Imperial Armour

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Imperial Armour was a Forge World product range that focused on tanks, vehicles and conversion kits for the various factions of Warhammer 40,000. The range also included a series of books that detailed the rules and background for the different miniatures Forge World produced.

History

Imperial Armour logo

Imperial Armour was launched in 1990 and announced in The Citadel Journal 32, described as a product range of "ultra-cool, ultra-detailed, ultra-specialist add-ons for Warhammer 40,000 tank kits."[1]

Over time, the range expanded to include tanks and vehicles from all of the major Warhammer 40,000 factions. Beginning in 2000, series of rule books were also published under the Imperial Armour name.[2] These provided background information and official rules for fielding Forge World miniatures in games of Warhammer 40,000.

Warwick Kinrade was at the helm of writing rules and contents for the Imperial Armour series since the very first models were released [1][2]. Beginning with Fall of Orpheus (2013), he was no longer credited as a writer.[3]

Publications

Softback

There are two original softback Imperial Armour books, followed by four Updates. They were produced by Fanatic for the Forge World staff in connection with the specialized miniature lines they produced based on pieces originally created in Epic scale. They were published from 2000 to 2006.

Hardback Numbered Volumes

The popularity of the softback editions and the Imperial Armour products encouraged the production of hardback books, to heighten the quality of the range and the background that accompanied it. Players were encouraged to use the models in 40k games, only if their opponent was made aware beforehand of their presence on the tabletop.[4]

There are thirteen numbered hardback Imperial Armour books that came out between 2003 and 2014

Second Editions

Six hardback Imperial Armour books have Second Editions, updating previously published material for the 6th and 7th Editions of Warhammer 40K.

Other Publications

Aeronautica focuses on Flyers, Masterclass features models showcase and provides useful modelling tips; Apocalypse volumes feature rules for the aforementioned game system.

8th Edition Indexes

In 2017, new rule indexes for the 8th Edition of the game were released for all factions

9th Edition Compendium

Imperial Armour Compendium updates all 222 Forge World' models for the 9th Edition of Warhammer 40,000. It includes 222 datasheets, of super-heavy units and highly specialised troops.[5]

Sources

Imperial Armour Publications
3rd Edition Imperial Vehicles • Ork, Eldar and Dark Eldar Vehicles • Update 2002 • Update 2004
Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy • Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition
4th Edition Update 2005 • The Taros Campaign • Update 2006 • The Anphelion Project • The Siege of Vraks - Part 1 • Apocalypse I
5th Edition Model Masterclass Volume I • The Siege of Vraks - Part 2 • The Siege of Vraks - Part 3 • Raid on Kastorel-Novem
The Badab War - Part 1 • The Badab War - Part 2 • The Doom of Mymeara
Apocalypse II • Apocalypse I (Second Edition)
6th Edition The Fall of Orpheus • Aeronautica • Imperial Guard (2nd Edition) • War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes (2nd Edition)
The Taros Campaign (2nd Edition) • The Anphelion Project (2nd Edition) • Model Masterclass Volume II • Apocalypse (2013)
7th Edition War Machines of the Lost and the Damned • The Siege of Vraks (2nd Edition) • The Doom of Mymeara (2nd Edition)
8th Edition Imperial Armour Indexes (Astra Militarum • Adeptus Astartes • Chaos • Xenos)
9th Edition Imperial Armour Compendium
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