This metal Imperial Guard Medic appears in the 1991 catalogue as Medic 072104/4 and is credited to the Citadel Design Team, i.e. someone who had left Citadel by that point in time.
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Marauder Chaos Dwarf MM90 with Sword – Warhammer Fantasy Battle
This guy is a Marauder sculpt by Aly Morrison.
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Marauder Chaos Dwarf MM90 CD8 Warhammer Fantasy Battle
This Marauder Chaos Dwarf has CD8 on it’s tab and has a skull faced helmet.
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Eldar Guardian 12 – Metal Rogue Trader miniature
This Eldar Guardian was #12 in the catalogues and was part number RTB17/1. It was a Jes Goodwin 1991 sculpt and was released as part of the RTB17 Eldar Guardians box, and came with a 1990 plastic sprue with weapons and arms.
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Ships Officer aka Astronaut – Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader
This metal miniature is from Warhammer 40K’s first edition (Rogue Trader) and is in the catalogues as “Ship’s Officer”, though he has “Astronaut” on the tab. I think it says GW 88 on the base.
He was sculpted by Trish Carden (Morrison), as per a conversation with her in Jan 2025.
You can see him in White Dwarf #99:
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Ground Combat Trooper – Rogue Trader First Releases
This metal miniature is one of the first releases from Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, and was sculpted by Bob Naismith in 1985. He went by “Ground Combat Trooper”.
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Imperial Army Casualty – Rogue Trader
This guy appears as Casualty or Wounded in the Rogue Trader-era Imperial Army or Imperial Guard catalogues. There wasn’t a tab on this guy! I also don’t have a specific sculpting credit for him, so if you can point me to where the credit is printed drop me a line.
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Trooper Bruce – Rogue Trader Army
This is Trooper Bruce, from the Rogue Trader-era Imperial Army or Imperial Guard. He’s a 1987 sculpt, though I don’t know who sculpted him. He has “ARMY” on the front and 1987 on the back of his tab.
He took a bath in some paint stripper and not just isopropyl alcohol and cleaned up a bit more:
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Trooper Thomson – Imperial Army RT
This is Trooper Thomson from the Rogue Trader era of Imperial Army/Imperial Guard miniatures. I don’t have a specific sculptor for him. He was sculpted in metal and has “ARMY” on the front and 1987 on the back. Unlike many of his peers, he’s armed with a boltgun!
If anyone knows who sculpted him let me know!
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Worldburner – Rogue Trader Mercenary
This metal Rogue Trader Mercenary went by “Worldburner” in the catalogues of the time. He’s a Bob Naismith sculpt.
The flash on this guy is a little non-Citadel looking – perhaps a recast, but you never know. The detail isn’t too muddy.