These guys were shown in the White Dwarf issues in ’89. I’m not sure who sculpted them, though.
Archives: Miniatures
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Space Marine Librarians (Rogue Trader)
White Dwarf #120 (Dec 1989) p.76 credits these to Mark Copplestone.
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Space Marine with Terminator Honours – Bolter and Bayonet
This guy is part number 070145/6 and is one of three Rogue Trader Space Marines with Terminator Honours.
“TERMINATOR” on the front of the tab, blank on the back.
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Space Marine with Terminator Honours – Bolter
This is the chap without the bayonet! Part number 070145/5.
No tab on this chap, sadly.
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Space Marine with Terminator Honours – Power Glove and Bolter
This guy appears in the Winter 1990 and the 1991 catalogues along with two other Marines with Terminator Honours (both just with a bolter). Part number 070145/4.
The tab says Terminator on the front. Not sure if the back has been filed down or what happened there but both copies of this mini I have found have a blank back.
First attempt at painting in Feb 2022:
- Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
- Blue: Scale75 Artist Light Ultramarine built up to Cobalt Blue, then Primary Blue
- Red: Scale75 Artist Crimson then Primary Red highlighted by a mix of Primary Red and Orange
- Silver: Scale75 Black Metal, washed with Instant Shadow Black, followed by Heavy Metal and highlighted with Speed Metal
- Gold: Necro Gold, washed with Guilliman Flesh, then Elven Gold, then Peridot Alchemy mixed with Citrine Alchemy, highlighted with Citrine Alchemy
- White hair: Scale75 Artist White, washed with Instant Golem Grey, highlight White
- Eyes: Scale75 Artist White, iris attempt Primary Blue, pupil Black
- Flesh: Scale75 Light Skin, wash Guilliman Flesh, highlight Light Skin
- Leather: Burnt Sienna Umber highlighted with a mix of that and Pale Flesh
- Varnish: Vallejo Mecha Gloss under Matt
I still haven’t quite put on enough matte varnish to overcome the gloss as I really wasn’t a fan of the gloss look on the Marine armour.
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Space Marines with Terminator Honours
White Dwarf #120 (Dec 1989) credits these to Mark Copplestone on p.76.
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Space Marine Death Eagle with Bolter and Bayonet
This metal Space Marine miniature is a Mark Copplestone sculpt, part 410614 and later Power Glove and Bolter.
He can be seen in White Dwarf #112 along with the other two Death Eagles:
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Space Marine Death Eagle with Plasma Gun
This guy is one of three Death Eagles shown, and he’s part number 410613 or later Plasma Gun 1, 070145/18. He’s a Mark Copplestone sculpt.
He can be seen in White Dwarf #112:
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Space Marine Death Eagle with Bolter
This guy was initially shown as one of the three Death Eagles, part number 410612. In the 1991 catalogue he’s shown as Bolter 1, part number 070145/14.
He can be seen in White Dwarf 112:
White Dwarf #112 (April 1989) I have had those three fellows for ages and just hadn’t got to painting them – partially because I was dithering between doing them in the magenta/white or in blue to go with all the other Marines. I decided to go with blue, with a slight nod to the original shown scheme with the chequering on the knee.
It’s interesting how the Mk7 “Armourum Imperator” armour look is similar to but distinct from Jes Goodwin’s later MK7 sculpts.
Joined the painting log 10th June 2026. Took me about four hours this time around:
Paints used:
- Undercoat: Vallejo Mecha Black
- Blue: Scale75 Art Cobalt Blue, shaded by mixing in Scale75’s Art Orange Ink, highlighted by mixing in Kimera’s Velvet Ink White
- Red: Kimera’s The White followed by The Red, shaded by mixing in Kimera’s Phthalo Green, highlighted by mixing in Cold Yellow
- Black: Kimera’s Velvet Ink Black, grey achieved by mixing in Velvet Ink White, highlighted with Velvet Ink White
- Lenses: Kimera’s Phthalo Green, mixed with Velvet Ink Black for shading, highlighted by mixing in Cold Yellow
- Gold: Scale75 Necro Gold, highlighted with Dwarven Gold (I think, or Elven Gold), shaded with Scale75 Chestnut Ink, highlights done again with the same gold colours
- Base: Kimera’s Red Oxide, then Reddish Brown pigment, then Natural Soil, rim Vallejo Model Color Black Grey
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4106 Space Marine Death Eagles
The Space Marine Death Eagles were all sculpted by Mark Copplestone.
