Leman Russ with Ryza Pattern Annihilator Turret

Imperial Guard Leman Russ with Modified Ryza Pattern Annihilator Turret moves forward across a trench system during the Siege of Vraks.

Imperial Guard Leman Russ with Modified Ryza Pattern Annihilator Turret moves forward across a trench system during the Siege of Vraks. From the Forgeworld Siege of Vraks diorama at GamesDay 2007.
Imperial Guard Leman Russ with Modified Ryza Pattern Annihilator Turret moves forward across a trench system during the Siege of Vraks. From the Forgeworld Siege of Vraks diorama at GamesDay 2007.

From the Forgeworld Siege of Vraks diorama at GamesDay 2007.

Coming Soon – Shadowsword Conversion Kit

As you might have already guessed with the advent of the plastic BaneBlade, Forgeworld have been working on conversion kits which use the new plastic kit.

This is Daren Parrwood’s work in progress of a Shadowsword conversion kit.

Coming Soon - Shadowsword Conversion Kit

The target price is £90-£100 which is two thirds of the price of a full resin Shadowsword, but has the advantage that the plastic part of the kit should be easier to put together than the resin parts of the current model.

Certainly there are other conversion possibilities as well including Ork looted versions and Chaos versions.

Imperial Macharius Heavy Tank

Imperial Macharius Heavy Tank on display at the Forgeworld stand…

Imperial Macharius Heavy Tank
Imperial Macharius Heavy Tank

Imperial Macharius Heavy Tank Armed with two Battle Cannon, Twin Linked Heavy Stubber and two weapon sponsons. Sponsons can be equipped with either Heavy Bolters, Heavy Stubbers or Heavy Flamers. On display at the Forgeworld stand at GamesDay 2007.

GamesDay 2007

Today I was at GamesDay 2007, and yes I did take a load of pictures (over 200) and yes I am uploading them as I speak.

Next year I think I will use a mobile phone and Shozu so that they are uploaded as I take them… that will be different.

I did enjoy the show, much more than last year. I suspect this may have been because there were lots of new Orks on show. Last year (for me anyway) I had already seen all the preview stuff, this year there was loads I hadn’t seen.

Here is the new Ork Trukk which will be out on the 7th January (in the UK).

new Ork Trukk

Forgeworld had some nice displays, but didn’t seem to have as much new and unknown stuff as they use to have in previous years (maybe they are just getting it out faster).

They did though have the Reaver Titan.

Eventually you will be able to find all my photographs on the site.

Plastic Imperial Guard BaneBlade

In the latest issue of White Dward (#333) we finally find out the price of the new plastic Imperial Guard BaneBlade.

It’s £60!

Plastic Imperial Guard BaneBlade

It comes in a big box and as well as seven sprues (250 odd parts) you also get a chaos sprue, a traitor sprue and an Ork sprue for potential conversions (or so I’ve heard).

I have also heard that GW shops in the UK will be getting two models around or on the 13th September. One they will be build and one to show people the parts.

It actually goes on sale on the 13th October in the UK, however I suspect that we will almost certainly see the new model on sale at GamesDay at the end of September, if it isn’t there on sale then I will eat my blog!