Welcome to the final update on the 30K Death Guard Horus Heresy army. I hope you’ve enjoyed this somewhat abbreviated journey.
My final Forgeworld order had arrived adding a Spartan (along with the Death Guard legion doors) for a bit of punching power and transport capability.
In terms of assembly, there were the usual challenges when working with a large resin kit. There was a fair bit of hot water dipping to straighten various pieces. The tracks required a good deal of sanding and I’ll need to go back with some gap filler once the man cave is up and running. But, all in all, the kit went together fairly well.
I, of course, added a few magnets for the weapon sponsons and in the copula. While that would allow me to swamp weapons, given the limited options on the Spartan, it was more just to make transport easier.
I also added another 5 Grave Wardens Terminators - warriors from Typhon’s own company, specially equipped Cataphractii suits armed with horrific alchemical weaponry. I can now have 10 Grave Warden lead by Typhon all in a Spartan for a serious Death Star (is that still a thing?), of course at whooping 1,000pts.
And finally, here is the completed Death Guard army.
Well, that’s it for the army so far. Its a pretty solid mix of units and allows for a few different options on tabletop, from ‘sit back and shoot’ with missile launchers and artillery to a very assaulty force with Meltaguns, Terminators and the Spartan. The Leviathan can be used in either option, with either a ranged or assault load-out.
No plans to expand the army at this point though I would eventually like to get a Rhino for the Tactical Support squad, a Moritat with a jump Assault Squad and, of course, the big man, Mortarion, himself.
I hope this has been an interesting look into one of GWs non-Core games. Again, I’d highly recommend checking out Horus Heresy if you have any interest in the Space Marines. The wealth of legion specific units, models and rules grant a richer more thematic experience and new level of Space Marine play. And in combination with the accompanying lore, it builds up the 40K back story in more hand-ons manner, beyond simply reading the stories (as good as they are).
Next up is a look at the Triumph and Treachery reskin.