Death of Hope Exo Marine: out of the pack review

The Exo Marine is a Warhammer 40,000 design icon of a bygone age. A single metal miniature released in 1988 has created a lasting imprint on the imagination of 40K universe fans.
Mark Louis Spark - Sparks Artifex - was one such fan of the Exo Marine, so much so that he lovingly re-imaged the design as part of his seminal animation work "Death of Hope". In this video please join me for a special model unboxing where I'll share the first look at one of just 30 miniature examples made for supporters of Project Tetrarch.
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[@TheBargles]

The idea of printing the very asset that is used in a digital medium is fascinating. Something feels uniquely authentic about that.

[@notnubilous3804]

Mark posted his Ultramarine painted version of this figure and I was blown away by it. I'm so glad he's in the community.

[@robertjensen1438]

There was a fierce battle raging in the jungle between the Imperial Guard and an ork warband. Eventually, they were running so low on supplies that everyone only had the ammo on their person left. Gathering his courage, one of the guardsmen floated the idea of a tactical advance towards the home base to their commissar. "Sir, at this rate, we will have no ammo left in an hour." "Don't be ridiculous, soldier! All you need is your faith in the Emperor." The commissar looked at him disapprovingly, raised his pistol at a charging ork, and yanked it up while shouting BANG! To everyone's surprise, the ork fell to the ground, unmoving. Emboldened, the soldiers started imitating him as they ran out of ammo, and the orks kept falling. Eventually, they were really getting into it, even tossing rocks as grenades, and the battle was soon turning in their favor. Suddenly, though, the orks broke through the "fire" and trampled the guardsmen. Before he lost consciousness, the last thing he heard was the orks' chanting. "IMMA TANK IMMA TANK IMMA TANK"

[@leakycheese]

An interesting evolution of the "comment for the algorithm". Thanks as always.

[@robertjensen1438]

@leakycheese just have more time. Not to mention, a joke is better than a comment.

[@6Stevo]

Absolutely stunning miniature! It's the most beautiful Terminator I have ever seen! It is a kingly gift indeed!

[@Lochagos]

Only 30 made I read, which is unfortunate because it looks good

[@leakycheese]

Only 30 made… a special gift from Mark to those whom supported him in a variety of ways with Death of Hope. Fortunately for you, I’ve made a video sharing the unboxing of mine.

[@Lochagos]

A deserved goody then. I have been eyeing up some saturnine terminators from a store named tortuga bay, have you heard of them?

[@leakycheese]

Thanks. I have indeed, seen quite a few people over the last year or so who've bought them. They look pretty decent, and I like the nod to not just Exo Marine but also the Nocturne Pattern Armour from the short story "Deeds Endure". Not mega cheap, but I've heard good things about TB's quality.

[@Lochagos]

It is in fact the price holding back my purchase. I doubt GW will make that pattern of terminator armour any time soon as we are still waiting for key releases such as despoiler units. So perhaps I should pull the trigger and treat myself

[@x99753]

They are fantastic, well worth the price in terms of quality and worksmanship.@@leakycheese

[@ironbomb6753]

Incredible model! I'd like own that. However, congratulations to all you awesome folks that got one. Making these figures must have been a labor of love. 👍

[@leakycheese]

Thanks Iron Bomb 👍 Chatting with Mark on the design, he said this is the first miniature he'd done which kinda blew my mind. He printed them all himself as well, and 3D printing at scale can be a lot of work. It was a complete surprise to me when he sent it over. Will do a video on the assembled model in the next few weeks.

[@Rohnon]

Poor lad got so burned out with the DoH Project, but I'm glad that he did those minis. However I have to admit that I've seen very similar 3d printable Terminators somewhen somewhere

[@x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x]

It's no wonder they are "very similar" since they're literally based on the exactly same concept design. He didn't create something completely unique. There wasn't intention to create new terminator design. So your comment just seems like completely unnecessary outer circle level "criticism". This was more about symbolism and way how to say thank more than anything else.

[@leakycheese]

Very similar isn't the same though is it? 😉 Mark's fine and the 30ish minutes of DoH animations are a towering achievement that he in effect gifted to the fans for free.

[@Fools_Travels]

the exo marine is such a cool model from that era.

[@WarmasterPainting]

Great vid Leaky. Such a good looking model. I do hope that GW make a kit depicting this armour.

[@guillimania]

The best Terminator miniature. In my country you cannot buy the original model, not even a copy. There are only 3D printing, but they are different. Thanks for the unique content!

[@borisdorofeev5602]

I love everything about this. That scene always stuck with me when we see this monster walking the deck of the ship and the camera is shaking. We even get the size comparison between the regular Space Marines and the Culchisian Cultists walking with them. Mark did so much work on DoH it's ridiculous. I caught him on stream, maybe a year ago, and I asked about that scene. Just basic stuff, and asked about the Cultists. I said they really interested me and that the language they're speaking sounds so good it's almost like Dothraki like its actually made up. He ends up telling me they're speaking Culchisian and that they're Chaos Cultists like Word Bearer rejects. He said he wanted it to sound real so looked up a ton of info and researched languages and basically made a rudimentary and very simple Culchisian. All for that one little scene of them walking the decks. He also wrote lore for basically every character on screen; he told me since I asked about black shield World Eater fighting beside the Ultramarine Captain. He said he wrote a bunch of lore for them and I believe he even said that it's that Captain in particular who is hanging in the fighting pit and missing half his body and face. That is serious dedication.

[@PatientZERO100]

I feel like a Fifth Element joke is kinda mandatory when looking at these, but I still think it looks awesome nonetheless! Probably gonna spring for the Tortuga Bay version of these soon.

[@leakycheese]

Your comment is Mondoshawn approved 😆

[@widowpeak6142]

What a chunky lad! Please make a size comparison for the next video.

[@leakycheese]

He's the chungus for sure! You know me, I always do size comparisons in my review videos ;)

[@gafrers]

Fantastic and very nice gesture. Shame Sparks got burned out and then GW killed Fan-made content. Great Model I've seen so many copies, remake, etc in printable file sites.

[@leakycheese]

It is indeed a very kind gesture. Mark's fine and I'm sure he's going from strength to strength pursuing his artistic interests outside of the 40K universe - for example he's been creating his own original IP universe which is fascinating.

[@BeepBoop2221]

Mark "burned out" because of his inability to take critique about his short film. He's a talented 3d modeler no doubt about that. Animation and visual story telling are something he could work on, which is evident in his short. His main weakness is his ability to communicate effectively with the community.

[@gafrers]

@@BeepBoop2221 True

[@leakycheese]

@@gafrers Easy words for people who have never made an animated film.

[@BeepBoop2221]

@leakycheese it's very difficult bit when a shorts relies on visual story telling and there's a lot going on it takes away from from the whole piece. Take astartes, what's going on is very clear, we aren't told what's happening but some space marines have showed up and they a boarding a ship. In his piece its set on a ship, looks great but there is a lot happening at a fast pace Then we transition to an arena fight l, there are some people in cells and then there is some sort of dialogue. Hopefully that makes sense.

[@DaLEGOmaniac]

this deseves a paintjob

[@dongalt4203]

I used to have some of these when I was 13.

[@leakycheese]

Good times... I can still remember them being on sale in Games Workshop Leeds... £1.25 each!

[@redgreen09]

WELLthe olny thing to do is to tune in to the part two of vid and death of hope a look in to well to part two

[@robmccord2583]

wow, love it!

[@Kharmazov]

I have uncanny feeling one of them will eventually end up somehow in the hands of recasters.

[@leakycheese]

Always a risk with s physical item. The provenance of Mark's thirty will always remain however as each person's has a unique element to a set that can't be duplicated.

[@TheBirdMan9142]

Damn that is some REALLY GOOD looking resin

[@wyattlinscott5210]

Forgeworld might not ever mass produce these but I could see this being a Warhammer+ miniature eventually even tho it’s similar to the Khorne Bezerker

[@leakycheese]

That's a good shout... and would be a great way to do a fresh take on Exo Marine.

[@Pandenhir]

How I envy you!

[@Kubrzesz]

I've been following your channel for quite some time, and I see that you're rather fearless when it comes to resin, GW/FW or otherwise. In your opinion, is there anything to be afraid of when it comes to resin miniatures or is it mostly the case of "(few) bad cases being given a bad press by constantly being talked about". Who's your favourite resin manufaturer?

[@leakycheese]

I suppose a lot of my apparent "fearlessness" with regards to resin models comes from experience gained over many years of miniature model making. In terms of resin models, there are three things to think about before getting into the medium: 1. Manufacturer: almost all resin models available today are hand cast using silicone moulds (or semi-automated versions of that process). Items made this way are always subject to production inconsistencies and there's always a risk that you get a bad cast that's slipped through quality control. More advanced injection moulding techniques give okay to poor results - Citadel's infamous Finecast and Prodos Game's now-defunct Aliens vs. Predator range are examples. Forge World is where I have most experience, and kits of the last 6-6 years have been generally good and a marked improvement on the proceeding 5 years. Victoria Miniatures are also good and Anvil Industries have an enviable reputation for casting quality. From my knowledge, the very best resin models come from Adam Poots' Kingdom Death range, and are a paradigm of the quality that can be achieved in the medium. My favourite would be Forge World, and this opinion is shaped as a mixture of the product quality and the designs being depicted (the latter being their great strength). 2. If you thinking of trying a resin model, pick something easy to start with - I used to recommend the Forge World dreadnoughts but most of these are now out of production (Custodes still available) so would suggest either one of those or a small vehicle like the Sabre or Pallas. If you are an experienced modeller who has put together some hard plastic kits then perhaps be more ambitious, but the larger vehicles range from quite to very challenging and aren't the best starting point. As you'll know from my reviews, I talk about how I found the build experience and the issues I had to overcome so it's very case-by-case basis. 3. Tools - resin modelling requires a few specialised tools, and at the very least a razor saw, wet sanding sticks, pin vice drill bits and wire plus superglue are needed. As well as the various build demos I've done over the years, I made a video specifically talking about the tools I use - see my How-to an modelling playlist. Hope this helps 🙂

[@JEKAZOL]

Excellent model. What a wonderful gift! Will you paint it? Which chapter?

[@borisdorofeev5602]

Also; How awesome would this bad boy look with a seige drill or better yet 2 seige drills or seige claws?

[@Thedagda801]

In the last white dwarf, the saturnine armour got officially name checked!

[@leakycheese]

Oooooo..... now I have to ask... did they put the name "Saturnine" against the Exo Armour model? This is unbelievably important to know

[@Thedagda801]

@@leakycheese well it was always known unofficially as Saturnine armour, but this is the first time it was name checked! There is a history of terminator armour in the August White Dwarf

[@jalleonothing5946]

​@@leakycheesePage 115 Issue 491. Its a 40k techpriest talking about all the variants. IT INCLUDES the theoriesed saturnine picture.

[@leakycheese]

@jalleonothing5946 I've just been sent the article from a friend. Very interesting, and a classic "unreliable narrator" author perspective. But it doesn't answer the Exo-Saturnine question, and the picture is Nocturne prototype armour of the Salamanders - from the short story by Gav Thorpe "Deeds Remain".

[@jalleonothing5946]

@@leakycheese Ah that makes sense I am still learning specifics on the lesser known variants. Maybe they will bring out a bash heresy terminator kit someday where its got all the original weirdnes parts jumbled together.

[@KillerOrca]

So did he finish the series or is it still just the trailer and the first episode

[@leakycheese]

He released the two trailers and Reign of Anarchy. I wouldn't use the term "just" to describe these achievements... the amount of work involved is mind boggling.

[@jc7997aj]

Better protect these folk. GW will send assassins ... Im subscribing in order to see you paint this bugger. 😑 dont disappoint us.

[@MrCitizen0]

The death of hope anatomy wouldn’t work lol , the head to waist too short and the arms would be in the armpit and the legs in the crotch