It’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen these guys. Are these ‘venerable’ Terminator models poised for a re-release?
The Heresy Gurus over at Battle Bunnies may have connected the dots…
Take a look at this image from a recent Black Library Horus Heresy Novella:
There were the Rogue Trader terminator models that were sold separately in pewter, and were also available in a plastic ‘low-fi’ version that came in the first Space Hulk kits. It’s all in the shoulder pads folks!
Here he is in the 1989 Citadel catalog (bottom left):
Battle Bunnies says the model is described as a “Pyre Warden”. Since we’ve already seen the original Rogue Trader robots redone by both Forge World and the Design Studio, I can see where there is a precedent for these guys getting a face lift too.
Why else would you pay an artist for new artwork 25 plus years later?
Checkout these guys up close in our 40k Flashback below!
Rogue Trader Terminators
~ What’s next, plastic sisters?
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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.
