Today’s model is another Dark Angel. One that is – once again – a long, long time in the making. The model itself is one of the original Space Marine Librarians from 1990-1 – right around the time of the “Death Eagle Marine” variants, and like those figures, sculpted by Mark Copplestone. This particular fellow is imaginatively titled “Librarian with 2-handed Force Sword”. As you can see, he’s had a late-Rogue-Trader-era/2e Metal Jump Pack strapped (pinned!) to his back, allowing him to get stuck right into his foes.
Again mirroring the Death Eagle Marines, his helmet is a proto-MKVII helm underneath the psychic hood.
The trim comes from an old Epic transfer sheet, though he took a shelf dive at some stage and so one corner had to be repaired with paint. In the original small, DA force that I built in the past his job was (obviously) to join the Assault Squad and give them a more hefty punch in close combat. The transfers on his jump pack symbolise his twin allegiances to both the Dark Angels Chapter as well as the Inner Circle/Deathwing.
After sitting about 3/4 complete for a good decade or so, he’s now finally complete and likely to purge the Emperor’s enemies while hunting the Fallen.
I mentioned earlier the plan of running him alongside the Assault Squad, so I snapped a shot of them together. They’ll be coming to the table soon!
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A nice little cadre to bring the Emperor’s Light!
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Repent or Die!
or maybe..
Repent and Die!
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I vote for the second one!
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Excellent work on a cool figure. Not every day you see a jump pack Librarian either…
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Thanks! I recall I was particularly enamoured of them in 3rd edition. My Mentors force was led by a Jump Pack Librarian with Lightning Claws who personally led an Assault Squad.
Look for a resurrection/comeback for them, hopefully sooner than later!
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I eagerly await the battle report. Very cool!
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I do need to write up some more at some stage. 🙂
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Awesome 🙂
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Very nice. I used to have this one (and the bare-headed one with book). Maybe I still do, who knows? 😉
Anyway, neat paintjob, as usual. Love the two different colored chapter insignia on the jump-pack burners. Sometimes, just a simple idea brings more life in our models.
Also it looks more than fine among later models.
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Thanks Gabbi! I’ve also got the beaky one on the desk – also resurrected from a decade or so ago.
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