Cypher was a metal Warhammer 40K Space Marine 1998 sculpt by Mike McVey, as per the 2000 catalogue. Oldhammer? Considered so by some!
He’s one of the Fallen Dark Angels, and this particular mini is missing one of his gun arms and the Lion’s sword on his back.
This guy is a 1998 sculpt (one of the last Mordian ones?) and was designed by Michael Perry. The body was part number 010508602 and the launcher arm 010805603.
There was a loader Guardsman to match.
These pads are marked as 1998 on the tab. The 1999 catalogue page credits everything on that page to Jes Goodwin, Mike McVey, Dave Perry and Mark Bedford – I don’t know which one did the shoulder pads.
This metal Space Marine was the Commander or Captain model from the Command Group box released in 1998, and is a Jes Goodwin sculpt from that same year.
He was part number 010110301 in the 1999 catalogue where Jes is credited or 9947010110301 elsewhere.
This guy was part number 010110304 and was apparently seen as a Games Day miniature in 1998.
This guy is from the Command Group and is part number 010110303 in the catalogues. He’s a Jes Goodwin sculpt.
Looks like 1998 as the sculpting date, and I can find him in the 1999 catalogue. He’s meant to have the character backpack sprue 99399999008, but this guy is missing the backpack.
Designed by Jes Goodwin.
This Games Workshop Warhammer 40K Techmarine was released as part of the Company Command box set a month before 3rd edition hit, give or take – which would put him at being released in late 1998. Still using the same metal backpack as the older 2nd Ed. Techmarines, his sculpt is a mirror of the Captain with Terminator Honours and various others. It’s a 1998 Jes Goodwin sculpt.
In the 2004 US catalogue this miniature is part number 010110305 with backpack 010107503 and axe/hand 010110306.
A 360deg view:
I was painting the metal guys up as a Raven Guard successor when I got him, so he has been stripped for repainting in blue. The RG successor scheme:
All painted using Scale75 with the exception of some washes and a contrast – in the scheme of a Raven Guard sucessor that is as yet unnamed. Back when I was playing 2nd. Ed I called them the Harbingers, but that name is actually a canon chapter now (perhaps it was then too) so I need to find another.
Base armour: Scale75 Artrist Green Grey, attempted to shade with SIN-42 Golem Grey but it wasn’t very dramatic
Base armour highlight: 50/50 Green Grey and Scale75 SART-16 Artist Arctic Blue
Base armour ultimate highlight: Arctic Blue
Red base: Scale75 Crimson
Red highilight: Scale75 Primary Red
Red wash: Carroburg Crimson
Metal base: Scale75 Black Metal
Metal wash: Drakenhof Nightshade
Metal shade: Scale75 Instant Fairy Blood
Metal highlight: Black Metal then Thrash Metal and Speed Metal, White Alchemy as ultimate highlight
Axe glow at the back: Scale75 Art White + Talassar Blue Contrast
Eye lens: Scale75 Sap Green and Spring Green, dot of Art White
Cables: Primary Blue, Crimson, Cobalt Blue, Primary Yellow, Dark Violet, Turquoise Blue
Wash for cog and rack on servo arm: Vallejo Mecha Dark Rust Wash
Wash for tubes on arm/backpack: Scale75 Instant Love Affair
Purity Seal: Scale75 Off White, Seraphim Sepia, writing Scale75 Artist Burnt Sienna Umber
Eye (all black as per RG): Scale75 Artist Art Black
Battle damage: Sponged on Black Metal
Prongs on power cords: SC-74 Elven Gold