New from Forgeworld: Legion Medusa and Mk2 & Mk3 Command Sets

[Brakkart]

Quite a nice batch of releases today though nothing we've not seen already thanks to the winter catalogue supplement.

[URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/LEGION_MEDUSA.html"]Legion Medusa £59[/URL]

One of the heavy artillery units available to the Legiones Astartes is the Medusa, which carries a short ranged but extremely powerful siege mortar capable of breaching all but the thickest walls. When a breach has been secured, the Medusa will then rumble forwards to support the assault, levelling buildings with a single shell.

The Legion Medusa, designed by Blake Spence, is a complete multi-part resin and plastic kit that includes two Legiones Astartes crew in MkIV power armour. The rules for the Legion Medusa can be found in The Horus Heresy Book One: Betrayal.

[URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/MKII_COMMAND_SET.html"]MkII Command Set £25[/URL]

The origins of MkII Crusade power armour hark back to the dawn of the Great Crusade when Mankind travelled out into the stars to forge the Imperium. Even during the Horus Heresy, Crusade armour is still one of the most common suits used within the Legiones Astartes and many of the earliest examples carry with them a glorious history. These suits are often reworked by master artificers to show the elevated status that their wearer now carries, be they leaders, champions, line officers or standard bearers.

The MkII Command Set, designed by Israel Gonzalez, is a complete multi-part resin kit comprising two models: one armed with a thunder hammer and with the choice of helmeted or bare head, the other is equipped with a Legion standard and chainsword. These models can be used to represent a variety of different roles in the Legion army list from The Horus Heresy Book One: Betrayal, from Centurions to Veteran Sergeants.

[URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff/MKIII_COMMAND_SET.html"]MkIII Command Set £25[/URL]

MkIII Iron armour was a modification of Crusade armour where the MkII’s frame was reinforced with additional ablative armour plates. The increased bulk of the suit made it less useful for jump infantry, but the improved protection was invaluable when fighting in tight confines where room to manoeuvre was limited.

The MkIII Command Set, designed by Israel Gonzalez, is a complete multi-part resin kit comprising two models: one drawing a large power sword and with the choice of helmeted or bare head, the other is equipped with a Legion standard and bolt pistol. These models can be used to represent a variety of different roles in the Legion army list from The Horus Heresy Book One: Betrayal, from Centurions to Veteran Sergeants, and are available now.

[musical-fool]

I really like those command sets. The mk II black faced helm makes me woner if this will be used for the Ultramarine helms. From all the images of heresy era smurfs, their faces seem smooth rather than grilled?

[Katharon]

Why is it that the SM-arses get the nice looking Medusa kits and the IG is stuck with jack sh-- *BOOM* [Commissar steps into scene]

(Clears throat.)

Hail to the awesomeness of our glorious Astartes.

[Tyrendian]

Why is it that the SM-arses get the nice looking Medusa kits and the IG is stuck with jack sh-- *BOOM* [Commissar steps into scene]

(Clears throat.)

Hail to the awesomeness of our glorious Astartes.

and what exactly is keeping you from using that thing with Guard? it´s not like you couldn´t exchange the crew...

[MajorWesJanson]

Why is it that the SM-arses get the nice looking Medusa kits and the IG is stuck with jack sh-- *BOOM* [Commissar steps into scene]

(Clears throat.)

Hail to the awesomeness of our glorious Astartes.

Hopefully Guard will be getting mass produced Medusas in April.

[Psychosplodge]

Prefer the Armageddon pattern artillery tbh.
The command sets are nice.
Wonder if they'll do those helmets without the brush?

[Katharon]

and what exactly is keeping you from using that thing with Guard? it´s not like you couldn´t exchange the crew...

It's a joke bro. Never take me too seriously. I don't.

And yeah, I am already totally going to be getting three of those suckers.

[GravesDisease]

I still don't understand why legion medusas/basilisks even exist now.

[Wolfshade]

These are pretty.

The reason why the exist is because back in the day there was just "imperial armour" which army and marines had, then it was decided that rhino & land riader chasis were to be marine only, and chimera lemon russ chasis was to be army only.

[Kirsten]

love the marine artillery