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Tag: 1988

  • Metal Space Marine Rogue Trader Techmarine with Bolt Pistol

    This metal Techmarine is shown as 410504 in the early flyers and 070133/70 in the 1991 catalogue. He’s a Mark Copplestone sculpt.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Space Marine Techmarine with Adjustable Wrench

    Metal Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Space Marine Techmarine with Adjustable Wrench

    This guy shows up as part number 410502 in the early flyers and 070133/71 in the later catalogues. He’s a 1988 sculpt by Mark Copplestone.

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Red: Pro Acryl Burnt Red followed by Bold Pyrrole Red, washed with Targor Rageshade, highlighted with Bold Pyrrole Red mixed with Pro Acryl Golden Yellow

    Bone: Pro Acryl Ivory, washed with Targor Rageshade, highlighted with Ivory

    Base: Pigments of Soilworks Natural Soil and Sand, a Vallejo tuft and some Woodland Scenics rocks

    Green: Sap Green, Spring Green, highlighted with Golden Yellow and shaded with Art Black

    Silver: Black Metal, Nuln wash, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, White Alchemy

    Rim: Vallejo Black Grey

    Yellow: Golden Yellow, highlighted with a mix of Titanium White and Golden Yellow, shaded with a mix of Bold Pyrrole Red/Art Black and Golden Yellow

    The decals had both reds sponged over them to make them blend in a bit more.

  • Metal Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Brother Morris with Multimelta

    This Space Marine from the original Rogue Trader edition of Warhammer 40K went by Brother Morris in the early flyers, and in later catalogues as Space Marine with Multi Melta and Bolt Pistol 070121/47.

    Can’t make out anything on this tab, unfortunately!

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Blue: Scale75 Art Blue, shaded with that mixed with Art Black, highlighted with that and Pro Acryl Titanium White
    • Red: Pro Acryl Bold Pyrrole Red, shaded with that mixed with Scale75 Art Burgundy Wine Red, further shaded with Art Black, highlighted with BPR mixed with Scale75 Art Intense Yellow. Bolt pistol was Bold Pyrrole Red, shaded with Targor Rageshade, highlighted with the same.
    • Green: Spring Green, shaded with Art Black, highlighted with Primary Yellow and then Neon Yellow, then Neon Yellow + Titanium White, and Titanium White for the little reflection
    • Base: Base coat of Burgundy Wine Red, then the rocks were done in Off White, then washed with Garaghak’s Sewer. Then pigments of Natural Soil, then Sand, then Gypsum for the rocks. Rim of Vallejo Black Grey
    • Bone: Off White, washed with watered down Garaghak’s Sewer, brought up again with Off White and Pro Acryl Titanium White, washed again with Garaghak’s Sewer.
    • Silver: Base coat of Art Black, then a drybrush of Black Metal, then drybrush of Thrash Metal, then a drybrush of Speed Metal, then a drybrush of White Alchemy. Then a wash of Nuln Oil Gloss and a little bit of Seraphim Sepia.

  • Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Brother Leach with Plasma Gun

    This guy was first seen as Brother Leach, and shown in later catalogues as Plasma Gun 2 with part number 070121/50. He has a 1988 mark on his tab.

    Here he is in the April 1988 flyer:

  • Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Space Marine Sergeant Burgess aka Bionic Eye and Bolt Pistol

    This guy was shown as Sergeant Burgess early on and later Bionic Eye and Bolt Pistol, part number 70119/25. A 1988 sculpt.

    Potentially named after Burgess Meredith – though that would give him two Marines named after him!

  • Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Metal Captain Crabb 070119 19

    This guy was Captain Crabb aka Space Marine with Bolt Pistol and Hand Flamer, part number 070119/19. He’s a 1988 sculpt.

    1988 on the tab.

    You can see him in White Dwarf #99:

  • Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Metal Space Marine Brother Kitt 070119 34

    This guy was Brother Kitt, aka Space Marine with Power Axe 2, part number 070119/34.

    He seems to be named after Eartha Kitt, who played Catwoman in the third season of the 1960s Batman TV show.

    He can be seen in WD99:

  • Metal Rogue Trader Space Marine Medic 08 with Chainsword and Plasma Pistol

    This guy was a 1988 sculpt from GW.

  • Rogue Trader Captain Romero Vintage Metal Miniature from Games Workshop

    This is Captain Romero from the Rogue Trader era. He was later shown in the catalogues as Chain Sword and Bolter 070119/29 and is also seen in White Dwarf 99 (March 1988).

    He seems to be named after Cesar Romero, who played the Joker in the 1960s Batman TV series.

    Beaky helmet on his belt:

    1988 on the tab.

    He can be seen in WD99:

  • Rogue Trader Adeptus Mechanicus Miniature 401102

    Rogue Trader Adeptus Mechanicus Miniature 401102

    This Adeptus Mechanicus miniature was designed by Bob Olley and is a 1988 sculpt for Rogue Trader. He can be seen in White Dwarf #111:

    • Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
    • Red: Scale75 Artist Red Ochre, then Burgundy Wine Red, shaded with BWR+ Burnt Sienna Umber, highlighted with Primary Red, further highlight of Primary Red + Primary Yellow. Further shade of BWR + Burnt Sienna Umber + Violet.
    • Silver: Black Metal, washed with Nuln Oil Gloss
    • Skin: Burnt Sienna, then that mixed with Off White, then Pink Flesh, then Pink Flesh mixed with Purple for the recesses, then Pale Skin to highlight. Recess wash of Berserker Bloodshade.
    • Eyes: Pro Acryl Titanium White, iris Golden Yellow, pupil Art Black
    • Axe: Light Ultramarine, then that + Art White, then a change of direction and covered it in Celestium Blue. Didn’t like that at all, so went with a basic copper recipe of Decayed Metal, then Old Copper, then Pure Copper, then Moonstone Alchemy, shaded with Dark Violet, then washed with Targor Rageshade
    • Black/greys – Art Black and Pro Acryl Titanium White
    • Base rim: Black Grey
    • Pigments for base: Reddish Brown, then Natural Soil, then Sand, then Gypsum