 |
| Rogue Trader 40k Kill Team. |
A glorious
Painting Table Saturday #94 with the completion of my Rogue Trader (Warhammer 40k) Kill Team!
So far I have a magnificent seven made up from the following Space Marine Chapters:
Space Wolves
Ultramarines
Dark Angels
White Scars
Blood Angels
Tech Marines (Iron Hands?)
Imperial Fists
 |
| I found this humorously accurate. |
To speed up the painting I utilised some old Space Marine decals (I never thought I would ever require!) that came free with a mobile painting desk I purchased off trade me a few years ago. The White Scar, Imperial Fist and Dark Angel shoulder pads are decals, with some over painting. Also the Blood Angel insignia on his right leg, which proved tricky and ended up in a mess which required painting the other half anyway.
I had a lot of fun painting the Space Wolf insignia and the Imperial Fist Banner. The later has checks from a previous painter (thanks Jamie) that I couldn't bear to cover up. I can see myself continuing to add detail to these miniatures as they gain experience on the gaming table. We have been playing ITEN with some rules adjustments. I have a Librarian and a Thunder Warrior (both painted back in the 90s) that I can field with this Kill Team.
I also paid a lot of attention to the base of each miniature, often adding debris from vehicles to enhance the look of a futuristic battle landscape. The backpacks were painted with a similar scheme to give a sense of unity despite the Space Marines coming from different Chapters. Even with the bold brass bling, these are a rough bunch of blood brothers. I'm sure a back story will develop during play.
Please excuse the poor photography.
 |
| Blood Angel Veteran |
 |
| Blood Angel Insignia Detail |
 |
| Dark Angel with Missile Launcher |
 |
| Dark Angel Insignia Detail |
 |
| Imperial Fist Banner |
 |
| Imperial Fist VII |
 |
| Imperial Fist Insignia Detail |
 |
| Medic with Carnifex |
 |
| Space Marine Chapter Decals |
 |
| Angels of Death |
 |
| Space Wolf |
 |
| Space Wolf Insignia Detail |
 |
| Iron Hands Tech Marine |
 |
| Ultramarine Insignia Detail |
 |
| Kill Team Sarge! |
 |
| White Scar Insignia Detail |
God bless you and have a great week.
Really really cool!
ReplyDeleteThe imperial fist banner looks great!
I reckon to make SM's stand out & look more than just cannon fodder, you have to add detail's. Lots of it & unique stuff...much like what you can see in the RT illustrations.
You've really knocked your guys out of the park with your level of detail!
Top notch :)
Oh, and I'd never heard of ITEN before, I think I'll check it out.
Thanks for the praise, they really were a joy to paint. The Imperial Fists banner was off a more recent Space Marine I bought second hand. Jamie had painted it for a Chapter of Lamenters and I didn't have the heart to paint over the checks. So I did my best to keep them by choosing a suitable replacement Chapter.
DeleteYou can check out ITEN here http://iten-game.org
I have been reading through my ancient White Dwarf magazines. They have plenty of fine examples of early Rogue Trader 40k goodness.
Excellent looking classics. Love the subtle shading on the lovely colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean.
DeleteBeautiful work. The whole team looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Roy! I'm having a blast painting them.
DeleteThat's got me all nostalgic, that has - very nice work, very old school!
ReplyDeleteAh, nostalgia! In some ways they were certainly "the good old days" of Games Workshop. There's no school like the old school.
Delete