W40K: Imperial Armour Compendium (Forge World)

The new Imperial Armour Compendium from Forge World was released this past Friday and my copy just arrived in the mail today.

My son and I do not own many Forge World models, just a 'Relic Leviathan Dreadnought' each and I also own a 'Malanthrope' for my Tyranids army, but legally if we use these models in a competitive event, we need to provide a copy of the rules when asked.

The recent reviews of the 'Relic Leviathan Dreadnought' have it considered to be a "loser" in this new book, but I actually feel quite opposite.  For the build out that I run (double Storm Canon Arrays) the cost of the model went down from 350 points to 240 points.  The number of shots for the gun went down from 20 to 16 and the Toughness of the model went down from 8 to 7.  For me the plus side is the guns increased in distance from 24" to 36"and it is a Vehicle which no longer suffers the -1 to hit when moving.  

The distance of the gun is my main plus.  With the new Space Marine Codex, my Chapter Doctrine ability got nerfed and now only works with Strength 7 weapons (and this is only for on Turn 1), so for me the added 12" is a plus and the points decrease will actually see me using this model more now in 9th edition.

Next weekend I plan on doing quite a few test games with it, we shall see how it performs.

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W40K: Imperial Fists 'Leviathan Dreadnought I'

After building my Forge World 'Leviathan Dreadnought' the other day, I could not have him sitting long unpainted so I got him onto the painting table.  Even though I would like to still finish my 'Repulsor Executioner', technically I now have 2000 points completed for my Imperial Fists.

 Leviathan Dreadnought I

 Leviathan Dreadnought I

Leviathan Dreadnought I

Painting Points: 10

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W40K: Imperial Fists WIP 'Leviathan Dreadnought'

While working on my Tyranids the past few days, I decided to take a small break yesterday afternoon and build a model for my Imperial Fists army.  For Christmas I purchased myself my first ever Forge World model, the 'Leviathan Dreadnought with Storm Cannons' and it was time for him to come out of the box.

The assembly of the model was pretty straight forward and easy, I think most of the time spent was cleaning the flash and washing the pieces with soap and water.  Once the pieces dried, the assembly commenced.

Usually I do not show off the my models unfinished.......but this is my first Forge World!

 Leviathan Dreadnought

 Leviathan Dreadnought

Leviathan Dreadnought

Currently I am in no rush to get this model completed, but I do think it will hit my painting table after the next batch of 5 'Termagants' are completed.

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