Salamanders Librarian - RT

[Legiocustodes]

After churning out some Rogue Trader grunts last week I decided to get another long term project for this classic old game off my paint station and onto the battlefield.

I really think that Rogue Trader, and indeed all old school games are even more enjoyable when you play them with models from the appropriate era and as such I have tracked down this fellow to lead my Salamanders force. He is a 1987 Space Marine Librarian equipped with a useful Force Sword... and arguably less useful book!



As he is a character model I decided to lavish a bit more attention on him particularly as his rich, blue armour is likely to draw the eye during games!



If you look closely you will see that no 'metallic' paints have been used anywhere on the model; in fact all areas of bare metal have been achieved by using non-metallic metal (NMM) techniques. This is my first attempt at this advanced method of painting metals and overall I am very pleased with how it turned out.



The rest of the armour was painted by progressive layers of blending designed to create a smooth look across the model as a whole. I achieved this by starting off with a relatively dark base-coat and then gradually adding a small amount of skull white to each layer. I think the end result was worth the additional effort (and time) and I feel it is a fitting model to lead my Space Marine Force to victory!

There are some more photos and a bit more info on my blog at: http://classicastartes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/rogue-trader-space-marine-librarian-non.html#more

[Michka]

Gorgeous painting on this model. I'd say the extra work shows.

[Vanvlak]

Very nice - the non-metal is impressive. 

[Modhail]

Very nice! Those old minis certainly had charm.
I usually don't like NMM as it's often obvious and cartoony. But with yours I didn't even notice it wasn't metal until you pointed it out. Well done!

[Andym]

Nicely done!  The eyes are really freaky!....cool!

[OSHIROmodels]

Superb 

cheers

James

[Sgt. Scream]

Top notch paintjob, mate. 

[Legiocustodes]

Thanks guys! I have to say I'm really pleased with how the NMM turned out for my first attempt!

[DowVooVoo]

great job!

[Inso]

Nice work on the paint

Weren't all of the Salamanders black skinned though?

[Legiocustodes]

Nice work on the paint

Weren't all of the Salamanders black skinned though?

Only when GW retconned them into some sort of Charcoal mutants with Nick Kyme's trilogy of books in the late 2000's.

When I started painting these guys (and back in the RT period) they were like any other marine chapter; though they had a higher proponderance for darker skin tones but these tended to be natural pigmentation as opposed to the current (and dare I say it stupid) unnaturally black skin with bright red eyes!

[Sgt. Scream]

Back to the roots. Its a grim dark universe and we shall discover it (to include a game master and 5" long unit stats) 

[Legiocustodes]

It certainly is grim and dark!! Ahhhh I do miss all thoughs additional stats! Cool, Willpower, etc