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The Sagitaur is a nimble, heavily armoured ATV engineered for rapid deployment into hostile environments. Designed to accompany Hernkyn Pioneers, it excels in scouting and swift, armoured assaults.
Its robust frame, capable of withstanding the rigours of alien terrain and intense combat, makes the Sagitaur an invaluable asset for any League-sponsored colonisation effort.
This versatile vehicle is equally at home surveying uncharted worlds or leading the charge against enemy forces.
The Hekaton Land Fortress is the Leagues of Votann’s armored titan. A heavily armed transport capable of carrying 12 models, it’s a versatile and potent force on the battlefield.
This is the kind of styling and look that I was hoping we would see with the Cargo-8 Ridgehauler, alas we didn’t.
Now though I would be happy to use these as a Squat, sorry Leagues of Votann, vehicle, I wonder how it compares to human sized models to be used slightly differently. Always difficult to gauge the size of a model from a photograph and no comparative models next to it. So it was nice to see it in the flesh at Warhammer World.
Another view.
There were various versions with different paint jobs, on show at Warhammer World.
Built for both overwhelming firepower and troop transport, this tank is a cornerstone of the Kin’s military might.
With its robust frame capable of carrying up to 12 models, and equipped with a fearsome array of heavy weaponry, the Hekaton is a versatile model on the battlefield.
A testament to the Kin’s engineering prowess, this formidable vehicle is as respected as it is deadly.
These Ork Battlewagons were from the displays at Warhammer World.
A Battlewagon is a catch-all term used for any type of Ork assault tank and heavy armoured troop transport. The term Battlewagon seems to refer overall to a category of large Ork armoured vehicles. A Battlewagon can be wheeled, tracked or a combination of the two and is used in many battlefield roles. It always carries a large complement of weapons.
Sometimes these armaments are just Big Shootas, while on other vehicles they are large Killkannons. Battlewagons possess thick armour plating, multiple turrets and death rollers or rams. They also carry mobs of Ork Boyz, either internally or clinging onto its many handholds.
See more photographs in the Ork Battlewagon Miniatures Gallery.
I have two Battlewagons on my workbench.
Battlewagon -This plastic battlewagon kit was released by Games Workshop on the 3rd January 2009 and I picked mine up on the 4th January.
Battlewagon with Supa Kannon -I got this model as a Christmas present, it combines the plastic Battlewagon kit with a resin Supa Kannon.
Various Ork Megatrakk Scrapjet models were on display at Warhammer World.
A favourite amongst Speed Freeks and grounded Flyboyz alike, Megatrakk Scrapjets provide rocket-propelled acceleration, impressive firepower and the hilarity of ramming into enemy lines at the helm of what is effectively a gigantic, thrust-driven drill.
They look like an Ork aircraft fused with wheels and tracks. I’ve always liked the model and the idea behind it. It is such a typical Ork concept.
These vehicles allow former Ork pilots to revel in the dimly-remembered joy of mowing down enemies at point-blank range – a joy which, of course, often caused the Flyboy to crash in the first place.
Explosions blossom amidst the enemy as rokkits and missiles collide with their targets, while Grot tail-gunners blaze away with chattering big shootas – the array of weaponry welded, bolted, riveted and lashed onto a Megatrakk Scrapjet is fearsome.
This Megatrakk Scrapjet was part of the Ork Shanty Town display.
I have a Megatrakk Scrapjet on my workbench. I have struggled to finish it, as it put it altogether before painting it. I think I needed to part-build it and paint it in stages.
These Imperial Guard Banehammers were on display at Warhammer World.
It is unknown when the Banehammer was first created but it has had much use, especially during the recent Tyrannic Wars.
The vehicle is primarily used by Imperial Guard commanders to halt massed enemy advances.
The Banehammer replaces the Baneblade’s Battle Cannon with a Tremor Cannon, which launches projectiles which bury themselves and detonate only after traveling some distance. On detonation, the shell releases a huge shock wave, liquefying the nearby ground and forcing enemy infantry and vehicles to literally crawl their way through or risk the consequences.
This lovely Speed Freeks Ork Kustom Boosta-Blasta was on display at Warhammer World.
Armed to the grille with guns, blades and greenskins, the Kustom Boosta-blasta is one of the deadliest Ork vehicles around.
Ferociously fast, absurdly heavily armed, and boasting the capacity to set things on fire by simply overtaking them, it exemplifies everything the Speed Freeks look for in a vehicle.
Another Ork Kustom Boosta-Blasta.
These Ork Fighter Bommerz were on display at Warhammer World in Nottingham.
The Fighta-Bommer is the Orks’ primary tactical and strategic bombing aircraft. The Fighta-Bommer is capable of both void and atmospheric flight. It is used to bomb enemy bases and to assault enemy starships, or even in some cases to dogfight with enemy aircraft.
Constructed with typical Orkish crudeness, these rickety, gravity-defying contraptions are often surprisingly effective and dangerous to friend and foe alike, as is common with most Ork technology.
Fighta-Bommerz are often deployed as air support during large Ork planetary invasions, or to serve as point defence for Ork starships.
Fighta-Bommerz are created by the few Meks who are interested in aircraft. As with all Ork vehicles, Fighta-Bommerz are kit-bashed affairs that usually defy the laws of aerodynamics, and fly despite their ungainly, brutish construction.
This Ork Fighter was part of the Shanty Town diorama.
Workbench feature on my plastic Ork Bommer.
The Devilfish armoured troop carrier is the primary anti-gravitic skimmer transport utilised by Tau ground forces and can carry twelve Fire Warriors or Pathfinders into combat in relative safety, and then provide mobile fire support once they disembark. A resilient and versatile transport, it is the TY7 Devilfish that allows Fire Caste ground forces to successfully execute many of their strategies, whether by rapidly relocating Fire Warriors to new coordinates as part of grand strategic manoeuvers, or punching through enemy lines, guns blazing, to extract Pathfinder teams before they can be overwhelmed. These ubiquitous transports are exceptionally popular with the Fire Caste, and their courageous pilots are offered great respect.
Tau Devilfish Troop Carrier Gallery.
I always thought this model would make a good basis for a 6mm SF dropship. Replace the 28mm weapons with 6mm variants.
This Imperial assault on the Ork Shanty Town to rescue a downed Valkyrie of the Militarum Tempestus.
Leading the assault are three Taurox Prime of the Militarum Tempestus. The Taurox is a robust infantry assault vehicle. It is heavily armoured with thick plates and is equipped with an array of heavy weapons to support the Astra Militarum on the battlefield.
When the Taurox was released back in 2014, I said back then.
The Taurox Prime is a new model from Games Workshop, and I really don’t like it. I think it’s too tall and the tracked “wheels” fail to work for me.
Overhead view of the Ork Shanty Town.
More photographs of the diorama over the years.
The Sky Ray Missile Defence Gunship is a specialised variant of the Hammerhead that replaces its turret gun with an array of deadly seeker missiles.
This model was on display at Warhammer World.