Looks like a good kit. More unit and vehicle options in plastic is something that Horus Heresy has desperately needed for a long time, and it’s great to see the game gain new popularity with the new edition.
The elbow joint is different between fists and guns, so you won't be able to magnetise within that, you'll have to do it in the bicep. As for the cable, the plates on the backs of the shoulders is usually where the magnets go
Question... Why would you duplicate the equipped melee weapons (other than two siege claws to save 5pts, which seems an act of desperation) in a max-melee load-out? Reading the HHv2 rules, the additional melee weapon gives +1 Att in close combat, with the controlling player deciding which weapon is used for ALL the attacks. So, having a mix with the siege claw on one hand and the siege drill on the other means you can get all 6 attacks with either weapon (which seems an obvious choice over locking yourself into one weapon). This also means that the hybrid ranged/melee load-out (ignoring points cost investment) gives the flexibility of ranged firepower at the in-game cost of losing the additional close combat attack and not having an either/or option with which weapon you use in that close combat. Which also seems OK. The double ranged load-out seems very dangerous. This defaults the Dreadnought to 5 attacks at base Str profile 8 with AP-. Even against a 5-Marine squad with armour saves you're likely to only kill 1-2/round of melee, meaning the Dreadnought would be easy to combat lock for relatively little cost over multiple rounds. Am I missing something here????
That would allow the arms to spin and rotate with gravity which I don’t love. The elbow also allows you to build all the weapon variants as you only ever get two elbows per kit
Thanks for the unboxing a review. What pigment did you use on the base and feet of the Dreadnaught? My HH Imperial Fists are on a Mars style base and I've been looking for a dark red pigment.
Such a let down that they didn't just release one box with all the options. At least this one came with double weapons, unlike the Contemptor, but it's pretty manipulative of GW to release the model like this. They sucker you into this one, then you still have to buy the next one if you want other options. For the same price as a Repulsor, which is possibly three times the size, it should not only come with two versions of every weapon, but it should also come with iconography for different marine chapters. Hard pass on this as I am not getting suckered into GW's marketing scheme here. Might buy the Stormcannon version, but if it doesn't come with two Stormcannons, I might pass on this altogether. Way to take something awesome and make it epically fall short of greatness, GW.
One plastic kit plus a melee/shooting upgrade sprue, both in plastic, is a far cry better than a $72 dreadnought body and $24 for EACH individual arm sold separately. If you had wanted all the various arm options in resin it would have literally cost you a couple hundred dollars. But sure, go on about manipulative GW marketing schemes.
@@tinyfishhobby3138 So it's okay that one model costs the same as another that's three times larger? Because the old overpriced resin was even more of a ripoff? You really think that makes sense?
Ash putting the team on his back always ready with the release day videos. thank you kindly.
Awesome model. Looking forward to see more Horus models painted from you. Keep up the good work.
Looks like a good kit. More unit and vehicle options in plastic is something that Horus Heresy has desperately needed for a long time, and it’s great to see the game gain new popularity with the new edition.
Thanks for the tutorial, Ash! Now if only the Deredeo was plastic...don't know why, but I like that one more.
We can still hold out hope for it, since it’s not legion specific
Great review , and I liked the tips on magnetizing too . Your painted result was inspiring !!
There is an undetailed codpiece on the leg spure
Loving the look of the plastic leviathans cant wait till we can find out when we can get them in australia 😢delayed for an unknown period
The previewed frames for melee and ranged show the kits are the entire arm, so magnets at the shoulder might be the best way to do it?
I glued the cable to one side and it slots in the back. Similar to contemptor just magnetise at elbow
Yeah, I need a Talon of these for my Night Lords, my Terror Assault is the same deal with the 1 Heavy choice
Yep....will def buy one
"Give 'em the clamps!"
Now we all await the arrival of the plastic Dreadnought Drop Pod so this build becomes super terrifying.
That thing is rad.
The elbow joint is different between fists and guns, so you won't be able to magnetise within that, you'll have to do it in the bicep. As for the cable, the plates on the backs of the shoulders is usually where the magnets go
Looks like can magnitize the same as fw one at the shoulder/elbow spot.
Great review
gotta love the absolute lack of blind spots on this guy, total periphieral vision awareness.
If you believe hard enough in the Emperor this won´t be an issue.
If you’re here for realism in your sci-fantasy Horus Heresy universe, I have some bad news for you…
gods so many pieces.
looks great mate, mind if I ask how you did the base ? loving the red !
Hope the ranged version isn't far off. These are sadly delayed in Australia 😔
Do you know how long is the delay expected to be?
@@kanehan6658 no idea when either the CC or Ranged version will be available in OZ or NZ. I'd say the CC version will be a few weeks away.
Steel foil? I have not heard of this.
Could I use blutack instead of magnets (kids safety)? Thanks to anyone for their feedback
Question...
Why would you duplicate the equipped melee weapons (other than two siege claws to save 5pts, which seems an act of desperation) in a max-melee load-out? Reading the HHv2 rules, the additional melee weapon gives +1 Att in close combat, with the controlling player deciding which weapon is used for ALL the attacks. So, having a mix with the siege claw on one hand and the siege drill on the other means you can get all 6 attacks with either weapon (which seems an obvious choice over locking yourself into one weapon).
This also means that the hybrid ranged/melee load-out (ignoring points cost investment) gives the flexibility of ranged firepower at the in-game cost of losing the additional close combat attack and not having an either/or option with which weapon you use in that close combat. Which also seems OK.
The double ranged load-out seems very dangerous. This defaults the Dreadnought to 5 attacks at base Str profile 8 with AP-. Even against a 5-Marine squad with armour saves you're likely to only kill 1-2/round of melee, meaning the Dreadnought would be easy to combat lock for relatively little cost over multiple rounds.
Am I missing something here????
I think releasing the close combat guy before the shooty guy was another typical goof by GW but it's what I've come to expect.
I believe they're sort of meant to be magnetized at the shoulder, but that would be annoyingly difficult
That would allow the arms to spin and rotate with gravity which I don’t love. The elbow also allows you to build all the weapon variants as you only ever get two elbows per kit
Hey ash so was there a cod piece that didn’t promote SOH or Imperial? Or did you just shave one?
The cod piece looked plain on your model. Did you find a plain one on the sprue or did you fill the horus recessed one?
I found a plain one on the other frame I missed originally. :)
@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames cool cool cheers
Hey Ash, any indication that the plastic weapons wil work with the resin leviathans?
Thanks for the unboxing a review. What pigment did you use on the base and feet of the Dreadnaught? My HH Imperial Fists are on a Mars style base and I've been looking for a dark red pigment.
It’s actually airbrushed mournfang and skrag brown with FW Martian earth pigment which I think is oop.
Do we know when it will be available for pre order?
It's already up in the UK.
@@batteredwarrior so this afternoon for north america them thanks!
@@thousandcold indeed! No problem!
You should look into simple hobbie molding. You could make simple molds for the key parts you need duplicates of, it's really easy.
I'm really confused with GW's recent silly decisions with casting. First the 2 part studded shoulder pad and now a 2 part head for the leviathan?
Shoulder pad is for the studs to actually be circular
Since the Leviathan is now finally a "Talon", you could also field up to 3 as on Heavy Support coice! =]
That's what i'm gonna do 😏👌🏻
I have already planned a whole Dread army!
Such a let down that they didn't just release one box with all the options. At least this one came with double weapons, unlike the Contemptor, but it's pretty manipulative of GW to release the model like this. They sucker you into this one, then you still have to buy the next one if you want other options.
For the same price as a Repulsor, which is possibly three times the size, it should not only come with two versions of every weapon, but it should also come with iconography for different marine chapters.
Hard pass on this as I am not getting suckered into GW's marketing scheme here.
Might buy the Stormcannon version, but if it doesn't come with two Stormcannons, I might pass on this altogether.
Way to take something awesome and make it epically fall short of greatness, GW.
One plastic kit plus a melee/shooting upgrade sprue, both in plastic, is a far cry better than a $72 dreadnought body and $24 for EACH individual arm sold separately. If you had wanted all the various arm options in resin it would have literally cost you a couple hundred dollars. But sure, go on about manipulative GW marketing schemes.
@@tinyfishhobby3138
So it's okay that one model costs the same as another that's three times larger?
Because the old overpriced resin was even more of a ripoff?
You really think that makes sense?
@@actualwafflesenjoyer
Not sure why I bother...