Forge World has the new Taerrax pattern Termite Assault Drill on deck for pre-order soon. Come take a look at their latest preview that will be available shortly.
Forge World just announced their upcoming release of the Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill. Let’s take a look at the new underground transport vehicle and see what they had to say about it.
Last month, when we brought you the news from the Horus Heresy & Necromunda Weekender, it included an exciting new vehicle model for Horus Heresy armies, the Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill. Today, we can bring you more information about this specialised transport vehicle.
So what is the Termite? Well, it’s a reimagining of a classic model from days past. The Termite Transporter appeared in a game called Space Marine, which veteran hobbyists may remember as the game of epic battles using smaller scale Citadel miniatures. Models like Titans, Imperial Knights and the Baneblade first appeared in this tiny scale, and the Termite is just the latest in the long line of models from that era to be scaled up for the tabletop.
The Termite is a transport vehicle – but rather than taking them across the ground, or through the air, it burrows deep beneath the earth, launched from a surface transport far behind enemy lines. It uses a combination of melta cutters, phase-shield generators and huge heavy-bore drills to chew through the ground beneath the foe to emerge behind the lines or in the heart of enemy fortifications. The Termite is armed with deadly weapons – with a choice of bolters, volkite chargers or heavy flamers in the kit – that punish any nearby foes before it disgorges its deadly cargo to bring death and ruin.
So there you have it, we’re seeing the brand new Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill coming out of Forge World that will be going up for pre-order at some point in the near future.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill though, we recently got a really good look at it during the Horus Heresy and Necromunda Weekender.
Garro posted up some great shots of it from the event itself:
And the rules as well from our friends over at Radio Free Istvaan:
So it looks like we’ve already seen a lot about the upcoming Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill, now all we have to do is wait until we can put it on the tabletop. Make sure you check back in with us Friday for the link, price, and description on this week’s Forge World new releases.
What do you think about the new Terrax Pattern Termite Assault Drill? Are you going to be getting one for yourself? Do you think we’ll see any new surprises release wise on Friday?
