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FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:46 pm
by Spack
Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle
New for the Elysians is the Tauros Venator, a six-wheeled rapid strike and scout vehicle. Light, fast and heavily armed, these all terrain attack vehicles are used for rapid reconnaissance and savage lightning raids in support of the drop troop landings. Designed by Will Hayes, with Elysian crewmen by Simon Egan, this full resin model comes with the choice to mount either a twin-linked multi-laser or twin-linked lascannon as well as optional hunter-killer missiles. This is a great model and something genuinely new for the Imperial Guard and Elysian range, as you can see Here.

The Tauros Venator is available now to pre-order Here for dispatch the week commencing the 25th of January.

Rules for the Tauros, as well as other new Imperial Guard vehicles for the Elysians (including a new Valkyrie variant) can be found in our forthcoming book Imperial Armour Volume 8, and we'll have some experimental rules for you to download soon.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:00 pm
by mattjgilbert
Well that's certainly different. In a good way.. I think: I'm undecided.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:02 pm
by Spack
I'm not too keen on it. Will be interesting to see what the other vehicles are though.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:40 pm
by mortiferum
Reminds me of this vehicle

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:55 pm
by estarriol
I must admit, looking at it, I thought it should have monster truck wheels and be driven by an Arkansaw man called bubba...

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:03 pm
by jlong05
it is very close in style to the buggys from Halo also. extra rear wheels and less armor, but close. pretty standard design for a buggy though.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:24 pm
by Culven
I assume it is the 40K vesion of the US Navy SEALs DPV.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:58 pm
by Angelwing
I quite like it. It's certainly tempting.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:23 am
by Baragash
Angelwing wrote:I quite like it. It's certainly tempting.


^What he said. WHY, FORGEWORLD, WHY?!

Must resist or I'll end up with a full Elysian army.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:24 pm
by RotweillerofJustice
Oooohhh. Now that is sexy. Drool drool........

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:29 pm
by ruffian4
I have a bit of a mixed opinion about it, tbh.
A light attack vehicle for ig is a good idea (if the vdr allowed squadrons, I would have made some already), but it treads on orky toes a little, doesn't it?

The model looks excellent, but I'm not sure it's 40k for me.
But, then I love the valks etc but wouldn't use them, as they don't fit, imo.

It's the first world war, you fools and no-one can tell me any different!

I don't know, maybe if it looked like an entirely stripped down chimera???

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:45 pm
by mattjgilbert
ruffian4 wrote:The model looks excellent, but I'm not sure it's 40k for me.
That's what I feel too.

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:26 am
by Socaddict
I saw it and instantly thought "ork vehicle." Although far too pricey to buy to convert, its roughly the same cost as a battle wagon, or a mega dread without arms, and I know which of those I'd rather have...

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:39 pm
by LordMalekTheRedKnight
Looks like something from GIJoe - which makes it awesome in my books. 8)

I wonder if they will do one without a turret and a 5-man transport capacity...

~ Tim

Re: FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:41 pm
by ruffian4
If you want something similar, have a look around for a robogear "hunter" vehicle, which you can occasionally get for about £10 inc p+p (as it's probably coming from Russia).