I've had to make an unexpected visit to my parents which means I cant get any painting done for a bit but have found that an order I placed on ebay for some MK2 War Golems has arrived here so have decided to write a review of them!
So without further ado heres the MK2 War Golem Black Thunder. The kit arrived in a big blister pack and I was very pleased to find that despite having been shipped to the US at some point and then back here, the model is in perfect condition! The only defect in it is a small bubble on one shoulder but it makes the machine look like its taken a glancing blow in battle and actually looks quite good.
Black Thunder Bits
The kit itself comes in seven pieces, the main body, hips, legs, both arms and the cannon barrels. First off its worth mentioning the detailing on the model is excellent. Of special note is the external ammo hoppers on the arms and even the cannon barrels have some nice work on them!
Black Thunder Rear Detail
The rear of the model even has some nice bits on it including a retractable ladder allowing the crew access to the cabin.
This has thus far been one of the best kits I've got from the Leviathan range and I can see myself fielding large numbers of golems in my dwarf army. It's a far better kit than the MK1 war golem which suffers from tons of flash and a generally unlovely look.
I Intend to try using the MK1 arms with their hammer and mace on MK2 bodies to represent MK1 golems! (It's also worth noting that the MK1 is slightly larger than the MK2 and once I'm back in Worcester I will take some comparison pics)
Next off is the Mk2 War Golem Firestorm Its another nice kit which comes in five pieces, the body, hips legs and both arms. This is a nice fire support beast armed with rocket launchers and while not quite as impressive looking as the Black Thunder is also nicely done.
Like the Black Thunder it has the same legs and hips and the body is similar enough to make swapping parts easy. It's also in really nice condition and has only a couple of nicks in the resin.
Firestorm Bits
As it's got lots of exposed piping on its arms I suspect its rules will have to show it having a lower armour level than some of the other golems but as it's a fire support unit that doesn't really matter! On a side note any 40k player could use the MK2 golems as space marine dreadnoughts as they are suitably boxy and quite gothic looking (they are however twice the size and less than half the cost!)
Firestorm Rear Detail
The boiler on the firestorm seems to have some sort of supercharger as there's a ton of extra exhaust pipes emerging from it which looks really nice (I may add a new ability to it when I write up its rules allowing for an extra burst of speed!)
All in all I am really pleased with both the kits and am now looking forward to finishing my Orc horde so I can start work on my dwarves!
All the best!
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