Angry Griffin's Oldhammer

Category: Rogue Trader

  • Metal Chaos Renegade Tube Head – Vintage Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine

    This chap went by part number 022220 in the 1989 catalogue, and in the 1991 catalogue he’s shown as Tube Head 070354/5. The latter credits his design to Michael Perry.

    Paints used:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Green: Oxide Green, blended up with Cold Yellow. Shaded with a mix of Phthalo Green and Diryalide Yellow.
    • Pink: Kimera’s The Red mixed with The White. Shaded with Scale75 Crimson Ink
    • Bone: Yellow Oxide + The White
  • Vintage Metal 1990 Khorne Berserker World Eater Space Marine

    Vintage Metal 1990 Khorne Berserker World Eater Space Marine

    This is Jes Goodwin’s 1990 sculpt of a World Eater, which really set the mold for the aesthetic from then on. The earlier guys were much more… organic looking, and the Dave Andrews sculpts in the 1992 catalogue are more reminiscent of the earlier Rogue Trader sculpts than what came later. Part number 070378/4.

    He appears in White Dwarf 135 as “World Eater Space Marine of Khorne with Chainsword and Boltgun”:

    Colours used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Black: Kimera Phthalo Green mixed with The Red.

    Red: Scale75 Burgundy Wine Red, then Primary Red/Crimson/Intense Yellow. Then shading with Sap Green and Kimera Ultramarine Blue, then tinted with Scalecolor Artist Red Ink and Yellow Ink diluted with Vallejo Airbrush Flow Improver.

    Gold: Burnt Sienna Umber, Yellow Oxide and Intense Yellow, with a little bit of Pro Acryl Titanium White. Then I got the Kimera base set and tried mixing up a chromatic black out of The Red and Phthalo Green, a brown out of Phthalo Green and Red Oxide and then stippling a little Warm Yellow with edge highlighting of Cold Yellow and The White. Corrosion is Phthalo Green and then some Oxide Green + The White. Couldn’t nail the NMM, so I went back to Necro Gold + Elven Gold + Citrine Alchemy with Bold Titanium White highlights, washed with Scale Artist Chestnut Ink. Shaded with Kimera Phthalo Green.

    Green: Kimera Cold Yellow (PY151 Benzimidazolone Yellow) mixed with Phthalo Blue Green Shade (Cu-Phthalo Blue).

    Leather: Kimera The White, with Oxide Brown Light over that, shaded with Royal Brown, highlighted with a mix of Royal Brown and The White.

    Silver: Black Metal, shaded with thinned Royal Brown, spots of rust with Mars Orange, highlights with Speed Metal.

    Pigments: Vallejo Light Sienna and Titanium for the skulls. Rim in Vallejo Black Grey.

  • Vintage Warhammer 40K Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine in Artificer Armour 4

    This guy was a 1990 sculpt as far as I can tell and was part number 70270/2. He appears in the 1991 catalogues.

    Painted as an Ultramarine!

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha black
    • Blue: Scale75 Artist Cobalt Blue, highlighted with that + Pro Acryl Titanium White, shaded with that + Scale75 Art Prussian Blue, further shading with Art Black
    • Black: Art Black, highlighted with Titanium White + Art Black
    • Copper for Armiger head: Decayed Metal, then Victorian Brass, then Amber Alchemy, then Moonstone Alchemy, then Dirty Down Verdigris
    • Rim: Vallejo Black Grey
    • Base: Martian Ironearth on left, PVA glue and ballast on right. Red Ochre mixed with Art Black for the base colour, then Reddish Brown pigment, then Natural Soil, then Sand, a little bit of Gypsum on the rock, a little bit of Ash on the Armiger face to try and get a bit of separation. Wild Grass tuft for behind.
    • Red: Pro Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red, then Primary Red, shaded with Burnt Sienna Umber, further shaded with Art Black. Very slight highlight of Primary Yellow.
    • Armiger lens: Primary Yellow, shaded with Crimson, shaded with Art Black
    • Lens: Scale75 Art Sap Green, highlighted with that + Primary Yellow, a little bit of a further highlight with Titanium White mixed in. ‘Ardcoat to finish.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother West

    This chap was Brother West, and later Bolter 8 – part number 070119/21. His name seems to be a reference to Adam West, who played Batman in the 1960s TV series.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Meredith

    Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Meredith

    This awesome sculpt was initially shown as Brother Meredith, and by 1991 was Bolter 11 and part number 070106/10. He seems to have been named after Burgess Meredith, who played the Penguin in the 1960s Batman TV show.

    Sculpted by Mark Copplestone (as confirmed by the man himself!).

    Paints used:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s The White, shaded by mixing in Kimera’s Orange
    • Red: Kimera’s The Red, shaded by mixing in Phthalo Green
    • Silver: Scale75’s Black Metal, shaded with Basilicanum Grey, highlighted with… other Scale paints, I’ll find my notes
    • Flesh: Some of Scale75’s Art pinks, washed with Guilliman Flesh
    • Base: Sand and a couple of little rocks undercoated then painted with Ochre, then pigment of Reddish Brown, Natural Soil and Sand for the rocks applied.

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Gunner 5

    This guy was shown as Gunner 5, part number 072129/24.

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Gunner 1

    This guy was shown as Gunner 1, part number 072129/21.

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Chaplain with Chainsword

    This is one of the original Mark Copplestone Chaplain sculpts and was part number 410602 initially, later Chaplain with Chainsword 070133/57.

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Techmarine with Wrench

    This guy was one of the original Mark Copplestone Techmarine sculpts – 410501 – and shown later as 070133/72.

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Tech Marine with Toolbox

    This guy was Tech Marine with Toolbox 410506 initially, later part number 070133/74. He’s a Mark Copplestone sculpt.