As I buy my ticket for GamesDay 2005 and wonder how I am going to put any photographs I have on the web, here is a picture of a Warhammer game from GamesDay 2004.
Skimish on the high seas…
Category: gamesday 2004
Tyranid Arctic Assault
Tyranids attack Space Marine Scouts in the snow and ice.
From GamesDay 2004.
Imperial Guard Dropship
More pictures of the fantastic Imperial Guard Dropship from the UK GamesDay 2004… Following on from the EDT rumours which broke my website (bandwidth issues) there was a lot of interest in the large Imperial Guard (or Inquisition) Dropship which was used in one of the display games.
As you can see it is huge.
It was made from lots of Forgeworld models and other bits.
As you can see a lot of attention was given to detail.
Excellent effort.
Forgeworld Rumours
Forgeworld Rumours, started by me it seems…
It would seem that a few photographs I took at GamesDay UK in October have recently being the source of a few rumours about Forgeworld, that even in the latest FW newsletter, they give out some more information.
The pages from my website which started it all cover the Elysian Drop Troops and the Imperial Armour Volume 3 – Taros Campaign.
The forum posts on Portent which exacerbated it can be found here. Update: Portent is no longer available
This quote from the FW newsletter which kinda confirms it…
We’ve noticed that there have been all sorts of rumours on the internet about the Elysian Drop Troops we’re working on and we thought we might put some of you out there out of your misery with a few facts about what we’re planning.
Okay, Forge World is going to release a whole range of Elysian Drop Troops early in 2005. The troops are made completely of resin and have been sculpted by the famous Simon Egan.
Will Hayes has made all the weapons for the range, the lasgun he has turned into an amazing bull-pup style carbine which will also be available to the troops in a variant with a built in grenade launcher and also a bipod equipped sniper version. I really like the new mortar Will has made which features a drum magazine!
The Elysians are being made in lots of parts to allow an almost limitless variety of poses. Separate heads, bodies, legs, arms and equipment will make for lots of modelling fun.
In my opinion, the Elysians are right up there at the cutting edge of 40K design. These are among some of the finest models Forge World has made, so far! You’ll just have to wait a little while longer until we can show you photos of the finished models, but it will be worth the wait.
Imperial Armour Volume 3 – Taros Campaign should be released in April or May, and the Drop Troops in the next three months.
Grey Knights' Thunderhawk
Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk from the Forgeworld UK GamesDay Display.
This is another view of Forgeworld’s Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk.
Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk
Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk from the Forgeworld UK GamesDay Display.
This is another view of Forgeworld’s Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk.
Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk
This is Forgeworld’s Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk.
I am not a great fan of the Thunderhawk, I always think the Space Marines could do better… with a more stylish transport craft.
If I was to get a transport for my Daemonhunters army I think it would have to be a Valkyrie.
Grey Knights' Thunderhawk
This is Forgeworld’s Grey Knights’ Thunderhawk.
I am not a great fan of the Thunderhawk, I always think the Space Marines could do better… with a more stylish transport craft.
If I was to get a transport for my Daemonhunters army I think it would have to be a Valkyrie.
Steam Gargant
Here is the concept sketch for the Feral Ork Steam Gargant from the Fanatic Display at UK GamesDay 2004.
You can see the resin of the actual model in this picture.
I do like this model (and I suspect we may get a Forgeworld version one day).
Capitol Imperialis
At UK GamesDay 2004 the Fantic table had a file full of pictures, here are some of the Capitol Imperialis.
here’s another one…
one more…
This is a photo of the original model.
I am not sure if I like the new concept which seems a little too gothic for the Imperial Guard.
Anyway with the re-organisation of Fanatic we may never actually see a new model!