Well, here it is! The Horus Heresy army is complete.

[Orange Knight]

You know why I like 30k more than 40k right now?

 

A set of rules and models were released. I bought the models and got the army ready over a period of a few months, and the rules haven't been changed or the models invalidated in that time! Lol

 

Anyways, here is a showcase of around 3000 points of models. I own a few others, and could probably put together an army of 4k points at a push.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 3k list consists of 70 models, and I wanted to make the army thematic, and in keeping with the philosophy behind the Logos Lectora - a good number of bodies, supported by key units.

 

Edit: Fixed Typo

Edited December 4, 2022 by Orange Knight

[SkimaskMohawk]

Looks great!

 

The 40k churn is really hard to feel good about purchases, for me at least. 30k has historically had the reverse problem though; the lack of balance passes leaves bad units bad for a very long time. Hopefully they find a middle ground between "every other week" and "over three years" lol .

[WrathOfTheLion]

Very awesome, your Ultramarines look amazing.

 

I like the lack of churn as well. I can figure most things out, so that they don't FAQ/alter stuff even a few months later doesn't bother me too much. I'd personally love to see them adopt the MESBG two FAQs/updates a year.

[Xenith]

It's not been 6 months yet! Really nice looking army, love the decal work on those fulmentarus. 

[de Selby]

Very very nice, inspiring me to get my Ultras done (although without all that edge highlighting ).

[Pacific81]

A beautiful looking army! I especially like the shade of blue and the lovely clean, neat paint job. There are so many grimed-up armies these days and although I like that too its nice to see a force with a cleaner look, I think it suits the Ultramarines.

 

A fantastic force, you must feel very proud to have completed it. 

[Pearson73]

Some nice clean paintwork! Love to see a complete force!

[Dwango]

This is literally the conversation I had whilst playing 30k last night. Got back into gaming at the beginning of the year. Quickly moved from 40k to 30k after the faction I was playing (quins) got about 4 different rulesets in 3 months. Exhausting. 

 

Loving your work!!

[Icosiel]

These look astounding! Well done. So clean.

[Orange Knight]

Thanks all

 

I think FW themselves were the inspiration behind a lot of the dirty/scratched paint schemes that are so popular across the Horus Heresy, but I much prefer the clean schemes that are typically associated with the 40k promotional paint work.

 

I was very happy to see the new Sons of Horus and Imperial Fists on the official website were painted in a cleaner way, and wanted the same for these Ultramarines. 

[Mandragola]

Always great to see a completed army. Well done!

[GhostMalone]

Love the crisp highlights on the kratos, everything is uniform and looks amazing!

[Marshal Mittens]

Really great looking army! Great consistency in quality as well!

[Orange Knight]

Thank you everyone. I wanted the force to look very uniform.

 

When I play with the full 3k army the games are slow, but they always feel quite thematic and enjoyable.

It's a lot of fun to experience some rules from past editions such as challenges and initiative.

[Orange Knight]

I do regret not investing in two Deimos Rhinos, but I had the old kits lying around not doing anything so I repainted them as Heresy Ultramarines.

 

I'm also very happy that I randomly invested in a Sevrin Loth model a few years back that I converted slightly to a 30k Librarian. Shame he's out of production now...

[TheWarmaster]

Fantastic looking army, very clean! Nice work! :)