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40k Unboxing – Kharybdis Assault Claw Drop Pod

The Kharybdis is here and it is easily one of my favorite Forge World kits of all time!

Drop pod, flyer, rogue machine spirit, all of these things accurately describe this gigantic model.

This kit has been a joy to assemble, and is very well designed from its locking leg joints that can actually support it’s weight to its super detailed exterior.

If this is a sign of how Forge World will be designing their bigger kits from now on, look for more amazing things in the near future.

Plus it even has rules now as well!

The Kit


Kharybdis Assault Claw is available for 145 pounds (~$236) from Forge World.

Employed by many Legions as their primary ship-to-ship assault craft, the Kharybdis is a monstrous drop pod capable of carrying large assault forces through the void and mounting significant firepower to blast a path through defending small craft.

As a fully operational dropship, Kharybdis assault claws also serve as orbit-to-surface transports, a role that allows them to use the firepower of their storm launchers and melta cutters to scour clean their chosen landing zone before disembarking their deadly cargo.

Some aggressive commanders employ the Kharybdis as an effective tank hunter, ramming enemy armour in daring low-altitude attack runs.

Complete multi-part resin kit designed by Will Hayes. 

Unboxing


Checkout our video unboxing below, or jump ahead to the rules pdf link itself!

Oh and don’t forget to checkout my videos of the other Primarch models HERE  -MBG

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

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Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.

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While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.