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I am looking for a specific piece of old 40K art as reference for a conversion project.

Hours on various search engines have failed to uncover it for me.

What I am looking for is, AFAIK; the *ONLY* depiction of a specific tank, which for *some reason* I have this inkling may have been called the Herculea or Herakles armoured transport. It looks like a baneblade/fellblade variant, but with a low dome in place of the main turret. Two sponson complexes, per-side with the then-standard three-angle, three-bolter arrangement and the cupola for the Lascannon up top. And then another of these small turrets on the bow. So main turrets were present

The art itself I recall as depicting this tank, in Ultramarine blue, IIRC inthe lower right corner of a large painted work; this would have been a full-page splash or a 2-page spread, I think. The overall scene was at least one-half of a typically massive early 40K/Epic battle of the likes that used to appear at least on in every book; the suggestion of tens of thousands of soldiers on each side, titans, tanks, ect.

In the centre or displayed prominently was a descending assault marine deploying from, I *think* some kind of dropship. Vaugely possibel this was actually one of those odd RT-Era Imperial Guard jump-troops, but I think it was an assault marine.

I recall it as a full-colour painting, but may also have been used or shown in halves and in black and white when re-used.

Thanks for your time.

I am looking for a more old-hammer alternative to the gorgon and other high-capacity infantry transports and I'd like to convert one from a baneblade or similar.

Thank you once again.

I think I know the one you mean, I can't lay hands on a PDF right now, but see if you can download a PDF of the first edition Epic Space Marine rulebook- if it's not there then check Codex Titanic's from the same (late 80's era).

Assuming I'm not completely wrong about what it is you're after, at least..

 Skinflint Games wrote:
I think I know the one you mean, I can't lay hands on a PDF right now, but see if you can download a PDF of the first edition Epic Space Marine rulebook- if it's not there then check Codex Titanic's from the same (late 80's era).

Assuming I'm not completely wrong about what it is you're after, at least..

Thank you! Great to know I am less likely to be nuts.

I wanted to look at the epic books, but I am finding they are anightmare to track down in any format. WTH? I thought that game was huge back in the day?

They were- well, they were mainline GW games, so they got a good chunk of White Dwarf space, as much as 40k or fantasi. I'm not sure how to get the pic out of the PDF, so let me suggest Scribd as a site to download the rulebook from

 Skinflint Games wrote:
They were- well, they were mainline GW games, so they got a good chunk of White Dwarf space, as much as 40k or fantasi. I'm not sure how to get the pic out of the PDF, so let me suggest Scribd as a site to download the rulebook from

Depends what version of software you're running.

I am on Windows 7 now and updated adobe some time ago; so I am now using snipping tool. It's...okay. But I preferred when this was a utility built into other programs. it was much easier to use that way.

On mac; no clue.

Have attached a pic -was this the one you mean? If so - Codex Titanicus, c1988-1989

From the description, I’m thinking it may be from one of the Visions of Heresy books?

From this blog post https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/blog/267859.page there is mention of a Hercules heavy tank.

Specifically this image

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/Terrible_Trygon/heavytanksfullscene60dy7.jpg

Great find Fictional! The source is mentioned as White Dwarf 120, pp12-13. It does look like a command or transport variant.

The description matches a few of the OPs requirements, domed vehicle, "Hercules or Herakles", assault marine, Ultramarines, and it might be a partial image.

Fictional wrote:
The description matches a few of the OPs requirements, domed vehicle, "Hercules or Herakles", assault marine, Ultramarines, and it might be a partial image.

I have mushed your pic and the one skinflint posted together in my head (looks like same artist?) From memory, so perhaps op did too

Fictional wrote:
From this blog post https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/blog/267859.page there is mention of a Hercules heavy tank.

Specifically this image

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/Terrible_Trygon/heavytanksfullscene60dy7.jpg

Holy cow!

Yeah! That's it for sure!!!

I am sure I have seen it painted as well, but this is great! Thank you!