gamesday 2005 Archives - Page 18 of 19

Forgeworld Looted Rhino

This is a Forgeworld Looted Rhino from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

This is the actual conversion kit/model. The picture I posted previously was just a conversion using some Forgeworld parts and roller.

Forgeworld Bombard

This is a Forgeworld Imperial Bombard from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

I am not sure if I really like this model. The main gun looks too big for the Leman Russ hull which looks too small.

This really needed a bigger hull, something between a Leman Russ and a Baneblade hull.

GamesDay 2005 and Golden Demon Photographs

I have put online the two hundred odd photographs I took at GamesDay online (you have seen some here already).

Games Day 2005

This Damocles Command Rhino won the Forgeworld Best of Show prize in the 2005 UK Golden Demon awards. The radar dish moved around and as you can see in this shot, the inside included “real” lights (made from LEDs). It was very well painted and made good use of the Forgeworld Imperial Fists doors.

Forgeworld Squiggoth

This is a Forgeworld Squiggoth from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

Gargantuan Squiggoth from the Forgeworld Display Cabinets.

This is the big version, I like the smaller version (which I have) but not sure about the bigger brother.

Forgeworld Looted Rhino

This is a Forgeworld Looted Rhino with additional roller from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

I quite like the Looted Rhino, but I think it is quite expensive, even for Forgeworld prices.

Forgeworld Armoured Ork Gunwagon

This is the Forgeworld Armoured Ork Gunwagon from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

I use to not like this model, the fact it was based on that awful plastic four wheeled Ork Battlewagon (from GW a few years back) was probably the reason.

However I think because I got some of the Epic Ork Gunwagons I have grown to like it. I did try and buy the basic Gunwagon at GamesDay, but they had none in stock.

Forgeworld Grot Bomb Launcha

This is the Forgeworld Grot Bomb Launcha from their Display Cabinets at GamesDay 2005.

What I find quite revealing about the model (and it is a display model) is that this is a conversion, the Wartrakk’s tracks have been replaced by wheels and the driver has had its top half replaced by an Ork Boyz model. These extra parts are not included in the Forgeworld kit, but I would have thought a display model should be as you get it and not with added bitz…

Forgeworld Imperial Hellhound

At GamesDay 2005, Forgeworld did not have as many new models (or work in progress models) than in previous years.

One new model they did show as a work in progress was an Imperial Hellhound with a rather large fuel tank.

It does demonstrate some of the materials that the Forgeworld designers use.

ThunderHawk Transporter with Container

This is a preview shot of the Forgeworld ThunderHawk Transporter with container.

I do like this model, though I do not like the actual *traditional* ThunderHawk model which doesn’t look right to me.

The transporter model has been available for some time with a dual Rhino or single Land Raider load, and yours for £395.

This version has instead of the Rhinos or Land Raider this version has a container.

This can be used I guess to offload troops or supplies.

Ork Flyers

This was a Dambusters style game with Ork flyers (including a converted C-130 Hercules) attempting to destroy an Imperial dam which was being defended by Praetorian (British style helmet) Imperial Guard.

It looked like a fun game, excellent scenery and well painted models, see more pictures soon.