Chaos Hype! Check out this Iron Warriors army showcase from Rob’s collection some of which are old enough to have graduated already.
This showcase might not have any primaris models, however, it’s still worth the hype for the Iron Warriors in 40k! Iron Warriors are a Legion that holds bitter grudges and can back up their trash talk with results. They are known for their overpowering fire and stoic resolve. It’s what they do best!
This tome will see the Psychic Awakening’s effects begin to take hold in the Imperium, as the Emperor’s most faithful warriors go head to head with the Heretic Astartes. What’s more, the book will include codex supplement-tier content for the Black Templars, Night Lords, Alpha Legion, World Eaters, Emperor’s Children, Iron Warriors and Word Bearers.
To hype up the return of the Peterabo’s Legion, here’s a look back at Rob’s Iron Warriors Army as it was in early 2017 before primaris and new Chaos. Most of these models are now old enough to have graduated High School.
Iron Within, Iron Without: Rob’s Personal Iron Warriors Army Showcase
Coming from the time of 3rd edition, Rob has been collecting Iron Warriors. He has a special place in his heart for these siege masters. Back in the day, Iron Warriors could bring all sorts of heavy artillery.
They were the first Chaos Marines who could bring Vindicators, which have since been nerfed in 8th edition. They could also bring other forms of long-range firepower that most other factions didn’t have access to. Hence, siege masters… This was a major game-changer and made Iron Warriors the all-stars of the 3rd edition Chaos Space Marine Codex.
“Blinky” Right and “Squeak” the Basilisk come from a more civilized time of Warhammer 40k
Rocking weathered metal and crisp hazard stripes, you wouldn’t be able to tell the true age on these models. The Vindicator is the Forge World Resin kit before GW even started producing it in plastic.
Every bit of detail is covered in these models. While painting hundreds of hazard stripes might get “long in the tooth”, there weren’t any corners cut in this collection.
Back before Abaddon got his new model, We had a conversion of him out of an old Chaos Terminator Lord and some bits from the metal Abaddon kit. But the real hobby winner goes to the Chaos Lord with a Necron Destroyer lower-half! Iron Warriors are more susceptible to the Obliterator virus and it looks like this dude got a weird case of it.
Moving onto the Defiler, it’s been converted using the top of a Predator turret and is paying homage to King Kong when he nabbed the girl thinking it was Ann Darrow.
Here, we’ve got converted Obliterators from back when the Obliterators were pewter! Plus, you’ve heard us preach that every hobbyist has to start somewhere on their painting journey. This Land Raider was the first thing Rob ever airbrushed.
Rob has a whole motor pool of assorted vehicles as well. These are all basically designed for getting dudes to the walls of Dorn’s fortresses or for hanging back and pummeling things with brutal firepower.
Chaos Terminators are a hot option in the meta because of the deepstrike ability paired with the weapon options available. Rob magnetized each weapon on these Terminators so they would be future-proofed. Right now, we know that plasma Termies are uncommon in competitive play, but still, a force to be reckoned with.
If you still want a closer look into this army, be sure to check out the full video coverage below:
What Legion do you play in 8th edition? Are you a diehard Iron Warriors fan too?
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