Look familiar? Come see the first terminator models from GW.
Welcome to 40K Flashback where I dig deep for something cool that I have from back in the day, and they do look a lot like the the Guardians of the Elements from the movie, Fifth Element.
These guys date back to the dawning of the Imperium: Rogue Trader era circa 1988-89, and they were one of my first purchases back in the day as a wee lad.
I never really played the game till the mid-nineties (mostly cause I was bad at maths till then- and Nintendo was fun), but I still loved to paint and model for some reason.
Eventually I managed to paint these guys, and hey looks like I wasn’t too bad for a youngblood either!
I was shocked to find them again recently, and while I remembered them as being GW, couldn’t for the life of me remember seeing anything like them in the past 20 years.
So I went searching for pics to verify my claim, and sure enough the Stuff of Legends site had pictures of them from a very old catalog.
Check out some of the other “similar” models on the page. Oh boy how the hobby has come a long way…
Checkout the 360 below, and have a great weekend! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
