Angry Griffin's Oldhammer

Category: Warhammer 40K

  • Vintage Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Longun or Anderton with Heavy Bolter

    Vintage Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Longun or Anderton with Heavy Bolter

    The heavy bolters were a little bit smaller way back when…

    Later shown as Space Marine armed with Heavy Bolter, part number 070121/48.

    Painted but not based:

    I tried my version of speed painting on this guy… which means about 2 days worth of painting effort.

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Base Coat: Scale75 Artist Cobalt blue, building to a blend of Cobalt and Primary Blue. Shade of Scale75 Instant Fairy Blood and Scale75 Shadow Black

    Edge highlights: Scale75 Primary Blue

    Recesses: Scale75 Instant Fairy Blood, darker areas Instant Shadow Black

    Silver: Scale75 Heavy Metal building to Speed Metal on the edges, shade a glaze of Scale75 Artist Black

    Red: Scale75 Artist Crimson building to Primary Red, shade of Scale75 Fairy Blood and Scale75 Shadow Black

    Green: Scale75 Artist White followed by Scale75 Fluoro Green, shade of Scale75 Instant Basilisk Green

    Decals from the Forge World Ultramarines sheet

  • Metal Space Marine Devastator Sergeant 0813

    This chap came in the Devastator box back in 1993. In the 1998 catalogue he’s shown as Sergeant 2, part number 010100901 and in the 2005 he’s Sergeant 2 but part number 99060101279. He’s a 1992 Jes Goodwin sculpt.

    Update: Found him in the 1995 catalogue as Space Marine Sergeant 2, part number 0813/1.

    Colours used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Blue base: Scale75 Artist Cobalt Blue SART-27

    Blue highlight: Scale75 Artist Primary Blue SART-03

    Blue shade: 50:50 Scale75 Instant Paralyze Blue SIN-18 and Instant Fairy Blood SIN-12

    Red base: Scale75 Artist Crimson

    Red highlight: Scale75 Artist Primary Red SART-05

    Red further highlight: Scale75 Artist Orange SART-22

    Red shade: Scale75 Instant Health Red SIN-03

    Purity seal bone colours: Scale75 Off White SART-47

    Lenses: Scale75 White Ink followed by Scale75 Fluoro Green

    And done but for the base:

  • Metal Space Marine Devastator 0813 2

    This guy lacks the purity seal on the belt.

  • Metal Space Marine Commander 010110301 or 9947010110301

    This guy was the Commander/Captain model from the Command Group box.

  • Metal Space Marine Apothecary from Games Day and the Command Group box

    This guy was part number 010110304 and was apparently seen as a Games Day miniature in 1998.

  • Stone Town Kickstarter: Painting the gangway

    If you have been following along you’ll know we have an active Kickstarter for some cut stone terrain. The gangway is part of that set and is designed to go between two of the buildings – here’s my take on painting it:

    Paints used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Base coat for stone ends: Morghast Bone

    Base coat for wood: Mournfang Brown

    Lines in wood: Hobgrot hide or Averland Sunset

    Wood contrasts, randomly: Snakebite Leather, Wyldwood, Gore-Grunta Fur, Nazdreg Yellow

    Bolts: Scale75 Heavy Metal

    Bolt corrosion: Vallejo Rust Texture

    Central, worn pigment: Scale75 Dark Earth

    Outer pigments: 50:50 Vallejo Dark Yellow Ochre and Scale75 Reddish Brown

  • Metal Space Marine with Plasma Gun 0421 2

    Metal Space Marine with Plasma Gun 0421 2

    This guy is part number 0421/2.

    Looks like he was designed in 1992.

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Base Coat: Scale75 Artist Primary Blue, shaded with Cobalt Blue, shaded further with Prussian Blue

    Red: Scale75 Artist Pale Flesh, followed by Crimson, highlighted with Primary Red, further highlighted with Orange, recess shaded with diluted Prussian Blue. Plasma gun had a further blend and highlight of Primary Yellow

    Plasma glow: Scale75 Artist White, with Spring Green around the edges, blended to Scale75 Fluoro Green, then to straight White. Then LIT pigment (eBay affiliate link) glow in the dark pigment across the brightest sections, mixed in with Scale 75 pigment binder to get it to stick.

    Joints: Scale75 Artist Black. Same with the grips on the guns. Highlighted by Violet Grey.

    Eyes: Scale75 Artist White, followed by diluted Spring Green, followed by diluted Fluoro Green, followed by diluted Emerald Green

    Silver: Scale75 Black Metal

    Gold: Scale75 Necro Gold, highlighted with Elven Gold, further highlight Citrine Alchemy

    Leather: Scale75 Burnt Sienna, shaded with Black/Burnt Sienna 50:50, highlighted with Pale Flesh:Burnt Sienna 50:50

    Skull on hand: Scale75 Buff, shaded with Buff:Burnt Sienna Umber, highlighted with Vanilla White

    Varnish: Vallejo Mecha Varnish Matt


    Here he is now:

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  • Space Marine in Mark V Heresy Armour

    Space Marine in Mark V Heresy Armour

    This metal Rogue Trader-era Space Marine is a 1990 sculpt, and appears in the 1991 catalogue as Mark V Heresy Armour with part number 070270/7. White Dwarf #133 gives Jes Goodwin as the sculptor.

    Colours used:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, with some Prussian Blue as a shade, and some Cobalt Blue + Art Black as a shade. Highlighted with Cobalt Blue + Pro Acryl Titanium White
    • Red: Pro Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red, shaded with Targor Rageshade, highlighted with Bold Pyrrole Red + Golden Yellow
    • Lenses: Scale75 Art Spring Green, highlighted with Golden Yellow and a touch of Titanium White, shaded with Art Black
    • Freehand decals are Cobalt Blue + Titanium White
    • Gold: Scale75 Necro Gold, washed with Targor Rageshade, then Dwarven Gold, then Citrine Alchemy
    • Base rim: Vallejo Model Colour Black Grey
    • Base: Soilworks Dark Mud around the rim, then Natural Soil on the inside, then Sand inside that, then Gypsum to highlight the rocks. Natural Soil on the legs.
    • Silver: Black Metal, shaded with Targor Rageshade, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
    • Gold shells: Dwarven Gold, shaded with Targor Rageshade

  • Metal Vanguard Veteran with Relic Blade

    This guy was part number 99060101416.

    No date on the tag – just Games Workshop!