Copplestone Marine Scout

Space Marine special weapons troopers had 81-100 on D100 chance of generating a shuriken catapult in the Rogue Trader rulebook. All factions shared all rules in that book.

But I get the feeling that these scout models are supposed to be kill & take up what ever weapon comes to hand type individuals. It would certainly make for a good wargame rule or scenario.
 
orkwrangler said:
Space Marine special weapons troopers had 81-100 on D100 chance of generating a shuriken catapult in the Rogue Trader rulebook. All factions shared all rules in that book.

But I get the feeling that these scout models are supposed to be kill & take up what ever weapon comes to hand type individuals. It would certainly make for a good wargame rule or scenario.
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I really like that idea. And, I have an old metal Howling Banshee power sword....maybe another of my Scouts will pick it up.
 
I've always taken it to be a harlequin mask. There's another who is carrying an ork bolter. I have five of them, personally, all wearing dodgy enamels from the late eighties, though some were touched up a bit in the early 90s to make them fit the new lore. (A thing I now regret, by the way.) Anyway, if anyone is particularly interested I could possibly strip them and repaint them, taking photos at each step of the way.

Also of note: the Lawrence of Arabia "Imperial scout" was one of the original Rogue Trader adventurers, and I've always assumed he was one of the inspirations for the scouts that followed. He's also carrying an eldar weapon; in this case a shuriken pistol. (And a hand flamer, which looks more imperial to my eye.)

Anyway, great project. Make me repaint my ancient marines. I did not mean to do that, but . . . maybe?
 
symphonicpoet said:
I've always taken it to be a harlequin mask. There's another who is carrying an ork bolter.
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I agree - the guy with the Ork bolter also has an Ork shoulder pad and the shuriken weapons are clearly Eldar models. They definitely scavenge what they can find, and this was actually a common approach for US long-range recon patrols (LRRPs) in the Vietnam war, where many carried Vietnamese weaponry which was more reliably repaired and reloaded with enemy parts and ammo while far from US supplies. That makes sense for a marine scout too.
 
symphonicpoet said:
I don't want to hijack Knight Girl's thread, but if she approves . . .

All that said, trust me, they're not up to anything like current standards. Let's just say I painted them when they were new, and touched them up about when 2nd edition came out. (Might have been slightly before, even.)
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By all means, I'd love to see them.

I want to start a thread in the painting section to show 40K and other SF minis I've painted, this thread is totally meant for discussion and ideas.
 
Well then, here you go. Please be gentle. Most of these paint jobs are quite old.

I include the first fellow, the original "Imperial Scout," since I consider him kindred of the "Space Marine Scouts." The style is older. His kit is a little more in keeping with the Imperial Army of his day, but I think he clearly reflects the idea of a scout who's gone native, as it were. He's clearly got some serious Lawrence of Arabia inspiration, which of course makes him feel very, very Dune. I repainted him maybe five or ten years ago, so he's not quite so dodgy, but it's still far from my best paint job. (I struggled with what to do with him.) The next four are enamels from the late eighties touched up in the early 90s when the Space Wolves first began to cosplay Vikings. (And the fact that Mr. Catapult has a wolf pelt on his shoulder worked out rather well for that.) The first three of those are the original Space Marine Scout blister. The next two were from one of the two blisters that followed later, and you can see that they've already become a bit more regular. Still light infantry with mobility in mind. The very far right fellow is a straight up, unaltered 80s paint job. He was still a space wolf, but at that time I had four or five different camouflage schemes, and I decided the scouts were probably supposed to be in dark uniforms for low visibility. (Ignore the shiny guns. It was the 80s. All guns needed to be silver at the time. Or chrome, really. It was a rule.) Anyway, the lot of them are probably due for a dip in the detol, save for the desert mouse with the blue eyes. He can probably stay as is. At least for now.

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^^Yeah, they've definitely got a Mad Max vibe to them. No question.

^Thanks. Those I'm willing to put on a table still, but my painting style has evolved a great deal since then, so I'm starting to think about giving them the bath, rather like I did with their friend the Imperial Scout.
 
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My first thought when I saw the flame insignia was that they were legion of the damned. Which of course was the most 80s thing possible. I don't think there was a single one of my friends that didn't have at least one marine which they had tried to do in that scheme. I always love to see old enamel paint jobs although I have to confess my old stuff is increasingly photographed then lobbed into the dettol.
 
symphonicpoet said:
Well then, here you go. Please be gentle. Most of these paint jobs are quite old.
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Nice. The guy on the left feels more like an imperial agent than a space marine. Perhaps a guide assigned to the squad if you want to make them a unit? The right-most marine seems to be suffering from wear & tear as much as anything. I like the splashes of colour on the middle lot.
 
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