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New Horus Heresy Starter Legions REVEALED?

By Rob Baer | August 20th, 2015 | Categories: Miniature Wargaming News & Rumors

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Iron Within, Heresy Without? Come see the TWO rumored Legions that will be featured in the new Horus Heresy Expansion!

Sometimes things just build up on their own accord. Checkout the latest cross forum rumors that are starting to trickle out on the new Horus Heresy starter set.

Grab your salt shakers and sit down for a read!

Via Apologist

Can’t remember where it was in the old thread (or possibly another forum), but I believe it’s been rumoured that the box is themed around Phall, with Imperial Fists versus Iron Warriors.
I’ll see if I can dig out a link to where I saw that.
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It is noted that the forces are asymmetrical; themed around a boarding party and defenders.

 

The over to Dakka Dakka for more:

 

Via Whisper of Truth

silent25 wrote:

Azreal13 wrote:
Hunting down loyalists in the ruins of Istvaan III might work.

Don’t think it will be that bleak. Maybe escaping Istavann III and seizing of the Eisenstein?

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Almost… Wrong legions and warzone but you have the right idea.

Also the contents rumours are slightly wrong. The forces aren’t an exact mirror of one another. One force is a Pride of the Legion style force. Some might even call it a boarding party... The other is based off normal Tac. Marines.

As for the ship name, I don’t think the game is based on this particular ship, but I’d go with the “Tribune.” Or one of the other warships in that warzone anyway.

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Imperial Fists, if it is set at Phall.

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Ding ding, we have a winner.

If I remember rightly the box has around 44 models. Including 3 Mk4 boxes, terminators, cataphracti and the two characters.

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Finally compare whats being saying today with the last round or Heresy rumors from several weeks back when the Mk IV sprues leaked:

The Game is real, and is already into production.

Ship date is listed as Q4, November, to hit right at the height of the holiday shopping season.Like “Execution Force” the initial boxed set is a fully standalone game, with no further purchases necessary.Sprues shown so far confirm posable Mk. IV Maximus armor, marines (in sets of 10 per pair of sprues).

Sprues shown so far confirm 2 command figures with a Power Armor and Cataphractii Terminator models.

This boxed Game will serve as the introductory product to an entire Horus Heresy product line that will become GW’s new “3rd Line”, alongside Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000.

An entire line of plastic kits is coming, that will appear on normal store shelves with Horus Heresy line badging (and 40k as well in some cases)

Ruleswise, the Horus Heresy will be a “40K light” ruleset sitting at the middleground between 40k and Age of Sigmar

Horus Heresy plastic kits will contain both 30K and 40K rules in the box.

 

Now while the Iron Warriors are not quite known for wearing MkIV plate, The Imperial Fists certainly got it at some point while campaigning on Mars. Who knows if this will be a “historically” accurate release, or even if these will be the legions featured in this kit.

It would be nice to see these rival legions get some love from the studio for once though.

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About the Author: Rob Baer

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