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A Death Korps of Krieg Shadowsword prepares to launch an attack against the rebels, while infantry wait in the trenches.
This is from the amazing Siege of Vraks diorama by Forge World.
See more photographs of the Imperial Guard Shadowsword Super Heavy Tank.
You can see all my photographs from the Forge World Open Day 2009 in this gallery.
This is the Forge World Ork Kill Krusha on display at GamesDay 2009.
The top of the turret has been removed (and placed on the side). Another view of the Kill Krusha.
Kill Krushas are a heavy Ork tank design, based around the twin Ork loves of speed and extreme violence. These ‘mirakles’ of Orkish mekboy fabrication are alarmingly complex creations, high-sided and heavily armoured, whose internal spaces are filled with a mass of hydraulics, pistons, mechanised loader-gubbins and a very large and extremely temperamental engines. These are all tended by the frantic ministrations of numerous Grots who keep the rattling monster tank going with constant hammer blows, polishing and judicious application of oiler squigs. The tank’s main gun is its Krusha Kannon; a heavy bore, high velocity weapon capable of firing a variety of different shells. As well as standard explosive rounds, the Krusha Kannon can use armour-piecing ‘Tankhammas,’ shrapnel-filled ‘Scrap Kanisters’ able to rip open swathes of enemy infantry and incendiary ‘Blast Burnas’ which can drench fortifications with burning chemicals to roast alive anyone caught inside.
Back in April at the Forge World Open Day I snapped a few concept images of Ork tanks and these show the design process in producing the Kill Krusha model.
I think my favourite model from GamesDay 2008 was Forge World’s Ork Flakk Wagon. One of the highlights of GamesDay 2009 for me was the fantastic Ork Shanty Town display that Forge World did. There were many of the new Forge World models including an Ork Trukk armed with an Ork Flakk Gun. This is what you and I would call an Ork Flakk Wagon. Bizarrely Forge World don’t sell a Flakk Wagon, you would need to use the Ork Trukk with Enclosed Cab and the separate Flakk gun to recreate the model advertised as a Flakk Wagon at GamesDay 2008.
Still this is a nice model.
Back in September 2009 live from GamesDay I posted an image of the then described Elysian FAV. This was the first peek of something new and exciting. I later posted a larger image. We have seen images of the finished model armed with lascannons.
Forge World does say about the model:
…this full resin model comes with the choice to mount either a twin-linked multi-laser or twin-linked lascannon as well as optional hunter-killer missiles.
At the Dutch Frenzy event we did see the variant with the multi-lasers.
Very tempting.
Photo source.
At Dutch Frenzy today, there were some new models on the Forge World stand. As well as the Valkyrie Heavy Lift Variant for the Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle there was a new Ork tank, that may or may not by called the Kill Bursta.
Based in the same chassis as the already released Kill Krusha it though has a much bigger gun! As it won’t have interior detail, it will also be cheaper than the Kill Krusha.
It looks like it will have a crew.
Very nice, really like it, especially the plow.
Photo source.
One of the purchases I made from Forge World was the generator which appears to be no longer available from them.
One of the key things you need to do with virtually all Forge World models is to give them a good wash.
When the Forge World models are cast, the mould is given a spray (I guess) of some kind of lubricant to allow the cast model to be released from the mould easily. However the lubricant also acts as a barrier to paint, so as happened with previous models I (and others) have painted is that the paint flecks off.
Washing the model in water with a drop of washing up liquid should remove the lubricant. Avoid using hot water as this could warp the resin (a useful tip if you need to warped resin back to its original shape).
Once washed the model is then ready for painting.
No idea at this time what I am going to use it for. Initial idea was for a Cities of Death stratgem or objective. I did consider Ork’fying it and making it the engine for an Ork vehicle.
Next stage will be a black undercoat.
This Forge World Warhound Titan was entered into the Golden Demon Awards at GamesDay 2005.
See more pictures of Warhound Titans.
Back in September 2009 live from GamesDay I posted an image of the then described Elysian FAV. This was the first peek of something new and exciting. I later posted a larger image.
Well today Forge World announced the release of the FAV, or give it it’s proper name, the Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle.
New for the Elysians is the Tauros Venator, a six-wheeled rapid strike and scout vehicle. Light, fast and heavily armed, these all terrain attack vehicles are used for rapid reconnaissance and savage lightning raids in support of the drop troop landings. Designed by Will Hayes, with Elysian crewmen by Simon Egan, this full resin model comes with the choice to mount either a twin-linked multi-laser or twin-linked lascannon as well as optional hunter-killer missiles. This is a great model and something genuinely new for the Imperial Guard and Elysian range.
Really like this, and would really like to get a squadron. At £34 they are a little more pricey then I would like, but it is a really nice model.
One of the highlights of GamesDay 2009 for me was the fantastic Ork Shanty Town display that Forge World did. They used various models to make the scenery. In this photograph Forge World have used a plastic Battlewagon to make an Ork “house”.
Also in there is a exhaust pipe from an Ork Stompa.
A very clever piece of modelling.
One of the things I like in the Forge World range are the Ork Heavy Weapons, not just the new ones, but the older ones as well. I ordered an Ork Kannon some time ago and it had been hanging around for a while, so I decided to stick it together.
It goes together really easily.
Once finished I will be able to use it any of my Ork vehicles or a Squiggoth.