warhammer world – Felix's Gaming Pages

Downed Tempestus Scions Valkyrie

This downed Tempestus Scions Valkyrie is from one of the dioramas at Warhammer World.

The Tempestus Scions are elite special forces of the Imperial Guard. They have the best equipment and weapons.

The Valkyrie are troop carrying gunships used by the Imperial Guard. They are used to take soldiers into the heart of the battle. Flying through the enemy gunfire, landing in the hotzone and dropping off their payload before flying up in support.

Sometimes the troops are jumping, using grave chutes, from high above the battlefield. The Valkyrie is armed with lascannons or a multi-laser, and under the wings are missiles or rocket pods. The Valkyrie, like most of the Imperium’s aircraft, is piloted and operated by the Imperial Navy, with a pilot, co-pilot and two door gunners. Though not a helicopter, the Valkyrie is used in a similar way.

I do have a Valkyrie model, but it currently remains unbuilt in its box. I did though paint some for Aeronautica Imperialis.

Gallery of Valkyrie models.

Carrion Birds of Khemri

Sacred to the Nehekharan Mortuary Cult, the Carrion are vast, repulsive, vulture-like beasts entombed within the ancient crypts of many Tomb Kings. Raised from their dusty graves through foul, dark rites, these skeletal and decaying aviators soar into the sky on wide, tattered wings. Circling far above the clashing armies, they cast long, ominous shadows over the desert sands below. Driven by an eternal, unnatural hunger, these monstrous birds sweep down from the clouds not merely to feast upon the freshly slaughtered corpses left in the wake of the undead horde, but to actively hunt down the living and create new prey of their own.

Dark Angels Death Wing Land Raider Crusader

This Dark Angels Death Wing Land Raider Crusader was in the displays at Warhammer World.

Engineered to act as an unstoppable linebreaker, the Land Raider Crusader is a short-range, anti-infantry assault variant of the classic Land Raider Phobos fielded by the Space Marines and the Inquisition. Sacrificing the long-range anti-tank lascannons of the standard pattern, the Crusader replaces them with sponson-mounted Hurricane Bolters that lay down a blistering curtain of mass-reactive fire to cut down enemy defenders prior to an assault. Paired with a hull-mounted twin assault cannon and heavy frag assault launchers that pepper defensive lines as the tank closes in, the Crusader suppresses the foe with overwhelming close-range firepower while effortlessly shrugging off incoming enemy small arms fire.

Beyond its formidable anti-infantry capabilities, the Crusader’s tactical brilliance lies in its vastly expanded transport capacity. By removing the bulky las-power generators required by the standard Phobos pattern, the vehicle reclaims critical internal volume, allowing it to carry larger Space Marine squads—or bulky Terminator formations—directly into the fray. Striking at the core of enemy lines, the Land Raider Crusader smashes through defensive perimeters to disgorge its deadly transhuman cargo right into the heart of the foe, ensuring immediate and decisive victory in close-quarters engagements.

Legions Imperialis Thunderhawk Gunship

This small scale Thunderhawk gunship for Legions Imperialis (formerly for Aeronautica Imperialis) was in the display cabinets at Warhammer World.

The Thunderhawk gunship is used by the Adeptus Astartes as their primary means of deploying forces for ground combat as well as their primary source of air support. The Thunderhawk gunship is often considered the lynchpin of any Space Marine Chapter, as it is able to fulfill many combat roles. The Thunderhawk is fully capable of functioning as an orbital drop ship, a heavy ground attack gunship, or as a bomber. The aircraft is able to quickly carry Space Marine forces from orbiting starships down into the midst of a battle, while at the same time providing supporting fire against enemy ground or air targets.

My Aeronautica Imperialis Thunderhawk Gunship on the workbench.

Casket of Souls

A dark relic of ancient vengeance, the Casket of Souls is a gilded sarcophagus bound with divine curses, within which the tormented spirits of those who incited the wrath of Nehekhara’s rulers are eternally confined.

When the Keeper of the Casket unseals its heavy lid, a blinding wave of light and countless screaming souls burst into the air, desperate to escape their endless suffering. These swirling phantoms plunge through the ranks of the Tomb Kings’ enemies, draining the life essence of their victims in a flash of unbearable agony. Those who fall do not find peace, for their own souls are instantly ensnared by the relic’s terrifying power, adding to the wailing tempest within.

Space Marine Vindicator

The Vindicator is an Imperial siege tank based on the Rhino chassis used by many Space Marine Chapters that boasts the most powerful weapon of its type in the Adeptus Astartes’ standard armoury, the Demolisher Cannon. It is highly valued and can only be issued to company officers whose units have been tasked with a specific tactical requirement.

Though short-ranged, the Vindicator’s Demolisher Cannon is capable of destroying enemy armour and fortifications in a single shot. The vehicle is an essential part of any armoured spearhead that the Space Marines unleash.

There is little that can stand before a Vindicator’s pulverising fury. It is a rare Space Marine tank assault that does not employ a Vindicator in its vanguard.

Space Marine Vindicator Miniatures Gallery.

Blood Angels Space Marine Razorback

This Blood Angels Space Marine Razorback was in the displays at Warhammer World.

This is the plastic kit version, I prefer the now retired Forge World version. I have one of those on my workbench.

A tactical evolution of the ubiquitous Rhino chassis, the Razorback sacrifices a portion of its troop transport capacity to mount a heavy, turret-based weapons system, transforming a basic armoured carrier into a potent fire-support vehicle. Purpose-built to accompany Space Marine squads into high-intensity combat zones, the Razorback delivers its battle-brothers directly to the front line while simultaneously laying down overwhelming suppressive fire. Its modular roof turret can be fitted with a variety of devastating armaments—most commonly twin-linked heavy bolters or twin-linked lascannons, as well as assault cannon or plasma gun pairings—allowing it to eliminate infantry waves or breach heavy enemy armour with equal efficiency. Whether providing vital cover as Space Marines disembark into the breach or acting as an agile hunter-killer vehicle on the flanks, the Razorback ensures that Astartes infantry squads never operate without immediate, heavy fire support.

Space Marine Razorback Miniatures Gallery.

Cargo-8 Ridgehauler

Dominating the dust-choked highways of Necromunda, the Cargo-8 Ridgehauler is the lifeblood of the Guild of Coin, engineered to endure the lethal journey across the Great Equatorial Wastes.

Navigating the treacherous, highly irradiated ash dunes between hive cities requires serious industrial muscle, which this hulking war-rig delivers via colossal all-terrain wheels and a heavy-duty engine built to haul massive trains of armoured containers and transport carriages. Beyond its impressive freight capacity, the Ridgehauler’s true strength lies in its extreme modularity. Recognising that the open wastes are teeming with desperate ash waste nomads and opportunistic gang raiders, the Guild frequently converts these transports into rolling fortresses. Fitted with heavy stubbers, grenade launchers, and reinforced blast-plating, a fully armed Cargo-8 Ridgehauler can smash through ambushes and return lethal fire, ensuring that valuable cargo—or high-paying contraband—reaches its destination intact.

Bretonnian Men-at-Arms

Recruited as children into the household guard of their noble lords, the Men-at-Arms form the humble yet steadfast backbone of Bretonnia’s lowborn regiments. Though lacking the glory and gilded armour of the chivalric elite, these simple foot soldiers are far from helpless when gathered for war. Marching beneath a sea of fluttering banners with carefully polished steel and tall shields emblazoned with their liege’s heraldry, they move forward in a vibrant wave of proud colours. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, they provide vital infantry support, holding the line with pikes and halberds so that the knights may deliver their decisive, glorious charges.

Rapier Graviton Cannon Battery

Engineered for specialised siege operations and anti-fortification warfare, the Rapier Graviton Cannon Battery harnesses raw localised gravity to crush the foes of the Legiones Astartes. Built upon the rugged, semi-automated Rapier tracked chassis, these platforms leverage onboard power generators and advanced targeting systems to field heavy esoteric weaponry far too massive for even a Space Marine to carry into battle. When fitted with a graviton cannon, the Rapier fires high-density spatial distortion fields that rupture heavy armour, collapse structural chokepoints, and crush advancing troops beneath their own weight. Though less ubiquitous than the anti-infantry quad heavy bolter variants, Graviton Cannon Batteries are highly prized assets during sieges and breach operations, allowing Space Marine assault forces to shatter reinforced bunkers and pin down heavily armoured enemy units with terrifying gravitational force.