Angry Griffin's Oldhammer

Category: Warhammer 40K

  • Rogue Trader Chaos Renegade with Bolter 4

    This chap went by Renegade with Bolter 4 (he’s a Slaanesh follower) and appears in the 1991 catalogue as part number 070315/13:

  • Satyr Studios Sister Space Marines – Dawn – painted as an Ultramarine

    Satyr Studios Sister Space Marines – Dawn – painted as an Ultramarine

    This sculpt is from Satyr Studios and goes by the name of Dawn, and the sculpt clearly riffs on Brother Anderton/Longun from the Rogue Trader days. Wearing a Vetus pattern backpack, scaled down to 90 percent.

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt, highlighted with Kimera The White, shaded with Kimera Orange
    • White: Kimera The White
    • Black: Kimera Carbon Black, highlighted with The White
    • Red: Kimera The Red, highlighted with Cold Yellow, a touch of The White
    • Backpack lenses: Scale75 SART-74 Red Ink and SART-73 Yellow Ink

  • Monopose 2nd. Edition Space Marine – Painted as an Ultramarine

    I am painting a 2nd. Edition monopose marine for Darren Latham’s 90s Marine challenge.

    Paints used so far:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, shaded with Permanent Orange. Highlighted with The White or Scale Artist White Ink. Further shading with Carbon Black.
    • Yellow: Kimera The White followed by Cold Yellow, shaded with a blend of Cold Yellow and Scale75 Artist Magenta SART-23. Warmed up a little with Kimera’s Warm Yellow. Highlights of White Ink then Yellow Ink SART-73.
    • Red: Kimera’s The Red mixed with Cobalt Bluegreen, followed by The Red mixed with Cold Yellow. Further layering of Toluidine Red mixed with Phthalo Green, then glazed with The Red. Highlights of Warm Yellow followed by The White.
    • Leather: Kimera Oxide Brown Light, shaded with Cobalt Blue. A confused mix of blends after that.
    • Base: Goblin Green, highlighted with a drybrush of The White, glazed with Yellow Ink, overall glaze with Goblin Green again to knock it back a little
    • Bone colour: Scale75 Off White mixed with The White. Shaded with Kimera Oxide Brown Dark. Highlight of The White.
    • Ammo: Carbon Black, highlighted with The White, wash of Yellow Ink, further wash of Chestnut Ink, highlight of The White
    • Ammo: Decayed Metal, Victorian Brass, Moonstone Alchemy then a wash of Chestnut Ink, then another highlight of Moonstone Alchemy.
    • Lenses: Spring Green, with a highlight of Yellow Ink, further highlight of White Ink, shaded with Carbon Black, highlight of The White
    • Silver: Black Metal, then Thrash Metal, then Speed Metal, then White Alchemy, then Nuln Oil Gloss, then some Carbon Black to knock back the gloss a little (no regular Nuln), then Speed Metal and White Alchemy again to bring the highlights back.
  • Rogue Trader Imperial Guard Commissar with Las-Gun

    Rogue Trader Imperial Guard Commissar with Las-Gun

    This Imperial Guard Commissar was a 1988 sculpt by Mark Copplestone, and goes by Commissar with Las-Gun (as does another one, but this chap is the one who isn’t pointing).

    The catalogue page:

    The mini:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Prussian Blue mixed with Kimera Carbon Black, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s The White progressively. The same for the gun.
    • Lenses: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, shaded with Carbon Black, highlighted with The White
    • Skin: Kimera The Red, Cold Yellow, Carbon Black and The White all mixed together in varying amounts over and over again until I was less disappointed than when I started.
    • Yellow was Cold Yellow, shaded with The Red. Red is The Red, shaded with Carbon Black and highlighted with Cold Yellow.
  • Vintage Metal Rogue Trader Contemptor Class Dreadnought

    Vintage Metal Rogue Trader Contemptor Class Dreadnought

    This is the Contemptor Class Close Combat Dreadnought who goes by Chuck in the catalogues! He’s an old Rogue Trader metal mini.

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, highlighted with Kimera The White, shaded with Kimera Carbon Black
    • Red: Kimera The Red, highlighted with Kimera’s Cold Yellow, shaded with Carbon Black
    • White: Kimera’s The White
    • Silver: Black Metal, then Thrash Metal, highlight of Speed Metal, shaded with Carbon Black
    • Cape: Stolen from the HH Sword Praetor.

    Here he is next to a new Terminator:

  • 1988 Nurgle Chaos Renegade – Tube Head

    This metal Games Workshop miniature was designed by Michael Perry.

  • Metal Callidus Assassin from 2nd. Edition 40K

    This Callidus Assassin is the two-parter 010800202.

  • 1990 Space Marine Armour through the Ages – Mark 2

    This guy is Mark 2 #1 and is a Jes Goodwin sculpt. He has 1990 on the tab and he was part number 070270/14.

    • 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
    • Silver: Black Metal

  • Brother Levers – Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine

    This chap has two power gloves! He’s later shown as part number 070145/15.

  • Rogue Trader Space Marine Lieutenant – Metal Warhammer 40K

    This guy was one of the Rogue Trader Officers and was later shown with part number 070145/12. He’s a Mark Copplestone sculpt.

    • 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