{"id":63978,"date":"2025-09-14T18:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/63978\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:38:08","slug":"an-absolute-chonker-of-a-battle-tank-returns-to-warhammer-40k-horus-heresy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/63978\/","title":{"rendered":"An absolute chonker of a battle tank returns to Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"intro_text\"><b>Warhammer 40,000<\/b> has gone through many eras, but the<b> Horus Heresy <\/b>remains\u00a0 the most influential. Despite the galaxy&#8217;s arguably more unstable status in the 42nd millennium, the scale of war after Horus&#8217; betrayal was awe-inspiring. In an era when Space Marine chapters numbered in the millions, the civil war saw copious amounts of heavy duty firepower. And few more so than the<b> Fellblade Super-heavy Battle Tank<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Designed specifically for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wargamer.com\/warhammer-40k\/space-marine-chapters-legions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Space Marine<\/a> chapters, these massive machines of war obliterated its foes with ease. As a Horus Heresy era tank, it was gritty and gunmetal gray, prioritizing practicality over aesthetic. Initially available as\u00a0 Forge World resin, the colossal tank returns with a new plastic kit.<\/p>\n<p>While model kits are nothing new, there&#8217;s a joy whenever Games Workshop releases a model kit of this scale. It allows for a greater amount of customizability when you can paint a miniature in easily joinable parts.\u00a0 While it&#8217;s likely not as complicated as a Perfect Grade gunpla, it will certainly help kill your boredom.<\/p>\n<p>The tank also has multiple weapon options, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laser Destroyers<\/li>\n<li>Gravis Heavy Bolters<\/li>\n<li>Lascannon Arrays<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Bolters<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Flamer<\/li>\n<li>Havoc Launcher<\/li>\n<li>Multi-Melta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No land war is complete without &#8220;infantry.&#8221;\u00a0 Of course, for the Space Marines, that means MkII armored behemoths. The MkII Crusade-Patterned Assault Marines come in packs of 10 with tons of customizable accessories. There is also a trio of Combat Forces (Legiones Astartes, Mechanicus and Solar Auxilia) to expand your Horus Heresy armies.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757875088_93_sddefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" height=\"309\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Legio Astartes features a Leviathan Dreadnought, a Rhino, and twenty MkVI Space Marines. The Mechanicum is home to six Thallax Cohorts,\u00a0 two Castellax Battle Automata and an absolute unit of a Thanatar Cavas Siege automata. Finally, the Solar Auxilia host 20 Lasriflemen,\u00a0 one Legatine Marshal, four Lifewards, two Hermes Sentinels, and a Leman Russ. All of these Combat Force sets also come with customizable weapon options<\/p>\n<p><b>These Horus Heresy preorders go live on Saturday, September 20. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>For a faction that will never betray you, look no further than the folks over at the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/991306950425968760\/1379806311671267379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wargamer Discord<\/a>. If you need a refresher on 40k, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wargamer.com\/warhammer-40k\/factions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warhammer 40k factions<\/a> article must have him rusty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warhammer 40,000 has gone through many eras, but the Horus Heresy remains\u00a0 the most influential. 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