Forge World Bulletin #24 (Knight with TL gatling something)

[Brother Tyler]

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/News/FORGE_WORLD_BULLETIN_24.html

[Marshal Reinhard]

First they gave use a Lancer and I wonder if this is their rendition of a Castellan? Castellan were described as having a gatling mounted autocannon, and this seems to be the modern take on it.

 

It's got the same chassis as their Lancer, which they call the Cerastus. Wonder if it's the only surviving pattern of Lancers and possibly crusaders/castellans.

 

Mainly wondering if this means that to get to use all this new spiffy Knight weapons you must definately mount them on a twice as costly Cerastus chassis.

[jeffersonian000]

I'm thinking its a Castellian with a Vulcan Mega-Bolter. Seems to be greatly up-armored, which fits with being a Castellian/Warden. And much like the Lancer, I be converting one from a regular Palafin/Errant kit, because I think the Cerastus pattern is ugly.

 

SJ

[CommodusXIII]

I'm thinking its a Castellian with a Vulcan Mega-Bolter. Seems to be greatly up-armored, which fits with being a Castellian/Warden. And much like the Lancer, I be converting one from a regular Palafin/Errant kit, because I think the Cerastus pattern is ugly.

 

SJ

 

I was thinking the same thing about the Lancer.  I know that the Cerastus chasis echoes the differences in the original Epic models... it just doesn't appeal to my sense of aesthetics.

[crazyterran]

The Vulkan Megabolter one might be one I buy - the Lancer, while good looking, is kind of mediocre for it's points. It'll kick the ass of another Knight no problem, but it suffers from a lack of strong ranged weaponry (2 shot battlecannon or a blast melta vs 6 Plasma gun shots?) or even the Heavy Stubbers to give it more charge options.

 

But a Twinlinked Vulkan Megabolter? Mmm, yesss, it puts the killing on the table...

[Marshal Reinhard]

If it's a VMB I don't think its twinlinked, the Warhound titan version has two sets barrels as well and isn't twinlinked. While we're on the subject, seeing as there is a Warhound version, it seems a little odd it would fit on a knight the same way too.

[jeffersonian000]

Knights current lack any form of in-house AA, while a VMB is the only Titan-class weapon able to target and hurt a flyer. Giving Knight players an Anti-Light vehicle option based around twin heavy rotary style cannons isn't a bad thing.

 

And yes, the Lancer is too expensive by about 20pts. Should be 380, not 400.

 

SJ

[Battybattybats]

I'd much rather alternate leg positions and weapons *cough*powerfist*cough* for the plastic knight than more variants for the  resin one, though i like the lancer in its way it doesn't grab me enough to currently plan to add it to my Knights/Taghmata Omnissiah force as i think i'll be more likely to get a Mars pattern Warhound before a Cerastus.

It is growing on me slowly, so it's possible that after i get all the other Mechanicum units and all the plastic knights i plan on i might end up getting one, but i'm just not sure how well they'll look mixed together with the plastics, especially when all the new variants seem based on the Cerastus chassis so they'll all tower over the Errants and Paladins.

[CommodusXIII]

I plan on bashing the Cerastus and plastic Knight kits together to make it match the rest of my Household.  I know the lithe form is the trademark Lancer look but I'm not a huge fan of it either.

[Battybattybats]

I'm definitely interested in what you'll do to it CommodusXIII!

[Grand Master Caloth]

Apparently I'm in the minority and I do actually like the Lancer's look

[Dark Bjoern]

You're not alone. I like the Lancer too.

[minionboy]

This is interesting, but I feel that a knight frame is too light to mount a weapon that's normally reserved for super heavy tanks and titans.  My money is on it being the same gun that the Fire Raptor has.

 

That said, a full blown vulkan megabolter would be a fearsome weapon on a knight.

[*Furyou Miko]

Well, traditionally, when you take half a Vulcan Megabolter, you get an Avenger Bolt Cannon... ;)

[heron]

Well, traditionally, when you take half a Vulcan Megabolter, you get an Avenger Bolt Cannon...

That was my guessl- Avenger Megabolter would be sweet , and it would keep the points down.

[Marshal Reinhard]

Apparently the Knight is neither a Castellan or Crusader, but a "Castigator"

 

http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Events/40kod14.html

[CommodusXIII]

The sword seems a bit too spindly compared to the Reaper Chainsword of the GW kit.  It looks more like the DreadKnight's sword, and doesn't convey the "Strength D" feeling to me.  Then again, it very well could not be a Strength D weapon to begin with.

Edited July 16, 2014 by CommodusXIII

[Battybattybats]

Looking at the full version i like this one more than the Lancer (and i don't Dislike the lancer, as i said before) and in many ways i think the helm etc will visually fit in more with the Paladin and Errant but the problem remains of it being so much taller than the plastic knights.

Looking at this http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Images/FW/Blogs/POL14RHN09_12JHM13F25B.jpg i think the problem is only going to worsen the more Forgeworld make variants for the Lancer and not any for the plastic body or any new shorter bodies. As people wanting the Forgeworld diversity in their Knights household army will end up with the Paladins and Errants as odd-knights-out looking out of place dwarfed by the variety of taller resin Knights with more diversely posed legs. To really fit it all together i think Forgeworld will need to make some alternate parts for the plastic knights (leg poses especially, but weapons too) so that the distinction between the two sources grows reduced rather than increases.