Old School Rogue Trader Imperial Assassin

[Legiocustodes]

So this week I have been working on something a little bit more clandestine for my Rogue Trader Oldhammer project!

I have painted up the 1989 Imperial Assassin ...



This guy is the venerabl ancestor of the Officio Assassinorum models/temples that came in 1996 and were later redone in Execution Force a couple of years back.

The sculpt is very reminiscent of the time and whilst it is admittedly a little crude I found it a pleasure to paint.



I have a few more Imperial Agents from the 1980s in my bitz box that might receive a lick of paint soon!

There’s more photos on my blog at: https://classicastartes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/so-to-keep-with-last-weeks-oldhammer.html?m=0

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff 

I never actually seen the back of this figure before so thanks for posting the rear view 

[Legiocustodes]

Cheers mate! Yeah the backs an interesting sculpt; I particularly like the crude but fun skeletal look to his backpack

[OSHIROmodels]

If I had one I think I’d be tempted to change to gun to something a little smaller.

[Suber]

I love it, you made a fine combinarion out of those colours. Excellent looking.

[Mason]

Brilliant!
I love this figure and it is only one of two that I kept from my old IG army (the other being the converted commander) but I do not think my paintwork would stand up to being shown at that size.
 

[JollyBob]

Oh, tidy. 

Really like your take on this, the blue has come out lovely.

I have one recently stripped for my planned RT Inquisition warband, but after seeing this it might be shuffling its way back to the end of the queue....

[Legiocustodes]

Thanks guys! He was a joy to paint. It was one of those models where it pretty much painted itself; I just happened to be holding the paint brush!

[thenamelessdead]

He needs a good meal inside him.

I like this mini and you've done a good job. From my entry into the hobby in 1993/4 until the 1996 range this bloke was THE assassin on the rare occasion it was used in a WD battle report. I'm not sure if he was ever for sale in my local GW, with much of the RT era phased out and not replaced for a very long time. Chaos virtually ceased to exist until their first codex - imagine GW doing that to a staple range now.

[Daeothar]

Great work. I've always loved this figure, but for some reason, it's always eluded me. You've certainly done it justice and I have to echo the remarks about the blue; it's different but really nice, and I like it a lot.

One of these days I must get a bit more serious about getting my hands on one...

[Elbows]

Always loved this old figure. Nice work.

[Legiocustodes]

Cheers guys! Yeah I remember when this guy was the ‘Black Codex’ Assassin! Themz were the days!!

Yeah I really like the blue; I did it on a whim but I’m really pleased with it!