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When I visited Warhammer World in April 2026 I took another photograph of the Ultramarines Life Size Rhino outside the front of it, as one does.
It was originally used as a promotional piece for the THQ Dawn of War video game. THQ gave the Rhino to Games Workshop who then gave it a repaint in Ultramarines colours.
On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model (and at the time of writing was out of stock online).
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 Goliath Truck serves as the primary high-mobility transport and fire-support vehicle for Genestealer Cults insurgencies. Engineered for industrial resilience, it combines heavy-duty construction with surprising agility to fulfill multiple roles on the battlefield.
Designed to withstand the rigors of mining and industrial environments, the Goliath is exceptionally hard-wearing. Its rugged chassis allows it to maintain structural integrity while traversing hostile or uneven terrain that would stall standard civilian vehicles.
The vehicle functions as a mobile weapons platform, typically equipped with heavy stubbers and autocannons. These systems provide high-volume suppressive fire, capable of creating “firewalls” to protect advancing infantry or soften enemy defensive lines.
Despite its bulky appearance, the truck is optimized for speed and maneuverability. It is capable of rapid redirection across the theater of war, utilizing its suspension system to “bounce” through debris and obstacles without losing momentum.
The Goliath Truck is primarily utilized for aggressive insertion. Its objective is to close the distance between Cult reserves and enemy positions as quickly as possible. By combining sustained ballistic pressure with a high-capacity transport bay, it ensures that Hybrid combatants reach melee or short-range engagement distances with minimal exposure to interception.
The cold‐blooded Seraphon strive to enact the Great Plan of the Old Ones, their ancient and mysterious creators. They are utterly dedicated to the destruction of Chaos, and will show no mercy to any who stand in their way. Commanded by the slann, cohorts of brutal saurus are bolstered by swift skinks and towering reptilian behemoths.
With the new plastic Legio Custodes models on pre-order I was reminded that I have photographed lots of the Legio Custodes models over the years at Warhammer World.
Known as the Legio Custodes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras, the Adeptus Custodes, is the Imperial Adepta responsible for protecting the Imperial Palace and the physical body of the Emperor of Mankind, as well as serving as His most important emissaries, His companions, and the keepers of His many secrets. The Custodes is an elite cadre of genetically-engineered transhuman warriors who are even more potent in combat than the Adeptus Astartes.
More photographs of Legio Custodes models.
On display at Warhammer World have been plenty of Ork Speed Freeks.
I think I got one of the first ever Skaven models released for Warhammer Fantasy Battle. I never had a Skaven army, though I have taken a number of photographs of the models at various shows and at Warhammer World.
These are some of my original Skaven models from the 1980s.
I always liked the flamethrower model and concept.
There are rules for the Skaven in Warhammer: The Old World and most of the models for Skaven in Age of Sigmar would work, well they would need new bases.
A Warbringer Nemesis Titan on display at Warhammer World.
This Warbringer Nemesis Titan was part of the Assault on Zybos display.
The Warbringer Nemesis Titan serves the Collegia Titanica in the role of heavy fire support. It mounts a single Warlord-scale weapon on its upper carapace and Reaver-scale weapons on its arms – sacrificing the speed, armour and manoeuvrability of a conventional Battle Titan in favour of firepower far in excess of its size. Though rare and specialised, the Warbringer Nemesis is a sight to inspire dread in all but the most battle-hardened enemy princeps.
Orruk Megabosses are pretty killy – it’s how they become as huge as they do, all that stompin’ causes them to grow and grow and grow until the power of the Waaagh! flows through them. But for some Megabosses, this isn’t enough! These particularly angry orruks seek out and subdue enormous Maw-krushas (often by yelling really, really loudly at them) – ill-tempered and powerful creatures who enjoy smashing stuff up almost as much as the orruks themselves. This uneasy pairing never really gets along especially well, and the Megaboss needs to constantly remind his Maw-krusha who’s in charge with the liberal application of an iron boot to the back of the head. Despite this, almost nothing on the battlefield can withstand their noisy rampage, and the immense number of kills they rack up inspires nearby orruks to fight ever harder.
When this came out I did think it would be a great model for my Feral Ork army. However as most things, it is still an idea and nowhere near getting anywhere close to the workbench. I would have to buy the model in the first place and there is already too many things on my workbench and on my wish list. I will still think about it though.
The Vindicator is a dedicated siege tank, deployed by the Legiones Astartes to breach enemy fortifications and destroy the heaviest enemy vehicles. Slow, ponderous, but heavily armoured, these tanks rumble into range before unleashing a devastating salvo of demolisher shells or piercing bursts of energy from a magna laser destroyer. Vindicators are especially useful in the confined terrain of cities or other enclosed battlefields, where they can smash buildings to broken ruins and forge a path through otherwise impassable obstacles.
This is the plastic kit version released for The Horus Heresy. Before this, there was a resin conversion kit from Forge World.