WORK IN PROGRESS
This guide owes a lot to the excellent Squat Checklist prepared by Steve Painter. Thanks Steve.
Originally known as Space Dwarfs, this range was short lived one. The 1991 Blue Catalogue was the last listing - by the time the 1995/6 catalogue was issued, the range had disappeared entirely.
In presenting the guide, so far as possible, the figures are shown in chronological order of release. Where a figure was included in the 1991 Blue catalogue, the reference is shown with the figure.
First Release
A space dwarf was included in the first 40K releases, as shown in the May 1987 flyer. The figure then appeared in the Rogue Trader Part One Flyer as part of the Mercenaries range and in the 1988 Cataogue (still as a mercenary).
First Space Dwarf
RT Pt 1 Flyer - Mercenary:
Irn-Bonce the Squat
1988: 4007-04
1991: Grenade Launcher 072518/30
Rogue Trader RT301 Space Dwarfs
This range first appeared in the Thank You Mr President Flyer in September 1987 and then shortly thereafter in the Book of the Astronomican, White Dwarf 94 and the Rogue Trader Part One Flyer. Although the full range still appeared in the 1989 Catalogue, by the time the 1991 Blue Catalogue was issued, only 8 remained.
It should be noted that Roth Bergmann, Owen Garand and Gatt Gunslinger were originally issued with separate back packs. By 1991, Owen Garand and Gatt Gunslinger had been redesigned to have backpacks integral to the figure.
Nambu Arisaka was named Nambu Kalashnikov initially but the name changed by the time the next listing appeared.
Lewis Gun
1989: 4201-32
1991: Las Gun 7
071010/8
Gal Von Benko
1989: 4201-26
Maxim Bang
1989: 4201-30
1991: Las Gun 9
071010/40
Heckler Smith
1989: 4201-22
1991: Bolt Pistol
071010/39
Smoothbore Sten
1989: 4201-19
Walther Twelvebore
1989: 4201-27
1991: Flamer 2
071010/38
Nambu Arisaka
1989: 4201-25
Lee Hotchkiss
1989: 4201-21
Mauser von Dreyse
1989: 4201-31
Luger Gerlich
1989: 4201-17
Blish Browning
1989: 4201-14
Ross von Dormus
1989: 4201-15
1991: Wounded 3
071010/18B
Owen Garand
Separate Backpack
1989: 4201-23
1991: Bolter
071010/34
Roth Bergmann
Separate Backpack
1989: 4201-20
Gatt Gunslinger
Separate Backpack
1989: 4201-13
1991: Las Gun 8
071010/11
Barry Schmeisser
1989: 4201-18
1991: Las Pistol 4
071010/12
Krag Jorgensen
1989: 4201-24
Enfield Chambers
1989: 4201-16
Owen Garand
Reverse of original release
Owen Garand
Reverse of 1991 release with integral backpack
Gatt Gunslinger
Reverse of original release
Gatt Gunslinger
Reverse of 1991 release with integral backpack
Iron Claw Limited Edition Squat Hover Car
This figure only appeared in the Winter 1987 and Rogue Trader Part One Flyers
Iron Claw Squat Hover Car
Heavy Weapons
These were first shown in the Winter 1987 Flyer and also appeared in the Rogue Trader Part One Flyer and White Dwarf 97. Surprisingly, none were shown in the 1988 or 1989 Catalogues but all figures did appear in the 1991 Blue catalogue.
The three original heavy weapons had been replaced by four new designs in the 1991 Blue catalogue.
Gunner Karl
1991: Gunner 2
072129/11
Gunner Kief
1991: Gunner 1
072129/10
Loader Grigg
1991: Loader with Magazine
072045/13
Loader Powl
1991: Loader with Plasma Gun
071016/29
Capt Khyrk
1991: Commander 1
071010/27
Sgt Bylcow
1991: Commander 2
072129/29
Original Heavy Plasma Gun
Original Grenade Launcher
1991: Multimelta
072129/13
1991: Heavy Bolter
072129/14
1991: Conversion Beamer
072129/15
Command
The command figures first appeared in the Rogue Trader Part One Flyer and then in the January 1988 Flyer and White Dwarf 97. All these figures continued through to the 1989 Catalogue and then to the 1991 Blus Catalogue.
By the time the 1991 Blus Catalogue was issued, there had been some changes in designation. The original officers had become champions and vice versa.
Vikas Ingram (Officer)
1989: 4201-03
1991: Champion with
Power Glove & Bolter 1
071010/32A
Vollmer Adams (Officer)
1989: 4201-01
1991: Champion with
Power Glove & Bolter 2
071010/32B
Ragni Beretta (Officer)
1989: 4201-02
1991: Champion with
Power Glove & Power Axe
071010/32C
Garand Steyr
1989: 4201-10
1991: Standard Bearer
with Las Pistol 1
071010/22A
Hughes Phalanx
1989: 4201-11
1991: Standard Bearer
with Las Pistol 2
071010/22B
Lisle Sterling
1989: 4201-12
1991: Standard Bearer
with Las Pistol 3
071010/22B
Galil Lankhester
1989: 4201-07
1991: Synthesizer 1
071010/37A
Grom Atchison
1989: 4201-08
1991: Synthesizer 2
071010/37B
Mortimer Gast
1989: 4201-09
1991: Synthesizer 3
071010/37B
Uzi Makarov (Champion)
1989: 4201-05
1991: Officer with Las Pistol & Chainsword 1
071010/25A
Lorenzi Forsyth (Champion)
1989: 4201-04
1991: Officer with Las Pistol & Chainsword 2
071010/25B
Brew Ithaca (Champion)
1989: 4201-06
1991: Officer with Las Pistol & Chainsword 3
071010/25C