Imperial Guard Basilisk 2010 - Warhammer 40K

I have a confession to make... I play Imperial Guard, and I love its artillery. The Basilisk is its mainstay self-propelled artillery piece.This puppy lobs a 5" blast pretty much anywhere on the board with a blast that will splat even Space Marines into paste. When it hits. But the hilarity begins when you have more than one gun in a unit firing as a multiple barrage. Especially if used in an Apocalypse formation. I've seen whole squads pulped in one salvo from these things ;) and they can pop vehicles pretty well too. And nobody else has artillery like you do, unless you fight other Guard players.The flip side is points cost, vulnerability being open-topped, weak armour. So, prone to flyers, infiltrators and jump infantry then. Keep them guarded, or carefully deployed.The price here on Amazon looks excellent at time of writing, and if I hadn't already spent a fortune this week I'd be tempted to grab a couple of boxes to finish a battery off. If your wallet or Army list points won't allow a battery of Basilisks you could try the  Imperial Guard Manticore / Deathstrike - Warhammer 40k  which lets you fire for four turns with potentially multiple cluster munitions - these are also fun, if variable in success.As with all Imperial Guard tank kits the assembly is relatively simple, the parts all fit if you prep them properly, and the finished SP gun looks cool on the gaming table or on your shelf when you're not playing. Included in the kit is the sprue of tank upgrades with extra track guards, stowage, equipment etc which is also handy if you have other tank kits you want to kit-bash with. When you consider what that sprue alone costs you buying direct from GW, it's a good value purchase when you only need part of it for your Basilisk kit.

If you need heavy fire power for an Imperial Guard Army the I would recommend the Basilisk, it's easy to use and can do alot of damage to the enermy.It's a fun model to make up and paint and as I always do with mine I give it a little bit of a extra paint to make it look "real" in battle e.g I dry brush the cannon's hole and around it in black to give it the feel that it's been in a few wars before & i'll paint the metal platform in a bit of brown so it looks like it's dirty.But like I said it's a great model to put together, paint & style to your like. Well worth it for any armed force or for just a everyday model maker as a collectors item.

The item I purchased arrived 2 days before it said it would which I was very pleased with. I opened the packaging to find put that it had been I undamaged during shipping. I am very pleased with my purchase and the imperial guard basilisk is a great addition to my war hammer 40k army.:)