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Warhammer 40,000 (Rogue Trader)
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Despite being announced in the April 1983 "Dragon" catalogue as a spaceship game, and then in October 1983 's Compendium 1 as an SF role playing game, Warhammer 40,000 (Rogue Trader) was launched in September 1987, following a teaser in August's White Dwarf 92. The popularity of the game and miniatures initially surprised GW, but it went on to be their best selling system.

The original miniatures release had been the C100 Space Marines in August 1986 which had not referenced 40,000 or Rogue Trader. The first "Warhammer 40,000 (Rogue Trader)" miniatures are shown on the March 1987 Flyer. The first armies appeared on the September 1987 Flyer / White Dwarf 93.

The miniatures went through several coding changes from 1987 through 1989, making classifying them more than problematic. The initial releases were coded RTOn, which was expanded to RTNnn, where N mostly indicated the army. In May 1988, all codes were revised as part of the 1988 catalogue reorganization, and Rogue Trader became 4Nnn with a 2 digit suffix for the individual model. Unfortunately RT codes continued appearing in White Dwarf for a bit longer. For some reason the Orks disappeared from the catalogues for the next couple of years. A further reorganization in July 1989 adopted the eight digit 07nnnnxx system shown in the 1991 catalogues.

Blisters

Before Rogue Trader
C100 - Space Marines
C100 - Chainsaw Warrior
First Rogue Trader Releases
Early Releases (1987)
RTB01 - Imperial Space Marines
RTB02 - Space Ork Raiders
RTO1 - Space Marines
RTO2 - Space Orks
RTO3 - Space Dwarfs (Squats)
RTO4 - Space Elfs (Eldar)
RTO5 - Imperial Army (Guard)
RT6 - Marine Heavy Weapon (Multi-Melta)
IC301 - Iron Claw Space Pirates
RT7 - Mercenaries
RT7 - Dreadnought Armour
RT9 - Squat Heavy Weapons
TSF16 - Jet Cycle
TSF18 - Space Slann
TSF18 - Space Zoats

Later Releases (1988-)

Space Marines
RTO1 - Space Marines
RT101 - Imperial Space Marines
RT103 - Marine Heavy Weapons
RT105 - Imperial Commander
RT106 - Vincent Black Shadow
RT107 - Rhino Marines
4006 - Medics
4006 - Vincent Black Shadow
4006 - Medic on Bike
4101 - Imperial Space Marines
4103 - Marine Heavy Weapons
4103 - Imperial Commander
4103 - Backpacks
4105 - Techmarines
4106 - Chaplains
4106 - Death Eagles
4106 - Terminator Marines
4107 - Terminator Marines
4107 - Space Marine Scouts
070121 - Space Wolf Commander
070145 Space Marines
Space Orks
RTO2 - Space Orks
RT202 - Ork Command Group
RT204 - Ork Dreadnought
RT205 - Ork Battle Buggy
RT206 - Ork Dreadnought Expansion
RT207 - Ork Heavy Weapons
4402/3 - Space Orks
4404 - Gretchen
4406 - Ork Nobles
4406 - Ork Renegades
070546 - Ork Attack Vehicles
070561 - Ork Big Boss
070598 - Ork Warbikes
079925 - Ork Specialists
Space Dwarfs
RTO3 - Space Dwarfs
RT301 - Space Dwarfs
RT302 - Space Dwarf Command
RT303 - Space Dwarf Heavy Weapons
RT304 - Squat Thudd Gun
RT305 - Squat Bikes
IC501 - Iron Claw Squats
4202 - Squats
4203 - Squat Bikes
4203 - Squat Trikes
4203 - Squat Heavy Weapons Trike
4204 - Squats
4204 - Squat Tech Priest
4204 - Squat Exo Armour
0205 - Squat Adventurers

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