You'll note the quotation marks. Sorry GW - Drax got there first on this one.
From my original post in April 2009, may I present the Imperial Guard Wyvern:
Ach! "Imperial Guard" - maybe that's where I went wrong. I guess I should have called them "Astra Something-or-Other" instead - "IG" is just too damned prosaic these days!
Anyways, a rumour's popped up over at the wonderful Faeit 212 [link] suggesting that this is the direction the new Astra Militarum is going. Let's play, shall we...?
- Chimera chassis? - CHECK
- Pivot-mounted mid-range indirect fire weapon? - CHECK
- Alternative mount for hydra flak cannon? - CHECK.
This is my version in its original post, by the way - if you're still interested: link. I was pretty proud of it at the time: it was intended as a support weapon for command squads, hence the typically Draxian grenade launchers at the back! The turret-front weapon, by the way, has been down-scaled to a heavy stubber. I detailed the whole design and realisation process on the blog too, including the Drax-style swept-back hull - it's all there under the 'wyvern' tag [here].
Oh yeah - this is the version with the hydra:
...You'll note it's the same chassis. Sadly, it's my hydra version which has seen all the gameplay. booo-ring.
By the way - if you came here under false pretences, then I apologise. It's just a bit of fun. I'm as excited as you are about the new incoming codex!
- Drax.
I will admit to having clicked for the "wrong" reasons, despite being a regular reader.
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But nicely done!
Gotta tell ya, I'll lay better than even odds your Wyvern will look far better than what GW comes up with! :)
ReplyDelete...I'm sorely tempted by the new stormtroopers though. Gorgeous!
When I saw the 'Wyvern' /Hydra rumour I was like "GW must love Drax's blog!" and I still think the Scions were inspired by Col. Gravis. Clearly someone at GW has started checking out the blogosphere!
ReplyDeleteFist pump because I came here for the right reasons! ;)
I came here for the beer....?
ReplyDeleteWhere am I ?
ReplyDeleteHa!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the props, chaps!
Having now seen the Wyvern - it's just the Hydra without the autocannon barrels - I think your design is better, but then I'm biased, I built my own after all. On the bright side you could easily field it as an obvious counts as now.
ReplyDeleteKoloth! It's been too long!
ReplyDeleteI was trying to remember who it was that mastered the swept hull...
You still around, Koloth? - The link to your profile isn't working...
ReplyDeleteA few people did swept back Chimeras, Bungaroo on Warseer may have been first.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why the profile (or the link) isn't working.
Man that's a pretty sweet conversion :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, mate! It was a long-term labour of love.
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