Category: imperial guard

"Imperial Guard Vehicles" – Airfix Preview 2012

So there I was looking through the Airfix preview for 2012 when I saw two models and immediately thought they would make for really nice Imperial Guard armoured vehicles.

They were the Supacat HMT600 Coyote.

Airfix Supacat HMT600 Coyote

And the Supacar HMT400 Jackal.

Airfix Supacar HMT400 Jackal

As they are 1/48th scale they would fit very well with the 25/28mm size of the Imperial Guard.

Of course with some ramshackle additions they would also make for some really nice Ork vehicles too.

Knowing Airfix, we probably won’t see these in the flesh until the latter part of 2012, but they do have potential.

Leman Russ Vanquisher Stygies VIII

This Leman Russ Vanquisher was in the Forge World display cabinets at GamesDay 2007.

Leman Russ Vanquisher
Leman Russ Vanquisher Stygies VIII

The Leman Russ Vanquisher is a more sophisticated version of the basic Leman Russ battle tank armed with the Vanquisher Battle Cannon. The special anti-tank ammunition used in this fearsome weapon is very useful against a foe with many armoured vehicles but of less use when facing a foe with smaller vehicles and hordes of infantry.

The Stygies VIII variant of the Vanquisher cannon, while lacking the immense length of the Gryphonne IV guns to generate shell velocity, utilises a slightly smaller calibre shell with increased barrel rifling.

More photographs of the Leman Russ Main Battle Tank.

Imperial Guard Rapier – GamesDay 2011

In the Forge World seminar, some new models were shown off. One of their other retro models they showed was the Imperial Guard Rapier.

This is a really nice model. I did have one of the original metal Rapier models from the 1980s.

I always liked this model, but I actually prefer the newer version from Forge World.

Photo via Fraggle