This metal Warhammer 40K metal miniature is one of the first Rogue Trader releases, and appears in the March 1987 catalogue and is a 1987 sculpt. I can’t find who sculpted him. He appears to be the first Adeptus Custodes sculpt!
Tag: Sculptor: Unknown
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Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Female Warrior Gabs
This lass went by Female Warrior Gabs and has 1987 on the tab. She’s part of the RT601 Adventurers range.
I can’t tell who sculpted what in the RT601 range – the list of people who sculpted things on that page is Trish and Aly Morrison, Bob Naismith, Mark Copplestone and Jes Goodwin.
She can be seen in White Dwarf #99:
She can also be seen in the RT3 flyer:
Painted:
- Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
- Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s The White, shaded by mixing in Scale75 Art Permanent Orange
- Red: Kimera’s The Red, shaded by mixing in Kimera’s Phthalo Green.
- Silver: Scale75 Black Metal, then Basilicanum Grey contrast, then Black Metal for highlights, then Thrash Metal, then Speed Metal.
- Gold on the ram’s head: Necro Gold, then Guilliman Flesh, then Dwarven Gold, then Citrine Alchmy
- Black: Scale75 Art Ink Black, highlights done by mixing in white ink
- Sword: Kimera’s The White, then Cold Yellow, then Warm Yellow, then Oxide Brown Medium, then Oxide Brown Dark, then Carbon Black
- Base: Soilworks Reddish Brown, then Natural Soil, then Sand for the rocks.
- Backpack is a Clavus Ultra pattern piece.
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Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Space Marine in Artificer Armour 2
This guy is one of the Armour Variants range shown in the 1991 catalogue. He’s part number 070270/5.
Painted:
Paints used:
- Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
- Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, with Permanent Orange mixed in for shading and Kimera’s The White mixed in for highlights.
- Red: Kimera’s The Red with a mix of Cobalt Blue and Permanent Orange used to shade. Kimera’s Cold Yellow used fora highlight.
- Black/White/Grey: Scale75 Art Ink Black and White.
- Silver: Scale75 Black Metal, Heavy Metal and Silver Alchemy, shaded with Basilicanum Grey.
- Lenses: Scale75 Art Spring Green, Kimera’s Cold Yellow, Kimera’s Carbon Black and Kimera’s The White. The red lens is Kimera’s The Red and Cold Yellow with Carbon Black and The White.
- Gold: Scale75 Necro Gold, then Dwarven Gold, then Citrine Alchemy, washed with Guilliman Flesh and then a further recess wash of Scale75 Art Chestnut Ink mixed with Carbon Black.
- Base: Scale75 Soilworks Reddish Brown, then Natural Soil, with Sand for the rocks. Rim is Vallejo Model Colour Black Grey.
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Rogue Trader Warhammer 40K Space Marine in Artificer Armour 1
This guy was part number 070270/4 in the 1991 catalogue.
Paints used:
- Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
- Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, shaded by mixing in Permanent Orange, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s The White
- Red: Kimera’s The Red, shaded with a mix of Cobalt Blue and Permanent Orange
- Silver: Scale75 Black Metal, then Heavy Metal, then White Alchemy. Shaded with Basilicanum Grey
- Gold: Necro Gold, washed with Guilliman Flesh, then Dwarven Gold, Peridot Alchemy, Citrine Alchemy and White Alchemy
- Black: Scale75 Black Ink highlighted by mixing in White Ink.
- Green: Spring Green, shaded with Carbon Black, highlighted with Kimera’s Cold Yellow and The White.
- Yellow: Kimera’s Cold Yellow, shaded by mixing in Permanent Orange.
- Base: PVA glue, sand, a couple of small rocks, Soilworks Reddish Brown, then Natural Soil, with Sand for the rocks. Vallejo Black Grey
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Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Inquisitor 072117 2 – Right
This guy was on the right of the three shown.
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Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Inquisitor 072117 2 – Middle
This chap was in the middle of the three shown.
Shown in White Dwarf #117 painted by the Studio Staff:
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Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trade Inquisitor, tall
This is the guy shown on the left in the set of three.
Shown in White Dwarf #117 painted by the Studio Staff:
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RT6 Space Marine, Tripod Multimelta
This metal Space Marine with a Multimelta on tripod was sold under the code RT6. He’s a 1987 sculpt.
In the 1991 Blue catalogue the body is part number 072129/26, the tripod is part number 072129/28 and the multimelta is 072129/27.
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Metal Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Inquisitor
This guy always reminds me of Buzz Lightyear.
Shown in White Dwarf #116 (August 1989):
Seen in White Dwarf #117 (Sept 1989) painted by the Studio Staff:
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2000AD Trooper Morgen
This metal miniature is a Games Workshop sculpt for 2000AD. I can’t find out who sculpted this guy. I think it says 87 on the tab.
