This metal miniature is one of the first releases from Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, and was sculpted by Bob Naismith in 1985. He went by “Ground Combat Trooper”.
Tag: Sculptor: Bob Naismith
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Worldburner – Rogue Trader Mercenary
This metal Rogue Trader Mercenary went by “Worldburner” in the catalogues of the time. He’s a Bob Naismith sculpt.
The flash on this guy is a little non-Citadel looking – perhaps a recast, but you never know. The detail isn’t too muddy.
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Sarge Rockhard – Rogue Trader Mercenary
This Rogue Trader Mercenary was in the catalogues as “Sarge” Rockhard, and was sculpted by Bob Naismith.
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Imperial Heavy Infantry or Space-Dout Sam – Original Rogue Trader release
This Imperial Heavy Infantry is a Bob Naismith sculpt from the earliest Rogue Trader releases. He’s also shown in the later Mercenaries range as “Space-Dout Sam”.
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Imperial Heavy Trooper – First Rogue Trader Releases
This was one of the first Rogue Trader releases and is down as an Imperial Heavy Trooper. He’s a Bob Naismith sculpt, and shares the same basic sculpt as the Imperial Heavy Infantry.
For something different, I tried painting using four paint pots in four hours – so I picked a Zorn palette:
- Red: Kimera’s The Red
- Yellow: Kimera’s Cold Yellow
- White: Kimera’s The White
- Black: Kimera’s Carbon Black
In the end it probably wasn’t the best mini choice for testing out that colour scheme and trying to use such a limited palette; I don’t think my NMM skills are sufficient to get enough separation from the grey uniform with so few colours!
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Metal Rogue Trader Robot Arms and Weapons
Here are some of the weapons I have found for the Rogue Trader robots.
On the left are the bolter and flamer arms, and the right one is an autocannon.
Like the robots, they’re Bob Naismith sculpts.
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Metal Rogue Trader Robot – Conqueror
This robot was the Conqueror class back in the Rogue Trader days. I have an overview of the robots range here.
It’s a Bob Naismith sculpt.
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Metal Rogue Trader Robot Colossus
This robot was the Colossus class back in the Rogue Trader days. I have an overview of the robots range here.
It’s a Bob Naismith sculpt.
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Metal Rogue Trader Castellan Robot – Warhammer 40K
This robot was the Castellan class back in the Rogue Trader days. I have an overview of the robots range here.
It’s a Bob Naismith sculpt.
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Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Robots Overview
In White Dwarf #104 there’s a Chapter Approved article showcasing the new Robots range.
The names:
Crusader, Conqueror, Cataphract, Castellan, Colossus.
The article has art throughout:
It also has livery shown:
I asked Bob Naismith if he sculpted them and he said that he thought they were his, so I have credited them appropriately.