The BEST 40k Vehicles? | Five Faves

[@Waksplat]

There was a WD back cover photo with an epic scale scene with Space Wolves and a Leviathan transport, loved those things

[@garyknight3018]

Always have a fondness of the white dwarf issue that had the plans to scratch build the Baneblade!!!

[@jordansorcery]

What a classic! Everyone I knew claimed they were going to build it at one time or another

[@ironbomb6753]

I was planning on building that Sabre conversion, but with the new 30k Rhino.

[@ZacSheehy]

The first eldar had a walker with a completely exposed cockpit between two weapon systems one of wich was a multi barrel midi-gun. In real life it would stand about 15 feet tall,it blew my mind.edit it was called a war-walker I also like the Kratos tank.

[@jordansorcery]

Oh that Warwalker was a classic - kind of looked as precarious as those imperial jet bikes though!

[@ZacSheehy]

@@jordansorcery Yeah totally impracticable and it didn't go unnoticed to my young mind . I love the look of the early eldar all decked out in skintight chainmail and various pads with those breathing masks and mohawks, Just loved them.

[@EdBurke37]

"There's something that's even cooler than cool." ICE COLD!

[@ashes2ashesuk]

The Ork Deffkopta and the Rhino are probably my favs… although I do like the Boomdakka Snazzwagon too

[@therealchriscunningham]

The various Epic Ordinati were always great. Other than that, the second edition Space Marine Dreadnought and the Vyper (with its clear canopy!) and then the glorious return of the Land Raider for third edition are all personal faves. The final slot belongs to any number of ships from the '91 Space Fleet, maybe the Imperial assault ship with the teeth and enormous claws? Utterly impractical, utterly 40k.

[@darrenrichardson6146]

You had me panicking when you listed the Rhino and then showed off Tau transports instead LOL. Gods I miss the creativity of the old Rogue Trader days when you'd make vehicles out of junk and broken toys!

[@HumbugDandy]

I still remember the White Dwarf issue with a prototype Tau vehicle made from a plastic bottle. Awesome. HONK

[@fredrik241]

Fun video! I read recently in some article or somin' that Jes came up with the base design language for the Eldar coming back from a Formula 1 race or F1 car show or something like that. I guess the sleek aerodynamic curves. Good choices all around! :) Love the eldar jet bike and the og Rhino! I got a flashback when you popped the images for the Iron Claw minis as I recognized the Dwarf Booze Brothers that a friend of mine had and I had that Squat Hovercar. They were just random purchases somewhere in Sweden made back then.

[@Astra_Martarum]

The two that really got me into 40k; the Fire Prism and the Basilisk. I started in the hobby around the time the Fire Prism was brought out and it just won me over. Sleek looks, whopping great big (metal) crystal weaponry and it featured in a White Dwarf battle report where it kept one-tapping the same Predator over-and-over after a techmarine kept bringing it back. Then the Basilisk was just simply because it's got a whopping great cannon on it and it's range was basically the entire county you where playing in! 😂Hard not to love it, and it looks amazing still! You're not wrong on the Grot tanks though! Those things are quality! 👌

[@benstehn]

I loved the Capitalist Imperialist Lavaithans from Epic and tried to make one in year 8 woodwork class, to a reasonable level.

[@Jackalblade9]

I LOVE those grot tanks! They put me in mind of Bonaparte, Leona Ozaki's tank from Dominion Tank Police. And I really wonder which came first now.

[@raincoast_bear]

Tank Police manga was 1985, so about the same time as 40k.

[@joadams8022]

You know, I keep thinking back to Titan Legions. That was actually a damn fun game, out of the box. Rare at that time (Pace WQ & BB) when the 'starter' was just a few basic troops, good only for a basic intro/demo, not a full game. But a giant Imperial robot with babby robots against not one but two giant ork robots with cool ork cars? Fun, asymmetrical, and a fiver on a plastic box set or two was a significant expansion to your forces. Also, I think we were at the same game day, odd thought.

[@petercartwright101]

Ork battle wagon, without a doubt my fav. Piled up with ork ladz for extra dakka!

[@WanderlustZero]

The rules were great! 'Carrying capacity - as many orks as you can fit on the model - any models that fall off as you move the Battlewagon are counted as falling off and take a Strength 8 hit'

[@Hey_McG]

Getting strong Metal Slug vibes from those Ork Grot tanks 😊

[@fredrik241]

I was thinking that. And the vehicles from Advance Wars for Game Boy Advance. Though those designs were probably also influenced by Metal Slug. That's a game all 40k loving players should try btw! (Advance Wars)

[@martincann5052]

As an Imperial Guard man, I have to declare my love for the Leman Russ. What's my favourite pattern? Yes!

[@dr3dg352]

The vehicle that immediately comes to mind when I think of my favorite is the Sisters of Battle Immolator. ❤‍🔥 Whether it's carrying dominions with flamers or retributors with heavy-flamers, I just *love* the idea of a tank with twin-linked heavy flamers carrying a modest squad of flame thrower ladies. 🥰 My runner-ups are the skimmer vehicles of the Dark Eldar. Raiders are especially fun! 💜

[@CocoHutzpah]

Someday I want to have an Orca dropship. I doubt I'll find an original, but I think it would be quite fun to try and print something similar.

[@bravghede]

Getting the Titan Legions box set is a core memory for me. I loved the Imperator Titan and the ludicrous mega gargants. Seeing that datacard is like Proust’s madeleines for me.

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

It’s so cool that you included a lot of my favorites from years gone by. If I were to add one to the list, it’d be the Whirlwind that I kitbashed from that original Rhino using the instructions in White Dwarf. It was one of my first big projects & it was great fun.

[@OrinThomas]

Mechanicus Archaeopter - just love it.

[@iatebambismom]

The princeps of an imperator titan must be quite confident in the power of their machine, the sheer destructive power they control. The captain of the smallest escort class ship looks at it and shrugs. The scale of the battles in space is factors higher, just impossible to comprehend.

[@Raygun9000]

I don't know if it counts but the new basilisk for solar auxilia blew me away. The internal crew space is incredible. It can be constructed so as to bisect it to getva better look inside.

[@yorkshireotter7189]

I love the Imperator so much and was always disappointed that subsequent versions of Epic always seemed to try pretend it didn't exist. The Orc Battle waggon had such amazing 2nd edition rules! No love for the Squat Trikes though haha?

[@jordansorcery]

The fact that the Imperator became stranded in time almost adds to its mystique for me

[@yorkshireotter7189]

@@jordansorcery True haha. There was also a really cool article in White Dwarf where one got converted into a special character chaos version which was awesome.

[@thewatercyclist]

great choices - I have/had several of those you showed, so I feel validated 😂 I loved my Mk1 Landraiders in normal and epic scales. I was also inspired to convert my Star Wars walker into a Warhound Titan by that article in White Dwarf. Loved the ork battle wagon and the ork bike thingy with a flame-thrower dustbin. But the Eldar Jetbike…. perfection. Those little grot tank thingies are awesome!

[@cyberleaderandy1]

Love the fact that in Darktide there are tanks and vehicles scattered everywhere on certain maps.

[@tabe8850]

The deredeo dreadnought. It is so goofy and everything about it has qualities I would normally hate. But yet, I love it and I can’t explain why. The Crassus super heavy though is my favorite vehicle in my collection. Everyone should buy one. You will just want to use it and pick it up and put dudes in it and it’s just so much fun.

[@WBenIB]

One could easily compile a "best vehicles" list for each faction in 40k; the stark clash of styles really elevates each faction. As you touched on with the jetbikes, Eldar vehicles look as sleek as they do precisely because ork vehicles are so ramshackle, and so on. I would like to include an honourable mention to all of the Battlefleet Gothic ships. I have a soft spot for the retrofit-for-war Tau Merchant vessels, but the top spot has to go to the Imperial fleet. Just looking at them, you can feel these massive ships straining against their own inertia as they slowly turn and line up a broadside attack.

[@pat0652]

Macharius Vanquisher. I like the idea that it is just attainable enough that your average regiment/high-end PDF could actually hope to get a platoon of them, and just powerful enough to surprise the meanest threats they might actually run into.

[@Jayk129]

For me there is no more iconic 40k vehicle that brings back fond memories of my youth than the infamous Speed Stick Grav Attack Vehicle originally from a White Dwarf 'Eavy Metal article. However I first came across it in the 40k Compendium for 1st edition. I remember trying to build one of these babies back in high school, and ruined 2 perfectly good sticks of deodorant in the process. I love it so much that at the FLGS I now own we made it the subject of one of our monthly painting competitions last year.

[@edwardblacklock2446]

great video thanks Jordan. Gutted that the Land Raider didnt make the cut but I completely understtand the charm of a grot tank!

[@jacobturnerart]

I started with 40k Epic - the range of Ork vehicles was great. Loved the dragsters and Mekboy gargants.

[@stujm84]

Can't disagree with your choices, but just as easily could swap one or 2 with other choices as well. There's just too many good vehicles in 40K's history that I love that I'd have to have a bigger list! Still love the 2nd Predator, regardless of the insanity of gluing metal gun sponsons to a plastic Rhino chassis that was already a bit flimsy.

[@theoneandonlysoslappy]

Jordan, I think making a list like this myself would actually be too hard. The only vehicle I think I could guarantee would be on it would be Rick Priestly's mentioned fragrant hover tank. Apart from it's sheer inspirational presence, I am nostalgic for a time when Games Workshop actively encouraged players to take ownership of their games, creating scratch-built models, imagining their own scenarios, and writing their own rules. Obviously, players can STILL do this but it takes a kind of mental fortitude nowadays that once was the default position for tabletop gamers. Too many gamers now feel compelled to abide by the "official" position on rules and lore, rather than treating them like suggestions or a starting point for games (unlike computer games) we actually own in their entirety and nobody can tell us otherwise.

[@mattshaw5179]

Great selection. Im glad the titan you picked was at epic scale. I've never been able to get my head around the 40k ones, any of the supermassive vehicles if I'm honest, as a Space Marine player in the 90s they're just not big enough! My favourite vehicle has to be the old Squat Heavy weapon trikes.

[@shockerck4465]

I played one game against the Imperator Titan with my Squats. My Squat Cyclops got a critical , rolled the best/ worst result and destroyed the titan and the unit of Imperial Guard housed inside with one shot. The first shot of the game. My opponent gave up turn one.

[@ThomasMurch]

I do love the Imperator Titan - it's a giant walker carrying a fortress-cathedral on its back, how could I not - but any win for the Squats is good in my book!

[@jacobturnerart]

I vaguely remember you could kill an Eldar titan with one shot from a basic troop unit because of a quirk with their shield.

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Love the grot tanks, so good.

[@bill_heywood]

I love the Eldar jet bike. The original model was so unstable on the clear base, but I didn’t care. That top speed of 350 was hilarious to play with. I always thought the Space Marine Vincent Black Shadow was very cool too

[@citizendisco]

Ork fighta bomba- just screams fun!

[@walt_man]

The Imperator is just.. just phenominal still.

[@keepcalmandre-roll5480]

I’ve always loved the Ork Gobsmasha. I scratch built one using the white dwarf article back in the day. Would love to make a new one (or 3D print one) also love the Imperator Titan always wanted one though never had one :(

[@anotherzingbo]

The original Whirlwind was a masterpiece of frugal kitbashing, all you needed was a Rhino, a square 40mm base and a little bit of card or plasticard!

[@weirdocollector]

What a nostalgia rush! Great video as usual Jordan!

[@pat0652]

You really should do like 10 of these videos of cool vehicles.

[@alexanderwalsh8365]

It's no surprise the humble Arvus Lighter isn't on the list because… it's the humble Arvus Lighter. Much love for the tub though

[@benstehn]

I'm a fan too!

[@alexanderwalsh8365]

@@benstehn It's such a mascot vehicle. Classic

[@drfishynooooo881]

Giving this a like purely for the addition of the Grot Tanks ❤❤❤ completely agree with this choice. Maybe the Grot Tanks could be the start of an Ork Waaaghh, or even a random mob in Gorkamorka?

[@keepcalmandre-roll5480]

Also Ork Stompa would be on my list :)

[@jamescann9152]

Quality post, as always.

[@tappajavittu]

Those kitbashed titans with Kenner(?) AT-ST toy legs are fantastic, tho they remind me more of battletech than warhammer.

[@KristovMars]

Oh the Grot Tank! These sat in my wishlist for years despite never collecting greenskins - I'm confident I'll never buy the "spensiver than gold" resin kit, but I do intend to bash some together for some of that DIY ethic they bring to the table.

[@shinkiro403]

I could swear the original kit was retired with the coming of the recent Ork Codex, in which case considering the consequent mark up on the 2nd hand market you'd have only that one option anyway. Better of course, as I heard some 4-pack of chinese toy tanks make for good bases of conversion for grot tanks 👍

[@MiniatureRealms]

Now is that the same coffee as last week? 😂 Great fun video.

[@paulsyrah]

Around White Dwarf 107-110. My first White Dwarfs and seeing those fabulously painted Epic Warlord Titans. The curved carapaces and scary head backed up by loads of archaic weapons. Was disappointed by the blocky versions later on.

[@Slechy_Lesh]

3:45

[@davidshergold1275]

No Squat land train or Overlord airship?

[@tappajavittu]

Haven't watched the video yet but if the Reaver titan isn't #1 then I'm going to be slightly disappointed that your list doesn't adhere to my personal preferences. Anyways, I'd marry a Reaver titan if I could.

[@YuzoKoshiroSan]

>No Baneblade Come on Jordan, you had ONE job.

[@jordansorcery]

The original DIY Baneblade was like a mythical creature everyone was desperate to see in the wild! It definitely could have taken a high slot on another day

[@noops9220]

STOMPA!!!

[@Mr_Waffle.]

Never seen those kitbash Warhounds, amazing! My favourite will forever be the Space Crusade chaos dreadnoughts though. BRING THEM BACK GW YOU COWARDS

[@stevenkennedy4130]

Baneblade anyone?

[@maxxon99]

It must be the deodorant tank, I made two of them myself…

[@jordansorcery]

A classic!

[@jacobdeacon4491]

What's this? No 'hello'? I'm shocked.

[@misomiso8228]

No Squat Colossus or Cylcops?! Very disappointed...

[@MortdeathMinis]

Jordan is just too hipster to pick the landraider

[@hobobeard]

Why does the opening state you’re talking about the “best” of you are going to follow it by saying they’re instead your “favourites”?

[@jordansorcery]

I think they’re the best because they’re my favourites, but I’d be curious to know if you’re aware of an infallible system for determining the literal best imaginary vehicle?

[@hobobeard]

@@jordansorcery I don’t know how to determine which is best, but then I didn’t conflate best and favourite.

[@jordansorcery]

Cool

[@tanyaf2097]

​​@@hobobeard You feeling OK pal?

[@hobobeard]

@@tanyaf2097 Yes. Are you feeling OK Tanyaf?