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Dave Andrews’ excellent Thunderbolt diorama, with a scratchbuilt Thunderbolt on display at Warhammer World.
It was the 1995 Golden Demon Open Competition winner.
This was before the time of the Forge World Thunderbolt and even before Forge World! Very clever and simple idea which works really well.
This beautifully painted hideous Troll Hag was on display at Warhammer World.
Troll Hags are loathsome creatures, far larger and more dangerous than their kin. The sight of one shambling from the water in pursuit of prey, their massive bulk glistening with pungent swamp slime, is truly terrifying.
I nearly bought this model on my recent visit to Warhammer World.
This Warhammer 40000 Diorama was on display at Warhammer World.
I have always liked this jousting diorama, The Bretonnian Joust, by Dave Andrews which won the Open Competition in the 1996 Golden Demon awards. The level of detail is outstanding. There are hoof marks in the ground, created using clay. The manuscript on the back is handwritten.
Across the diorama are lots of figures adding to the story. The pavilion is made from foil, but is painted to look like cloth.
More photographs of Bretonnian miniatures and The Joust.
The Manticore is a mobile multiple rocket launcher variant built on the Chimera chassis.
The launcher is capable of firing a variety of rockets, from standard high explosive fragmentation warheads to oxyphosphur incendiary warheads, from air-gas to surface-to-air interceptor missiles.
The Rynn’s World diorama was on display at Warhammer World. Inspired by the artwork from the original Warhammer 40000 Rogue Trader rulebook, this diorama shows the Crimson Fists making a heroic last stand against hordes of Orks.
This was a Legions Imperialis Diorama at Warhammer World. On my recent visit I took some more photographs of this excellent diorama.
Ceres City changed hands nine times during the campaign for control of the Delta-Garmon system, and the diorama captures the Blood Angels and the Titans of Legio Solaria waging war against the Iron Warriors and Legio Fureans.
Minotaurs Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider on display at Warhammer World.
This Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider is from the Minotaurs Space Marine Chapter. The Minotaurs is a Loyalist Space Marine Chapter whose true origins and genetic lineage remain unknown. The Space Marine formation by this name at large in the Imperium today appears to bear little resemblance to accounts of its past.
The Achilles-Alpha pattern Land Raider is the most durable vehicle currently in the service of the Legiones Astartes. These vehicles shrug off weapon strikes that would cripple other battle tanks, and are proof against even the most toxic environment. The weaponry of these vehicles is formidable, featuring an advanced quad launcher and powerful volkite batteries.
I quite like the up-armoured appearance of this pattern of Land Raider, and the weaponry looks quite formidable. I can imagine this being used to clear barricades in the ruins of an Imperial City.
This conversion kit was from Forge World and is now no longer available.
The land of the Lizardmen is invaded by the Empire of Men. Tilean or Estalian Conquistadors attack a Slann temple, trying to free a captive.
This beautiful diorama was part of the displays at Warhammer World and is quite old, from the 1990s.
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.
