From '98. A test piece for Inferno. Acrylic on CS2 art board. Lots of airbrush splatter nozzle! In this modern age it's odd to think we used to shoot paint at our art. Made a mess :). The dots on the armour were inspired by Jim Burn's Space Marine box art cover. Loved that cover.
Some Philhammer thoughts on Space Marine Creation: https://philhammer.com/warhammer/40k/space-marines/creation/