Of the many display games at GamesDay 2001, one of many which caught my eye was this Epic game involving Tyranids.
Check out the Epic section on the main website.
Author: Felix
Inquisitorial Stormtroopers – Tallarn
As well as my other Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers which are based on the Cadian Kasrkin I have also decided to add a unit based on the Tallarn or I may just use them as inducted Imperial Guard.
Having given the models a white undercoat, I then gave the models a basecoat of Desert Yellow. This was followed by a wash consisting of Chestnut Ink, Scorched Brown paint (which helps remove the gloss of the ink) and some water to thin the wash down.
Rear view.
Full workbench feature on this blister of Tallarn Imperial Guard. Workbench feature on the boxed set.
Forge World Ork Trukk Concepts
There were some great new models at the Forge World Open Day 2009.
Will Hayes has been working on some ideas for Ork Trukks and additional weapons and these looked really nice and would add variety to any Ork army which uses Trukks.
See more pictures of these concept Trukks.
Ork Flakk Wagon
I think my favourite model from GamesDay 2008 was Forge World’s Ork Flakk Wagon.
From a gaming perspective it can’t really be considered too important as I guess not too many gamers use aircraft in their games (but hey you never know).
From a model perspective it is just a conversion kit, it is not a full resin kit. It looks as though as well as new crew you also get a new engine too.
I really do like the way it looks, very Orky.
In my original post on the Flakk Wagon just after GamesDay I said:
I also like it, because it means that Forge World are making more Ork stuff and I hope that this isn’t a one off, but just the start of lots of new stuff.
At the Forge World Open Day in April we saw various work in progress models from Will Hayes so that wave of Ork stuff from Forge World is on its way.
Fighting in the Snow
There were some excellent snowy games at GamesDay 2003.
Sisters of Battle Repressor
Though I have been modelling and painting my own Forge World Repressor for my Inqusitorial Stormtroopers, the model was really developed for the Sisters of Battle (though also used by the Adeptus Arbites). I do like this model (which is why I have one).
See more photographs from Bristol Conflict 2004.
See the Repressor Gallery.
Hierophant Bio-Titan
Forge World at GamesDay 2004 showed off their Hierophant Bio-Titan.
The Hierophant is amongst the largest and most formidable of the Tyranid Bio creatures faced by ground forces.
More photographs of Tyranids.
Khandish Charioteer
On display at GamesDay 2005 was the Khandish Charioteer for the Lord of the Rings game.
The personal guard of the Khandish kings ride to battle in formidable chariots. Only the most loyal of all the Variags in a king’s army are chosen for this honour.
More photographs from GamesDay 2005.
Finishing the base off on the Daemonhunters Assassin
I am always wary of paying too much for a single figure and therefore paying £7.00 (at the time) for an Vindicare assassin seemed a little too much (especially as it is a rather dimunitive model). Therefore I have decided to use a Catachan Sniper (which was only £2.00 at that time via Mail Order). Now the assassin is £7.85 and the Catachan Sniper is now no longer available.
I have not had the best results when painting this model, but more pleased with it than I was.
I flocked the base with Games Workshop Modelling Sand, before giving the base a cost of Bestial Brown. The base was then given a drybrush of Bleached Bone.
Finished!
I am not totally happy with this model, and I may re-paint, or get a new assassin and try again. I quite like the Tallarn snipers from Forge World.
See the full workbench feature on the assassin.
Officer of the Fleet
There are some really nice Imperial Guard releases in May from Games Workshop. As well as the nice plastic Valkyrie, one other release is looking like a possible purchase, the Imperial Guard Regimental Advisors.
The commander of an Imperial Guard army is assisted by a host of orderlies, adjutants, aides de camps and specialist advisors from outside the regiment who are able to liaise with other elements of the battle group.
This blister contains three metal Imperial Guard Advisors, including: an Officer of the Fleet, a Master of Ordinance and an Astropath.
I am thinking they might make good characters for the Warhammer 40K role-playing game or as part of an Inquisitorial retinue.
I managed to get a sneak at the rules, the Master of Ordinance as you might expect can bring down the fury of an ordnance barrage, whilst I do like what the Officer of the Fleet can do. He has an impact on the reserves your opponent can bring to the game, reducing the reserves roll by one. Like the idea of this rule, you can imagine large Imperial ships stopping the enemy starships from supporting the battle, or aircraft of the Imperial Navy strafing a supply column or reinforcements just off the gaming table.
Nice miniature too!