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In this Death Korps Diorama at Warhammer World were various heavy tanks and infantry.
Across the diorama was infantry and a fair bit of snow.
This Malcador Infernus was part of that diorama.
The Malcador Infernus is a variant of the venerable Malcador Assault Tank design. It is not widely used by Imperial armed forces at the present time and is in fact little known even within the Imperial military.
The Las Vegas Open had quite a few previews. One that caught my eye was the announcement of plastic kits for the Solar Auxilia for The Horus Heresy.
When an even heavier armoured presence is required, the Malcador is deployed, a legendary design with roots in the Age of Strife. It boasts a surprising turn of speed for a vehicle of its bulk, and can run rings around heavier squadrons of Baneblades and Stormhammers.
The Malcador Heavy Tank was available as a resin kit from Forge World. They had a lovely example painted up for the Death Korps of Krieg.
The Malcador Heavy Tank is a venerable pattern of armoured vehicle that predates the Leman Russ tank in the Imperium of Man’s service. It is not widely used by Imperial armed forces at the present time and is in fact little known even within the Imperial military. In many regions of the Imperium, the Malcador passed out of common service many millennia ago. The few Malcadors that remain in the Emperor of Mankind’s service have been relegated to the Departmento Munitorum’s strategic reserve, to the arsenals of second-line Planetary Defence Forces or are maintained in active service only by a few units of the Imperial Guard due to ancient tradition.
I’ve always liked the Death Korps of Krieg Malcador Heavy Tank, now that it is available in plastic I might get one.
Death Korps of Krieg Malcador Assault Tank at Warhammer World
The Malcador Assault Tank, also known as the Malcador Heavy Tank is a venerable pattern of armoured vehicle that predates the Leman Russ tank in the Imperium of Man’s service. It is not widely used by Imperial armed forces at the present time and is in fact little known even within the Imperial military.
In many regions of the Imperium, the Malcador passed out of common service many millennia ago. The few Malcadors that remain in the Emperor of Mankind’s service have been relegated to the Departmento Munitorum’s strategic reserve, to the arsenals of second-line Planetary Defence Forces or are maintained in active service only by a few units of the Imperial Guard due to ancient tradition.
In front of the tank is a Death Korps of Krieg mounted officer.
These photographs are of the Marching to the Front diorama by Mark Bedford and was in the display cabinets at Warhammer World.
More photographs of the Malcador Heavy Tank .
In this Death Korps Diorama at Warhammer World were various heavy tanks and infantry. There was this Shadowsword.
The Imperial Shadowsword Super Heavy Tank is the sister tank of the more common Baneblade super-heavy tank of the Astra Militarum. The Shadowsword is a nearly identical super-heavy tank to the Baneblade with the exception of its armament and battlefield role as a Titan-killer. Armed with a massive forward-firing gun known as a Volcano Cannon the Shadowsword’s primary focus during combat is the destruction of enemy Titans.
This Malcador Infernus was part of that diorama.
The Malcador Infernus is a variant of the venerable Malcador Assault Tank design. It is not widely used by Imperial armed forces at the present time and is in fact little known even within the Imperial military.
A “crocodile” style variant of the Malcador, I do like the rear part of the vehicle I am less so sure about the main weaponry. It looks like a big flamer.
Now I know it is a big flamer, but what I mean is that it looks like an out of scale flamer, a 3-up of a standard flamer rather than an actual flamer which is big!
Across the diorama was infantry and a fair bit of snow.
Well you dress someone up and then take some photographs…
The Forgeworld Death Korps of Krieg infantry models are really excellent, well sculptured and beautifully designed.
How do you make your Death Korps of Krieg look realistic in the first place. Well it would seem that Forgeworld took one of their staff and dressed him up in some kit, a gas mask and gave him a old rifle.
Not a bad way of doing it, these are just some of the many photographs that were taken to give the poses a realistic look and feel.
Just shows how much work goes into these models.
Death Korps of Krieg Standard Bearer
Forgeworld Death Korps of Krieg Mortar Team
Death Korps of Krieg Heavy Bolter Gunner about to fire…
In a trench complex, part of a Forgeworld Display at GamesDay 2006.
Death Korps of Krieg Autocannon Gunner in a trench.
In a trench complex, part of a Forgeworld Display at GamesDay 2006.
At GamesDay I managed to get a few pictures of some of the work in progress stuff at Forgeworld. Here is a Death Korps of Krieg Cavalry complete with rider.
Here are some of the horses that will be used for the Death Korps of Krieg Cavalry.
This is very much a World War One German army in style and one I really like.