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  • The Space Marine Razorback is a light armored vehicle used by Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The original Razorback model was released by Games Workshop in 1994 for the second edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game.  Appearance-wise, the original Razorback was essentially a Space Marine Rhino with...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Razorback

    Posted on April 16, 2012 | No Comments
    The Space Marine Razorback is a light armored vehicle used by Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The original Razorback model was released by Games Workshop in 1994 for the second edition of the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game.  Appearance-wise, the original Razorback was essentially a Space Marine Rhino with...

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  • Orks first appeared in the Rogue Trader rulebook and the Space Orks boxed set, containing eighteen metal models. These Orks were squat, powerfully muscled humanoids, wielding crude ballistic weaponry (usually black powder or other explosive projectile-based equivalent) and large ‘stikbomz’ or stick grenades; along with their helmets and other paraphernalia,...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Ork Boyz

    Posted on January 2, 2012 | No Comments
    Orks first appeared in the Rogue Trader rulebook and the Space Orks boxed set, containing eighteen metal models. These Orks were squat, powerfully muscled humanoids, wielding crude ballistic weaponry (usually black powder or other explosive projectile-based equivalent) and large ‘stikbomz’ or stick grenades; along with their helmets and other paraphernalia,...

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  • Aside from the ones commonly seen, other variants of the Land Raider have been described in various Games Workshop publications in various forms. Some published variants have actual game stats while others have merely been mentioned in passing as background material. These rarer modifications of the Land Raider are in...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Land Raider Variants

    Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Comments
    Aside from the ones commonly seen, other variants of the Land Raider have been described in various Games Workshop publications in various forms. Some published variants have actual game stats while others have merely been mentioned in passing as background material. These rarer modifications of the Land Raider are in...

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  • On November 15, 2011 while excavating the site of the World War II crash of a British Spitfire fighter in an Irish peat bog, six intact Browning Mk 2 machine-guns were found and recovered intact. One was cleaned-up and test fired, after more than 65 years submerged in a bog...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Ma Deuce

    Posted on December 5, 2011 | No Comments
    On November 15, 2011 while excavating the site of the World War II crash of a British Spitfire fighter in an Irish peat bog, six intact Browning Mk 2 machine-guns were found and recovered intact. One was cleaned-up and test fired, after more than 65 years submerged in a bog...

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  • The Necrons first appeared as usable units for Warhammer 40,000 as Necron Raiders. The rules for these were first published in White Dwarf Issue 216 towards the end of the lifespan of the second edition of Warhammer 40,000. At the time, only Necron Warriors and Scarabs were given game rules...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Necrons

    Posted on November 28, 2011 | No Comments
    The Necrons first appeared as usable units for Warhammer 40,000 as Necron Raiders. The rules for these were first published in White Dwarf Issue 216 towards the end of the lifespan of the second edition of Warhammer 40,000. At the time, only Necron Warriors and Scarabs were given game rules...

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  • Orbital Drop Pods are specialized atmospheric reentry craft that can be used to deploy Space Marines in a Space Marine army. A Drop Pod has the appearance of a huge, metallic, five-petaled flower bud when it opens upon landing. The interior is a transport chamber for the pod’s passengers. In...

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    Posted on November 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Orbital Drop Pods are specialized atmospheric reentry craft that can be used to deploy Space Marines in a Space Marine army. A Drop Pod has the appearance of a huge, metallic, five-petaled flower bud when it opens upon landing. The interior is a transport chamber for the pod’s passengers. In...

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  • The Immolator is a specialized assault/transport vehicle used by the Sisters of Battle in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. It is used to carry small squads of sisters into the thick of battle. From agis page of miniatures The first Immolator boxed set was released by Games Workshop in 1997...

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    Posted on November 14, 2011 | No Comments
    The Immolator is a specialized assault/transport vehicle used by the Sisters of Battle in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. It is used to carry small squads of sisters into the thick of battle. From agis page of miniatures The first Immolator boxed set was released by Games Workshop in 1997...

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  • The Exorcist is a specialized artillery platform utilized by the Sisters of Battle in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game. It is usually fielded within a Witch Hunters army making use of the forces of the Adepta Sororitas. The current model draws on cues from a pipe organ more than...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Exorcist

    Posted on October 31, 2011 | No Comments
    The Exorcist is a specialized artillery platform utilized by the Sisters of Battle in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game. It is usually fielded within a Witch Hunters army making use of the forces of the Adepta Sororitas. The current model draws on cues from a pipe organ more than...

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  • The Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier is an armed VTOL transport used by the Imperial Navy in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. In the game background, the aircraft’s role is the transportation of special forces infantry in the same way as the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters used by the 160th SOAR of...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Valkyrie

    Posted on October 24, 2011 | No Comments
    The Valkyrie Airborne Assault Carrier is an armed VTOL transport used by the Imperial Navy in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game. In the game background, the aircraft’s role is the transportation of special forces infantry in the same way as the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters used by the 160th SOAR of...

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  • The Collegia Titanica is the division of the Adeptus Mechanius that commands the Titans – colossal robotic combat walkers which are the most potent ground weapons capable of being deployed by the Imperium. The Collegia was one of the groups of the Adeptus Mechanicus that went over to the Warmaster...

    still practicing_: 5 Minute History: Collegia Titanica

    Posted on October 17, 2011 | No Comments
    The Collegia Titanica is the division of the Adeptus Mechanius that commands the Titans – colossal robotic combat walkers which are the most potent ground weapons capable of being deployed by the Imperium. The Collegia was one of the groups of the Adeptus Mechanicus that went over to the Warmaster...

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