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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader had loads of vehicle options, from the infamous Grav Attack Vehicle to the common Rhinos, Land Raiders and Jetbikes. Not all the vehicles in the main rulebook got kits, not even all got illustrations. One example is the mysterious Stegatank (p.112) - the only clue to it's appearance is that it should be "based on a multi-limbed plastic kit" - indicating it should probably not be bipeadal.

Zoids share much of the military industrial tech aesthetic as 40k. Zoids also appear all over Oldhammer - posters in Warhammer Fantasy Battles 3rd Edition, to the basis and weaopnsystems for the Tony Cottrells 28mm scale Scout Titans (White Dwarf 120), the Ground Hog and the Deo Tank (White Dwarf 95), they were undoubtedly an influence on the GW design studio at the time.

Stegatank is a portmanteau of Stegosaurus and Tank - the giant monster machine The Great Gorgon aka Gordos - combining a mechanical Stegosaurus and a Tank makes it the ideal candidate heavy armour for the grim dark battlefields of the 41st Millennium.

Edit - forgot to mention that the 40K:RT Stegatank standard weapons are two forward firing Las-cannons, which is exactly the same as The Great Gorgon main armaments!

Although there was an article on gaming the Discworld in White Dwarf 82 (October 1986), and GW famously tried and failed to convince Sir Terry to write for them. I still think it's a real shame Games Workshop / Citadel didn't do a licensed miniatures range and wargame based on Josh Kirby's illustrations for Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Just imagine Kev Adams doing stone Trolls and Aly Morrison's Wizards, The Perry's City Watch. Could have been some really fun stuff.

YOU are a veteran of a thousand psychic wars, 
YOU are a warrior of the cosmic wastelands, 
YOU are a lone clone one man war machine, 
YOU are... THE ZONE TROOPER.

YOUR mission: infiltrate enemy territory, retrieve top secret plans recorded on VHS tapes, and escape. But the hardest mission of all? just staying alive.

Zone Trooper is a minimalist, retro 80's sci-fi inspired, 1-bit pixel art, one colour, black and white, print and play, one page, Solo Future War Roleplaying Board Game for one player.

Easy to craft: Physically the whole game fits on one sheet of A4, (plus 2 dice, a pencil and eraser) the only crafting required is to cut out the small token, or use a penny or meeple if you have one handy.

https://zhu-industries.itch.io/zone-trooper

Just launched Zone Trooper: The Solo Future War Roleplaying Board Game on itch.io for the 2026 One Page RPG Jam
Free community copies available during the Jam.
Get to it Trooper!

All, or any feedback very much appreciated. Does this even make sense?

Fresh from the Zhu Industries forge, deep in the Ünterwyld comes Vlätkrig Special Edition: Amböl Ûlks!

A set of 3 brand new, unique, hand drawn, black and white, old school, paper miniatures. Two Khaötic Mutant Undead Insectoid warbeasts and one Necro-Shamanic Beast Herder. ​

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Celebrate the Original Edition of the global science fantasy wargaming phenomenon, launched way back in 1987. Our random biker reference, retro-styled, pre-distressed graphic print T draws on nearly 40 years of grim dark heritage!

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Leadspotting doesn't get tougher than this!

Can anyone identify the pre-slotta erea Citadel miniatures from these early sketches by the Perry twins?

There are plenty more sketches, including sketches of an unreleased (?) Squat Siege Dreadnaught, Chaos Dwarf Tenderiser, Squat Exo-armour etc. on Dave Woods blog:

http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2026/06/the-perry-twins-early-gw-and-citadel.html

Freshly unleashed from the Zhu Industries forge, deep in the Ünterwyld - Vlätkrig Special Edition: Amböl Ûlks. A set of 3 brand new, unique, hand drawn, black and white, old school, paper miniatures. Two Khaötic Mutant Undead Insectoid warbeasts and one Necro-Shamanic Herder, ​inspired by the Umber Hulk of classic D&D and the Ambull of Oldhammer 40k for you to print, cut-out and play with your favourite TTRPG and Skirmish Wargame rules in both printable PDF and VTT friendly PNG formats.

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It is with great sadness that we learned the news of the recent passing of John Blanche, artist who gave shape to the worlds of Warhammer from their very beginning, from behind the scenes concept art for models, to the front covers of games and magazines and everything in between and beyond.

John was a huge talent whose unique vision will be sorely missed.

Thoughts with his friends and family.

Just come across a really early GW advert. Before they imported D&D or published Warhammer. Funny how the core business stayed solid through the 80s, magazine, crafted game peices and marketing inovative games from new designers.

Hi, these two vehicles were included in Citi-Block (1987) and were intended for use with the Judge Dredd Role-playing Game.

Does anyone know what vehicles from the comics they're intended to represent?

I guess that's why the Nick Bibby's LE1 Space Ork (1986) has a power axe as well. May the 4th Be With You.

Designed by Erika Chappell, heavily inspired by the aesthetics of Rogue Trader Space Marines, combining the best of C100, RTB01 and alternative authentically retro stylings.
Explore the full range here: https://cults3d.com/en/users/open_sketch/3d-models