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The Forge World Ork Shanty Town was on display at Warhammer World, though many of the models which were within the display when it was shown at GamesDay were not there.
Here are some more photographs from the Forge World Ork Shanty Town which I took at GamesDay 2010.
Outside the Bovington Tank Museum is an Alvis Saracen.
The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British Army. It became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland as well as for its role in enforcing apartheid in South Africa.
Forge World’s big Ork tank mounts a huge gun ready to take on any Imperial BaneBlade or even Titan.
The Kill Bursta mounts a huge-bore Kannon capable of destroying bunkers and siegeworks with ease.
I have one myself, but it has been on the workbench for a while….
Yes please…
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. “The Mandalorian” is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
I am looking forward to seeing this series, not really a fan of animation, the concept of a Star Wars live action series seems so obvious, but of course we have never seen the like of this before.
Will it be any good? Who knows, but one can hope.
Obviously lots of gaming potential in the concept, I wouldn’t be surprised too see a spin-off licensed game at some point.
This is the Ork Warbuggy on display at Warhammer World. This model was around for twenty plus years…
Since I took this photo, Games Workshop have released various new Ork vehicles.
This is the Ork Kil Krusha Tank on display at Warhammer World.
The model is a realisation of the many different concept images that Forge World produced for Ork tanks.
I have one myself, but it has been on the workbench for a while….
Wow, this looks interesting.
How dark (as in dark side) does Rey look? How many Star Destroyers?
I like the look back over the previous eight films.
Can’t wait until December…
An Ork Fighter Bommerz on display at Warhammer World in Nottingham.
The Fighta-Bommer is the Orks’ primary tactical and strategic bombing aircraft. The Fighta-Bommer is capable of both void and atmospheric flight. It is used to bomb enemy bases and to assault enemy starships, or even in some cases to dogfight with enemy aircraft.
Constructed with typical Orkish crudeness, these rickety, gravity-defying contraptions are often surprisingly effective and dangerous to friend and foe alike, as is common with most Ork technology. Fighta-Bommerz are often deployed as air support during large Ork planetary invasions, or to serve as point defence for Ork starships.
Fighta-Bommerz are created by the few Meks who are interested in aircraft. As with all Ork vehicles, Fighta-Bommerz are kit-bashed affairs that usually defy the laws of aerodynamics, and fly despite their ungainly, brutish construction.
Workbench feature on my plastic Ork Bommer.
The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. This is the one on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in their Land Warfare exhibit.
On display at the Warhammer World was the Chaos Brass Scorpion of Khorne.
This is one of my all time favourite models from Forge World. I seem to be in the minority as I really quite like this model, and if you read this blog I am not a fan of Chaos one bit!
The Brass Scorpion is a terrifying daemonic engine of destruction dedicated to the Chaos God Khorne, Lord of Slaughter. This nightmarish construct, as much hell-spawned beast as war machine, it storms across the battlefield like a monstrous predator hunting and killing. Its huge claws are capable of shredding armour with ease and its firepower laying waste to swathes of enemy infantry. Even in destruction the foes of Chaos have learned to fear this unholy war machine, as its infernally-charged reactor erupts to scorch the battlefield with the fury of its death-throws.
The Brass Scorpion of Khorne is a fantastically impressive resin model designed by Daren Parrwood and this model was painted by Mark Bedford. I love the paint job on this model, the combination of glossy red and brass details really makes this model both impressive and threatening.