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In this diorama at Warhammer World the Dark Angels are fighting to reclaim the industrial world of Khendrel IV from the clutches of the Death Guard.
More photographs of The Battle of Khendrel IV.
Last month I wrote a post about the Citadel Limited Editions that I had seen at Warhammer World. I remember thinking that it was a pity that Games Workshop stopped producing miniatures like this.
Of course the reality is that now and again they do release similar models. We have seen the Red Gobbo festive release and today a lovely little diorama, Provisionally Prepared has gone on pre-order. It features two halflings, sorry abhuman Ratlings, hiding behind some ruins. One is a sniper and preparing to shoot, the other is preparing lunch.
Diminutive, keen-eyed and instinctively stealthy, the abhuman Ratlings serve the Astra Militarum primarily as outstanding snipers – they can take the head off a heretic with their rifles from over a mile away.
Get ready to celebrate with this incredibly detailed diorama showing two Ratling sniper specialists right in the middle of their two most important jobs – fighting and eating.
Thoroughly dug in behind a sturdy barricade, the sniper is shown taking cover and getting ready to shoot. Their colleague, meanwhile, prepares to reload both their bellies and their weaponry, equipped as they are with tasty sausages, a turkey, fresh drinks, grenades, and more, all within easy reach.
This is not a regular army model, this is an amusing scene that captures the essence of halflings in space. It so reminds me of the types of limited editions that we would see in the 1980s.
I really like this model, so I have pre-ordered it from my FLGS.
Magnir’s Crag is (now) quite an old diorama that has been around at GamesDay 2009 and then into Warhammer World.
A nightmarish tendril of Hive Fleet Behemoth has descended upon an ancient fortress of the Space Wolves. The alien monstrosities are held at bay by the dauntless warriors of Fenris, but for every horror slain, a dozen take its place.
This display was originally made by the Design Studio for Games Day 2009, then displayed in Warhammer World, and now has been restored and updated by the Warhammer World Studio team. Magnir’s Crag has been updated with a variety of newer kits, such as Thunderwolf Cavalry, the Venerable Space Wolf Dreadnought and the Tyranid Trygon.
This Genestealer Cults Achilles Ridgerunner was in the display cabinets at Warhammer World.
The Achilles Ridgerunner is a versatile Imperial light exploratory vehicle. It’s a favorite among mining guild prospectors seeking new ore 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 have one on my workbench which I am using with my Inquisitorial Stormtroopers.
This Shokkjump Dragsta vehicle was on display at Warhammer World.
These speedy Ork vehicles have the two of the key needs for any Ork fast attack vehicle, high speeds and lots of big gunz.
These Shokkjump Dragstas are real favourite of the Mekboyz of the Kult of Speed.
T’au Supremacy armour is larger than any other current class of battlesuit. It is intended to meet a threat that the T’au Empire has not yet prepared for; the defence of worlds within their growing domain from the counter-expansion forces of other races.
Lacking the manoeuvrability of other battlesuits, the KX139 Ta’unar Supremacy Armour was designed for static defence, carrying massively destructive, long range weapons.
The T’au Heavy Rail Cannon Array is the most powerful armament yet developed to be mounted on the KX139 Ta’unar Supremacy Armour without structural damage being incurred from its use. It was created to eliminate the toughest enemy targets at extreme range.
This T’au KV128 Stormsurge was on display at Warhammer World.
An absolute colossus of a machine, piloted by graduates of the Ves’oni’Vash, the KV128 Stormsurge is designed as an extreme heavy-weapons platform. Not as manoeuvrable as a Riptide, instead relying on thick armour and devastating loadouts, these hulking, squat ballistic suits are capable of changing the course of a battle in seconds with a decisive volley of astonishing firepower. Fitted with thrusters to counter recoil, bristling with pulse weaponry and missile pods, the Stormsurge is the T’au Empire’s Titan-killer.
The Battle for Angelus Prime was a massive diorama at Warhammer World, which was in a huge room.
The primary action of the War for Sanctoria campaign was fought in Sanctoria’s capital city of Angelus Prime. The entire might of the Ultramarines Chapter and their allies among the Grey Knights, the Knights of House Terryn and the Titans of the Legio Astorum stood against the bloodthirsty hordes of the Blood God Khorne.
Much blood was spilled, as the Ultramarines made their last stand against the followers of Khorne on the holy ground of Angelus Prime’s cathedral dedicated to the Ultramarines Primarch. Yet in the end, the Ultramarines prevailed once more, and Chapter Master Marneus Calgar personally banished An’ggrath to the Warp.
There were quite a few Imperial Guard Rogal Dorn Battle Tank models on display at Warhammer World. As well as the display cabinets, some have been added to various existing displays, notably the Imperial Guard parade.
The Rogal Dorn Battle Tank is larger than the standard Leman Russ battle tank. A huge tank that provides support for the infantry of the Imperial Guard.
This Rogal Dorn Battle Tank is armed with a twin battle cannon that provides a a high volume fire.
This variant has an oppressor cannon with a co-axial autocannon mounted on its side.
I quite like the model, which certainly has an Imperial Guard feel to it and fits in well with other Imperial Guard armoured vehicles. We’ve not seen any variants for it at this time, well in the heyday of Forge World we would have seen alternate turrets, or the hull used as the basis for different kinds of armoured vehicles. Thinking it might be a good platform for a real large missile.
The model did cause some negative feedback from modellers, who didn’t like the fact that the model did not have an underside.
When it came out I did wonder about it in this blog post back in October 2022.
I do wonder why they decided to design a completely new tank. I suspect it might be that attempting to recreate an existing resin model in plastic was challenging, and to ensure that the sprues would fit in the box they needed to start from scratch.
Well since then Games Workshop have released a plastic version of the Malcador. I am now wondering if we will see a plastic Macharius tank?
The Imperial Guard have a range of artillery, one of the most common variants is the self-propelled Basilisk.
It is used extensively by the Imperial Guard and is produced in vast numbers.
This is a Catachan Basilisk on display at Warhammer World.