This Imperial assault on the Ork Shanty Town to rescue a downed Valkyrie of the Militarum Tempestus.
More photographs of the diorama over the years, it started off as an Ork diorama at GamesDay 2009.
Author: Felix
Black Templar Cenobyte with Relic
I had always liked this model, but wasn’t sure a) where it came from, b) what it was called, so I could never find it in the stores or on the online store. It was only when reading through an old White Dwarf that I saw it was part of the Black Templars Chaplain Grimaldus and Retinue Boxed Set.
Back in the day you could order miniatures from boxed sets individually through Mail Order, so I did that.
The plan was to use it as part of my Inquisitorial retinue.
Having cleaned the model and basing it with GW modelling sand, I gave the model a white undercoat. I then painted the relic with black paint. I am intending for it to look like grey stone.
After getting to this point, the model then went into storage.
More photographs of the model from the workbench.
Tempestus Scions Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier
This Tempestus Scions Valkyrie was on display at Warhammer World.
The Tempestus Scions are elite special forces of the Imperial Guard. They have the best equipment and weapons.
The Valkyrie are troop carrying gunships used by the Imperial Guard. They are used to take soldiers into the heart of the battle. Flying through the enemy gunfire, landing in the hotzone and dropping off their payload before flying up in support.
Sometimes the troops are jumping, using grave chutes, from high above the battlefield. The Valkyrie is armed with lascannons or a multi-laser, and under the wings are missiles or rocket pods. The Valkyrie, like most of the Imperium’s aircraft, is piloted and operated by the Imperial Navy, with a pilot, co-pilot and two door gunners. Though not a helicopter, the Valkyrie is used in a similar way.
I do have one of these, but it currently remains unbuilt in its box. I did though paint some for Aeronautica Imperialis.
Gallery of Valkyrie models.
Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter
The Thunderbolt heavy fighter is one of the two main fighter aircraft patterns used by the Imperial Navy, the other of which is the Lightning air superiority fighter. The Thunderbolt is the mainstay weapon system of Imperial Navy fighter wings and is a rugged, well-armed and armoured heavy fighter with all-around capabilities, a good maximum speed and above-average maneuverability, powerful nose-mounted weapons and hard points located on the wings for missile or bomb load-outs.
The Thunderbolt’s primary combat role is as an air superiority fighter. It seeks out and engages enemy aircraft in dogfights or hunts enemy bombers to establish air superiority. The Thunderbolt’s greatest strength is its versatility, since it has good performance as a high-altitude escort fighter while it is also serviceable in the roles of a low-altitude fighter-bomber, night fighter or even as a reconnaissance aircraft when necessary.
More photographs of the Thunderbolt Heavy Fighter.
Thunderbolt Fighter
Thunderbolt Fighter
Imperial Navy Thunderbolt
Imperial Navy Thunderbolt
Imperial Navy Thunderbolt
Cockpit of the Imperial Navy Thunderbolt
Mark Bedford’s excellent Thunderbolt diorama.
Mark Bedford’s excellent Thunderbolt diorama.
It is an aircraft that is well-liked by those who fly and service it and it has served the cause of the Emperor for many centuries.
Inquisitor back on the workbench
The greatest threat to the Imperium of Man is, and has always been, the followers of Chaos and the foul daemons of the Warp. The Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemonhunters, are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend and, together with the holy warriors of the Grey Knights, they must take the light of the Emperor into the darkness. The threat of the daemonic is so great that only these heroic warriors have the necessary skills and knowledge to stand against such diabolical foes.
One of the HQ choices is of course an Inquisitor and a very nice model it is too. I decided early on that I would leave the book he was holding separate and glue it on later.
After getting to this point, the model then went into storage.
More photographs of the model from the workbench.
Marauder Destroyer at Warhammer World
The Marauder Destroyer variant was developed during the second war for Armageddon after heavy losses in the Naval airforces.
Orkish dominance of the skies over certain areas of Armageddon forced the few remaining Marauders to be refitted to operate at night, flying at extremely low level where they could evade detection. Their new heavier weapon payload made anything which got in the way seriously regret it!
I first saw this model at GamesDay 2008.
More photographs of the Marauder Destroyer.
More photographs of the Imperial Navy.
VLC T.13 Type 2
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.
Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider
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.
Inquisitorial Henchmen
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.
All of them need a lot of work.
The workbench features on the henchmen.
Dingo Scout Car
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.