Still, there is something about the original Citadel miniatures that I prefer, a little bit of the citadel character that's been lost as the sculpting and moulding technology has moved on. Luckily I happened to find the original Bob Naismith scultped model in a box at the back of a cupboard, I think my brother bought him in around 1989/90 in a blister back from the Hereford Model shop, hopefully he won't notice that I swiped him. The shop has since moved location and is still going, unfortunately you can no longer buy a blister pack of 5 lead marines for £2.99. (Solegends.com have a scan of an old advert)
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He was a bit of a mess but after an overnight bath in Dettol to remove the old paint, he cleaned up a treat and was ready for an undercoat. I've gone with the colour scheme of the Crimson Fists, straight off of the cover of the original 40K rogue Trader Rulebook.
The model has an amazing amount of detail and I may go back and try and paint a few more of the tiny screens and keypads he's adorned with. Solegends.com have a nice page on him, I think the picture is from the original white dwarf appearance, he certainly appears in black and white pictures in the original 40K Rogue Trader rule book.
Here are a few more pictures:
