Rogue Trader Adeptus 1

This metal Rogue Trader miniature was one of the original Mechanicus sculpts by Bob Olley. I can’t make out the year on the back of the tab. He goes by 401101 or 051301.

He can be seen in White Dwarf #111:

…and again in White Dwarf #112, painted by Paul Benson:

Pete Knifton has an illustration in White Dwarf #110 which looks remarkably like him, though he has swapped which way he’s holding the axe:

The front of the tab says “ADEPTUS MECHANICUS”, although this example has had it scrubbed off for the most part. The back says “GW 1988”.

WIP detail of the shoulder pad:

Colours used:

• Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
• Red: Kimera’s The Red, washed with Scale75 Oil Moist Soil
• Green: Kimera’s Acid Green Velvet Ink, shaded with Kimera’s Petroleum Velvet Ink, highlighted with Kimera’s White Velvet Ink
• Silver: Scale75’s Black Metal, washed with Moist Soil, highlighted with Thrash Metal
• Gold: Scale75’s Necro Gold, washed with Moist Soil, highlighted with Dwarven Gold
• Base: Kimera’s Iron Oxide, then Scale75’s Reddish Brown in the middle, then Natural Soil, with Sand on the base greeble
• Black: Scale75’s Black Velvet Ink, highlighted by mixing in the White Velvet Ink, all washed with Moist Soil

Anyone else see a pig’s face in the backpack?