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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: area23 on October 14, 2021, 09:11:37 PM

Title: Rogue Trader squads [Zeon Heresy P.2]
Post by: area23 on October 14, 2021, 09:11:37 PM: I didn't do anything Rogue Trader related since 2019.
I had an old thread going on but I figured it would be unpolite to resurrect it:
https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=87524.0

So I finally painted some classic space marines. For quite a while I couldn't decide a colour scheme.
In the end I decided for Night Lords. Technically chaos renegades but I prefer the simple Epic Space Marine era renegades. Imperial Space Marine turncoats without mutations, biomech armour or other chaos attributes.
Just psychopath fanatic elite warriors.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HmYC2rnh_EE/YWQigpiUGOI/AAAAAAAABLw/uj2cnIRfCyE-aJ3-wF-lq_FIIdiixg3ZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_20211009_081428.jpg)

The old epic Space Marine game had the Night Lords with some sort of a Batman logo as their chapter symbol.
For sure abandoned when someone realised it was somebody else's I.P. ::)

I did a makeover of my old 90's Dark Eldar. The conversions are old really but I rebased them, did some headswaps with Oathmark elven heads and a new layer of Contrast paint.
The idea of the original conversions was to make them look more menacing. A mix between Predator and Giger's Sil design from Species. Rogue Trader-esque Space elf raiders, or vampires, in chitinous carapace armour.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-appuXlXeF-c/YWgUkWJmcdI/AAAAAAAABL4/fnvzPrN-6L8XpLa_7GHFK1XtBK912vA-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2708/IMG_20211013_224300%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: Hat Guy on October 14, 2021, 09:44:27 PM: Love how those Dark Eldar turned out, gives me some ideas for the pile I have gathering dust.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: Lord Faoil on October 15, 2021, 11:06:34 AM: I prefer the renegade/traitor background as well for some of the traitor legions. My Alpha Legion are very non-chaos looking!. I paint the occassional piece of armour differently to reflect this.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: area23 on March 23, 2022, 10:01:16 AM: I made some more alien Space Marauders.
Old 3rd edition dark eldar with Oathmark elf heads.

They look a bit silly really but menacing all the same. I tried to make them like evil minions from 1940's pulp science fiction book covers, with bit of 1970's and '80's Japanese cartoons.
Cannon fodder, massing up in airship corridors like a Miyazaki film.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0HNDcCZwK98nW0Pnu0GQ0F3e4TnBV90YwCJF9fRyJ8lLWZ0KKL5hKY5yWxa66SmBecHwGSGLd7ySjwLmpKgWOYJZ3nAeFVHN2sdg3T0ukbNnOa3-EJ7VFUt-pbmBPPHoNMPkgTQ6jlnnSn5ZHrpuHO_GKRwFZv12o0gDJEOBpDZXoVISupmMHXSA/s1024/274713201_10159073546398992_1804450593275416399_n.jpg)

Reminds me I also did these Anime style space marines a few years back..
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3wEPCU_fns/XQfo2aC9ncI/AAAAAAAAA8E/pygljRzAG5QYyryQXUP6rRRZ-TPdxmzGgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_20190616_183221.jpg)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: Daeothar on March 23, 2022, 10:59:31 AM: I really like them 8)

The heads go together with the old bodies very well, and the cut down splinter rifles are sufficiently different too. The sum of the parts makes them look quite different from their origins. In fact, for some reason they evoke a Necromonger vibe with me!
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: Bloggard on March 23, 2022, 05:03:36 PM: looks like William Burroughs on the 'Wanted' Poster ;)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [P.1 Renegade Marines and space marauders]
Post by: 3Fingers2 on March 23, 2022, 09:22:26 PM: Great thread the bottom eldar have some Martian vibes going in a good way .
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [space marauders]
Post by: area23 on April 12, 2022, 12:32:24 PM: Queen Selma and entourage.
In good pulpy 70's anime style, the queen is a blonde human woman commanding the blue aliens.
An android bodyguard, a protocol droid and two minions.
The queen's head is from a frostgrave kit while the alien grey head is from an old resin Fenryll miniature.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ySH8qv0m7cQGJ5nSwMZuPn8-nMv4Ot9G21cvNh5f23B7m8sza0dlJfZh_vWwLEtbsumHD4H6I5ik79E4dQbYwfgz7knhG46Fpe_rh3Vj9-3F-DsNFpn4Dk5VDLz1NJScDDdtssWPcQbD3xzsFVEbxwr_r7XAJ8H6jmG2DMdoVUxipv_6JlEALqm9/s3278/IMG_20220409_184130.jpg)

[edit:] The second command group, an officer, an assassin and an experimental alien armour suit.

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I repainted some of my old scratch build eldar grav tanks. The camo pattern was made using masking tape and dark grey and dark brown spraypaint. Afterwards I used red contrast paint over the original pale green for a dirty, rusty effect.
Colours loosely inspired by Firefly Reavers of course.
Chaos and space-wolf decals and acrylic pens for the details.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit97t3hkQyhkVcesMIW4-LXNH51oriJO6mGK7SM_XJwijky3Mkrzg6Gy4pqyn2IjjIK43ZSUlWVWxmu8duTUBnvwkk23aPVYyM-J5XKMT95fvquJRqhKLfLbtB3ZcWBeprFzgLfgFAs9vfTmgfimGNHIH3ErXv82FKG80msB3nc7WuIaikfsovJl3i/s3318/IMG_20220411_184928.jpg)

The complete army platoon:
(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSzYYylz8J9uEUgNiF13291lInsKIkQnnu1AEuiYdD2LuSrt3tB_g8rvA8DdEgviAnssI9Pm-bfSL0DaABju-rYKrUrB5GmMLW-knCXqJzadtloaKoVvhuks-J1DfWDR-gyHMSt2p6ej97052wiYnS8nGTTlv8wqyhnWxXcnP69GjQ_ZGBhIw9nSC/s3995/IMG_20220411_191504.jpg)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: Daeothar on April 12, 2022, 01:08:07 PM: The force is shaping up really well! 8)

I really like your effective use of different miniature lines and parts to create something unique.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: Kourtchatovium104 on April 12, 2022, 02:04:40 PM: Great. I like the atmosphere that emerges from your platoon, especially from the eldars.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: Ragsta on April 18, 2022, 01:42:55 PM: I’m enjoying your interpretation of Chaos Marines and Dark Eldar s far - nice paintwork and conversions here!
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: majorsmith on April 20, 2022, 06:36:05 AM: Really like what you’ve done with the dark eldar
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: Pijlie on April 20, 2022, 07:56:45 AM: Lovely Old School stuff.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Space Marauders platoon]
Post by: area23 on August 24, 2022, 03:13:52 PM: I made some progress on my Night Lords platoon.

Here are three dreadnoughts. Bob Naismith sculpts for Mongoose's Starship Troopers game. Grizzly Suits, obviously based on the book's description of powered armour which inspired the whole idea of powered armour ànd dreadnoughts to begin with. One painted in Night Lords colours, the others generic. This way the team or singles can be used for different armies.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX21J1v7nljpvEsOFKoZZDaEH4YwlOJRDg3S8m6We-6klk-3zsqIspqxuULAwKHlAv05d3l6ONzTwQcRqOul-20eW9itrv2WZuLkPqEFp-uzIQk1GT-X3YQyNyr44NqBqW1OI9uUzw8qmWgK2j8SvTpsQlR6vsyiiVE1evgB5Tp-wHsERkkH4OMZpT/s3577/IMG_20220823_114351.jpg)

A converted toy tank. An old Starwars mini-rig from Kenner I got cheap on ebay. Inspired by an old photo in White Dwarf of the same toy converted into an Imperial tank. Again, no specific army markings.

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A Siege Dreadnought. A straight repaint of a vinyl toy I bought years ago.
The legs and torso seem inspired by 2nd/3rd edition dreadnougts. So I had to get it when I saw it. A recent GW release of their Horus Heresy siege dread inspired me to paint it. More or less the right proportions to the old plastic marines.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplB6boOhPx_jfetPIZ7qt9t37O9hLjq2ipg5m6bXKZZSE4BuWN7QSEpu8-VohWX__0YSuOGZ08evIqjdlyK4s03RICf9TW6xGKfLbI1J87SxUBvGJ4DRFJhGNLT5oK27oftIyffwgH86AVypeufdmR9Lhg5110dokmgOtyuI0bBeuYBpTdso7h3uT/s4000/IMG_20220819_172018.jpg)
(The toyline was Invizimals and the robot is called Vortex.)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Night Lords Armoured Support]
Post by: area23 on September 26, 2022, 12:38:37 PM: (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5GhLliYwR9J9Krx6U8mJRgODHGL4hQ77NLm6cRJxh7b95hFuuBRFgLsxNVdvdtGuVE3SIykV8rv6FkRCwT5qJaYtt9ENDTecxY5bT5S9ZxLjOb_YNHNkWmIu58ijtSoRXg1OBN_SggkW1Pv3VsxREYGmF2aipAuo0XH6I7jXISN4ChxM24CPTK9-/s2048/ARMY.jpg)

I repainted some of my old Imperial Army guys.
Rogue Trader miniatures before they were called Imperial Guard.
Five of them were already painted in 2016, after 25 years. I initially painted them as Starwars rebel pilots but I got bored with that. I decided to do the armour in black, to make them appear more menacing and generic.

The main reason to paint them like this is because I wanted an allied squad of renegade army men for my Night Lords.
As with the marines I don't want them over the top chaotic with mutations but more first stage heretics instead. Rebels, insurgents, convinced they're doing the right thing. The mark of Chaos isn't clearly present yet.
At the same time I could use this squad with any other army or faction. Loyal, renegade or even alien.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Night Lords Armoured Support]
Post by: iDreamofMinis on September 26, 2022, 01:45:25 PM: Quote from: area23 on September 26, 2022, 12:38:37 PM
As with the marines I don't want them over the top chaotic with mutations but more first stage heretics instead. Rebels, insurgents, convinced they're doing the right thing. The mark of Chaos isn't clearly present yet.
At the same time I could use this squad with any other army or faction. Loyal, renegade or even alien.

I really like this stuff, it looks great!
I used to have a Space Marine chapter that were renegades as well, but not all mutated and chaos-like, just guys who didn't like the Emperor and wanted to go their own way. The nostalgia with these posts is heavy for me. Thanks for sharing these with us!
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Traitor Guard]
Post by: Marine0846 on September 26, 2022, 04:51:28 PM: Good stuff.
Really love the vibe. 8)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Night Lords Armoured Support]
Post by: area23 on September 27, 2022, 04:44:36 PM: Quote from: iDreamofMinis on September 26, 2022, 01:45:25 PM
I really like this stuff, it looks great!
I used to have a Space Marine chapter that were renegades as well, but not all mutated and chaos-like, just guys who didn't like the Emperor and wanted to go their own way. The nostalgia with these posts is heavy for me. Thanks for sharing these with us!
Thanks!

In fact, that's what Rogue Trader was always about for me: pirates, rebels, renegades, misguided insurgents...
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Traitor Guard]
Post by: area23 on October 09, 2022, 05:44:02 PM: I put my old Rogue Trader mini's together to form a fine renegade army.
Pre-Realm of Chaos miniatures. No bio-mech mutant marines from the Eye of Terror but Space Marines with their allies who've got issues with the Empire of Man.
The mercenaries, traitor guard, navigator and even the Astropath probaly think they have joined a righteous rebellion. They have no idea what they got themselves into. But we know better, there's something really dodgy about those Night Lords...

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A navigator with his bodyguard of stormtroopers.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFmYGx94dTwcwoq_M-c7PiAHVfbGoZ5tjw1cnjbjvTlpz4qwi5h_dI_Y_ONBYWQQn28pza-QvuznGhBVVlCp_Q4UCR7BW4TQDtsvNTh9SAOINCTB_Hh59Q5qhlnOsmr1VGtGczyQZhpooiNl_hSugqB9FFRFo8HFZwoc71-pjRvw1FBckkjLgPKC-/s4000/IMG_20221009_110620.jpg)

Night Lord renegade loonies. Drunk techno-barbarians waving the original Epic batman/hordak banner:

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ws5a2uqXcpcA3nZkpq3dj-Ud2WMEUnGJVyd4igSJrdsGEqLNGrjpSxt_CCAF_xdQHdfNH3PLXD1PdUe9a9uYo-CQKOc0qdSEIRPAShuXjzUYqnWig9L8-SOu72uKhlYILkzjG750W3Pij1XtupS1BGdgyWPkFg9M12_cVW0WOZdjtuvQrNNQeIJQ/s4000/IMG_20221009_110638.jpg)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: Storm Wolf on October 09, 2022, 07:21:05 PM: 40K done properly in a definite Rogue Trader kinda way :-*

Well done Sir, well done, me likey :D :)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: Daeothar on October 09, 2022, 07:23:59 PM: I love that standard bearer! 8)

And the entire army just oozes Rogue Trader; absolutely wonderful... :)
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: Cat on October 09, 2022, 07:58:16 PM: Sweet beans!

Proper Rogue Trader vehicles are scratchies.
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Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: Belligerentparrot on October 09, 2022, 10:40:47 PM: Everything about this thread is perfect :D
The painting, the converting, the lunacy... I always enjoy seeing the old RT mindset as much as the minis. Keep up the great work!
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: eilif on October 10, 2022, 01:01:26 AM: This is some RT goodness. I like your use of the army-men toy m113 as Rhino. I grabbed a couple of those a few years back and I've got them in my "someday" bin.
Title: Re: Rogue Trader squads [Full Renegade Army. P.2]
Post by: area23 on June 08, 2023, 04:54:48 PM: Zaku Powered Armour Suits of the separatist Zeon Marines.
Being slightly taller to the 2nd ed. monopose marines, with helmets and shoulder pads quite different, these could easily be the troopers of a small separatist empire. Using the same STC designs but slightly modified. I already had painted some of the mark 6 ones in Goldrake colours and they could be perfect enemies. Man against Man, Marine against Marine. The Horus Heresy with Manga colours.

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