Feb 14 2009Real-Life Warhammer 40,000 Rhino Transport
So the creaters of Warhammer went and made a real-life Space Marine Rhino replica to folks excited about the upcoming video game. And, also, to crush the hell out of some little cars. Per my tipster, Sam:
Thought you might be interested in knowing about this, as it was modified from a old WWII British tank to promote the upcoming Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War 2 game that is about a week away from being released.
Nothing really amazing if it was just a normal tank (crushing cars is still cool, but still would be nothing new) but since it was heavily modified into a working replica (mostly) of the Warhammer 40000 Space Marine Rhino transport, it's been an ecstasy trip for 40kiers like me and anyone else seeing one their favorite tabletop franchise coming to life.
Freaking sweet -- I want one. And not just because some jerk broke my passenger side mirror off without leaving a note. No, it's because I want to crush the car that did it -- driver too! With a tank. A Warhammer tank. VROOM VROOM!! This ain't no table-top game, bitch, this is real life!
Thanks to Sam, who Wars the Hammer like nobody's biz.
Reader Comments
1. lol - February 14, 2009 7:00 PM
lol jokes
2. Hanha - February 14, 2009 7:15 PM
Second'
3. bendizle - February 14, 2009 7:20 PM
um....truely f_cking amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Feyd - February 14, 2009 7:25 PM
anyone know where i can get that song? It is pretty epic
5. big brown - February 14, 2009 7:37 PM
top 5 i think
6. Jay - February 14, 2009 7:39 PM
In the name of the Immortal Emperor
7. Dylan - February 14, 2009 7:49 PM
Meh, real life is overrated.
8. naas - February 14, 2009 8:16 PM
SMASHING!!!
I'm smashed right now checking geekologie w/ 'teh drunk' right here, good times...
NEVER BACK DOWN
9. Confused Geek - February 14, 2009 8:20 PM
Me boss' car. . . me boss' car. . . . I buy heap big tank thing and run boss' car over . . . me buy it . . .
10. Daisy - February 14, 2009 8:33 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Hancock when he screams dad and the pice of metal flies past the screen.
11. DanDan - February 14, 2009 8:36 PM
I am on a mission to stop you daisy, you will BURN!!!!
12. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - February 14, 2009 9:15 PM
@11: That wasn't Daisy.
And this post is hardly worth commenting on...but I'm bored:
It's a tank. Big deal.
13. ffff - February 14, 2009 9:53 PM
gonna make dat orky
14. zero - February 14, 2009 10:26 PM
i want one
15. taydong MClonglong - February 14, 2009 10:36 PM
i watched this with the sound off so maybe i had a different experience than most of you, but did anyone else think this was lame?
16. daisy - February 14, 2009 11:25 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where the fresh prince is chasing a deer, and he and his dog almost get captured by zombies.
17. lawrence - February 14, 2009 11:44 PM
Funny really! You guys can check more about it at Billionairepal.com. That is a very amazing thing right?
18. buttlord - February 15, 2009 12:06 AM
In the name of our Immortal God-Emperor, We will purge these foul xenos and heretics from the materium. Death to the enemies of the Emperor! Glory for the Imperium!
19. Hunter - February 15, 2009 12:29 AM
I could take it.
20. Hubbard, Jesus - February 15, 2009 12:49 AM
20th!
that aside, this thing made me shit my pants so hard, there is no TP that can save me now.
21. This Is Me Posting - February 15, 2009 1:03 AM
What the ƒµ¢ķ are creaters?
22. Al Dracone - February 15, 2009 1:21 AM
Lame. Still, I want one. Looks fun to drive. Does it come in black?
23. K4ot1K - February 15, 2009 3:06 AM
It's cool, but the Dark Eldar rule! Build a working replica of a Ravager, then I will be impressed.
24. Spam Artist - February 15, 2009 3:09 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Tender Dracula where Dracula recovered from his alcoholism to go into the blue.
25. av-hardware - February 15, 2009 3:38 AM
Strange that they haven't found a Yugo to crash out. Maybe in the grocery store Dixan went out?
26. Adra - February 15, 2009 5:46 AM
This is kinda my porn. WH40k in real life WOO HOO...
...although its not big enough....
...and not orky enough...
...but still. WOO HOO!!!
Gx
27. Nublet - February 15, 2009 7:14 AM
IN THE EMPEROR'S NAME!
28. Metalkid - February 15, 2009 7:44 AM
Search and destroy!
29. Cade Tealeaf - February 15, 2009 8:23 AM
I'm not even into Warhammer. I think I am now. Best. Advertising. Evar. It's funny, I just reported that very same car stolen the other month...
30. Sam - February 15, 2009 10:13 AM
Awesome, thanks for posting my tip!
Thought the last line "seeing one their favorite tabletop franchise coming to life."
"one their"
I forgot to put in "of" whoops
Oh well, got my copy of Dawn of War 2 reserved! :D
31. Dan - February 15, 2009 10:57 AM
That is amazing :P
However would have cooler if they made a predator tank, or working space marine armour
32. Dan - February 15, 2009 10:58 AM
*have been
Damn spelling ¬_¬
33. Watch - February 15, 2009 1:11 PM
that would be cool!
34. Watch - February 15, 2009 1:13 PM
all this tank is is really a modified M113 armored personnel carrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USAF_M113_APC_at_Camp_Bucca,_Iraq.jpg
35. Watch - February 15, 2009 2:38 PM
or a bren gun carrier
36. Moose - February 15, 2009 9:08 PM
Why does it look like a good kick would destroy the plastic frame?
37. naas - February 15, 2009 10:01 PM
Because in just the right place & at just the right time Moose, it would....
38. teh drunk - February 15, 2009 11:48 PM
TTHATS HOW I DRiive WHNe I M OUTTA BEER.f YREE HAAHWWW!!
NOW# WHOE WAANTS A SSSHOT?@>?
39. Internet Fatso - February 16, 2009 1:08 AM
RED ONES GO FASTER
40. Umm Carter - February 16, 2009 4:14 AM
I just warmed up my creative side and wrote a page or so of odd scifi and was looking for a robot pic to go with it and found your post about the Robotukiu or something like that. (Japanese robots that rescue people) and it was SO funny. And the images work perfect for the unedited piece. 2008, 4/22
41. Eag - February 16, 2009 7:59 AM
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH
42. FOR THE - February 16, 2009 8:13 AM
EMPEROR
43. crag - February 16, 2009 9:33 AM
"Nothing really amazing if it was just a normal tank.." Umm yah, that is all it is. Fail.
44. Da Mek Boy - February 16, 2009 2:20 PM
Hello daily driver, Burn the witches!! For the Imperium of Man!!!!
45. PunsKillPeople - February 16, 2009 4:58 PM
Awesome.
I want a racing derby with that shit. Complete with daemonette racing chicks and sisters repentia.
HERESY!
46. Drunkman - February 16, 2009 6:30 PM
Big deal. A genestealer could take that out.
47. Sammywa - February 16, 2009 11:26 PM
I came.
Well I would have, except it looks more like something out of a cartoon. I'd have expected the creators of warhammer to be experts at painting and shit. They could have at least made it look a little roughed up.
48. Jay peeterman - February 17, 2009 12:08 AM
Is that the Left 4 Dead alarmed car that it first rolls over?
49. nix - February 18, 2009 2:48 PM
METAL BOXES
50. fdgryfty - April 3, 2009 10:36 PM
fffffffffffffffffffaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
51. הפסקת עישון - June 8, 2009 10:38 AM
PC gamers just got bitch slapped by relic. Ouch
52. הפסקת עישון - June 8, 2009 10:39 AM
I've known about the warhammer universe for decades and actually played Space Hulk back in the day.
53. לימודי מחשבים - June 16, 2009 4:13 PM
I love this game!