Friday 8 January 2016

Taranis Repulsar Main Battle Tanks and Drones now released!


With the completion of one of the most titanic in scale armourers works ever seen in the Prydian Precinct the complex plans for the lethal weapon of war that would become the Taranis Main Battle Tank were set into motion.  The Targa Works would go on to produce such vehicles as the Adder Combat Car and Lifter series and the medium weight Mullo Armoured Fighting Vehicle but these were side and later projects compared to Taranis.  Named after an ancient old earth deity a god of war from the isles of mist and rain the Taranis was created to be the mailed fist that would allow the regiments of the Barons and the Throne to continue to expand into space and systems lost during the thousand year old Aldan Crucible detonation.  In 4294IC documents retrieved by Starvaulters during an investigation of the ruins of Newbury IV were decoded and artificed.  It had taken a decade since their retrieval to decode the records which dated from the time of the great Resource Wars of twenty first century earth.  The designs they contained were for a war machine that was the ultimate evolution of a century of tank warfare.  Dutifully recorded they were sent out with the Ark Ships into the void.  A monster of death this tank was doom incarnate and once updated with the technology Prydia now possessed they were further modified to be able to function in environments far more varied than one planet could have offered.  Taranis would be a weapon capable of winning any war against men or the feared Khanate.
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With a hesitation over the festive period and a replacement of molds we at The Ion Age are delighted now to announce the release of the five variants of the super heavy Taranis Repulsar Tanks and also the Taranis Repulsar Drones too! Designed by industry legend Bob Naismith these tanks are large resin and white metal kits in 15mm scale suitable not only for space opera settings but also near future or many other wargaming genres.  Go HERE. There are five different variants (A,B,C,D and E) of IAF103 Taranis Repulsar Main Battle Tank so please read on for each of them:


IAF103A Taranis Repulsar MBT Cannon Turret
This is the core type of anti-gravity Taranis the main battle tank with projectile turret.  It is composed of seven resin and white metal pieces which are the upper hull, the lower hull, right and left propulsion fins sections, projectile cannon turret as well as the main gun and the sponson gun in white metal.  You can see them here with a scale of 1cm squares under laying the pieces.  It is easy to assemble and we supply the kit with the finely detailed anti-gravity left and right fins on supporting resin blocks which can be removed with a hobby blade. This vehicle is designed to be used for wargaming and thus it is durable.  Assembled this vehicle is just over 110mm long and 55mm wide. We offer the choice of purchasing one kit or on the drop down menu the purchase of three with a saving of 10% on screen.  Price 20.00GBP. Go HERE.

IAF103B Taranis Repulsar MBT Command Turret
This is the platoon command type of anti-gravity Taranis with projectile turret with additional rotary weapon and comms suite.  It is composed of seven resin and white metal pieces which are the upper hull, the lower hull, right and left propulsion fins sections, projectile cannon turret as well as the main gun and the sponson gun in white metal.  You can see them here with a scale of 1cm squares under laying the pieces.  It is easy to assemble and we supply the kit with the finely detailed anti-gravity left and right fins on supporting resin blocks which can be removed with a hobby blade. This vehicle is designed to be used for wargaming and thus it is durable.  Assembled this vehicle is just over 110mm long and 55mm wide. We offer the choice of purchasing one kit or on the drop down menu the purchase of three with a saving of 10% on screen.  Price 20.00GBP. Go HERE.

IAF103C Taranis Repulsar MBT Energy Turret
This is a Taranis main battle tank with an energy weapon turret featuring a small cabin for a crewman.  It is composed of five resin pieces which are the upper hull, the lower hull, right and left propulsion fins sections and the energy weapon turret.  You can see them here with a scale of 1cm squares under laying the pieces.  It is easy to assemble and we supply the kit with the finely detailed anti-gravity left and right fins on supporting resin blocks which can be removed with a hobby blade. This vehicle is designed to be used for wargaming and thus it is durable.  Assembled this vehicle is just over 110mm long and 55mm wide. We offer the choice of purchasing one kit or on the drop down menu the purchase of three with a saving of 10% on screen.  Price 20.00GBP. Go HERE.

IAF103D Taranis Repulsar MBT Siege Turret
This is a Taranis main battle tank with a double weapon turret for close in destruction. It is composed of six resin and white metal pieces which are the upper hull, the lower hull, right and left propulsion fins sections, white metal sponson gun and the double cannon weapon turret.  You can see them here with a scale of 1cm squares under laying the pieces.  It is easy to assemble and we supply the kit with the finely detailed anti-gravity left and right fins on supporting resin blocks which can be removed with a hobby blade. This vehicle is designed to be used for wargaming and thus it is durable.  Assembled this vehicle is just over 110mm long and 55mm wide. We offer the choice of purchasing one kit or on the drop down menu the purchase of three with a saving of 10% on screen.  Price 20.00GBP. Go HERE.


IAF103E Taranis Repulsar APC
This is a Taranis tank with a re-purposed function as a super heavy Armoured Personnel Carrier capable of carrying a squad or more into battle. It is composed of five resin pieces which are the upper APC hull, the lower hull, right and left propulsion fins sections and the white metal sponson gun.  You can see them here with a scale of 1cm squares under laying the pieces.  It is easy to assemble and we supply the kit with the finely detailed anti-gravity left and right fins on supporting resin blocks which can be removed with a hobby blade. This vehicle is designed to be used for wargaming and thus it is durable.  Assembled this vehicle is just over 110mm long and 55mm wide. We offer the choice of purchasing one kit or on the drop down menu the purchase of three with a saving of 10% on screen.  Price 20.00GBP. Go HERE.


Here are pictures of all the IAF103 parts as single items with under laying scale in 1cm squares for you to look at.  


There are several articles on our blog that tell you and show you much more about IAF103 and IAF082 that we could possibly fit here or on our website.  Click on the links that interest you and see every tank painted, in action, scale shots, unassembled kits and dimensions, concept art, fiction.


To see all the posts click on this link which takes you to the Taranis 'tab' on the blog HERE.


IAF082 Taranis Repulsar Drones now released!

Taranis Tanks make use of a screen of Drones acting as a defensive, offensive, repair group controlled by the tank itself.  These are shown on table as IAF081 Taranis Running Drones which can be seen and also the now released IAF082 Taranis Repulsar Drones which can be seen HERE. Both are on our website as a pack and as singles.

If you would like to read more about the Taranis Drones in the fictional setting of The Ion Age please visit this INFORMATION BURST article. 


We have other releases this month and these are the whole Prang Raiders force plus a platoon pack and the latest pack of characters from Dave Foley too. If you missed out on the ESO offers on the Taranis now is your chance and you get your Reward Points on your account with us and of course the monthly free miniature in your package currently IMP29 Planetary Militia Cold Climes Sergeant.

Thanks for Reading.

GBS

2 comments:

  1. The repulsar models are my personal favourites from all the recent tanks. Now we need the Ion Age vehicle supplement to go with them ! :)

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    1. Thank you for the kind and other words. Yes we do. Its in progress and will be talked about on the blog when its time. I can say no more at this moment. :-)

      GBS

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