Going back to the glorious days of shoulder-mounted Devastator squad heavy weapons – here I have three Devastator metal bodies to add to the nostalgia metal marine force…
…and a mixture of later Devastator bodies, Tacticals and Assault Marines.
There’s a Sergeant Telion and a Sergeant Chronus in there too!
Picked up this guy to add to the nostalgia metal force – one of the original Eversor Assassins from 1995.
Looking forward to getting some paint on him.
This vintage Imperial Assassin with Combi Weapon from Rogue Trader came into my possession. Part number 072117/28.
I can’t find who designed it – the 1991 catalogue I can find this mini in just says “Designed by the Citadel Design Team”.
Looks like GW 1989 on the back to me. I can find it in the 1991 Citadel catalogue under Forces of the Imperium.
Stripped:
A 360degree video of it:
This one is an oldie – a plastic Space Crusade dreadnought from long ago!
Check out that face! The sides:
Unpainted yet – obviously – that’ll come later!
A Bob Naismith sculpt! Part number 070121/46 in the later catalogues.
Still a little bit of paint to strip on him, and the square base is just whatever I had laying around with which to stand him on.
Keen to put some paint on him!
Found this guy for my nostalgia force – he’s a bit more ornate than the Captain with Terminator Honours, though, which may necessitate a re-think as to who’s who. We’ll see. Painting to come…
This guy was released alongside Games Workshop’s new website back in 2008, as far as I’m aware.
Always feels weird opening a box from years ago – like you’re doing something you shouldn’t be.
I found this Imperial Agent Calidus Assassin still new in blister – I honestly don’t recall whether they were called Callidus or Calidus back in the day, but it seems to have two Ls in it now. The model was starting to go a bit green in the blister but nothing too dramatic.
The foam was largely a powder. 5 quid – not half bad!
The back, for anyone curious:
Out of the blister:
Looks alright!
The back, however:
First crack at painting her:
Second attempt three years and 30 miniatures later:
Paints used in the second go:
Some oldhammer! Or is this middlehammer? I lose track. This Games Workshop Warhammer 40K Techmarine was released as part of the Company Command box set a month 3rd edition hit, apparently – which would put him at being released in late 1998. Still using the same metal backpack as the older 2nd Ed. Techmarines, his sculpt is a mirror of the Captain with Terminator Honours and various others. It’s a Jes Goodwin sculpt.
In the 2004 US catalogue this miniature is part number 010110305 with backpack 010107503 and axe/hand 010110306.
I was painting the metal guys up as a Raven Guard successor when I got him, so he has been stripped for repainting in blue. The RG successor scheme:
All painted using Scale75 with the exception of some washes and a contrast – in the scheme of a Raven Guard sucessor that is as yet unnamed. Back when I was playing 2nd. Ed I called them the Harbingers, but that name is actually a canon chapter now (perhaps it was then too) so I need to find another.
Base armour: Scale75 Artrist Green Grey, attempted to shade with SIN-42 Golem Grey but it wasn’t very dramatic
Base armour highlight: 50/50 Green Grey and Scale75 SART-16 Artist Arctic Blue
Base armour ultimate highlight: Arctic Blue
Red base: Scale75 Crimson
Red highilight: Scale75 Primary Red
Red wash: Carroburg Crimson
Metal base: Scale75 Black Metal
Metal wash: Drakenhof Nightshade
Metal shade: Scale75 Instant Fairy Blood
Metal highlight: Black Metal then Thrash Metal and Speed Metal, White Alchemy as ultimate highlight
Axe glow at the back: Scale75 Art White + Talassar Blue Contrast
Eye lens: Scale75 Sap Green and Spring Green, dot of Art White
Cables: Primary Blue, Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Primary Yellow, Dark Violet, Turquoise Blue
Wash for cog and rack on servo arm: Vallejo Mecha Dark Rust Wash
Wash for tubes on arm/backpack: Scale75 Instant Love Affair
Purity Seal: Scale75 Off White, Seraphim Sepia, writing Scale75 Artist Burnt Sienna Umber
Eye (all black as per RG): Scale75 Artist Art Black
Battle damage: Sponged on Black Metal
Prongs on power cords: SC-74 Elven Gold
This guy was released in 1987 with the board game of the same name, and was apparently tied into Warhammer 40K in the 1988 Rogue Trader Part One flyer. You got three for £1.95 – the Chainsaw Warrior with Reaper (heavy weapon), Chainsaw Warrior with Missile Launcher and the guy pictured above – the Chainsaw Warrior with Chainsaw and Blaster.
The guy behind the sculpt is apparently Bob Naismith – who is still sculpting miniatures to this day!
The little Griffins bought me some skin paint for Fathers Day, so I thought I’d better have a crack at a miniature with skin on it. The paints used here:
Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
Green base: Citadel Caliban Green
Green highlight #1: Sons of Horus Green
Green highlight #2: Orruk Flesh
Brown (Boots/gloves/shoulders/codpiece): Vallejo Game Extra Opaque Heavy Brown
Wash for that brown: Scale75 Instant Ogre Brown (1 coat overall, 2 coats in recesses)
Leather straps and holsters/pouches: Mournfang Brown
Wash for that brown: Scale75 Instant Rage Brown
Highlights for that brown: Game Extra Opaque Heavy Brown and Mournfang Brown
Metal base: Scale75 Black Metal
Metal highlight #1: Scale75 Thrash Metal
Metal highlight #2: Scale75 Heavy Metal
Metal highlight #3: Scale75 Speed Metal
Chainsword yellow: Vallejo Model Color 70.953 Flat Yellow
Chainsword black: Army Painter Matt Black
Chainsword wear marks: Black Metal/Heavy Metal inside that
Skin base: Scale75 Artist Pink Flesh
Skin highlights: Pink Flesh/Golden Flesh 50/50, straight Golden Flesh, shadow of Golden Flesh/Burnt Skin/Crimson, highlight of Light Skin, shade Burnt Skin + Moss Green 50/50, further shading Crimson/Burnt Skin then a glaze of Golden Flesh/Crimson 50/50 watered down. Final highlight Light Skin (basically followed the Scale75 instructions).
Eyes: Vallejo Model Color Flat White
Pupils: Army Painter Matt Black
Hair: Vallejo Model Color 70.862 Black Grey
Hair highlight: 50/50 Black Grey with Army Painter Matt White
Arm ammo belt (assuming that’s what they are – after consulting with Mrs. Griffin who suggested that): Scale75 Decayed Metal
Update: I spoke with the chap who designed the mini and he said they were mini grenades around the arm.
Highlight for ammo: Scale75 Victorian Brass
Bootlaces: Army Painter Matt Black