Land Speeder

The Land Speeder is a light anti-gravity vehicle which serves as the primary reconnaissance, scouting, resupply and fast attack vehicle of the Imperium of Man’s Adeptus Astartes. The Land Speeder is based on a Standard Template Construct (STC) design that was recovered early in the 31st Millennium by the Techno-Archaeologist Arkhan Land during his famous expedition into the Librarius Omnis on Mars.

Land’s Speeder, later known simply as the Land Speeder, was soon widely produced and used throughout the Imperium of Man by the various Space Marine Legions and the Imperial Army. The use of Land Speeders by the Imperial Army’s successor, the Astra Militarum, was gradually phased out, as over the millennia since the Land Speeder’s rediscovery the plasma and anti-gravity technologies required to manufacture it became increasingly rare.

Black Templars Land Speeders
Black Templars Land Speeders
Forge World Retro Land Speeder
Forge World Retro Land Speeder

This model (above) is of course based on the classic metal Rogue Trader era Land Speeder model (which was metal, whilst this one is resin). I did have that metal model which came in a boxed set with a Mole Mortar and a Tarantula. My memory of that model was that it was a real pain to put together, I think though as I was using an epoxy glue, that took ages to dry and didn’t really stick. Whereas today I would probably use superglue!

Black Templars Land Speeders
Black Templars Land Speeders
Red Scorpions' Land Speeders from a Forge World display.
Red Scorpions’ Land Speeders from a Forge World display
Space Wolves Space Marine Land Speeders.
Space Wolves Space Marine Land Speeders

 

Ultramarines Land Speeders on display at Warhammer World.
Ultramarines Land Speeders on display at Warhammer World
Ultramarines Land Speeders under attack by Tyranids
Ultramarines Land Speeders under attack by Tyranids
Blood Angels Land Speeder, a Golden Demon entry from GamesDay 2007.
Blood Angels Land Speeder, a Golden Demon entry from GamesDay 2007