When Rogue Trader was first released the Imperial Guard and Space Marines were grouped together as Forces of the Imperium and through until around 1992, there were a number of figures released which were loosely grouped as being part of the Imperial Forces but which did not clearly fit into the Imperial Guard, Space Marines or any other of what became the 40K races. These included Adeptus Mechanicus, Psykers, Assassins and Inquisitors and were loosely grouped together as "Forces of the Imperium: in the 1991 Blue Catalogue.
As was common in that period, figures were released as part of one range and then re-appeared shortly thereafter as part of another range.
This Collectors Guide is an attempt to cover all such figures from the first release of Rogue Trader in March 1987 up to the 1994 Catalogue. From the 1995/6 Catalogue onwards, the races were more closely linked together and the "odd" figures had largely disappeared.
Consulting the Rogue Trader Adventurers, Mercenaries & Pirates - Collectors Guide and the Imperial Guard To 1994 - Collectors Guide may also be helpful.
An attempt has been made to group the different types of figures together. Within each group, the figures are listed in order of release. Where a figure appears in the 1988, 1989 or 1991 catalogues, the details are shown in the figure description.
Adeptus Arbites
Three Adeptus Arbites figures appeared in the 1991 Catalogue as part of the Forces of the Imperium. A further four figures appeared in the 1993 Catalogue.
1991 catalogue
Adeptus Arbites Bolt Pistol & Power Maul
072499/1
Adeptus Arbites Shotgun
072499/2
Adeptus Arbites Bolter
072499/3
1993 catalogue
Adeptus Arbites Shotgun 2
072401/1
Adeptus Arbites Bolter 2
072401/2
Adeptus Arbites Grenade Launcher
072401/3
Adeptus Arbites Champion
072401/4
Adeptus Mechanicus
Eight Adeptus Mechanicus figures appeared in the 1989 Catalogue. When the 1991 catalogue appeared, one, the female servitor, had disappeared and two had been transferred into the Squat range.
Adeptus Mechanicus 1
1989:401103
1991:072117/41
Adeptus Mechanicus 2
1989:401102
1991:072117/44
Adeptus Mechanicus 3
1989:051301
1991:072117/43
Female Servitor
1989:401104
Squat Servitor
1989:401105
1991: Squat Servitor 072117/42
Servitor & bionic claw
1989:401106
1991:072117/39
Servitor & wrench
1989:401107
1991:072117/40
Squat Tech Priest
1989:401108
1991: Squat Adeptus Mechanicus 072117/45
Ogryns
The first Ogryn appeared as an Ogryn Champion in the Rogue Trader Flyer Part One. It reappeared as an Ogryn Hero in White Dwarf 88 and then disappeared.
The next Ogryn, a single piece figure, appeared in White Dwarf 110. A multipiece Ogryn with a one piece head and body and separate arms appeared in White Dwarf 112.
Ogryns next appeared in the 1991 Catalogue with two single piece figures, four figures with one piece heads and bodies and separate arms and three with multipart bodies and separate heads and arms.
The arms were common to both the single piece and multipiece bodies.
All those in the 1991 Catalogue were sculpted by Bob Olley.
Rogue Trader Flyer part One
1991 Catalogue
Ogryn 1
072084/4
(First in White Dwarf 110)
Ogryn Body 1
072084/2
(First in White Dwarf 112)
Ogryn Left Arm 1
072084/20
Ogryn Left Arm 4
072084/24
Ogryn Left Arm 5
072084/11
Ogryn Left Arm
Uncatalogued
Ogryn Ripper Gun 1
072084/17
Ogryn Ripper Gun 2
072084/27
Ogryn Ripper Gun 3
072084/6
Ogryn Ripper Gun 4
072084/27
Ogryn Ripper Gun
Uncatalogued
Ogryn Body Front 1
072084/23
Ogryn Body Front 2
072084/21
Ogryn Body Front 3
072084/13
Ogryn Body Back 1
072084/25
Ogryn Body Back 2
072084/11
Ogryn Body Back 3
072084/16
Ogryn Banner Pole
072084/15
1993 Black Catalogue
Other Forces of the Imperium
March 1987 Flyer
Imperial Bodyguard
1991: Adeptus Custodes
072518/11
Telepath
(RT Flyer Part Three:
Adventurer Techpriest Zon,
1988: Adventurer 400523,
1991: Tech Priest 072518/28)
Imperial Psyker
(RT Flyer Part Three:
Adventurer Astropath Yerl,
1988: Adventurer 400510,
1991: Astropath & staff 072518/25)
Rogue Trader Flyer Part One
Inquisitor Augustus
(1988: Mercenary 400716,
1991: Inquisitor & bolter
072518/9)
Rogue Trader Flyer Part Three
Techpriest Schlan
(1988: Adventurer 400503,
1991: Techpriest & staff 072518/7)
Astropath Korm
(1988: Adventurer 400518,
1991: Astropath & cane 072518/18)
Navigator
(1988: Adventurer 400525,
1991: Navigator 072518/17)
The Rogue Trader Flyer Part Three also showed the Talisman Timescape range which did not ever see release as part of the 40K range although the figures were clearly drawn directly from 40K.
Autumn 1989 Trade Catalogue
Imperial inquisitor with
chain sword & plasma pistol
Imperial inquisitor with
plasma gun & power glove
Imperial inquisitor with
power glove & combi weapon
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor with
psi-cannon & force sword
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor with force sword & shuriken catapult
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor with force sword
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor
& power sword
1991: Inquisitor & power sword
072117/29
Ordo Malleus Inquisitor
& power sword
Backpack & cloak
1991: Backpack & cloak
072117/30
Terminator: Imperial Inquisitor Body
Terminator: Imperial Inquisitor Right Arm
Terminator: Imperial Inquisitor Left Arm
Terminator: Imperial Ordo Malleus Body
Terminator: Imperial Ordo Malleus Right Arm
Terminator: Imperial Ordo Malleus Left Arm
Assassin & combi-weapon
1991: Assassin & combi-weapon
072117/28
Assassin & power sword
1991: Assassin & power sword
072117/32
1991 Catalogue
Titan Crew - Princeps Seniores 072117/46
Titan Crew - Moderatus 1 072117/48
Titan Crew - Moderatus 2 072117/49
Psykers
Five sanctioned psykers appeared in the Autumn 1989 Trade Catalogue. This group were expanded to six in the 1991 Blue Catalogue.
There were three additional psykers which first appeared in White Dwarf 172 and then in the 1993 Black Catalogue.
There were also three psykers sculpted by Bob Olley which do not appear to have appeared in the catalogues.
Autumn 1989 Trade Catalogue
Sanctioned Psyker 1
1991: 072117/20
Sanctioned Psyker 2
1991: 072117/19
Sanctioned Psyker 3
1991: 072117/21
Sanctioned Psyker 4
1991: 072117/23
Sanctioned Psyker 5
1991: 072117/47
(Not in the Autumn 1989 listing)
Sanctioned Psyker 6
1991: 072117/22
White Dwarf 172
Imperial Psyker 1
072410/1
Imperial Psyker 2
072410/2
Imperial Psyker 3
072410/3
Bob Olley Psykers
Ratling Snipers
Shorty first appeared in the Rogue Trader Flyer Part One as part of the Mercenaries range, then in the 1988 Catalogue.
Ratling Snipers 1, 3 and 4 first appeared in the 1989 Catalogue.
Shorty
(1988: Mercenary 400709,
1991: Ratling with bolt pistol 072117/34)
Ratling Sniper 1
(1988: 401109,
1991: Ratling Sniper 1 072117/35)
Ratling Sniper 2
1991: Ratling Sniper 2 072117/37)
Ratling Sniper 3
(1988: 401108,
1991: Forces Ratling Sniper 3 072117/33)
Ratling Sniper 4
(1988: 401110,
1991: Ratling Sniper 4 072117/36)
Ratling Sniper 5
1991: Ratling Sniper 5 072117/38)
Robots
The robots first appeared in August 1988 in the flyer and White Dwarf for the month.
Cataphract Body
1991:070187/22
Conqueror Body
1991:070187/26
Castellan Body
1991:070187/29
Colossus Body
1991:070184/32
Crusader Body
1991:070184/34
Back Weapon Mount
1991:070187/21
Back Mounted Lascannon
1991:070187/20
Back Mounted Heavy Bolter
1991:070187/25
Back Mounted Melta Gun
1991:070187/31
Right Arm with bolter
1991:070184/23
Right Power Glove Arm
1991:070184/30
Right Power Sword Arm
1991:070184/35
Left Arm with flamer
1991:070184/24
Left Power Glove Arm
1991:070184/28
Left Power Sword Arm
1991:070184/36
Auto Cannon Arm
1991:070184/27
Siege Hammer Arm
1991:070184/33
Dreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts first appeared as Imperial Dreadnoughts before being classed as part of the Space Marines in the 1988 Catalogue.
Dreadnought Standard Torso
(1988: 410411,
1991: Dreadnought Body 070184/2)
Dreadnought Wide Torso
(1988: 410410,
1991: Wide Dreadnought Body 070184/9)
Dreadnought Arm Joints
(1988: 410409,
1991: Dreadnought Shoulder Weapon Mount 070184/6)
Dreadnought Left Standard Leg
(1988: 410416,
1991: Dreadnought Left Long Leg 070184/5)
Dreadnought Left Short Leg
(1988: 410417,
1991: Dreadnought Left Leg 070184/11)
Dreadnought Right Short Leg
(1988: 410418,
1991: Dreadnought Right Leg 070184/12)
Dreadnought Right Standard Leg
(1988: 410419,
1991: Dreadnought Right Long Leg 070184/4)
Dreadnought Right double bolter arm
(1988: 410407,
1991: Dreadnought Right double bolter arm 070184/1)
Dreadnought Left double bolter arm
(1988: 410407,
1991: Dreadnought Left double bolter arm 070184/3)
Dreadnought Right single bolter arm
(1988: 410408,
1991: Dreadnought Right single bolter arm 070184/7)
Dreadnought Left single bolter arm
(1988: 410408)
Dreadnought Heavy Laser Arm
(1988: 410412,
1991: Dreadnought Lascannon Arm 070184/10
Dreadnought Missile Launcher Arm
(1988: 410415,
1991: Dreadnought Missile Launcher Arm 070184/8