Horus Heresy, Reviews

Review: Horus Heresy Tarantulas & Rapier Batteries

Four Horus Heresy model set boxes arranged on a white marble background, featuring Tarantula Sentry Guns and Missile Battery, and Rapier Quad Heavy Bolter and Graviton Cannon plus Laser Destroyer and Quad Launcher batteries. Photographed for review purposes.
8.5

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.

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Showcase: Sons of Horus Despoilers

A Sons of Horus Despoiler in MkIII armour swinging a chainsword in front of a dramatic blue sky with lighting

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.

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Review: Mechanicum Ursarax Cohort

Mechanicum Ursarax Cohort box on a white marble background, photographed for a review and unboxing
8.0

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.

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Horus Heresy, Reviews

Review: Mechanicum Heavy Support Force

The Mechanicum Heavy Support box from Games Workshop's Horus Heresy game, on a white marble background, photographed for review purposes
9.0

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.

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Showcase: Horus Ascended

Cinematic shot of Horus Ascended in front of a blue, dramatic sky, red light, close-up on his face and upper chest

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.

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WIP: Horus Ascended #3

WIP shot of the backside of the Horus Ascended model on a black background, painted by Stahly

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.

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WIP: Horus Ascended #2

Sons of Horus Horus Ascended WIP image 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.

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WIP: Horus Ascended #1

Horus Ascended painted by Stahly, WIP shot #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.

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