Space Marines are today the most recognisable Warhammer 40K faction, and they were certainly popular back in the Rogue Trader era as well.
Games Workshop had been testing out the general appearance of what were to be Space Marines years prior to Rogue Trader’s release in 1987 – see the C100 Imperial Marines and LE2 Imperial Space Marine releases. That aesthetic morphed into the first official Warhammer 40K Space Marines releases.
A variety of sculptors worked on the range in this period, including Bob Naismith, Aly Morrison, Jes Goodwin and Mark Copplestone. Trish Carden also made a Space Marine sculpt in this period for the Talisman Timescape board game expansion.
All of the Marines in the September 1987 and Feb 1988 releases were sculpted by Bob Naismith, where the RT101 flyer had Marines sculpted by Aly Morrison and Mark Copplestone.
Speaking of Mark Copplestone, he was busy in 1988 – that year he sculpted the Chaplains and Techmarines into being.
From ~1990 on it seems to be primarily Jes Goodwin working on the range.
Sept 1987, Feb 1988 RT01
The RT01 range of Space Marines were all sculpted by Bob Naismith. The names changed over time; the Sept. 1987 list names all became somewhat more sensible by the time the RT01 range was shown in the Astronomican in Feb 1988.
- A Skull became Dixon
- Leanman became Lestrade
- Longun became Anderton
- Quiff became Lustgarten
- Orinoco became Kendall
- Dedmole became Taylor
- Dimshade became Thaw
- Kribins became Kyle
- Lowbroe became Reece
- Froth became Sheer
The first RT01 list shown in White Dwarf #93 only shows A Skull, Leanman, Longun, Quiff, Orinoco, Dedmole, Dimshade, Stalker, Kribins, Lowbroe, Froth and Ex-Brother – Angst and Huron Grimm are not shown.
The RT01 range shown in the Astronomican also includes the C100 Space Marines from the pre-Rogue Trader era, with the notable exclusion of the captain.
- Brother Anderton / Longun
- Brother Sheer / Froth
- Brother Lestrade / Leanman
- Brother Taylor / Dedmole
- Brother Dixon / A Skull
- Capt. Huron Grimm
- Communication Officer Orinoco aka Kendall
- Marine Medic Kribins aka Marine Medic Kyle
- Brother Marine Quiff aka Lustgarten
- Brother Stalker
- Officer with Power Sword Captain Lowbroe / Reece
- ExBrother Marine
- Assault Marine With Chainsword Brother Dimshade/Thaw
- Brother Angst
- Marine Firing
- Missile Launcher
- Marine Guard
- Marine
- Heavy Laser
- Death Squad
- Advancing
March 1988 RT101 Space Marines
This next wave of eighteen Space Marines were not done by Bob Naismith, instead sculpted by Mark Copplestone and Aly Morrison. Shown in WD99 as well as elsewhere. Individual model sculpting credits aren’t given in the flyers for this range, unfortunately.
- Brother Ward (Bolt Pistol and Powersword)
- Brother West (Bolter/Combat Blade)
- Brother Gorshin (Needle Gun)
- Brother Meredith (Bolter)
- Captain Romero
- Brother Kitt (Poweraxe)
- Brother Hamilton
- Brother Repp (Melta-Gun)
- Brother Blake (Autogun)
- Brother Craig (Bolter)
- Captain Newmar
- Brother Napier
- Brother Basehart (Power Axe)
- Brother Harris WD99
- Brother Reeves (Bolter)
- Captain Crabb
- Captain Dozier (Power Fist/Chainsword)
- Wounded Marine
April 1988 Space Marines
This lot were shown in White Dwarf #100 and were credited to Mark Copplestone and Aly Morrison.
- Brother Leach (Plasma Gun)
- Brother Craven
- Brother Sawyer (Power Glove / Hand Flamer)
- Brother Matthews
- Brother Potter
- Brother Martins (Hand Flamer/Plasma Gun)
- Brother Holt (Flamer)
- Brother McCarthy (Bolter)
- Brother Morris (Multi-melta/Bolt Pistol)
- Sgt. Burgess (Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Byrne (Plasma Gun, Bolt Pistol)
- Treacher Marine (Bolter/Combat Blade)
- Brother Roberts (Bolt Pistol)
- Sergeant Payne (Powersword and Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Levers (Two Power Fists)
- Brother Fielding (Shuriken Catapult)
- Brother Slater
- Brother Jacobs
RT3 Flyer Space Marines
This is the third Rogue Trader flyer.
- Brother Repp (Melta-Gun)
- Brother Blake (Autogun)
- Brother Hamilton
- Brother Gorshin (Needle Gun)
- Brother Harris WD99
- Brother Fielding (Shuriken Catapult)
- Brother Potter
- Brother Holt (Flamer)
- Brother Meredith (Bolter)
- Brother Levers (Two Power Fists)
- Captain Newmar
- Brother Reeves (Bolter)
- Brother Basehart (Power Axe)
- Brother Roberts (Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Ward (Bolt Pistol and Powersword)
- Brother Napier
- Captain Dozier (Power Fist/Chainsword)
- Sgt. Burgess (Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Morris (Multi-melta/Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Kitt (Poweraxe)
- Brother West (Bolter/Combat Blade)
- Brother Slater
- Captain Romero
- Captain Crabb
- Brother Matthews
- Brother Sawyer (Power Glove / Hand Flamer)
- Brother McCarthy (Bolter)
- Brother Leach (Plasma Gun)
- Brother Martins (Hand Flamer/Plasma Gun)
- Brother Craig (Bolter)
- Wounded Marine
- Brother Craven
- Brother Jacobs (Bolt Pistol)
- Sergeant Payne (Powersword and Bolt Pistol)
- Brother Byrne (Plasma Gun, Bolt Pistol)
- Treacher Marine (Bolter/Combat Blade)
1988 – Techmarines, 4105
Mark Copplestone sculpted the Rogue Trader Techmarines in 1988:
- Tech Marine with Adjustable Wrench
- Tech Marine with Blow Torch 410503 or 070133/69 – Found!
- Tech Marine with Toolbox
- Tech Marine with Power Driver
- Tech Marine with Bolt Pistol
- Tech Marine with Wrench
- Techmarine on Bike
- Techmarine on Jet Bike
Related, but not 1988:
Dec 1988 – Chaplains
Design credit for the Chaplains goes to Mark Copplestone. They were shown in December 1988 in White Dwarf #108.
- 410601 aka Chaplain with Plasma Pistol
- 410602 aka Chaplain with Chainsword
- 410603 aka Chaplain with Combi-Weapon
- 410604 aka Chaplain with Power Sword
- 410605 aka Chaplain with Crozius
- 410606 aka Chaplain with Crozius and Bolter 070133/59
The below are credited to both Mark Copplestone and Alan Perry.
- 410607 – Motorbike
- 410608 – Jet bike
Rhino Marines
These guys were in the White Dwarf magazine in July 1988. Mark Copplestone sculpts.
- 1988 Beaky Handrail (1)
- 1988 Cigar Smoking (2)
- 1988 Bare Head Handrail (3) aka Power Glove and Pistol 070145/5
- Binoculars Torso
- 1988 Bolter Torso Aiming (5)
- Pointing Torso
- Beaky sitting on front
- Replacement Hatch
- Bare Head Sitting (8)
Rogue Trader Space Marine Heavy Weapons
- Space Marine with Heavy Bolter
- Brother Morris, aka Space Marine armed with Multi Melta and Bolt Pistol 070121/47
- Space Marine armed with Multi Melta
- Multi Melta on Tripod + Gunner
- Gunner 1
- Gunner 2
- Gunner 3
- Gunner 4
- Gunner 5
- Gunner 6
- Multi Melta 072129/13
- Grenade Launcher
- Heavy Plasma
- Conversion Beamer 072129/15
- Heavy Bolter 072129/14
- Las Cannon 072129/12
4106 Rogue Trader Death Eagle Space Marines
Designed by Mark Copplestone. As seen in White Dwarf 112:
Lieutenants and Captain
Mark Copplestone sculpts.
Rogue Trader Marines with Terminator Honours
- Marine with Terminator Honours – Powerglove and Bolter
- Marine with Terminator Honours – With Bolter
- Marine with Terminator Honours – With Bolter and Bayonet
RT701 Space Marine Medics
Medics!
These guys were shown in the June 1988 White Dwarf magazine, and not all the RT701 range are Space Marines – but I have only included Space Marine medics here. The numbers are from the Jun 1988 flyer.
Librarians
- Librarian with Force Sword 070145/2
- Librarian with Force Sword and Scroll
- Librarian with Force Sword and Book
1988 and 1989: Terminators
While the familiar RTB09 Terminator Squad was designed by Jes Goodwin, he did an earlier proto-Terminator sculpt in the “Exo” variant in 1988.
The RTB09 box consisted of 2 each of Marine 1, 2 and 3, a Librarian and a Captain.
- The RTB9 box itself!
- Terminator Librarian
- Captain with Storm Bolter, Powerglove with Grenade Launcher and Force Sword RTB9/7
- Marine 1 RTB9/5
- Marine 2 RTB9/4
- Marine 3 RTB9/3
- Cyclone Missile Launcher 070204/5
- Close Combat Terminator
- Original Terminator Exo / Saturnine
- Original Terminator 410610
- Original Terminator 410611
- Grey Knight Terminator 1 070204/2
- Grey Knight Terminator 2 070243/5
- Grey Knight Terminator 3 070243/6
Strike Force
These guys were supposedly equipped with Mk 7 power armour, known as Armorum Impetor or Eagle Armour.
- Space Marine 1 RTB15/1
- Space Marine 2 RTB15/2
- Space Marine 3 RTB15/3
1988-1990 Space Marine Scouts
These guys were the Rogue Trader-era Space Marine Scouts. A markedly different aesthetic to the Jes Goodwin 2nd. Ed. Scouts, they are shown in White Dwarf 113:
Some of them are credited to Mark Copplestone, and the rest I can’t find a specific credit for but I presume Mark did the lot. Bob Naismith did one sculpt which was listed as a Scout earlier (the uncatalogued Scout as shown in WD107) but it appears to be the only one he did that ended up in the range. The aesthetic of the uncatalogued scout is markedly different to the rest of the range.
- Bolter and Horned Shoulder Pad
WD113 - Shuriken Catapult and Bionic Eye
- Bolt Pistol and Combat Knife 1
- Las Gun and Punch Dagger
- Bolter 1
- Bolt Pistol and Combat Knife 2
- Bolt Pistols
- Bolter 2
- Bolt Pistol and Combat Knife 3
- Bolt Pistol and Combat Knife 4
- Bolt Pistol and Combat Knife 5
- Bolt Pistol 070295/13
- Uncatalogued Scout
- Wolf Scout Sergeant 1
- Wolf Scout Sergeant 2
- Wolf Scout Sergeant 3
The Uncatalogued Scout is credited to Bob Naismith as per WD107.
Uncatalogued Space Marines
Unreleased Space Marines
Captains and Commanders
- Veteran Captain with Command Lanyards 070268/2
- 1990 Dark Angel Captain in Artificer Armour
- 1990 Blood Angel Captain in Artificer Armour
- 1990 Ultramarines Captain in Artificer Armour 070267/6
- Space Wolf Captain with Artificer Helmet 070268/4
- Space Marine Captain with Terminator Honours
- Imperial Commander Lord Macragge
- Leman Russ with Freki and Geri
Space Marine Armour Variants
Jes Goodwin’s Armour Variants with extras from the Citadel Design Team:
- Mk1 Thunder Armour
- Mk1 Thunder Armour 2
- Mark 2 Crusade Suit 2
- Mark 2 Crusade Suit 1
- Mark 2 Crusade Suit 3
- Mark 3 Iron Suit
- Mark 3 Iron Armour 1 070270/15
- Mark 3 Iron Armour 2
- Mark 4 Imperial Maximus Suit 070270/11, also shown as /1
- Space Marine Mk4 Maximus Armour
- Mark 4 Maximus Armour 3
- Mark 5 Heresy Suit
- Space Marine Mk5 Heresy Armour 2
- Mk6 Armour 1
- Mk6 Armour 2
- Mk6 Armour 3
- Mk6 Armour 4
- Mk6 Armour with Chainsword 1 070119/38
- Mk6 Armour with Chainsword 2
- Mk6 Lieutenant Commander
- Corvus Armour 1 (Space Marine Mark 6)
- Corvus Armour 2 (Space Marine Mark 6)
- Mk7 Torso 070282/1 and legs 070282/4
- Mk7 Torso 2 070282/2 and legs 070282/3
- Errant Armour (Space Marine Mark 8)
- Errant Armour (Space Marine Mark 8) with arms
- Artificer Armour 1
- Artificer Armour 2
- Artificer Armour 3
- Artificer Armour 4
- Space Marine LE2
Space Marine Vehicles – Dreadnoughts, Bikes, Jet Bikes, Tanks
Dreads, bikes and tanks!
- Furibundus Class Destroyer Dreadnought (Fury)
- Contemptor Class Close Combat Dreadnought (Chuck)
- Deredeo Class Attack Support Dreadnought (Eddy) – Found!
- Space Marine Bike 072060/1
- Rogue Trader Vincent Blackshadow Sidecar
- Techmarine with Wrench on Bike 070160/13
- 1987 TSF16 Jet Cycles Mk14 Bullock
RTB3 Devastator Box Set
This had a Space Marine Land Speeder, a Squat Mole Mortar and an Imperial Army Tarantula in it.
Limited Edition
- LE2 Imperial Space Marine aka Bolter 5 070121/42
- LE4 1991 Games Day Limited Edition Captain
- TSF33 Space Marine Riding Lizard
- RTLE Spaced Out Marines
