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chaos0xomega wrote:
Did SA really need *another* heavy support choice though?

Also, is it me or does the Mechanized subtype seem... unnecessarily punishing?

Does it?

It just looks like the dreadnought rules to me. Resistance to poison / fleshbane, vulnerability to haywire, explodes on death (sometimes), and can unload all of its dakka at all times while being free to follow up charge.

It might be a little light on the damage front, but in return its going to take an inordinate amount of fire power to shift. A unit of 3 outfitted with lances and HK's they're going to be superb vehicle hunters and pose a serious threat to any terminators / 2w astartes.

Not Online!!! wrote:

the only the normal contemptor has over this is the brutal melee weapon and T 7.

Improved WS/BS and an Inv save?

Yeah I don't see it. A 7" move with no ability to run is going to have a hard time going terminator hunting, esp w an 18" gun, and with bs3 and one shot a piece aren't likely to inflict serious harm to enemy targets.

 MajorWesJanson wrote:

Not Online!!! wrote:

the only the normal contemptor has over this is the brutal melee weapon and T 7.

Improved WS/BS and an Inv save?

2 vs 1 relativizes BS and invul. And ws is only relevant if you want into melee which the sentinels don't.
But that is an imo case. Though i find it sad that i'd consider these above 80% of the Rest of the list that SA has..


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chaos0xomega wrote:
Yeah I don't see it. A 7" move with no ability to run is going to have a hard time going terminator hunting, esp w an 18" gun, and with bs3 and one shot a piece aren't likely to inflict serious harm to enemy targets.

And 4 Hunter killers/ sentinel.
But indeed against terminators, especially cataphractii they won't do to much.

The Aethon will make for good backfield hunters I'm betting.

A squad of 3 with Autocannons or Culverins and have 1 swap out the missile launcher for some hunter-killers. It's versatile, reasonably hardy and is something I don't think people would necessarily expect from them.

chaos0xomega wrote:
Thats another weird thing - the complete absence of the malcador defender from the 31st millennium.

Also missing the Infernus and the Valdor, so we might get another kit with those options

 Rolsheen wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:
Thats another weird thing - the complete absence of the malcador defender from the 31st millennium.

Also missing the Infernus and the Valdor, so we might get another kit with those options

With the Infernus making it into LI, I'll be quite surprised if it doesn't get a plastic kit at some point.

 Dysartes wrote:

 Rolsheen wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:
Thats another weird thing - the complete absence of the malcador defender from the 31st millennium.

Also missing the Infernus and the Valdor, so we might get another kit with those options

With the Infernus making it into LI, I'll be quite surprised if it doesn't get a plastic kit at some point.

Maybe. The sicaran and venator made it into plastic, but the other variants haven't yet.

chaos0xomega wrote:
Hype-building fluff-piece.

Does anyone else find it odd that Malcadors don't have access to volkite weapon options? They're supposedly older tanks built during age of strife, from before bolters came into vogue and when volkite was the predominant weapon technology prior to its eventual phase-out. Yet it has relatively "mundane" weapon options, including bolters. Then you have the leman russ incinerator which does have a volkite weapon, despite being the newer tank...

They certainly should be capable of being fitted with volkite weapons.

The artwork emphasises how utterly rubbish Malcadors would be if realism was a thing with armour designs in this game. The sort of vehicle that would be found burnt-out and abandoned on the side of the road. But it's going to be perfect for my Militia

 Snord wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:
Hype-building fluff-piece.

Does anyone else find it odd that Malcadors don't have access to volkite weapon options? They're supposedly older tanks built during age of strife, from before bolters came into vogue and when volkite was the predominant weapon technology prior to its eventual phase-out. Yet it has relatively "mundane" weapon options, including bolters. Then you have the leman russ incinerator which does have a volkite weapon, despite being the newer tank...

They certainly should be capable of being fitted with volkite weapons.

The artwork emphasises how utterly rubbish Malcadors would be if realism was a thing with armour designs in this game. The sort of vehicle that would be found burnt-out and abandoned on the side of the road. But it's going to be perfect for my Militia

surprising that FW arent already selling an upgrade kit a la "terminus ultra".

Also funny that the bolter and autocannon variant represents the latest, most cutting edge upgraded version - specifically tailored to meet the needs of the great crusade


Makes me think of the quote the Tank Museum presenters use: "the best tank in the world is the one which is available to you when you need it."

Heresy Thursday – Tybalt Marr is On the Hunt For the Head of the Shattered Legions

Tybalt Marr:

Finally, some support for Sons of Horus!

That is a superbly stabby sword!

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Finally, some support for Sons of Horus!

He's Blood Axes, though?

Another model I like. Shame they are resin.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Finally, some support for Sons of Horus!

Yeah, those Raven Guard, Iron Warriors, Salamanders and Iron Hands hogging all the attention!

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/03/01/ye-olde-tercio-standard-great-success-in-the-war-for-beta-garmon/

Not sure if already posted, but decals!

Sprue pics:

Aethon heavy sentinel:

Leman Russ:

Dracosan:

Accessory sprue:


An interesting bit:
The Leman Russ front weapons are all on a seperate sprue which makes it likely this is the "sponson" sprue for SA, so will also be used for the Malcador and maybe the Stormhammer if they give it more front weapon options

Cor, lumme! Pintel mounted weapons where the Pintel and gun are a single cast. Heavy Stubber looks a wee bit fragile, but the other two look nice and solid.

Probably 2 sets of the sponson sprue for the baneblade, and 3 for the stormhammer. And a set for the carnodon.

I'm desperate to start converting these new tanks. Time to dig through my bits tubs and get brainstorming.
I love that they've broken down the kits into multiple sections rather than the larger single piece segments of previous kits, much easier for a ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶l̶l̶e̶r̶ bodger like myself.

Good job GW

nedsta wrote:
I'm desperate to start converting these new tanks. Time to dig through my bits tubs and get brainstorming.
I love that they've broken down the kits into multiple sections rather than the larger single piece segments of previous kits, much easier for a ̶m̶o̶d̶e̶l̶l̶e̶r̶ bodger like myself.

Good job GW

All the heresy tanks are like this, so that some sprues can pull double duty across multiple kits. It's not all that great as it leaves you with seams going down the middle of large exposed surfaces.

Tho thanks to the trim odds are good it will be much less obvious on Auxilia than it is on Land Raiders.

Here’s a fun one: it looks like the trunnion for the twin lascannon/twin autocannon turret option is reversible. That is, it has the square holes for the lascannon and the round ones for the autocannon on opposite sides of the same piece.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Here’s a fun one: it looks like the trunnion for the twin lascannon/twin autocannon turret option is reversible. That is, it has the square holes for the lascannon and the round ones for the autocannon on opposite sides of the same piece.

Well, that's assuming they're two halves, they could be two trunnions.

https://www.chaosbunker.de/en/2024/03/02/review-horus-heresy-solar-auxilia-leman-russ-strike-tank/

It is two separate trunnions.

What a lovely kit!

Managed to get one through GW, where they limited it to one per customer and another one through my discounter, happy days, can't wait to build one of those Russ tanks.

If you’re in South East Kent and missed out? Upgrade Gaming in Dover has one ready for release day.

Give Matt a ring, and he’ll likely be happy to sort that for you.

 lurch wrote:
https://www.chaosbunker.de/en/2024/03/02/review-horus-heresy-solar-auxilia-leman-russ-strike-tank/

Hull weapon design is SO terrible. If the designer made the peg they are all on slightly longer, the hull mount would be lovely, trivial to swap push fit solution changing them all in seconds. Alas, that tiny peg is bad both for this and magnetizing. Bravo GW

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Here’s a fun one: it looks like the trunnion for the twin lascannon/twin autocannon turret option is reversible. That is, it has the square holes for the lascannon and the round ones for the autocannon on opposite sides of the same piece.

These, too, could simply both be square and push fit for wonderful functionality (and you'd save plastic for second mount bit, seriously, these are both identical, why autocannon one needs cables going into them I have no idea).

Or do even better, and put a pin in a side sensor thing, second into reflector on the other side, and have the pins hold main gun in place - presto, simple quick swap of these too, alas, it would be too nice for your customers...