Review: Horus Heresy Tarantulas & Rapier Batteries
In this post, I unbox and review four new heavy support kits for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – the Tarantula Sentry Guns, the Tarantula Missile Battery, and both Rapier Weapons Battery sets. With redesigned sculpts, a generous array of weapon options, and some clever design touches, these kits aim to bolster your Legion’s firepower in style. Let’s take a closer look at what’s inside the boxes.
Showcase: Sons of Horus Despoilers
Today I’m giving you a look at the first half of my Despoiler Squadron that I’m currently working on. These are MkIII models that I’ve customised with some Sons of Horus bitz and melee weapons. More on that in this post.
Review: Mechanicum Ursarax Cohort
The Mechanicum, in the Thirtieth Millennium, receives further augmentation following the recent deployment of the Mechanicum Heavy Support Box. Within this review, we dissect the Ursarax Cohorts, and conduct ocular analysis of high-resolution imagery of the sprue frames, alongside all build options.
Review: Mechanicum Heavy Support Force
More heavy armour for the Taghmata Omnissiah! Here’s the review for the Mechanicum Heavy Support Box, which contains three new kits: the mighty Thanatar Calix Siege-Automata, a heavily armed Karacnos Assault Tank, and the agile Krios Battle Tank. As always, there are high-resolution sprue images and all the build options.
Showcase: Horus Ascended with display base
As promised, here’s Part 2 of my Horus Ascended showcase, now featuring the mighty display base. Skulls, skulls, and more skulls in this post.
Showcase: Horus Ascended
The Warmaster ascended. Witness the culmination of countless hours of labour as I unveil my meticulously painted Horus Ascended. The Primarch of the fallen Luna Wolves Legion is a testament to the tragic beauty of betrayal, and in this post, I will show you my interpretation of the most pivotal character of the Warhammer 40.000 universe.
Short review: Arvus Lighter, Valdor Tank Destroyer & Malcador Infernus
The Solar Auxilia is receiving a supply drop of new heavy equipment. In this review, we’ll be taking a high-resolution look at the sprue images of the Valdor Tank Destroyer and Malcador Infernus, new Malcador tank variants, and the brand new plastic Arvus Lighter.
WIP: Horus Ascended #3
There’s one model I’m really keen to finish this year: Horus Ascended. I painted about half of this colossal Primarch back in the spring, but then took a break to work on some Skaven and other models. Now, I’m finally getting back to it.
WIP: Horus Ascended #2
In this latest update on Horus Ascended, I’m excited to share the progress on this highly detailed model with you here on Tale of Painters. I’ve recently finished painting the base and the left shoulder pauldron. Here are my thoughts and observations on the process so far.
WIP: Horus Ascended #1
Do you remember when I reviewed Horus Ascended and boldly promised to keep you updated on the painting progress? Well, it took a bit longer than expected, but I finally got started on this magnificent model. Here’s my current progress.

















