s a 1987 sculpt. As seen in the September 1989 White Dwarf (#117) converted by Richard Kernick:

    I have two of these guys and one had the bonding studs filed off – I didn’t notice until painting was underway.

    Paints used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, highlighted mixed with Primary Blue and Pro Acryl Titanium White, shaded with Art Black

    Lenses: Sap Green, highlighted with Spring Green and Pro Acryl Golden Yellow then Titanium White

    Black: Art Black, highlighted with a mix of Art Black and Titanium White

    Base: Burnt Sienna then Natural Soil and Sand pigments

    Decals: Ultramarine Forge World sheet, Armiger sheet for the honour markings

  • LE2 Imperial Space Marine – the first Games Workshop Space Marine in 1984

    This guy was apparently the first in 1984, according to the 1997 catalogue! He turns up in the 1991 Blue catalogue as Bolter 5, part number 070121/42 which is right amongst the C100 marines as far as part numbers go.

    White Dwarf 93 has an entire squad of just him:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue
    • Base: Scale75 Red Ochre, drybrushed with a mix of Red Ochre and Honey Moon Yellow, further drybrush with a little bit of The White mixed in
    • Gun: Carbon Black and Kimera’s Orange
  • Metal Space Marine Command Group Standard Bearer

    This guy came as part of the Command Group box right at the end of 2nd. Ed. He’s a Jes Goodwin sculpt and was part number 010110307.

    I think that says 1998 on the back – it would gel with the other models in the same box – but it’s hard to make out.

  • Metal Space Marine Librarian Epistolary 1

    This guy is part number 70087/1 and is a Jes Goodwin sculpt.

    Looks like 1994 on the back of the tab!

    Another copy: