Ork with Rokkit Launcha

I converted this plastic Ork to carry a Rokkit Launcha, you can see the earlier stages on my workbench feature.

I have added some more detail and highlights to my Ork with Rokkit Launcha Conversion. I highlighted the strapping around the body of the converted Rokkit Launcha

At this stage I am finishing off the painting, as you can see the teeth need a little more work.

Using highlights to emphasise the strapping. I also highlighted the rocket with Boltgun Metal to differentiate it from the Launcha (and to the spare as well) and added further highlights to the Codex Grey uniform of the Ork.

Basically the conversion consists of using a Shoota and sticking in a grenade from the Stormboyz set. I also used one of the Stormboyz heads.

Urban Basing Kit

Nice idea, pity it’s no longer available…

When Games Workshop released Cities of Death, they released an Urban Basing Kit. This box set contains 2 pots of slate, 2 pots of resin details and 1 pot of razorwire that can be used to decorate the bases of your miniatures or cityfight buildings.

I managed to get one of the kits, which sadly was a limited edition and is now no longer available. I first created a large 40mm round base.

I then tried a 60mm Dreadnought base.

The rear view.

Forgeworld Epic Squiggoth

With a future model I may paint the armour panels in a similar style to my Junkatrukks but with this model I am going down the dirty rusty armour style.

The black painted howdah was drybrushed with Tin Bitz and then a lighter drybrush of Boltgun Metal.

Next stage is to do the skin of the Squiggoth.

Forge World Newsletter #166

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Hello everyone,

In this newsletter we have some good news for fans of `Aeronautica Imperialis` with the latest batch of releases for our new game, Also we have some cool new photos of painted Death Korps of Krieg and our Eldar Avatar, as well as some experimental rules for the Great Unclean One.
Thx,

Alan Bligh & Ewen Little.
Forge World.

Air War Escalation

In our expanding `Aeronautica Imperialis` range we have several more releases for this newsletter including the Vampire Raider for the Eldar and scenario-enhancing models such as new silos and bunkers for the game. All are available to pre-order now for shipping from Monday the 26th of February onwards via the Forge World online store.

Eldar Vampire Raider. This heavy hitter for the Eldar strike host has all the speed and manoeuvrability you’d expect, and enough firepower to destroy the heaviest opposition with ease, the Vampire Raider is greatly feared by the pilots of other races. The Vampire Raider fills the niche of troop transport in the Eldar sky host that the huge Thunderhawk Gunship we showed recently does for Space Marines, but with the benefits of added speed and manoeuvrability. Model Designer Will Hayes has managed to re-create the fantastic detailing of its 40K scale counterpart in miniature, but even though it has shrunk down to Aeronautica scale, the Vampire Raider is a surprisingly large model with a wingspan of some 86mm/3.5inches!

Also released on the 26th is a superb rendition of our Arvus Lighter for Aeronautica, again exact in every detail to its larger counterpart. This stalwart Imperial transport craft, while unarmed, is perfect for many scenario games where the goal is more complex than to simply duel with enemy aircraft, as well as being great for making airbase scenery and dioramas for your games. (The ungainly and workmanlike Arvus Lighter is one of my favourite designs. Now I can have a fleet of the little flying bricks to zoom around the table with! – Ewen)

In a similar vein we`ve also produced highly detailed new models representing Missile Silos, Radar and Command Bunkers for use in bomber and air raid missions as well as in campaign games (and of course they’ll also appeal to the Epic 40,000 gamers and grace their battlefields too). On a somewhat more lethal note also out is the Imperial Heavy Flak Gun to defend your airfields and bases with!

Look forward to more `Aeronautica Imperialis` releases soon.

`Aeronautica Imperialis` availability

Since its release, we`ve had enquiries from people like yourself, asking where they will be able to pick a copy of the book and some models? The answer to this is that `Aeronautica Imperialis` and the great new range of models to go with it are available pretty much exclusively from Forge World via the Forge World online store, and of course anywhere you see our stand at events and shows.

You can pick up Aeronautica in limited quantities at a select few flagship stores, (Call us for details), but do check what they’ve got in stock with them first before making a special journey.

To find out more about our exciting new game and amass your own air power, click here.

Plague Daemon

It`s been a while since the release of our most despicably corrupt model The Great Unclean One, and you can now download experimental special rules for this bloated master of putrescence here.

Colours of Battle

Also up on our website toady are some new photos of excellent painted examples of our Eldar Avatar by Darren Latham and our Death Korps of Krieg Heavy Bolter teams and Death Korps of Krieg Lascannon teams by Paul Rudge.

The First Forge World Open Day

In the last issue of the Forge World Newsletter we mentioned our hosting a Forge World Open Day on April 1st. After receiving a few enquiries, we can confirm this is for real and not a hoax.

Being held here in Nottingham at Warhammer World, the day promises to be a great opportunity to come and meet the Forge World team and we plan on having quite a lot laid on to grab your attention and get you involved.

Of course we will have a large sales stand and anything that you might want to buy we will get picked and packed from our warehouse that day. Tony has said that there is a possibility that we`ll have some new, pre-release models available too, but we`ll be able to confirm details as the big day gets closer.

As our offices, or `The Lair` as we know them, are right round the corner in a secret, dormant volcano, which many of you might already have guessed, we`ll also be able to put on the biggest display of Forge World models anywhere so you`ll be able get a good close look at whatever you want.

We’ll be hosting seminar/Q&A sessions throughout the day, working on the details of a painting competition, Forge World Design Studio areas and ‘how-to’ hobby workshops too. Details on all these attractions and more will follow in future Forge World newsletters.

And as this is the very first Forge World Open Day, we have decided to make entry completely free! We won`t be taking over the entire hall on the day, that’d be rude! We`ll be sure to leave gaming tables for Warhammer World regulars and first-time visitors alike. In fact, all the usual Warhammer World attractions will be available for everyone, just with Forge World thrown in for free!

Forge World
Games Workshop
Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS

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