Welcome back, today I have something really special for you a miniature that has long been a holy grail to me for a long time.
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| Robo-Dog / Mega Hound - side |
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| Robo-Dog / Mega Hound - side |
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| Robo-Dog / Mega Hound - front |
The Robo-Dog is a Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader 2nd Flyer miniature, I have only ever seen it in two places, the original flyer and the Judge Dredd Slaughter Margin offer sheet. You got 5 Mega Hound miniatures with the offer I really wish I purchased these.
It has the appearance that it was sculpted by Bob Naismith but if you know better let me know and due to lack of info on it's tab it must have been 1986 or before. I really love the dynamic pose of this miniature, charging forward like a trained attack dog, I would not be surprised if comic art was copied as 2000ad stories often featured robot dogs.
I pondered for a long time on what colours I was going to
paint this miniature, would I go blue like my Adeptus Arbites dog, codex grey
of the Imperial Army eventually I drew inspiration from the silver spikey
armoured ‘Shrike’ character in my favourite sci-fi novel series Hyperion Cantos,
read them if you can, I recommend the Audible audiobook while painting you will
not regret it.
Last thing about this miniature is that it does have a variant, I positive this miniature is a resculpt of the Slann Warhound from the Warhammer Fantasy Battle 2 Edition scenario 'The Magnificent Sven', examing the two it appears the the Slann Warhound's fur was filed off and rigid angles filed in, the mounth was plugged leaving the teeth largely intact and a some plates sculpted on here and there.
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| Judge Dredd Slaughter Margin Offer Sheet |
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| Slaughter Margin - Paper Character Tokens |
What stats could you use for Rogue Trader and Judge Dredd I here you ask, I would go with a small Walker robot from the Warhammer 40,000 Rogue trader rulebook page 119, not too tough and only one wound so a little scary in close combat but killable. (see below)
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| Walker Robots Page 119 |
The Mega Hound Stats from the Judge Dredd Slaughter Margin book. (see below)
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| Mega Hound Stats |
It's much better miniature than the accompanying Imperial Assault Trooper / Slaughter Margin 'Mek'.
I have loads of the Mek miniature as it eventually made it's way into the Imperial Army blister packs, here is my current one painted for Judge Dredd, I am hoping to paint one or two more to a better standard for the Imperial Army.
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| Imperial Assault Trooper / Slaughter Margin 'Mek |
thanks for dropping in,
J
Well done and congratulations for aquiring the dog. I am the same, I have only every seen this on the release sheets.
ReplyDeleteI think that you have painted the dog really well. It is a simple and understated paintwork that combines the cold metal of a robot, and the viciousness of an attack dog.
Thanks Lee, for me this has been the hardest miniature to acquire but I didn't cost a bomb so I am chuffed :)
DeleteAwesome find. I was unaware of it's existence. Thanks the history on it too, very cool.
ReplyDeletemore oddities on their way soon :)
DeleteWonderful as always to see these blasts from the past. Made my day!
ReplyDeletethanks Tim, always appreciate your visits :)
DeleteI've been really hopinf to find a glut of these houds so I can make a force out of early Imperial Army figures that appeared before the 1988 Catalogue, but knowing how rare they are I might as well try and collect an army of Dominators.
ReplyDeleteYou've done a really nice job on the Imperial trooper – those sculpts and castings are so wonky that I shy away from bright colours, but your incarnation in the white works a treat.
Dominiators would definately easier to find but cost you an astronomical amount, I have some of them coming soon, they have been sitting in a jar of Dettol for some while now.
DeleteAwesome, I love when Holy Grails are located and find good homes! And amazing reference info on this rare gem.
ReplyDeletethanks :) I am nearing the end of my Rogue trader hitlist, I may have to give up soon :)
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