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Adepta Sororitas Repressor

Sisters of Battle Repressor from the Forgeworld Displays at GamesDay 2005

The Repressor is an Imperial armoured personnel carrier (APC) based on the standard Rhino chassis. The Repressor is used by both the Adeptus Arbites as a riot control and crowd suppression vehicle, and by the Adepta Sororitas as an infantry transport during intense urban battles. The Repressor uses an extensively converted Rhino chassis; the transport compartment has been greatly expanded upon, a raised roof featuring firing slits for the passenger’s weapons has been added, a large dozer blade used to plow through debris and rioting mobs is attached to the front of the vehicle, and the vehicle possesses a small forward cupola-mounted turret. The Adeptus Arbites variant of the Repressor is armed with non-lethal weaponry such as water cannons and grenade launchers that fire stun and gas grenades at angry mobs. When the Adepta Sororitas started to use Repressors near the end of the 40th Millennium they replaced the non-lethal weapons with Storm Bolters and Heavy Flamers.

My workbench feature on the Forge World Inquisitorial Stormtroopers Repressor Transport.

The model is no longer available from Forge World, and there is no new variant, or a replacement.

Grey Knights Jetbike back on the workbench

The greatest threat to the Imperium of Man is, and has always been, the followers of Chaos and the foul daemons of the Warp. The Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus, the Daemonhunters, are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend and, together with the holy warriors of the Grey Knights, they must take the light of the Emperor into the darkness. The threat of the daemonic is so great that only these heroic warriors have the necessary skills and knowledge to stand against such diabolical foes.

When the Dark Angels were released I really liked the Master of the Ravenwing on the “last” remaining Imperial Jetbike.

The Master of the Ravenwing on display at Warhammer World.

Master Sammael of the Ravenwing is a true Angel of Death. From the saddle of his jetbike he cuts down any foolish enough to stand in his path with the infamous Raven Sword, its blade cut from the same meteorite as the Sword of Secrets. A highly accomplished hunter of The Fallen, Sammael is rightly honoured by his brethren and he is feared by his foes as few other holders of his rank have ever been.

So much so I knew I had to get one for my Grey Knights army, possibly maybe more than one! If anyone other than the Master of the Ravenwing was going to have arcane technology it would be the Grey Knights!

This is as far as I have got putting the jetbike together.

The other components.

Next step is finishing putting the bike together.

Revisiting the Grey Knights Masters of the Chapter

Back in 2007 I was given the Masters of the Chapter box. This was four metal Space Marine models with a variety of weapons and armour, including a shield, an axe, a hammer, a broadsword and lots of ornate armour. I thought these would be perfect alternate models for Grey Knights.

They were, like most models, retired, but at one point they did make a return in resin.

These metal models of mine though consisted of a variety of parts, as well as some plastic rear packs.

I started putting them together and basing them, then I got distracted by other things.

These are the four individual models. Not completed, but they are based.

Looking over the figures recently I realised I hadn’t even updated the workbench page with the progress I made.

So the next stage will be finishing putting them together. Then there is the decision, do I continue with the Grey Knight concept, or maybe go down another route, Imperial Fists perhaps. Decisions, decisions.

Ork Jetbikes

I was looking through a copy of White Dwarf #304 from April 2005 looking at the rules for Inquisitor Lorr when I saw this page about Ork Jetbikes.

I like the Dethkopta models but I think if you put an Ork on anything with spinning blades on top he’s going to kill himself trying to hit Space Marines with them. That’s why I made these jetbikes. The design is simple – find a seat, put an Ork on it, then stick a huge rocket engine on the back. The good thing about Ork vehicles is that they don’t have an elegant design, the more bodged they look the better. Most of the bits are scavenged from tanks. The hatch from a Land Raider makes a good jet outlet, while the jet blades are plastic wheels with the spokes shaved down to angles. Details like the fuel lines are from the Dreadnought sprues. Other than that, there’s so much junk attached to them that it’s hard to say where it all comes from

These are clever models and I do have quite a few sprues of spare parts from various models, especially those where I have bought Forge World conversion kits (remember those) in the past.

Ork Battlefortress

Though I have taken photographs of this huge Ork tank (or battlefortress) over the years in the Ork diorama, it’s only when you start looking at it closely you realise that this isn’t something that was ever released, and is a mix of different models. The main frontal cannon appears to be from the Kill Bursta model. I initially thought it might be a Kill Krusha conversion, but comparing the two you realise that it isn’t, however the top turret certainly is from that model. The tracks though appear to be Imperial in style and look like they are from the BaneBlade super heavy tank. Certainly this is an interesting conversion.

A photograph of this tank from a previous visit to Warhammer World.

Inquisitor Lorr

Inquisitor Lorr was a 30th anniversary miniature that was released back in 2005. I did pick one up and unfortunately I have had it on my workbench for way too long. When you consider that GW just celebrated their 50th anniversary.

It is a very nice model and is based on the Witch Hunter model that is available in the boxed set, but has a different weapon (plasma pistol) and is pointing rather than holding a sword. Personally I think it is a better model.

Rules can be found in White Dwarf #304 for this model.

This is where I had got with the model.

More photographs of the model from the workbench.

Blood Angels Legion Thunderhawk at Warhammer World

The Thunderhawk gunship is used by the Adeptus Astartes as their primary means of deploying forces for ground combat as well as their primary source of air support. The Thunderhawk gunship is often considered the lynchpin of any Space Marine Chapter, as it is able to fulfill many combat roles. The Thunderhawk is fully capable of functioning as an orbital drop ship, a heavy ground attack gunship, or as a bomber. The aircraft is able to quickly carry Space Marine forces from orbiting starships down into the midst of a battle, while at the same time providing supporting fire against enemy ground or air targets.

Ork Battlefortress

This Ork Battlefortress was part of the diorama showing an Imperial assault on an Ork Shanty Town to rescue a downed Valkyrie of the Militarum Tempestus.

This is a conversion of the Forge World resin model which was available for many years before being retired. Currently there is nothing like this in the range, well perhaps the Ork Gargantuan Squiggoth, but that’s more of an animal than a tank. The conversion consists of the addition of a cab and a larger frontal main weapon.

I do wonder if we will ever see a new version of this Ork heavy tank?

Photographs of Ork Battlefortresses.

Larger then a Battlewagon, Battlefortresses are used by richer and more powerful Ork Warbosses as super-heavy assault vehicles and mobile command centers. These enormous heavily-armed vehicles bristle with heavy cannons, energy weapons, and explosive launchers. As a rule any Ork vehicle of sufficient size will be called a Battlefortress by the Orks themselves and like most Ork vehicles there is very little standardization and they are highly customized, though several variants exist such as the “Dethrolla” and “Skullhamma”. Nonetheless, these vehicles are a match for any enemy counterpart on the battlefield short of a Titan. Ork Mek Boyz consider the construction of a Battlefortress to be one of their greatest achievements.

More photographs of the diorama over the years, it started off as an Ork diorama at GamesDay 2009.

Voss Pattern Lightning Strike Fighter

The Lightning fighter’s main role is engaging enemy aircraft and establishing air superiority over the battlefield.

Following the Saint-Saen Crusade’s liberation of twelve worlds in the Segmentum Obscurus, STC patterns were recovered for an air superiority fighter, smaller and more agile than the iconic Thunderbolt. The Lightning has since been disseminated to other worlds with strong ties to the Imperial Navy, notably Bakka and Hydraphur, and production has recently begun within the Segmentum Solar, resulting in the Voss Pattern Lightning Strike Fighter. The ‘Strike’ variant of the Lightning is equipped with a potent armament of six Hellstrike missiles as well as its twin-linked lascannon, fulfilling a dedicated ground attack role.

Acolyte

The first part of my retinue was this Acolyte.

I think this model was one of the reasons I put the Inquisitorial Henchmen into storage. I wasn’t really happy with the paint job I had done (well to be specific the writing).

More photographs of the model from the workbench.