This is the first of many variants for the Stormraven Gunship I could come up with. It is loosely based of off the Terminus Ultra Land Raider, except it’s got wings!
The premise behind the vehicle is basic search and destroy operations, where terrain/ conditions are not conductive to deployment of troops or heavy tanks. It is inherently a Super Heavy killer, able to disable or destroy all but the largest vehicles in a concentrated volley from all four of it’s lascannons. However it can be disabled itself due to infrequent power surges.
The two conversions required to make the Bellicose Hunter Killer are pretty simple. The side sponsons are the same ones that go on the Space Marine Predator tank, and fit right into the side hatches with no problems.
They don’t even require magnets to hold them in as the new GW model tollerances are pretty tight. Believe me I am all for push fit weapons!
Next up were the fixed twin lascannons in the front. I made those using the existing weapons mount, and just mounted the lascannons on top of the Typhoon Missile Launcher bit. For the weapons I used the plastic Lascannons from the side of the Valkyrie Model.
The trick with the lascannons is that you have to cut off and re-position the targeter on the side, flush with the end of the mount so it doesn’t look wonky. Pretty simple conversion there that goes faster if you use a “Bone Saw“.
Once you knock that out, its home free- you can customize the rest of the vehicle any way you want. You now have a fast moving Titan Killer thats fun to play with.
I went ahead and even made up an Apocalypse data sheet on the Bellicose. It’s 25 more points that the normal Stormraven, and you can give a few more pieces of equipment if you want. You can download the PDF of it here.
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What do you think of this new Apocalypse unit? -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
