The Big Summer Preview had plenty for players who like their armies elite and excessive.
Custodes fans finally get classic resin-era units moving into plastic. Meanwhile, Legions Imperialis players get fresh ways to arm their god-machines. Even better, both reveals feel useful, not just flashy.
Plastic Custodes Bring Heavy Support Across Two Eras
The Custodes Support Battle Group is the big headline. It includes four Gyrfalcon Jetbikes, a Pallas Grav-attack, and a Telemon Heavy Dreadnought. Also, it is branded for both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: The Horus Heresy. That is a neat first, and the choice fits the Custodes perfectly. It is one of the largest Imperial Dreadnoughts, with armour tied to the Emperor’s own craftsmanship. In plastic, it comes with four main weapons for very different jobs.
The Telemon caestus crushes targets up close, while the Arachnus storm cannon handles broader threats. Meanwhile, the adrathic desolator hunts Terminators, and the Iliastus accelerator culverin clears Space Marines. It also mounts a Spiculus missile launcher, because apparently subtlety remains optional.
The Gyrfalcon Jetbikes add speed and flank pressure, with four weapon options per bike. Players can choose adrathic devastators, lastrum bolt cannons, twin Corvae las-pulsers, or the new Arachnus volley cannon. Meanwhile, the riders can hold or stow their power lances, which helps hobby variety.
The Pallas Grav-attack fills the fast hunter-killer role. It can take twin Arachnus blaze cannons or twin Iliastus accelerator fusils under the cockpit. Finally, Journal Tactica: Prospero Burns follows Constantin Valdor during the attack on Prospero.
It adds Legio Custodes lore, a Cohort Doctrine, a Legendary Mission, Adjutorum Sodalities, and a Daemons of Tzeentch list.
Legions Imperialis Titans Get New Plastic Arsenal Options
Legions Imperialis is also getting a serious injection of Titan-scale firepower. Two new Warlord kits and one Reaver kit are coming, each packed with strange weapons. The first Warlord combines a quake cannon with a conversion beam extirpator. The quake cannon brings the Quake effect and a huge blast. However, the beam grows nastier when it has more distance to build power.
That is very Titanicus in spirit, because positioning still matters when guns level city blocks. Its carapace can take paired gatling blasters or turbo-laser destructors. The second Warlord uses a volkite destructor, macro-gatling blaster, and graviton ruinator. That mix threatens void shields, armour, infantry, and anything unfortunate enough to stand under altered gravity.
It also carries a Vulcan mega-bolter array for stripping shields or mulching troops. The Reaver gets a graviton obliterator and volkite annihilator, giving it flexible heat and armour-punishing gravity attacks. Its carapace choice is a Vulcan mega-bolter or conversion beam dissolutor. Importantly, the weapons also arrive as separate upgrade kits, each with an alternate head. Also, the new Titans will have Adeptus Titanicus rules, which keeps collections flexible. For more details, read the original Titan weapons reveal.
Summary and Final Thoughts
Overall, these reveals hit the collector sweet spot. Custodes players get long-awaited plastic upgrades with real loadout flexibility. Meanwhile, Titan commanders get heavier arsenals without replacing whole collections. It is exactly the kind of preview that sends people back to unfinished projects.
