Horus Heresy: The New Saturnine Dreadnought Kit Looks Fantastic
Games Workshop is highlighting the upcoming Saturnine Dreadnought kit for The Horus Heresy and it looks like a beast to build!
The new Saturnine Dreadnought might just be the star of the show in the upcoming Saturnine boxed set for the Horus Heresy. I’m looking forward to this one for a few reasons. Mostly, it looks like such an impressive Dreadnought and I’ve always had a soft spot for those units on the tabletop. That said, GW is showcasing the versatility of this kit and also showing off the sprues. Let’s take a look at what’s going on with this kit.
“A huge centrepiece model like the Saturnine Dreadnought is going to grab attention, so the kit includes a wealth of optional parts that range from the modest to the magnificent, with plenty of ways to display your allegiance to the Emperor or Horus. “
Saturnine Dreadnought Kit
Game Workshop has a breakdown of what you’ll be able to build and what options you’ll find in the kit:
- Four gorget pieces – two unadorned, plus one loyalist and one traitor
- Two head options, with different face plates for the first, and an option for a studded forehead on the second
- Three torso armour plates – one plain, one with Imperial-style lightning, and one with spiked studs
- An optional sculpted halo to sit above the head
- Optional lightning bolt trim for the shin armour
- Optional venting panels on the heavy plasma bombard
- A choice between two photonic incinerators or two concussive resonators on the torso
Already you can tell that this set of sprues is going to be packed. But just how packed?
Jam-packed! I’m not entirely sure how many bits you’re going to have left over but it seems like quite a few.
Seriously, there’s going to be a ton of left over bits and I’m wondering how to use those in kit bashes for later. While you might not have enough left over to build another Saturnine Dreadnought you’ll be able to get creative with the leftovers.
What I find really cool is that this kit inside the Saturnine Box isn’t even the final form of this Dreadnought…
More Options Coming For The Saturnine Dreadnought
“The baseline Saturnine Dreadnought you find in the launch box is dubbed the Chiron configuration. Later this year you’ll get to add the powerful weapons of the Ophion configuration to your armoury, including an inversion beamer that gets stronger the closer you are to your target, and a graviton pulveriser that puts out a lot of raw damage. “
Now, if wanting THOSE weapons instead of the ones in the box, you’re in luck. They will also be available separately at a later date. Similar to how GW handled the Contemptor, Leviathan, and Deredeo Dreadnought options.
Also a bit of warning/hobby tip: Don’t glue the weapons in place! Why? Because, if you’re careful, you’ll be able to swap weapons.
“Due to the way the arms and weapon mounts are made, you can even carefully snap the guns in and out as you please rather than gluing them, or put magnets into pre-made slots for an even more secure fit.”
I’m sorry, what? Yep, you’re reading that correctly — GW designed this kit with pre-made slots for magnets. They want you to magnetize the weapons and swap as needed! Seems like the Adeptus Titanicus team’s design influence is showing. Thanks for that GW’s Miniature Design Team!
The Saturnine Dreadnought is going to be for the ages!
