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I was looking at old 1st ed Wh40k: Rogue Trader materials online and came across this old ad for Iron Claw space pirates (attached below). The Iron Claw have some relation to Squats, just to put things in perspective...yeah, it's old.

At 1st glance, these are some typical Rogue Trader miniatures, back when Rick Priestley described Wh40k as "science fantasy." Everyone was like a fantasy RPG character, but with laser rifles and rad-to-the-max names like "Banzai Jones."

Then I saw these blue guys, specifically Zandar, Colonel Vlad, and Ooglorg the Cruel. What, in the Emperor's name, are they? I googled and searched these forums, but couldn't find mention of them. It's a curious relic from a lost time that I'm becoming increasingly obsessed with.

There as different type of Ork or its just a blue Ork, Or is it a race from star trek??

Oh god! What have you done!? Now some GW employee trolling the forums is going to find this and use it for consideration as a new codex. DE and Necrons will be pushed even further back thanks to this!!

I think they're Pan Fo...

Kommissar Waaaghrick wrote:I was looking at old 1st ed Wh40k: Rogue Trader materials online and came across this old ad for Iron Claw space pirates (attached below). The Iron Claw have some relation to Squats, just to put things in perspective...yeah, it's old.

At 1st glance, these are some typical Rogue Trader miniatures, back when Rick Priestley described Wh40k as "science fantasy." Everyone was like a fantasy RPG character, but with laser rifles and rad-to-the-max names like "Banzai Jones."

Then I saw these blue guys, specifically Zandar, Colonel Vlad, and Ooglorg the Cruel. What, in the Emperor's name, are they? I googled and searched these forums, but couldn't find mention of them. It's a curious relic from a lost time that I'm becoming increasingly obsessed with.

More than likely some sort of barbaric abhuman race, or just an alien race which isn't on the Imperiums threat radar who shares common goals with human space pirates...

Just another abhuman race

or very very fugly tau :p

Kurgash wrote:Oh god! What have you done!? Now some GW employee trolling the forums is going to find this and use it for consideration as a new codex. DE and Necrons will be pushed even further back thanks to this!!

Don't worry. They clearly already did this with the Tau.

Going that far back in GW/Citadel history usually ends up revealing really weird stuff like this...

Whats with the tau hate...

Anyway, probably a random alien race that has no notable accomplishments so we haven't heard of them.

There's also the green guy at the bottom. Don't forget him.

I would guess a really messed up early version of the Tau, since in early Tau fluff it referred to them being pirates and not the super-advanced psuedo-religious right-wingers they are today.

Nightwatch wrote:There's also the green guy at the bottom. Don't forget him.

Yeah, he's listed as an Asharian. Wot's dat?

You know what those are?

Na'vi. Mercenary Nav'i paired up with other ten foot tall ab-humans.

James Cameron just ripped off ANOTHER idea.

Pocahontas wasn't enough for him

Darn you James Cameron.

it looks like it would be necromunda, IMO

Filthy muties, I say!

Captain Solon wrote:it looks like it would be necromunda, IMO

These are Rogue Trader era minis, way before 'munda. another characterful collection of minis that were ignored by gamers the first time around and have now fallen by the wayside.

I reckon if you search enough around ebay you could find some.

Use em as mutants, renegade guard, or indeed in Necromunda.

Commissar Molotov wrote:Filthy muties, I say!

Don't worry, the Inquisition got 'im. Why else would we have never seem him before.

Alpharius wrote:Going that far back in GW/Citadel history usually ends up revealing really weird stuff like this...

This man has the right idea, stop going back so far that some of us weren't born yet...

I FOUND ME!

Perhaps there is an explanation in WD 93 (September 1987). Apparently there was an ad or display of some of these minis in that issue.

http://www.solegends.com/ironclaw/index.htm

The slotta base insert is no help. It just has the word "Mercenary" inscribed on it.

This road leads to madness. Citadel used to make a lot of creative figures which had no relation to any games. The minis preceeded the rules back then and many minis never had rules. You were actually supposed to use them for other designers' games or make up your own house rules. Ooooooo, heresy!

Vanity Killer wrote:I would guess a really messed up early version of the Tau, since in early Tau fluff it referred to them being pirates and not the super-advanced psuedo-religious right-wingers they are today.

Early Tau fluff? I call shenanigans.

And the Tau are most definitelt Left Wing, not Right.

Star Trek Andorians by the looks of things. Blue skin, orange hair...

WARNING! Severe temporal distortion detected! Local Space/Time Continuum is experiencing fluctuation in causality stability.

Hey listen: you don't **** with Ooglorg the Cruel, OK? Just back the **** down!!!

All your responses have been enlightening and entertaining. I'll take these ideas for putting together a Killteam in the new Battle Missions book, using the IG codex, for an Iron Claw space pirate crew. Thanks a lot.

Could it be Waldo?

I think the link to the WD section gave the answer.

In warhammer fantasy section "Iron claw goblins"

Look at these guys. They all have goblin features. I would guess they were an early version of a roving group of orkz/goblins or a man+ork/goblin mongrel people.

Jebus those models make me cringe.

I need to go in my parents loft and dig out WD50 and 51. That'll have some amusing stuff in it...