An Imperial Guard emplacement (with Leman Russ turret) in the woods as part of an Imperial defence line against the invading Orks.
This is the Forgeworld emplacement with a Forgeworld Leman Russ turret, from Simon’s collection.
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Epic Imperial Navy Marauder Destroyer Heavy Flyer
Epic Imperial Navy Marauder Destroyer Heavy Flyer.
from the Forgeworld display cabinets at GamesDay 2006.
Thunderhawk Gunship
This is the cockpit of a Space Marine Thunderhawk Gunship.
The Space Marine flyer is from a demonstration game at GamesDay 2006. Here is one of the engines.
Though I am not a fan of the gunship I do quite like the transporter variant.
Grey Knights MkIIb Land Raider
Grey Knights can use Land Raiders, when I first started putting this force together I knew that if I was going to get a Land Raider it would have to be the Forgeworld MkIIB Land Raider.
This is the Forgeworld display model.
I did get one in the end at GamesDay 2006.
As well as the plastic Land Raider parts you get the following resin pieces. These are the main sponsons and hull structures.
This is the rear plate and replacement exhausts.
These are the lascannon weapons.
Though you don’t get much in the way of instructions, but you do get doors.
Now I made a mistake, you get a set of doors and I (foolishly) asked them to replace the supplied eagle doors with Grey knight Land Raider doors. Now what I didn’t realise was that the side doors on the sponson are not the same size as the Land Raider doors, but are in fact the same size as Rhino side doors. So the Grey Knight doors are too big!
Mk IV Venerable Dreadnought
It is part of Mike Sharpe’s Space Wolves army, which was on show at GamesDay 2006.
It is a Forgeworld model, the Citadel Venerable Dreadnought is awful as it basically consists of the plastic kit (which is nice) and then cover it in metal parts. It just looks like they are stuck on (which they are), whereas the Forgeworld model looks more “real” in comparison.
Space Wolves Space Marine Razorback
This is the Space Wolves Space Marine Razorback from part of Mike Sharpe’s superb Space Wolves army, which was on show at GamesDay 2006.
This is the Forgeworld version of the Razorback with the much bigger turret, which I much prefer over the plastic kit version that you get in the shops. As it is only £2 more now, I think the Forgeworld version is much better value for money.
Though you would get some spare parts with the plastic version…
This is the plastic version.
This is the Space Wolves Space Marine Razorback. Compare this to the Forgeworld version of the Razorback with the much bigger turret above, which I much prefer over the plastic kit version that you get in the shops. The problem I have is that the turret is really small.
Space Marine Vindicator Assault Tank
The Vindicator assault tank is often used by Space Maines to breach heavily fortified enemy positions.
This is the Forgeworld version of the Vindicator assault tank. It is part of Mike Sharpe’s superb Space Wolves army, which was on show at GamesDay 2006.
Mark IIB Land Raider
This is the Mark IIB pre-heresey Land Raider.
It is part of Mike Sharpe’s superb Space Wolves army, which was on show at GamesDay 2006.
The model is available from Forgeworld and is a very nice kit. I have one but have not yet started it. It is based on the plastic Land Raider kit, and the model is very similar to the Epic Land Raider.
Sisters of Battle Repressor – Storm Troopers Transport
In a recent post I showed a picture of a Sisters of Battle Repressor from the Forgeworld Displays at GamesDay.
I said “I do like this model and I am intending to get one to use with my Daemonhunters army as a transport for the Storm Troopers”.
Well Santa must have been listening as I got one for Christmas from my friend Simon (thanks mate).
I am well pleased.
It is a very nice model and you get the following bits of resin. A new hull top, a dozer blade and extra weapons.
The Forgeworld model above includes Sisters of Battle doors, but as I am going to make this a Inquisitorial Storm Trooper transport I may use some Inquisition doors or leave them as they are. I might leave them as they are, as I am thinking about adding some extra armour to the model, akin to the spaced armour, but made from mesh, a kind of anti-tank mesh that you see on armoured vehicles today or on German tanks during World War Two.
As well as the resin pieces you also get a complete Rhino kit (though the Repressor is also available as a conversion kit, though the conversion kits to me never seem such value for money).
The standard Rhino kit includes three sprues.
The second sprue.
The Imperial extras sprue.
As a result I will have some spare parts which will be probably used by my Orky boyz on a few conversions.
Forge World Newsletter #163
Aeronautica Imperialis, it’s finally here…
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Hello again, and welcome to the latest issue of the Forge World Newsletter.
In today`s Forge World Newsletter we`ll be taking a closer look at our much anticipated new game, `Aeronautica Imperialis`. We`ve only talked a little bit about this over the Summer and Autumn as the author, Warwick Kinrade, and his team play-tested, play-tested again and play-tested even more. We ran some introduction games at Games Day UK back at the end of September and then we finished it all off and sent it away to the printers.
A lot of people have been looking forward to this for quite a while now, so let’s get in there.
Thx,
Ewen Little.
Forge World.
Aeronautica Imperialis – Aerial Combat in the 41st Millennium
`Aeronautica Imperialis` is a complete, stand-alone tabletop wargame for two or more players where you command aircraft of the Imperial Navy or one of its many alien enemies. You can play using all the existing Forge World Epic 40,000 aircraft range, with us working on additional brand-new aircraft models.
More on those in future newsletters…
All you’ll need to play the game is this rulebook, some Epic-scale aircraft with the special new bases shown below, dice, measuring tape and some space to play in!
What kind of game is `Aeronautica Imperialis`?
`Aeronautica Imperialis` is far more than just dog-fighting; there are bombing missions, intercept sorties, troop insertions and extractions, strike missions, as well as pure air-to-air, fighter-vs-fighter combat.
Of course there is lots of background information on each of the aircraft in this big book, as well as many colour profiles and ‘photos’ of them locked in deadly combat. Imperial Navy players will be able to fly missions using Thunderbolts, Lightnings, Marauders and Marauder Destroyers. Imperial Space Marines provide some heavy support with their huge Thunderhawk Gunships and Transporters while facing off against the fighters and bombers of the Tau, Eldar, Orks and Chaos.
`Aeronautica Imperialis` is a large format hardback book, the same page size as our big `Imperial Armour` books. Its 176 pages containing all the rules, aircraft datasheets, manoeuvre cards and scenarios needed to play the game so you can collect, paint and fight with entire squadrons of Forge World aircraft.
I’ve watched quite a few games and played a couple during play-testing and I really enjoyed it. Each of the different air fleets does have their own `character` and have to be used in quite different ways. Here`s a free piece of advice: Don’t let an Ork Fighta get up close behind you. Those things are vicious!
The Aeronautica Range of Models
The guys downstairs in the Forge World Studio have designed a new plastic `Aeronautica Imperialis` flying base for the aircraft to use in the game. It cleverly displays both firing and targeting arcs as well as keeping track of the speed and altitude by means of the little numbered wheels. Packs of these bases are available to buy separately for you to fit to flights of aircraft you already own. They are also included with packs of aircraft bought from the new `Aeronautica Imperialis` section of the Forge World online store.
There you will see for sale packs of all the existing range of Epic-scale aircraft complete with the new bases. Of course, each new aircraft release in the future will also have the special bases included.
500 Signed Copies Available!
The lovely great big rulebook ‘Aeronautica Imperialis`, the packs of special new bases and all the packs of Epic-scale aircraft with the new bases included, are all available to pre-order right now for release as soon as we come back to work after the New Year celebrations on January 2nd. As an added bonus, the first 500 pre-orders for `Aeronautica Imperialis` will be signed by Warwick Kinrade, the man responsible for creating this great game and the Imperial Armour range of books. If you want that signed copy, then place your order here right now!
Remember, if you place your pre-order before the beginning of January, orders of £100 and above receive free shipping!
Forge World Christmas Opening Hours
If you want to give us a call over the holiday period, please have a look at our amended opening hours first to make sure we are actually here! There shouldn’t be any problem getting in touch as Forge World is only closed on the `usual` holidays and at the weekends as normal.
And Finally…
Everybody at Forge World would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Forge World
Games Workshop
Willow Road, Lenton
Nottingham, NG7 2WS
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