Identification - Rogue Trader Pirate or Adventurer?

Galaspar

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I'm starting to enjoy buying collections of old minis. Found a bunch of RT-era humans in a charity shop, so bought them all. Several Imperial Army troopers, some of the pirate and adventurer lines, and a few Confrontation figures. Managed to identify all but one, which is this guy:

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His base tab names him "JAEK", and on the back it's copyrighted GW 1987. The word "LOVE" is moulded onto the front of his headgear. Great model, better pose and proportions than many of his contemporaries, lots of detail on the straps etc, and that distinctive trident. Can't find him on any of the reference sites I've tried. Could anyone help me identify him please?
 
whiskey priest":2uoueolp said:
Show us the rest ya big tease!
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OK! Apologies for the rough and ready photos.

Here's the adventurers and pirates (including an inquisitor), some hideous and some fantastic:

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The Army troopers, again some are gorgeous and characterful, some... not so:

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And the big surprise, Confrontation. I'd never even seen most of these models before, they may be quite rare:

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In a charity shop!

When I go into a charity shop, I see loads of ugly china, Jeffrey Archer novels, 70s vinyl (and not in a good way). I don't see models of any kind, let alone gorgeous little bits of 80's goodness. The nearest I've got to that experience is finding an original marine (the Bob Naismith set) and the first Chaos marine in a car boot sale in a tray with a load of other random metal bits (old watch inners etc). I got them for 25p each, cunningly deploying my young son as negotiator to avoid any suggestion that these might be valuable collectables.
 
Yeah, it was a lucky find! My wife's colleague had stumbled across the collection, and bought a lot of other models (apparently he won't say what he bought, guess that's his prerogative!). We bought what was left, and paid a little over a pound for each.

I'm a painter and modeller more than a gamer, with a motley Imperial guard army that already includes RT era models, along with mid-90's and modern plastics (heretically, I also use some parts from Victoria Lamb's fantastic range and a few other manufacturers). Think I'll create a proto-Necromunda warband with the best of these guys, I may never get to play games with it but it'll be a great project!
 
Fantastic find! The selection of models is almost hand-picked from my favourite. The best pair are the Confrontation leader with the dog and the Gothic Horror explorer - both wonderfully characterful and pretty desirable!
 
Yeah, the explorer is a fantastic model, the detail is astonishing, from the knit of his hat to the little goggles around his neck. I've got a project on the go right now, but I'm itching to paint some of these guys.
 
So my wife returned to the charity shop, wondering if there'd be anything else. It seems there was, so she's bought another batch!

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Now that is a shockingly poor picture. Still, I see space pirates, another Confrontation elite, assorted undead, and... Teclis? Weird.
 
Where on earth is this charity shop?!? Brilliant second haul...Slann slaves, Nippon rocket launcher crew, night horrors, wood elf bear master...

I wish I'd been there first ;)
 
Oxford. Barnados on Cowley Road. There were a few thing which the young lady decided not to buy (even at £1.50 each, the prices start to add up!), so I'd recommend anyone nearby gets down there! Some Marauder wood elves and a cold one amongst what was left behind, apparently.
 
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