Thankfully Andy a good friend of mine has picked up a starter set and has decided on Blood Angels as his force, so this made my decision making a little more easier. Reading through the rulebook it is very clear that you need a good amount of line troops to be able to take and hold objectives.
As I already have a painted Tactical squad of 10 with a Rhino. I decided that my first unit would be another Tactical squad and the Praetor with the axe. This would at least give me a legal starting point to the army and give me a little more time to decide on the rest of my list.
So as you can see in the picture the first squad and praetor are built and ready for undercoating. I am aiming to have this squad completed this week.
What progress have you made with your box set? and have you yet decided on your army list?
With release of the Age of Darkness less than a week behind us most us have seen a different variant of the plastic Contemptor Dreadnought. Today it was confirmed by Warhammer Community.
Sounds like a packed box, so for those you ike to magnitze your dreads this will give you the full load out available in the Liber books. I think for this is either gonna be a 2 or 4 box purchase, just need to work on my list. But seeing 4 Dreads stomping in fornt of a line of infantry I think would strike fear into most opponents.
Mersadie Oliton remembrancer to Horus before his fall from grace is given a message from an old friend to pass to Loken and escapes and avoids many pitfalls through the book.
With the every massing forces of the Warmaster both in space and the warp, how can the loyalists defend the throne of Terra?
For fans of the series you will know that it is customarry with grand operas the writers will focus on the lesser players and their perspective and view of the battle. The most interesting of these is Abaddon and his growing relationship with Chaos and his Mournival brothers. I found these parts of the book enthralling and complex and constantly looked to his next part in the battle. ( Yes I am a Sons of Horus fanboy)
This book is a grand space opera and John French manages to keep the action and battle flowing whilst giving more detail and richness to the characters that we have read through.
For those new to the Horus Heresy books this is not a starting point. You would benefit greatly from reading the first 5 books in the series. This book has wetted my appititie for what is to come in the Solar War.
What is on your reading list? and what did you think to the The Solar War?
Today's Heresy announcement feels a but light, but we have been spolied with some great new kits.
Available from Forge World soon are the Helmet and Shoulder Pad upgrade kits for Dark Angels.
Reader bewarned there are spoilers in this review......
Cover Description
Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster's increasingly cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his Legion for war against the Orks massing in the Veridia System, WIthout warning their supposed allies in the Word Bearers Legion launch a devastating invasion of Calth, scattering the Ultramarines' fleet and slaughtering all who stand in their way. This confirms the worst scenario Guilliman can imagine- Lorgar means to settle their bitter rivalry once and for all. As the traitors summon foul daemonic hosts and all the forces of Chaos, the Ultramarines are drawn into a grim and deadly struggle in which neither side can prevail.
This is the 19th book in the series and written by Dan Abnett and first published in 2012.
With there being over 80 books in the series so far there is a lot of reading material and some that just won't be to your taste or feature your Legion. It is generally a given that the first 5 books of the series are a must read as this covers the fall of Horus, the massicare at Istivan V, and the Loyalist fleeing the Traitors to try and get word back to Terra of the Warmasters betrayal.
For me personally this is one that should be added to the must read books as again it covers a major battle in the war at Calth and the rise of Daemons being used by the Word Bearers and their change from Marines to Daemon mutated. There are more insights into the mechanicum and the emergence of Samus. The Ultramarines come to realise that there is fear and they must master their fear to become victorius.
Dan Abnett once again blends the wonderful descriptive text that is a feature of his novels and the ability to convay huge battlescapes, fleet battles and then bring it down to singular combat and focus.
If you are an Ultramatines or Word Bearers player or fan then this is a must buy book.
Remember that when you have the chance to kill an Ultramarine do so or his revenge will be merciless
“We do not need to be mighty when we are faced with weakness." - Ezekyle Abaddon”
Over a year since the first leak
4 Months since the trailer was released
2 Months of awesome Warhammer Community updates and creator blogs and You-Tube vidoes.
10 Days until release......
Like many others I was up early last saturday and I queued for only 10 minutes, popped the core starter, both books, both weapon upgrade packs, and a Kratos tank. I left the rhino out as I had found one lurking in my box of shame.
It kinda looks like this but just swap the Rhino for the Loyalist book.
The worst part or best part is I away in Greece for our first holiday since Covid.
So for me it is 19 days and counting.
Preparing for the release I have the first 5 books of the Horus Heresy series downloaded on Audible.
I am sorely tempted I there are box sets left when I get back from holiday to pick up a second box,
My hobby progress has been pretty solid, my unit of Justarion Terminators are complete, the Mark III Sons of Horus are complete, and Rhino complete. I am trying to find some time before I go away to get some pics taken.
What is in your pre-order? Pop a comment below
