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Ork Aerial Reinforcements

One of my Christmas presents this year was the new(ish) plastic Ork Bommer.

Ever since an Ork aircraft first took flight and achieved supersonic speed, prospective flyboyz have been trying to outdo each other with their invenshuns. The most popular configurations of the Ork Bommer are the Dakkajet, the Burna-Bommer and the Blitza-Bommer.

As I said when the model was released, my favourite is this one.

It reminds me both of the Boulton Paul Defiant and one of the original Epic Ork Flyers.

I have constructed my model along these lines, but I am thinking of using the big bombs from the Blitza-Bommer rather than the burna bombs and skorcha rokkits that you are supposed to use with the Burna-Bommer.
The model goes together quite easily and the next stage will be undercoating the model.

Isstvan V The Dropsite Massacre

Here is a video of one of Forge World’s studio display boards for Games Day UK 2013.

With the Emperor’s Children in front of them and Iron Warriors engaging them from the rear, Ferrus Manus and the Iron Hands Legion find themselves encircled and betrayed on Isstvan V. The video above shows many of the details that were incorporated into the display, including the fateful duel between Primarchs Fulgrim and Ferrus Manus.

Mines, Bombs and Booby Traps on eBay

Mines, Bombs and Booby Traps

Back in 2009 I reported on the blog that I was happy to get two sets of the splash release for Planetstrike, Mines, Bombs and Booby Traps.

Yay!

Managed to get not just one set of the Mines, Bombs and Booby Traps, but got two sets!

I popped into my local Games Workshop, not expecting to get them, but one can live in hope. I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a fair few in stock, so I picked up a couple of sets.

I was pleased and in the boxed set, you get a fair lot of resin, 27 pieces all together. Nine mines, three mine field warning signs, four booby traps and six bombs.

Mines, Bombs and Booby Traps

Glad I managed to get two sets, though now four years later having used some of one box, the other was still unopened and still shrink-wrapped, so I have decided to put it on eBay. Update: eBay auction now finished.

Painting the Stompa

I spent a little more time painting my Stompa. In the main I used Citadel Base: Mephiston Red.

Here are the feet.

I think if I am ever going to have a game with this model, I need to paint quicker, and more often.

Honoured Imperium Statue and Ruins

These have been in storage for a while now, it was back in 2011 that I gave the models a basecoat of Humbrol Sea Grey spray paint. I had earlier, drybrushed the Broken Aquila, and then used the same technique on the Space Marine Statue and ruins.

These are the ruins.

As I mentioned in my previous post on the Broken Aquila, I was originally going to keep the whole model grey, but I am now thinking I might add more scenic and foliage and rather than have it as a recentl ruin, have it as one that was left some time ago and nature has over time grown around it. The Imperium has been around for ages and so it still fits the fluff. The statue certainly looks like it is aged rather than damaged as part of a recent battle.

Ork Stompa Head

Trying to make a determined effort to get my Ork Stompa finished, started to paint more of the head.

Still some way to go.

Space Marine Hunter

Having posted the Space Marine Stalker model yesterday, here is an image of the Space Marine Hunter AA vehicle.

The Hunter model comes with a single barrel, whereas the Stalker has three. It is an anti aircraft tank for the Space Marines.

Having now seen both models, I much prefer the Hunter over the Stalker.

Presented here as a news item.

Space Marine Stalker

This is a photograph of the forthcoming new Space Marine Stalker model, well it is alleged that it is and the rumourmill seems to confirm it. The Hunter model comes with a single barrel, whereas the Stalker has three. It is an anti aircraft tank for the Space Marines.

Presented here as a news item.

Update: this is the Stalker model.

Update 2: changed image to an improved one

Imperial Fists Damocles Command Rhino

This beautifully painted Imperial Fists Damocles Command Rhino won the Forgeworld Best of Show prize in the 2005 UK Golden Demon awards.

The radar dish moved around and as you can see in this shot, the inside included “real” lights (made from LEDs).

It was very well painted and made good use of the Forgeworld Imperial Fists doors. Though I wasn’t too sure about the “highlighting” on the radar dish. The aerials are well done and add to the overall effectiveness of the model. Probably not too practical for a gaming model!

The weathering is very subtle and very well done, sometimes I think it can be too easy to over-weather models.

Honoured Imperium Broken Aquila

These have been in storage for a while now, it was back in 2011 that I gave the models a basecoat of Humbrol Sea Grey spray paint.

The broken Aquila was a very flat grey.

I then used a variety of greys and drybushed them on.

I was originally going to keep the whole model grey, but I am now thinking I might add more scenic and foliage and rather than have it as a recently broken Aquila, have it as one that was broken some time ago and nature has over time grown around it. The Imperium has been around for ages and so it still fits the fluff. It was seeing a ruined Imperial City in the jungle in a copy of White Dwarf a few years back that inspired me to think about going down this route.

This scenery that was also on display at GamesDay 2009 always impressed me.