Horus Heresy Siege Assault Force (Plastic Breachers + Cataprachtii)

[ThaneOfTas]

I dont love these cataphractii, but frankly I've got too many of the Tortuga Bay ones sitting in my pile of shame anyway so I wasn't going to get them regardless. The Breachers however I think look great and I will be grabbing those down the line.

[sarabando]

really disappointed with the terminators. 

Aesthetically they are just a downgrade and honestly not worth the change for approx. 1mm increase in height. Il stick with the current ones with a spacer. 

 

The breachers are similar tbh i dont like the helmets, the og ones with the armoured faceplate were a better design that felt up armoured.

 

The box moving from a full squad down to half a squad is a back step and not what i want at all. 

 

Every step seems to be against what made heresy better than 40k. 

[LameBeard]

11 hours ago, Xenith said:

Swing and a miss for me on the catas, the current ones were pretty perfect and a classic kit, amazing and bulky. They just needed to make them slightly bigger. Agree with Mandragola, why not 5+ options instead of 6. Just a weird choice. 

Possibly it’s a duplicate of a sprue of 3?

[Captain Idaho]

Breachers. It's all about Breachers. Always!

Edited Monday at 12:24 PM by Captain Idaho
Odd duplicate merge. Sorcery!

[lhg033]

Sorry if I have missed this but is there a scale shot of the new vs old terminators?
I have plenty of the previous ones that I am not rushing to replace but I might want to add a few more squads at a later date but that may depend on how bad they look near each other.

 

[Nephaston]

49 minutes ago, lhg033 said:

Sorry if I have missed this but is there a scale shot of the new vs old terminators?
I have plenty of the previous ones that I am not rushing to replace but I might want to add a few more squads at a later date but that may depend on how bad they look near each other.

 

 

Both cataphractii are close enough to each other that they won't stand out too much next too each other. You'd probably get the same height from the old ones by adding a slice of sprue to where the torso is glued to the waist.

[roryokane]

1 hour ago, Nephaston said:

 

Both cataphractii are close enough to each other that they won't stand out too much next too each other. You'd probably get the same height from the old ones by adding a slice of sprue to where the torso is glued to the waist.

If that is accurate, it really is fractional, so a tiny sliver of sprue or ball of green stuff up in the waist joint might be the way to go with the old Cataphractii I have kicking about.


Also - I note a complete absence of plasma blasters.

I suspect a Terminator weapons sprue may be lurking about.

as for the breachers - you had me at "Bolters with drum mags".

Edited Monday at 04:51 PM by roryokane

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

Will the shoulder plates be easier to put on the models compared to the old version? If you didn´t pay attention then you could screw the position of the plates up during assembly.

[arnesh88]

I like the breachers, not the biggest fan of the helmets, but that's probably just something I'm going to keep the old head for.

I don't hate the cataphractii (I'm definitely going to pick some up for my White Scars), they did lose bulk. I've been comparing to the old cataphractii, and I think I know the 2 things that bug me. 1) The chestplate tapers down when close to the waist too much. That makes the midsection look skinny. If it was still a bit chunkier in the middle like the old version, that'd probably feel better. 2) Power fists definitely need to be more imposing. They look like the old caestus from roman times, which is not bad, but they are barely any bigger than normal hands/arms.

I do like the weapon options for cataphractii. Nice to see power weapons and volkite, and maces are my favorite (even before this edition). Combi-bolters look cool as well with some being drumfed, and others having ammo belts dangling for more of that classic "chaos" feel

[Nephaston]

9 hours ago, roryokane said:

If that is accurate, it really is fractional, so a tiny sliver of sprue or ball of green stuff up in the waist joint might be the way to go with the old Cataphractii I have kicking about.

Should be accurate. minicompare does have the occasional wonky model, especially if it's 25/28s, 60s (which aren't actually 60mm) or a baseless model like a vehicle without clear way to infer dimension or too much of an off angle picture.

40s are pretty easy to spot, so keeping them all in line is comparatively easy it seems.

[Hfran Morkai]

I definitely don't hate the Cataphractii, but am concerned as to when and how the other weapons are going to release and what it also means for a Tartaros refresh when that comes around as they're my preferred mark.

[Matcap86]

 

19 hours ago, Nephaston said:

 

Both cataphractii are close enough to each other that they won't stand out too much next too each other. You'd probably get the same height from the old ones by adding a slice of sprue to where the torso is glued to the waist.

 

I do think it's funny how the size differences are really in the eye of the beholder. Several people find it a tiny increment, but I think the size difference is pretty substantial (and needed when compared to the mk6). 

 

Wonder if the chest piece of the old cataphractii would fit on the legs of the new ones... That would make the best of both worlds I think. 

[Joe]

I tend to look at those digital mock-ups with a measure of doubt, particularly MiniCompare, as they regularly get stuff wrong.

[Fire Golem]

BrainGhostStudios strikes again

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

 When I saw this, I was thinking "This is a cool way to have a Nullificators squad". But Nullificators are no longer in the Legacies document 3.0, aren't they?

Maybe GW is going to resurrect this unit...or not

Anyway, those power mauls are quite curious to me, so different to other actual models in the Horus Heresy range.

[SalamandersBro]

So they're (new cataphractii) are going to come in packs of 6 instead of 10? 

Edited Tuesday at 10:12 PM by SalamandersBro

[Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf]

8 hours ago, SalamandersBro said:

So they're (new cataphractii) are going to come in packs of 6 instead of 10? 

Yup.

 

And two different boxes.

[Xirix]

I guess we'll have to see if they at least try to price them decently compared to the current box.

[Mogger351]

3 hours ago, Xirix said:

I guess we'll have to see if they at least try to price them decently compared to the current box.

If they're not £49.50, a box of 6 heavy infantry like the thallax, I'd be shocked.

[Marshal Mittens]

On 11/11/2025 at 12:53 PM, Agramar_The_Luna_Wolf said:

 When I saw this, I was thinking "This is a cool way to have a Nullificators squad". But Nullificators are no longer in the Legacies document 3.0, aren't they?

Maybe GW is going to resurrect this unit...or not

Anyway, those power mauls are quite curious to me, so different to other actual models in the Horus Heresy range.

There is a rumor that some legion specific cataphractii will get kits that have a sprue that goes with, these, and others might get a release in a journal with kitbashing advice and rules but no model. So maybe they are coming?

[Fire Golem]

[sarabando]

On 11/12/2025 at 7:54 AM, Xirix said:

I guess we'll have to see if they at least try to price them decently compared to the current box.

unless they are 25 a box i doubt it XD

[SalamandersBro]

That red butcher looks awesome 

[Ripper.McGuirl]

This would have been SO GOOD 10 years ago or 3 years ago. At this point…I don’t think I really need anything. Hopefully it’s a great way for new people to get some cool stuff.