Khemrian Warsphinxes are giant leonine statues created to roam the chambers of royal pyramids, guarding the inner sanctums of great Tomb Kings.
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The Dropsite Massacre
Within the Urgall Depression, the Salamanders fall back from their faltering attack on the Warmaster’s fortress, expecting the newly arrived Second Wave to bolster the assault and finally break Horus’ defences. Instead, Vulkan’s warriors unknowingly turn back towards their annihilation – the guns of the Iron Warriors arrayed against them in betrayal. Their presumed allies unleash a ruthless barrage of fire into the Salamanders’ lines, turning the black sands into a mire soaked with Nocturnean blood.
Warlord Battle Titan at the Dropsite Massacre
Originally planning to show the pivotal moment of the betrayal, the Warhammer World Studio instead decided to set this diorama late in the battle in order to convey the absolute devastation caused. Panels of trackway, providing access to rapidly deployed emplacements, were built to reflect the Iron Warriors expertise at engineering and siege warfare.
Over a thousand casualties were created for this diorama. One set was converted in a range of static poses, and cast in resin. A second set, with only bodies and legs were also assembled, then moulds made and hundreds cast in resin, before individually adding the arms, heads anc backpacks in different poses.
Orc Boar Boyz
These Orc Boar Boyz were on display at Warhammer World.
Orc Boar Boyz represent the devastating, bad-tempered shock cavalry of the Orc & Goblin Tribes. Riding into battle atop ferocious War Boars—beasts so foul-tempered and thick-skulled that they are just as likely to gore an enemy as the Orc riding them is to hack them apart—these heavy cavalry units excel at breaking enemy lines through sheer brute force. A well-timed charge from these heavily armoured green skins can easily trample the disciplined infantry blocks of the Old World into the mud.
Ironhead Squat Prospectors Skalvian Explorator
Built to withstand the brutal expanse of the Great Equatorial Wastes, the Skalvian Explorator is a testament to Ironhead Squat engineering. Part heavy-duty excavator, part armored fortress, this all-terrain behemoth excels at tearing wealth from the ash wastes and hauling it back alive. While the Squats are legendary gunsmiths, the Explorator proves that when you wrap heavy mining machinery in thick enough armor, you get a vehicle that can trade blows with the deadliest war machines Necromunda has to offer.
More photographs of the Ironhead Squat Prospectors Skalvian Explorator.
Goblin Wolf Rider Mob
Across the desolate reaches of the Badlands and the dark canopies of the Great Forest, many Goblin tribes reject permanent settlements entirely, preferring a life of perpetual migration. They travel in immense, ramshackle caravans of creaking wagons, held together by spit, sinew, and stolen iron. To survive this hostile nomadic existence, these Goblins have mastered the taming of Giant Wolves—monstrous, agile predators bred for endurance and cruelty. Ahead of the main horde ride the Wolf Rider scouts, operating in lean, hungry packs. They are the eyes of the tribe, identifying enemy vulnerabilities and picking off isolated stragglers. On the battlefield, they are masters of harassment; they do not stand and fight, but instead encircle their prey, unleashing a hail of crude arrows before charging in to exploit the chaos. By the time the enemy prepares to strike back, the Wolf Riders have already vanished into the wilderness, leaving nothing but the wounded and the dead in their wake.
Legio Custodes Ares Gunship
The Ares Gunship is a potent terror weapon, bypassing enemy armies as it blazes over their lines in the shadow of its eclipse shields.
Using its immensely destructive Arachnus magna-blaze cannon against the monuments and edifices which an enemy culture hold most dear to their hearts, it strikes a decisive blow against their will to wage war.
This heavily-armed super-heavy gunship is ideal for taking out large targets such as monsters and vehicles, and even packs enough of punch to take down the void shields of Titans. It is protected by its eclipse shield, making it nigh-on impervious to return fire.
This Forge World model was on display at Warhammer World.
Orc Boyz
The battlefield trembles as Orc Boyz coalesce into unruly, rag-tag mobs, driven by a deafening chorus of bellows and war cries.
With zero regard for formation or tactical discipline, these frenzied regiments surge forward in a chaotic, enthusiastic tidal wave of green flesh. Clutched in their calloused fists are heavy, crude hand weapons—jagged choppas, rusted cleavers, and spiked clubs—paired with massive, dented iron shields. They do not fight with grace or finesse; instead, they hack, stab, and relentlessly batter their way through the enemy lines, relying on sheer mass and ferocious momentum to pulverize anything in their path.
Legio Custodes Gyrfalcon Pattern Jetbike
The Gyrfalcon Pattern Jetbike is a masterwork of Great Crusade-era engineering, a sleek and predatory silhouette defined by its elongated, aerodynamic chassis.
The Gyrfalcon is a fusion of ornate auric plating and exposed, high-output engine cowlings. Its hull is etched with the signature artistry of the Custodian Guard, belying the sheer raw power of the gravitic engines housed within—units capable of producing violent, overwhelming bursts of acceleration that blur the vehicle’s form to the naked eye.
Orc Big ‘Uns
Within the brutal hierarchy of the Orc tribes, might truly makes right. When an Orc grows larger, stronger, and more belligerent than his peers, he naturally gravitates toward others of his own formidable size. These massive brutes band together to form shock-infantry regiments known simply as Big ’Uns.
Driven by an insatiable desire to prove their dominance, they claim the best spoils of war and the centre of the battle line. The weapons they carry are rarely works of fine craftsmanship; instead, they wield massive, crude choppas and heavy clubs that lack sharp edges but more than make up for it in sheer weight. Much like the Big ’Uns themselves, these implements of destruction are blunt, devastatingly effective, and capable of crushing heavy plate armour through brute force alone.
Grand Cathay Peasant Levy
Peasant Levies form the numerical heart of Grand Cathay’s defensive strategy. Recruited from the sprawling villages, townships, and rural settlements that dot the landscape beyond the empire’s massive walled metropolises, these soldiers represent the common folk answering the call to arms.
