Rhino Variants

[Grim Dog Studios]

Were the current 40k rhinos and its variant (except the razorback) around during the heresy? 

And is it "taboo" to use them in a heresy force, I'm not much of a treadhead but I'd prefer my troops to be in rhinos rather than footslogging it is all, but I don't want to spend £15 more than is entirely necessary on a vehicle that only gets my troops from A to B. Yes, I know I am quite stingy! But I'd rather spend that extra £15 going towards another unit!

[depthcharge12]

Its not a problem unless you are stringent on the asthetics of your army.

 

 

The ones in 40k havent changed much and in the BA codex its said there are 2 or 3 relics from the horus heresy that still function.

 

 

Im sure they are called phobos or tigrus pattern but it probably doesn't matter much

[grand_master85]

Not at all chap. And tbh, I've use the plastic ones an added the FW Legion specific doors. The pre-heresy rhino/land raider doors only fit onto the plastic rhino

[DuskRaider]

The patterns for both the RH1N0 and the Phobos Land Raider existed during the Great Crusade. The "Pre-Heresy" patterns are really just the same thing, only built on a different Forge World. In all honesty, there's probably dozens of different designs for the same exact thing. You see it with Power Armor, TDA, and Weapons as well.

[Grim Dog Studios]

Cheers for the replies!

I am tempted to make them look a little different by using the baal predator front plate bits. :)

[Rejects of Anvilus]

You can always convert the plastic rhino so that it looks like the older style. The best way I have seen to do this was a member called DeSnifter, and can be found here:

 

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/182396-rhino-mk-2-to-rhino-mk-1/

 

I've used it a couple of times, and think it works brilliantly. You can either contact him and ask him for the templates, or PM me and I will send them to you.

 

Have fun

[DuskRaider]

You could get both styles as well and switch around the front plates and sides to make unique looking variants. Break up the monotony.

[Knight of the Raven]

Considering Forge World sells Sons of Horus & co. doors and front plates for 'current' rhinos... I'd say that yes, these existed back then.

[Russ Brother 92]

yup - I think the only radically different rhino's were Thunder Rhino's which we've as yet to see any design for.