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| These terminators appeared in White Dwarf 126 |
As many of you know, I seldom post much about Rogue Trader. Not because I have any particular dislike of the game, but because its not really a painting or collecting interest of mine. A couple of years ago (on another blog) I set about writing a history of Rogue Trader, which I hope to finish one day, as I was busy painting up models for RT.
Models like these make me want to get painting in the 41st millennium once again.
Francis Ellyard is another one of those names who frequent the pages of White Dwarf in the very early 1990s and would continue to grace its pages in the coming issues. Again, much like Dale Hurst, Ivan Bartlett and the mysterious motorcycling Sid, these painters have long disappeared into the ether. But they have left us a wealth of material that is so shockingly different to the 'perceived' prescriptive colour schemes of today that they offer the Old School painter a huge resource of inspiration. And by 'perceived' I am targeting the views of the numerous hardline 40k players that I have met in the flesh and online, and not GW, who I expect would be happy for you to paint them any way you wish.
Judging by the bases, these models were painted for use in Space Hulk and they are full of lots of great ideas. The riotous combination of colours on the Chaos terminators, for example, are the perfect antithesis of 'gRiMdArK' as is the concept of painting a Grey Knight without actually using any grey!
There is a Mentor Legion feel to many of the models, with the use of green and white dominating, and perhaps the greatest model among this collection has to be the Close Combat Terminator with the Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield. Its stance, with all its suggested power and malice, is exceptional and I feel this feeling of brooding menace is utterly lacking in the modern plastics.
I wonder where these models are now?
So what are your opinions on these terminators? Background mangling travesties or unique interpretations?
Francis Ellyard is another one of those names who frequent the pages of White Dwarf in the very early 1990s and would continue to grace its pages in the coming issues. Again, much like Dale Hurst, Ivan Bartlett and the mysterious motorcycling Sid, these painters have long disappeared into the ether. But they have left us a wealth of material that is so shockingly different to the 'perceived' prescriptive colour schemes of today that they offer the Old School painter a huge resource of inspiration. And by 'perceived' I am targeting the views of the numerous hardline 40k players that I have met in the flesh and online, and not GW, who I expect would be happy for you to paint them any way you wish.
Judging by the bases, these models were painted for use in Space Hulk and they are full of lots of great ideas. The riotous combination of colours on the Chaos terminators, for example, are the perfect antithesis of 'gRiMdArK' as is the concept of painting a Grey Knight without actually using any grey!
There is a Mentor Legion feel to many of the models, with the use of green and white dominating, and perhaps the greatest model among this collection has to be the Close Combat Terminator with the Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield. Its stance, with all its suggested power and malice, is exceptional and I feel this feeling of brooding menace is utterly lacking in the modern plastics.
I wonder where these models are now?
So what are your opinions on these terminators? Background mangling travesties or unique interpretations?
