Don’t miss this new Horus Heresy Kratos Tank unboxing as we build and magnetize the new plastic tank- check it out!
Rob is back unboxing the new Horus Heresy box and, most importantly, sees how to future-proof this using modularity and magnetization. He’ll see what it takes to get it ready for the tabletop, shows the size of the model, and tells you the GOTCHAS to be aware of when building it!
We are going to show you everything, including the sprues, bits, and of course, the size. That way, you can decide if this is worth your hard-earned hobby dollars.
Horus Heresy Kratos Tank: Unboxing, Build & Magnetizing
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This actually also has rules for 40k, we’re not sure how much play it will see, but still nice to have the rules nonetheless!
This is quite the beefy kit as there are 6 sprues inside, a decal sheet, and the instructions
Instructions
All the HH instructions are done in the Necromunda style and not the new 40k style, but Rob hasn’t had any problems yet.
On this page, the track guards do look very similar to each other, but they are actually different pieces. Make sure you keep track of what’s what. The hull-mounted weapons look like they can just pop in and move around a little bit which is cool.
This is where magnetizing will really come into play, as you don’t only want one weapon choice! We’ll cover how to do that in a little bit.
Rob really isn’t a big fan of the dozer blade and it doesn’t really feel like it will be easy to magnetize.
Sprues
First up is the accessory sprue and we’ve seen it before with the Spartan, and Deimos Rhino but that doesn’t mean it’s not good.
The sponson weapons are very well-detailed and seem to be part of the tongue and groove system.
You get two identically mirrored sprues here and they also have parts of the dozer blades.
This sprue is what really makes it, however, Rob thinks they could easily put out a bunch of new kits similar to the Sicarian tank with just this sprue being different.
Assembled Kratos
This is quite the exciting build as we were able to make basically the whole thing modular.
You could theoretically magnetize the dozer blade, but it is just so big and not really worth the giant hassle in Rob’s opinion.
Size Comparison
You can see this is quite large and basically the same size as the Spartan!
Making it Modular
First up, you can actually just pop these hull sponson weapons in, so no need to glue or even magnetize them, which is just super awesome!
If you want to future-proof the side sponsons, you don’t even need magnets. You just pop the sensor off the top, switch out the guns, then put it back in the tank! However, there is a trick, Rob put a bunch of the Tamiya Extra Thin Cement in the bottom, lets it dry, and it becomes tight enough to actually just pop the weapons in there and they will hold on their own.
Now for the big guns. To start, the cowl on top of the weapons is the same for all of them. Rob didn’t actually magnetize it and just used a tiny bit of blue-tac to hold it on.
Then, you don’t glue in the top plate as it slots in well enough to not need glue. This will then give you access to the weapons.
With that off, you can just literally change out the weapons as you see fit. The only thing you will need to magnetize is the back plates. You can see how Rob put the 1/4″ diameter by 1/8″ deep magnets on there with a bit of extra sprue, and it will attract them.
As you can see above, the back pieces just pop right on once you have magnets ready. You do need to do this though so it covers up the gap in the back.
Final Thoughts
Overall, this is a really cool kit to build and GW made it quite easy to make it modular. Especially considering you really don’t need to magnetize much at all.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
