Sunday 30 March 2014

New Mechanicum Battle Automata


Here we go. A beastly new Automoton. The Thanatar siege Automata. 

Mechanicum for the Win! New Ursarax cohort, Vorax battle automata, Triaros transporter and Cerastsus Knight Lancer. Awesome. 

Drake Seta. 

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    1. I know. It's so fugging huge! Rules aren't bad either :)

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  2. What's with the Space Marine at his feet? Silenced bolter & tons of pouches makes me think Alpha Legion Seeker Squad. (Apologies, I'm building a Heresy Alpha army now & have snakes on the brain)

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    1. It was in Will Hayes cabinet so just a tester I think, was mainly there for Scale reasons :)

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    2. Some stunning Rhino and Land Raider doors coming for the ALs though. I was amazed by the quality. They will be here very soon

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  3. Great Model ! Thank you for sharing.

    Any of you guys took a look into Book III, since the Imperial Fists are inside, I wonder if this means that we get rules for Rogal Dorn in it ?

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    1. Yup Dorn is present and Our Bunny Targel absolutely loves him now. He has to take 20 Breacher Legionnaires to use his right of war, but believe me it's worth it.

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  4. It looks like it the Shoulder Gun "congeals" energy into a ball, then launches it. Very cool!

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    1. It's called the Hellex plasma mortar - so yes. S8 ap2 ordnance 1 Barrage large blast plasma wave. . . . Dear god. . . .

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  5. Thanks for the coverage Drake. Any info on the Ursarax Cohort, Vorax Battle Automata?

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    1. The Vorax have 2 Rotor Cannons and a Lightning Gun and count as Monstrous creatures and have Power Blades. The Ursarax have Two Lightning Claws a meaty Volkite Incinerator which can be used to do something awesome in Hand to Hand and it is also based on the Thallax Chassis but Jump Infantry.
      These are safe to buy as the only weapon upgrades are 2 Powerfists. They really could be awesome as a Vanguard or Outriding roll. Whilst the Vorax seem to serve a cull the weak kind of roll so may be great against Orks, Army and Eldar.

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    2. Awesome and thank you for both replies! Looking forward to all these exciting new Mechanicum releases =)

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  6. Also you happen to hear any info if special weapons for the Thallax Cohorts will be sold as separately? Thanks again Drake!

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    1. I have thrown my dummy out of the Pram with Forge World about this. The updated page for their catalogue showed them individually, but when I said this could be construed as misleading they said "that wasn't our intention". Also due to the cost of designing the Thallax themselves; there are no plans to sell them individually. Me and you are in the same boat buddy. Was even more annoyed when I was 10 from the front of the queue to get a Krios and they said that none were brought to the event; to later find out that they were there but some dick dope had labelled them up wrong and were now sold out. Raaarrrrghh. Give me Cogboy resin!

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