Imperial Guard Minotaur, this model was entered into the GamesDay 2010 Golden Demon Awards.
Tag: artillery
Minotaur
Imperial Guard Minotaur now in the hands of Chaos, this model was entered into the GamesDay 2010 Golden Demon Awards.
It won the Forge World Best of Show Award.
Manticore and Deathstrike
New from Games Workshop (well announced this week) are the Imperial Guard Manticore and Deathstrike missile systems.
Deadly long-range artillery, the Imperial Guard Manticore Rocket Launcher and Deathstrike Missile Launchers are incredibly destructive war machines. While the Manticore launches a salvo of rockets, each of which disperses into multiple warheads, the Deathstrike fires a single, incredibly dangerous missile.
These fearsome vehicles are favoured by Imperial Guard commanders who like to pound their enemy into oblivion with relentless firepower from the other side of the battlefield.
These models which originated from the Epic gaming system give Imperial Guard players some very heavy artillery. It comes as one kit with the choice of either making it up as a Manticore or as a Deathstrike. Forge World gave us a 40K Manticore, but this is the first time we have seen an (official) Deathstrike.
I do like the Manticore which as a much lower profile than either the Epic or Forge World versions, but as for the Deathstrike… well it’s a nice model, but having seen the Epic version! I know that I would have liked to have seen something similar to this.
Nice models, and I suspect Simon will be buying a few boxes…
Imperial Guard Minotaur
Based on the chassis of the Malcador the Minotaur provides self propelled artillery.
See more photographs of the Minotaur.
Photograph taken at GamesDay 2008. To see more pictures from GamesDay 2008 have a look at my GamesDay 2008 Gallery.
Earthshaker Cannon
Huge towable artillery carriage mounting the Earthshaker Cannon.
From the Forge World displays at the Forge World Open Day in 2009.
This is the emplacement featured in the Modelling Masterclass Volume One.
You can see all my photographs from the Forge World Open Day 2009 in this gallery.
Centaur Artillery Tractor
The Centaur Artillery Tractor is one of many Centaur variants, designed to manoeuvre and deploy light artillery in the field.
This is one from Simon’s collection.
As you can see, compared to the Baneblade that it is quite small.
Really nice model.
Epic Deathstrike Missile Launcher
One of the nice models from the Epic 40,000 era was the Deathstrike Missile Launcher.
This one shot super weapon was often at the heart of many an Imperial Guard Artillery Battery. This model is from Simon’s collection.
Unlike a lot of Imperial Guard Epic vehicles this one has never been made into a 40K version by Forge World, though this has not stopped others from scratch-building their own. Rules for the 40K version will be in the forthcoming Imperial Guard Codex. At the time of writing no details of any model has been released.
More photographs of Epic artillery.
Imperial Guard Basilisk
An Epic Imperial Guard Basilisk moves through the ruins of an Imperial City.
The model is from the Epic 40000 era and is very well detailed.
From Simon’s collection. More photographs of Epic Imperial Guard.
40K Scale Deathstrike Missile Launcher
One of the nice models from the Epic 40,000 era was the Deathstrike Missile Launcher.
This one shot super weapon was often at the heart of many an Imperial Guard Artillery Battery. This model is from Simon’s collection.
Yes I know this is the Epic model and the blog post title says 40K scale, well it is rumoured that we may be seeing a 40K scale model of the Deathstrike Missile Launcher.
Back in August when I originally posted this photograph I wrote then:
Unlike a lot of Imperial Guard Epic vehicles this one has never been made into a 40K version by Forge World, though this has not stopped others from scratch-building their own.
With Apocalypse I wonder if we will now see a Forge World version?
Well according to Bells of Lost Souls aggregation of various Imperial Guard rumours there will be rules (and thus possibly a model) in the forthcoming Imperial Guard Codex.
Deathstrike Missile Launcher
12 12 10 Tank.
Deathstrike Missile: 1 only. 12″-960″ S10 AP1 Heavy Artillery, Blast (radius 1D3+3″).
Special Rules:
Cannot be fired on Turn 1. Each turn roll a D6, weapon can be fired on a 6. Modifiers: +1 per turn, -1 for each crew stunned or weapon destroyed results sustained. Can always be fired on the roll of a natural 6.
Any weapon destoyed results received are ignored, the only effect they have is to delay the launch.
Hits on vehicles in the area of the Deathstrike Missile are not calculated at half strength but at S10.
Certainly looks nasty.
Deploy the artillery
A battery of Imperial Guard Basilisk Artillery deploy ready to deliver an Imperial blow to the enemies of the Imperium. In the background can be seen an Imperial statue of a Space Marine.
The models are from the Epic 40000 era and are very well detailed.
From Simon’s collection. More photographs of Epic Imperial Guard.