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Created as a dedicated assault dropship for the Legio Custodes, the Orion can carry a full task force of the Emperor’s Talons into combat.
Protected by frontal armour superior to that of the Legiones Astartes Thunderhawk Gunship, its Arachnus heavy blaze cannon and Lastrum bolt cannon can swiftly clear a landing zone of hostile infantry and armour with brutal efficiency, allowing the units within to deploy before it soars back into the sky to unleash death upon any foe who dares approach.
Back in February I placed an order for a Made to Order special, some Ammo Runts from Games Workshop. These models were originally sculptured back in 2008. They are from different models, and at one point were quite rare.
As these are Made to Order specials they take a while to arrive, in theory anything up to 180 days from when you place the order, mine arrived in about 80 days.
These were originally part of a Kaptin Baddrukk and Ammo Runts boxed set which was released for a very short time. Some of these were resin (finecast) models, but with the made to order release they are all metal castings.
These are in some instances multi-part kits and will need cleaning and glueing before they can be undercoated.
The Achilles Ridgerunner is a versatile Imperial light exploratory vehicle. It’s a favorite among mining guild prospectors seeking new orae deposits and geological surveyors exploring Frontier Worlds.
Known for its speed, range, and durability,the Ridgerunner has also proven to be a valuable asset for the outriders and scouts of the Genestealer Cults.
I do have an Achilles Ridgerunner on my workbench which I am using with my Inquisitorial Stormtroopers.
One of the new dioramas at Warhammer World was The Dropsite Massacre. In corner of the display was this Forge World Warlord Battle Titan.
Within the Urgall Depression, the Salamanders fall back from their faltering attack on the Warmaster’s fortress, expecting the newly arrived Second Wave to bolster the assault and finally break Horus’ defences. Instead, Vulkan’s warriors unknowingly turn back towards their annihilation – the guns of the Iron Warriors arrayed against them in betrayal. Their presumed allies unleash a ruthless barrage of fire into the Salamanders’ lines, turning the black sands into a mire soaked with Nocturnean blood.
On display at Warhammer World was this Genestealer Cults Goliath Rockgrinder.
Built to withstand the pressures and challenges of underground mining, the Goliath Rockgrinder is a devastating piece of equipment when turned to aggression.
Surging forward into the massed ranks of the enemy, servo-mounted weaponry seeking and destroying priority targets, the Rockgrinder drives ever-forward, its sawtoothed drilldozer ripping apart anything foolish enough to stand in its path. The fourth-generation cultist standing atop the vehicle efficiently uses its industrial equipment as a weapon of war – heavy mining lasers, seismic cannons and clearance incinerators, though designed for mining and gathering resources, are perfectly suited to annihilation.
On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.
This Deathstrike is based on the Chimera APC hull and can either be built as a Deathstrike platform or as a Manticore multiple rocket platform. This was originally released back in 2010 and unlike many other vehicles that were based on Epic models, a version was never released by Forge World. The Epic version does have a much bigger missile, however that always looked like a strategic missile, rather than a battlefield tactical missile.
My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.
Having constructed the model the next step was the primer and then the base coat.
I gave the model a light spray of Citadel Wraithbone spray before then giving it a proper base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow Spray.
I would have used a Zandri Dust spray, but I didn’t have a can. A tricky model to paint as there are quite a few overhangs and other areas where the spray could miss.
The next stage will be to give the model a wash to add shadow, so will be shading the model using Seraphim Sepia Shade.
The rocket itself I gave that a spray of Citadel Leadbelcher.
I left the tracks off the models and will paint them separately. With the tracks I will use a similar method to how I painted the tracks of my Land Raider models, first will be a spray of Mechanicus Standard Grey. Then the tracks will get a heavy drybrush of Gorthor Brown. The tracks, once dry, will have a wash of Agrax Earthshade Shade. After painting and shading them, they will be drybrushed them lightly, first with Leadbelcher and then a very light drybrush with Terminatus Stone.
Dave Andrews’ excellent Thunderbolt diorama, with a scratchbuilt Thunderbolt on display at Warhammer World.
It was the 1995 Golden Demon Open Competition winner.
This was before the time of the Forge World Thunderbolt and even before Forge World! Very clever and simple idea which works really well.
On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model. My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.
The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I took recently realised I left off the front hatch. So I fixed that.
Next step is priming and base coating.
The Land Raider MkIIb is probably my favourite Land Raider variant. I do have one of them in my collection. I knew that if I was going to get a Land Raider it would have to be the Forgeworld MkIIB Land Raider. I did get one in the end at GamesDay 2006. Sadly it was retired from the range.
This Raptors Land Raider MkIIb was on display at Warhammer World in April 2026.
The Mark IIb Land Raider Phobos is one of the earliest marks of the standard pattern of Land Raider, and it still bears similarities to both the Land Raider Proteus and the Spartan Assault Tank that served as the models for the design. The Mark IIb Land Raider Phobos is the only pattern of the standard Land Raider Phobos that uses the older armoured sponsons, as they do not allow the weapons they hold to fully rotate. This pattern of Land Raider is mostly extinct within Space Marine Armouries, having been replaced with newer marks and patterns of the standard Land Raider Phobos. However, some Chapters may still possess one or two as treasured relics of their ancient past.
Go to the MkIIb Land Raider Miniatures Gallery.
I wrote up some reflections on my MkIIB Land Raider, on the current state of the painting and what I needed to do next. In the end I went down a different route.
On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.
This Deathstrike is based on the Chimera APC hull and can either be built as a Deathstrike platform or as a Manticore multiple rocket platform. This was originally released back in 2010 and unlike many other vehicles that were based on Epic models, a version was never released by Forge World. The Epic version does have a much bigger missile, however that always looked like a strategic missile, rather than a battlefield tactical missile.
My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.
The kit comes with two sprues, one for the hull and one with the specific components to convert the base Chimera chassis for the Deathstrike and the Deathstrike missile as well. As this kit can be built as a Manticore, there are additional components for that version as well.
The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I realised I left off the front hatch.
I left off the tracks to paint them separately, the same went for the missile. In theory the firing platform can be raised, but I am not sure if that will survive the painting process.