FW #230 - Tauros Venator Rapid Strike Vehicle

Spack · by **Spack** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:46 pm

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.

mattjgilbert · by **mattjgilbert** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:00 pm

Well that's certainly different. In a good way.. I think: I'm undecided.

Spack · by **Spack** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:02 pm

I'm not too keen on it. Will be interesting to see what the other vehicles are though.

mortiferum · by **mortiferum** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:40 pm

Reminds me of this vehicle

estarriol · by **estarriol** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:55 pm

I must admit, looking at it, I thought it should have monster truck wheels and be driven by an Arkansaw man called bubba...

jlong05 · by **jlong05** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:03 pm

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.

Culven · by **Culven** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:24 pm

I assume it is the 40K vesion of the US Navy SEALs DPV.

Angelwing · by **Angelwing** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:58 pm

I quite like it. It's certainly tempting.

Baragash · by **Baragash** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:23 am

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.

RotweillerofJustice · by **RotweillerofJustice** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:24 pm

Oooohhh. Now that is sexy. Drool drool........

ruffian4 · by **ruffian4** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:29 pm

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???

mattjgilbert · by **mattjgilbert** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:45 pm

ruffian4 wrote:The model looks excellent, but I'm not sure it's 40k for me.

That's what I feel too.

Socaddict · by **Socaddict** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:26 am

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...

LordMalekTheRedKnight · by **LordMalekTheRedKnight** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:39 pm

Looks like something from GIJoe - which makes it awesome in my books.

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

~ Tim

ruffian4 · by **ruffian4** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:41 pm

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).