Author: Felix

Flames of War Tiger I E

The Tiger was feared so much by the Allies, that most German tanks were referred to as Tiger tanks.

Tiger I E

Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank used in World War II, developed in 1942. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of Operation Barbarossa, particularly the T-34 and the KV-1. The Tiger I design gave the Wehrmacht its first tank mounting the 88 mm gun, which had previously demonstrated its effectiveness against both air and ground targets. During the course of the war, the Tiger I saw combat on all German battlefronts. It was usually deployed in independent tank battalions, which proved to be quite formidable..

This is the Flames of War blister of the German Tiger I E.

Flames of War Tiger I E

I was quite surprised by how many parts were in the blister. This wasn’t going to be a quick model to put together, especially with no instructions!

Flames of War Tiger I E

The key was to find pictures of the finished model on the web and see if that helped.

See the full workbench feature on the Flames of War Tiger 1E.

Ork Kil Krusha Tracks

The Ork Kil Krusha from Forge World has a somewhat complicated track arrangements, however it is simplified somewhat by using large pieces for the tracks rather than lots of individual links.

The suspension looks quite complicated, but thanks to the clear instructions it was quite easy to fit it all together.

The tracks unlike the Big Trakk are only in four pieces, two of which lie on the bottom under the wheels.

The tracks do need to be fixed more securely to the leading and trailing wheels.

It was clear that the driving wheel would need to be placed carefully to ensure a snug fit for the tracks.

See the full workbench feature on the Ork Kil Krusha.

Chaos Space Marine Lord

Chaos Space Marine Lord
Chaos Lords are the most powerful of the Chaos Space Marines. With the genetic advantages of a Space Marine and the blessings of the Dark Gods there are few more dangerous entities in the galaxy.

Chaos Lords are the most powerful of the Chaos Space Marines. With the genetic advantages of a Space Marine and the blessings of the Dark Gods there are few more dangerous entities in the galaxy. From GamesDay 2007

Forge World Open Day 2011

Last minute problems meant that my plans to attend the Forge World Open Day fell apart, therefore like the rest of the gaming world I am reliant on other sites for news and pictures.

The Forge World Heavy Transport mentioned in a Forge World newsletter was not the Capitol Imperialis or Leviathan that was hoped for, but is basically an armoured Gorgon, a mobile pillbox.

Alas Warseer, a great source for pictures is currently “unsafe” and as a result is not available. Some of the Warseer pictures managed to get out though and you can see more on this site (in German).

Another release on show was this Forge World kit for the Dark Eldar.

I’ve always thought the Dark Eldar vehicles should have more sails.

Really nice.

Also on show were some nice new models from Warhammer Forge. Much of those we have already seen, but there was a big “bull” steed or monster, large Skaven rat monster, new Chaos Dwarfs and a Chaos Siege Giant.

Big Trakk Cockpit

At this stage I decided that I would fix the driver into the vehicle. The original plan was to paint him separately, however seeing how much he is “hidden” and this is not a Golden Demon entry, I decided to paint him in situ. So he got glued into his seat. You can see his arm in the photograph below.

I also glued on to the cockpit mesh cover, this will hide much of the driver, so again less need to do a fantastic paint job on the driver, something simple should suffice.

The workbench feature on the Big Trakk may help anyone else putting one of these kits together.

Gallery of photographs of the Big Trakk.