Retailers are capitalizing on GW’s spicy design decision, cranking out bottom upgrade bits for the Rogal Dorn Battle Tank!
We’ve all heard of the bottomless tank by now, but the market did let it go unnoticed. A few retailers were already making bottom bits and upgrade sets for the tank, which look great. You can always make your own out of plasticard. However, if you don’t feel like doing that, you can pick these up.
The best thing may have been if GW made the part and added it to their Cadian upgrade set. However, they didn’t. So, let’s check out your options to fill that bottom gap since you may have a few Rogal Dorn Battletanks now that the Imperial Guard Battleforces are here.
Cadian Defence Force – Imperial Guard $230 €180 £140
Click on these links to order yours for less from these retailers:| Amazon | Dicehead Games | Bazooka Games | Frontline Gaming| Element Games (UK) | eBay | or | Games Workshop’s Store
There was some back and forth on this box since it was spotted early. However, the Rogal Dorn tanks are pretty awesome, and this box can help you make the tech switch to the new tanks. Or, if you’re starting an army, this is a great place to do it.
- Command Squad 35€ $45
- Cadian Shock Troopers 2×40€ $50 ($100)
- Rogal Dorn Battle Tank 2×80€ $100 ($200)
Army Box Retail Price: Total MSRP: 275€ $345 in USD
Savings versus $230 box price: $115
This box has pretty solid savings just based on the Rogal Dorn Tanks being around the same value as the purchase price, giving you the rest of the miniatures essentially for free!
Retailers Are Capitalizing On GW’s Battleforce Mistake
Well, there you have it: the bottom of the tank is basically empty! As you can see from the product page on Games Workshop’s site, the kit is only three very tightly packed sprues.
So, it seems like something had “get cut” to make the tank fit on that number of sprues for the $90 price point. By comparison, the Baneblade is $170 for nine sprues. However, the new combined Leman Russ kit with all weapons is still only three sprues for $65.
Obviously, if you really wanted to, it probably wouldn’t be a considerable issue to convert your own piece up, but if you’re spending this much on a plastic model, hobbyists seem to want it to have a bottom!
Rogal Dorn Bottom Floor Plate Hole Filler Bits: $5.99
Dragon Forge is one of the first companies to have the piece for sale here in the States! Honestly, for the price, it’s hard to beat!
It looks really good on the kit and lines up perfectly. So there is no need to cut out your own plasticard; just grab this.
Tank Bottoms On Etsy
There are many different options for Rogal Dorn tank bottom bits on Etsy right now. This was the first one we found when looking on the platform, but there are a few different styles available!
Taro Modelmaker Rogal Dorn Tank Bottom Bits: £2.95
This epic upgrade is now available in resin from Taro Modelmaker. Here is what he had to say about this product:
Shipping is only £4.95 for standard, putting these bits at less than $10 delivered here in the States. That seems like a win-win for anyone looking to “fix” the bottom of their Rogal Dorn tanks!
Whichever route you choose, there are conversion bits out there for your Rogal Dorn tank bottom…
Click Here to Get Your Rogal Dorn Tank Bottom!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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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.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
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 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
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.
