Angry Griffin's Oldhammer

Tag: 1987

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Leanman or Lestrade

    Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Brother Leanman or Lestrade

    This guy goes by Brother Lestrade, Brother Leanman or Bolter 9, depending on which catalogue/flyer you are looking at. Part number 070106/5.

    Designed by Bob Naismith.

    He’s listed as Brother Lestrade in the Feb 1988 Astronomican, and Brother Leanman in the Sept 1987 White Dwarf 93 RTO1 listing and in the Feb 88 flyer.

    He’s a 1987 sculpt. As seen in the September 1989 White Dwarf (#117) converted by Richard Kernick:

    I have two of these guys and one had the bonding studs filed off – I didn’t notice until painting was underway.

    Paints used:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, highlighted mixed with Primary Blue and Pro Acryl Titanium White, shaded with Art Black

    Lenses: Sap Green, highlighted with Spring Green and Pro Acryl Golden Yellow then Titanium White

    Black: Art Black, highlighted with a mix of Art Black and Titanium White

    Base: Burnt Sienna then Natural Soil and Sand pigments

    Decals: Ultramarine Forge World sheet, Armiger sheet for the honour markings

  • 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

  • Games Workshop Rogue Trader Space Marine Medic 01

    As I found him:

    This one is marked 1987, best as my eyes can make out. More photos to come once stripped and painted.