Angry Griffin's Oldhammer

Tag: Metal Mini

  • Warhammer 40K Metal Techmarine from Command Box 1998

    Some oldhammer! Or is this middlehammer? I lose track. This Games Workshop Warhammer 40K Techmarine was released as part of the Company Command box set a month 3rd edition hit, apparently – 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 Jes Goodwin sculpt.

    In the 2004 US catalogue this miniature is part number 010110305 with backpack 010107503 and axe/hand 010110306.

    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:

    Classic Metal Techmarine Sculpt from Warhammer 40K painted in a Raven Guard Successor Chapter scheme. From 2nd Edition.

    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

  • Painting a C100 Chainsaw Warrior from 1987

    This guy was released in 1987 with the board game of the same name, and was apparently tied into Warhammer 40K in the 1988 Rogue Trader Part One flyer. You got three for £1.95 – the Chainsaw Warrior with Reaper (heavy weapon), Chainsaw Warrior with Missile Launcher and the guy pictured above – the Chainsaw Warrior with Chainsaw and Blaster.

    The guy behind the sculpt is apparently Bob Naismith – who is still sculpting miniatures to this day!

    The little Griffins bought me some skin paint for Fathers Day, so I thought I’d better have a crack at a miniature with skin on it. The paints used here:

    Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black

    Green base: Citadel Caliban Green

    Green highlight #1: Sons of Horus Green

    Green highlight #2: Orruk Flesh

    Brown (Boots/gloves/shoulders/codpiece): Vallejo Game Extra Opaque Heavy Brown

    Wash for that brown: Scale75 Instant Ogre Brown (1 coat overall, 2 coats in recesses)

    Leather straps and holsters/pouches: Mournfang Brown

    Wash for that brown: Scale75 Instant Rage Brown

    Highlights for that brown: Game Extra Opaque Heavy Brown and Mournfang Brown

    Metal base: Scale75 Black Metal

    Metal highlight #1: Scale75 Thrash Metal

    Metal highlight #2: Scale75 Heavy Metal

    Metal highlight #3: Scale75 Speed Metal

    Chainsword yellow: Vallejo Model Color 70.953 Flat Yellow

    Chainsword black: Army Painter Matt Black

    Chainsword wear marks: Black Metal/Heavy Metal inside that

    Skin base: Scale75 Artist Pink Flesh

    Skin highlights: Pink Flesh/Golden Flesh 50/50, straight Golden Flesh, shadow of Golden Flesh/Burnt Skin/Crimson, highlight of Light Skin, shade Burnt Skin + Moss Green 50/50, further shading Crimson/Burnt Skin then a glaze of Golden Flesh/Crimson 50/50 watered down. Final highlight Light Skin (basically followed the Scale75 instructions).

    Eyes: Vallejo Model Color Flat White

    Pupils: Army Painter Matt Black

    Hair: Vallejo Model Color 70.862 Black Grey

    Hair highlight: 50/50 Black Grey with Army Painter Matt White

    Arm ammo belt (assuming that’s what they are – after consulting with Mrs. Griffin who suggested that): Scale75 Decayed Metal

    Update: I spoke with the chap who designed the mini and he said they were mini grenades around the arm.

    Highlight for ammo: Scale75 Victorian Brass

    Bootlaces: Army Painter Matt Black