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  • Metal 2nd. Edition Space Marine Dreadnought Warhammer 40K

    Designed by Jes Goodwin. It was announced in White Dwarf 182 (Feb 1995). The example in the WD issue is painted up as the third dreadnought of the 2nd. Company.

    The right arm had a Multimelta (0425/3), a Twin Lascannon (0442/22), an Assault Cannon (0427/16) as options. The left a missile launcher (0442/23 with front 0442/24) or a power fist (0425/5 with fingers 0425/6).

    A variety of Dreadnoughts were shown in WD205:

  • Metal Rogue Trader Grey Knight Terminator 2 070243 5

    This is one of the three Rogue Trader Grey Knight Terminators (No.2), and is part number 070243/5.

  • Metal Space Marine 2nd. Edition Land Speeder

    Designed by Norman Swales and Jes Goodwin! It was first shown in White Dwarf 179 on the back cover and announced in WD180 in December 1994.

    Marked as 1994.

    Found a box!

  • Metal Space Marine Jump Pack 0426 4

    This is the jump pack which came with the 2nd. Ed. Space Marines.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Grey Knight Terminator 3 070243 6

    This guy is one of three Grey Knight Terminators from Rogue Trader and is part number 070243/6.

  • 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!

    You can see him in WD99:

    My paintjob:

    • 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