Baneblades in 2nd Ed?

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**Skinflint Games**

I've gone through the 2E Guard codex and amazingly enough I can't find rules for the iconic Baneblade - I've got a PDF of WD132 with templates to build a DIY Baneblade, did they ever do a 2E datafax for it?

MDG, I look in your direction.... ;-)

**madtankbloke**

Armorcast got a licence to scale up the old epic baneblades to 40k size. they did come with a datafax if memory serves. since the interweb forgets nothing i would be shocked if there wasn't a PDF somewhere on the line.

**A.T.**

Inquisitor magazine had rules

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

A.T. is probably correct!

**Skinflint Games**

Outstanding :-D Thanks guys!

**jeff white**

A.T. wrote:
Inquisitor magazine had rules

Exalted.

**Platuan4th**

Now if only Inquisitor issues were easier to get a hold of.

**Insectum7**

Platuan4th wrote:
Now if only Inquisitor issues were easier to get a hold of.

I am perpetually annoyed I threw mine away back in the day.

**Dolnikan**

It wouldn't have included rules for such a monstrosity because it honestly wasn't on the scale of the game at the time. A Leman Russ already was a pretty chunky toy back then.

**Tannhauser42**

Citadel Journal had rules for using a Thunderhawk in 2E back in the day. I had built one out of cardboard because I couldn't afford the limited metal one.

**Leo_the_Rat**

Not many people could afford one. IIRC they were around $1000.

**Lord Clinto**

Leo_the_Rat wrote:
Not many people could afford one. IIRC they were around $1000.

They weren't that expensive. IIRC My buddy bought an NIB Armorcast Shadowsword from our LGS in 1995 for ~$120; adjusted to todays value that's only ~$230.

Edit: unless you were talking about the Thunderhawk. If so, my apologies for misinterpreting.

**Leo_the_Rat**

I was referring to the thunderhawk. I bought a baneblade for ~$90 back then and a falcon for around $55. I think a friend of mine bought his shadowsword for $90 but that would have been around 2000-01.

**Stormonu**

I'm pretty sure the Armorcast baneblade/shadowsword had a datafax with them (probably the one posted above).

Unfortunately, I recently purged all my old assembly instructions (all the way back to the RT Landraider), which would have included that.

If I recall, I bought my Armorcast baneblade and shadowsword for around $50 each (but it has been 20+ years so my memory may be faulty), but they were the fixed hull version that couldn't be swapped around.

**Leo_the_Rat**

My hull split top/bottom and 2 separate treads. The turret was also a separate piece. There were holes/slots for the bolters/flamers but I don't recall if they came with the kit or not.

**ccs**

Leo_the_Rat wrote:
My hull split top/bottom and 2 separate treads. The turret was also a separate piece. There were holes/slots for the bolters/flamers but I don't recall if they came with the kit or not.

They did.

**Flinty**

Leo_the_Rat wrote:
Not many people could afford one. IIRC they were around $1000.

The first 28mm scale thunderhawk was originally sold for £400. Because it is also 40,000 new pence. Because of course they did