Check Out Previews From The Horus Heresy Weekender
February 9, 2016 by brennon
Community member @deaddave was at the Horus Heresy Weekender this past weekend and sent through some pics of what kind of awesomeness is on the horizon from Forge World. We picked out a few of the awesome pieces to share with you...
Kicking things off we have some amazing new pieces for the Mechanicum. Starting things off we have the Domitar Battle Automata which looks like one of the most kick-ass robots I've ever seen. I actually quite like the 'swagger' of this walker whose design is just fantastic.
It gets even better when you see one of them swinging around a shield and hammer. I love that the Mechanicum have basically been thinking about how much they can push technology and stay off the battlefield. Why go into the fighting when the robots can do it for you?
There was even some painting going on for these models showing off what they look like with a bit of paint on them. You can also see the variety of posing options here too as this one is swinging the hammer into someone's face (or just has).
As well as these epic walkers we also had some other contraptions of the Mechanicum...
I can see why the Mechanicum has become such a sought after faction in Warhammer 30,000 and 40,000. The creativity within the Forge World team when it comes to making things out of 'metal' is great and it provides a wonderful image of their workshops full of strange contraptions.
Equally as impressive we also got to see this HUGE gunship...
...which also has a very nice interior detailing. You can see a bit of it there but below deaddave got a good shot inside the rear bay. I wonder what kind of warriors this will be carrying into battle?
This ship also comes with all manner of different weapons under the wings and on the sides. It is packed with missiles and all sorts. I think this might be a bit hard to have as a flying addition to a game but it would make a superb interactive objective. This was also painted up for the World Eaters...
Now we move onto some of the other surprises from the event with a look at some new variations on the Knight.
As you can see it looks similar in scale to the Knights but has more of a Titan feel to it. I'm sure that deaddave can clarify what this might be in the comments below.
Last but not least Forge World also shared an image of their upcoming Primarch, Leman Russ. He looks incredibly awesome and just as feral as you might expect...
I can't wait to see how he looks when finally finished and I could really see this being one of the most stand out models from their character collection.
What do you think of these morsels?
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I am really liking Russ!
Yeah those new Mechanicum Battle Automata look amazing. Can’t say the same for that new Knight variant though, I think it looks way too bulky, from a design/aesthetic point of view.
But I’m sure it can really take a hit on the battlefield, with all that extra Armour.
The bulky looking Knight is an Acastus Knight Porphyrion. I believe it is a Knight Warden, and its design is based off the old models
http://www.solegends.com/citcat911/c2126epicimperialknights-00.htm
top row.
The Second and third images are Iron Warriors robots Perturbo’s bodyguard as read about in the Horus Heresy novel Angel Exterminatus.
Russ might just be the one to finally convince me to buy a Primarch. Will be watching with great interest.
The micro-Titan is so cute!
I really hope they make some of these AdMech models readily compatible with 40k, I really want some of them but some people get a bee up their arse if it doesn’t have the official seal of approval and it’s a lot of cash to put down for stuff you can only use occasionally :/
Very strong showing by Forgeworld. I wanted Corvus to pull me into the game but didn’t like how he shaped out in the end. Now Russ is looking like he could be the one !
Flying warbots! 😀
Few more pics I took if you want some
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.991172974310649.1073741856.446142635480355&type=3
love the new stuff especially the knight & the super thunderhawk.
Pturbo will have his Iron Circle! and that Stormbird ….awesomeness.
I want a Stormbird, I want a Stormbird, I want a Stormbird!
The first Automata is outstanding! Love the design and the sculp. Really really sweet model.
Don’t like the rest that much, and the huge “minis” of the cannon and the gunship are not my cup of tea.
Can’t wait for FW 6mm scale titans!!
Could you tell me more about this 6mm option from GW? I’ve heard of epic, but I thought that was out of print nowadays…
Its supposed to be coming back, but it’s probably a few years away yet.
Mechanicum and Iron Warrior porn. Love it.