During the interwar period, the Belgian army introduced an innovative series of self-propelled anti-tank guns, known as the T.13s. These vehicles were armed with the formidable 47-mm FRC gun, a weapon considered capable of destroying any tank of that era. Three distinct variants of the T.13 were produced: the first two featured their turret-mounted guns pointing rearward, while the third type had a forward-aiming weapon. The specific Type 2 example presented here is unique in the world and bears the markings of the Limburg Border Cyclists unit, which used it during the fighting in May 1940.
Minotaurs Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider on display at Warhammer World.
This Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider is from the Minotaurs Space Marine Chapter. The Minotaurs is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter whose true origins and genetic lineage remain unknown. The Space Marine formation by this name at large in the Imperium today appears to bear little resemblance to accounts of its past.
The Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider is the most durable vehicle currently in the service of the Legiones Astartes. These vehicles shrug off weapon strikes that would cripple other battle tanks, and are proof against even the most toxic environment. The weaponry of these vehicles is formidable, featuring an advanced quad launcher and powerful volkite batteries.
I quite like the up-armoured appearance of this pattern of Land Raider, and the weaponry looks quite formidable. I can imagine this being used to clear barricades in the ruins of an Imperial City.
Across my workbench (or in storage) I have quite a few Inquisitorial Henchmen.
Witch Hunters are grim, cold individuals who have dedicated their life to the eradication of corruption wherever it may be. Most witch hunters are the state-issued Templars of the Cult of Sigmar. However, there are a wide variety of others, from the Colleges’ Magisters Vigilant to local mercenaries hired out to a nobleman’s service. What they all have in common however is their dedication and zeal against all things tainted and unpure.
This Dingo Armoured Car was on display at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels.
The Daimler Scout Car, known in service as the “Dingo” (after the Australian wild dog), was a British light fast 4WD reconnaissance vehicle also used in the liaison role during the Second World War.
The legions of the Cult Mechanicus launch an assault on the resource-rich Tau colony world of Vesh’yo, intent on plundering it to feed the insatiable appetites of their Forge Worlds. The mighty Titans of Legio Atarus walk alongside the Knights of House Col Khak, bound to the Lords of Mars by oaths of fealty even older than the Imperium. But will this be enough to defeat the cutting-edge technology of the upstart xenos? Can even a Titan prevail against Tau Supremacy Armour?
There was a huge display of Tau forces defending themselves against an attacking force of Imperial Knights and Titans. At the heart of the battle was the huge Tau Manta.
A Kommando is an Ork Boy specialist who prefers to rely on “kunning trikz” instead of fighting his opponents head-on like most other Greenskins. Kommandoz serve as the Orks’ infiltrators and saboteurs, and are masters of the arts of stealth, ambush, unconventional tactics and striking at the opponent from a totally unexpected quarter.
At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. The Orks came in quite a few components, and each as their own backpack, with the Nob backpack also having a Grot hiding in the top. I based the models using a basing kit.
The models were given a black undercoat.
Having given the models a black undercoat, a couple were drybrushed with Tin Bitz.
I am going to follow an idea I used with my Stormboyz, but instead of browns, I am going to use greens.
The Marauder Bomber is the workhorse of the Imperial Navy.
Capable of both atmospheric and void operations, it is used as an attack craft in fleet actions as well as fulfilling a tactical role, supporting ground offensives by bombing enemy troop concentrations and support positions.
Such tactical bombing missions are often launched prior to, and in support of, Imperial Guard offensives.
This Citroën Kegresse Type P19 was on display at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels.
As early as 1911 Adolphe Kegresse conceived a vehicle featuring both wheels and tracks for more efficient driving on difficult terrains (snow, dirt and mud). In 1920 he teamed up with Andre Citroën for the production of a “half-track car”. That same year a demo of the “Citroen 10HP type A” fitted with the Kegresse tracks enthused both Andre Citroen and the military. The Citroen company acquired exclusivity for the Kegresse licence until 1934 and produced a series of vehicles featuring the Kegresse system. The Citroen Kegresse P19 was used to tow artillery.
At GamesDay 2006 I purchased a box of Ork Kommandos. They were a release from Games Workshop as part of the Medusa V campaign. I also got a couple of Kommando with a Burna. This is a nice model. The Ork Kommando with Burna comes as two castings, which provides four components, the main body, a backpack and the two arms, one of which has the actual burna. I constructed the models and I added some slate and modelling sand to the base.
The next stage was to give the models a black undercoat, where the black spray has “missed” areas this was touched up with thinned down Chaos Black paint. Having given the models a black undercoat, they were drybrushed with Tin Bitz.
I really liked the Cathayan Sentinel especially the paint job which made it look like it was terracotta.
Though one model does not make an army, and the other Cathay forces would need painting.
However… I was intrigued by a recent posting on the Warhammer Community where Lewis from the Warhammer Studio had painted some Jade Warriors as terracotta warriors.
I decided to do something different and paint a unit of terracotta Jade Warriors to match my Cathayan Sentinel. They were painted mainly with drybrushes, which I intentionally left quite dusty and textured to give the illusion of the hard terracotta. This was followed by washes to provide some deeper shadows, then static grass and foliage were added to give them an ancient feel, as if they’ve just been awoken in Grand Cathay’s time of need.
Lewis went on to say:
This is a great way to get a unit painted quickly. I even contemplated painting a whole army in this style, but I prefer the idea of having a unit or two done like this, given context by the surrounding army of living, breathing warriors.
I started thinking about creating and painting a whole army in this style. I think the use of grass and foliage would enhance and break up the muddy look of a terracotta force, which would otherwise could be quite bland.
Thinking about it.
There are some guides out there from the community on how to paint terracotta, so useful help there.
