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 metal Space Marine is Ezekiel, Chief Librarian of the Dark Angels. He’s a 1995 sculpt by Jes Goodwin for the 2nd. Edition of Warhammer 40K.
Back in the 90s he was the Chapter Master of my homebrew chapter (The Harbingers, with me not knowing that was already a chapter) painted by Jason, a friend of mine, because I couldn’t get the lightning to work:
A 2006 sculpt judging by the base. Part number 99060101327.
This guy was part number 070268/5.
Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
Green: Scale75 Artist Sap Green and Spring Green, highlighted with Spring Green/Pro Acryl Titanium White
White: Pro Acryl Titanium White, washed with Targor Rageshade
Sword: Pro Acryl Burnt Red/Bold Pyrrole Red/Art Black/Golden Yellow/Titanium White
Gold: Necro Gold, washed with Targor Rageshade, then Elven Gold, then Citrine Alchemy, then White Alchemy
Base: Scale75 Soilworks Rough Ground mixed with Woodland Scenics rocks. Base coat of Mechanicus Grey, then a drybrush of Dawnstone, then Ulthuan Grey, then White Scar. Then I decided I didn’t like it as much as I expected and put Scale75 Soilworks Ash all over the base and highlighted with Soilworks Gypsum. Rim of Vallejo Mecha Black.
Chequered knee: Scale75 Pastel Green and Titanium White.
Red: Scale75 Art Black, then Pro Acryl Burnt Red, then Bold Pyrrole Red, then Golden Yellow
In the end mixing the Rough Ground with the larger Woodland Scenic chunks produced a texture that was a bit more liquid-y than I was happy with – live and learn, though.