Hello! Today’s short post features a real Oldhammer gem, the first Imperial Space Marine clad in Terminator Armour, designed by Jes Goodwin and released in December 1988. It originally appeared in White Dwarf 108 on catalogue page 28, coded as 410609 with the rules following in White Dwarf 109 and 112.
This miniature has been sitting on my painting desk, prepped but untouched, for at least two years. The gathering dust was starting to bug me, so I finally decided to tackle it. I wanted it to tie in with my Flesh Tearers project, so I used my red scheme without the black helm and pauldrons to represent a First Company veteran or something like that.
It was a fun miniature to paint, with lots of line work to bring it to life. I’m pleased with the results, and I’ve decided to complement this little mini-project with a fan sculpt tribute based on Jes Goodwin’s original concept artwork, a beautiful miniature to paint but the most exciting thing was it's weight, it really reminded me of the good old days where you could break a toe if you dropped the miniature.
Not made my mind up on banners yet, they may come in the future.
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| Fan sculpt terminator along side the first Terminator marine |
First up the original 1988 Citadel Miniatures Terminator Marine.
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| White Dwarf 109 page 32 Terminator Marine art |
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| First Terminator Marine - front |
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| First Terminator Marine - back |
Next up the Terminator Marine fan sculpt, see how faithful this miniature is to the original concept art.
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| Jes Goodwin's Terminator Concept Art |
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| Fan sculpt Terminator Marine - front |
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| First Terminator Marine - back |
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| Terminators Rogue Trader style |
This Terminator armour design made a comeback in the Horus Heresy with the Saturnine Terminators, where the resemblance to the original source is clearly visible.
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| Horus Heresy Saturnine Terminator |
A couple of notable images of painted Terminator Marines that appeared in various Games Workshop publications, the painters creativity is out of this world!
More Imperial Space Marines to come in the near future.
Thanks for dropping in,
J
Classic sculpt for sure and that fan sculpt is a good version too.
ReplyDeleteThe Flesh Tearer Red scheme looks good on them. Interested to see what banner ideas you come up with for these two.
I will probably tackle the banners next time I mix a big batch of green stuff
DeleteAlways love seeing your posts, and this one was great. Another aces Jes sculpt, and good of GW to call back to it with the new models. Thanks!
ReplyDeletethanks mate, with JG now retiring it does make me wonder what else will be resurrected
DeleteOoooh, truly perfection. Fantastic work on both of them, they really stand out
ReplyDeletethanks mate! appreciate the kind words
DeleteThat is an ace paint job. Is the newer chap one from Troll Soup/Satyr?
ReplyDeleteHi Mate, yes Troll Soup, I do hope that site comes back
DeleteVery nice indeed, very cool!
ReplyDeletethanks mate!!
DeleteTop work Jason! I've got some recently rediscovered Flesh Tearer models so seeing your excellent paint job has spurred me on to restore them adequately. Thanks for that. (:
ReplyDeleteWhat a deep and dare I say, bloody red you have achieved there. I like the fact you have been so subtle with the edge highlighting too. It keeps the model grounded in reality and that plausibility gives him an aura of threat. Pretty sure the Tearer's were insane close combat nut cases and this fellow certainly has those vibes.
Superb!
Hello mate, its been a long time welcome back, I've gone into the lore too much but did read they are a bit berserk, I still view my marines as in RT era, heavily armoured sci-fi troopers and not the super heroes they are today.
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