Games Workshop revealed all at the end of last week regarding the new edition of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy. A brand new boxed set is on the way alongside tweaked and updated rules for the game, new books and more.

The Dropsite Preview // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

At the core of the new edition is the new boxed set for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Age of Darkness: Saturnine.

Age Of Darkness: Saturnine // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

This set forms the basis for the new edition, with a range of new plastic miniatures to act as the starting point for a new army or perhaps reinforcements for an existing one. A couple of characters lead the way with the towering Saturnine Praetor leading the way.

Saturnine Praetor // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

This absolute beast of a miniature could end up leading the way for your Salamander army, but could easily slot into all manner of Traitor or Loyalist armies during The Horus Heresy. The new lore built around the Saturnine armour used during this period is that Vulkan, Primarch of the Salamanders, refined the process of creating it and offered it to all of the Legions. Unfortunately, that means that the villains of the piece now have access to swanky new kit!

Set against the Saturnine Praetor (or perhaps alongside him), we have the new Centurion in MKII Power Armour. As mentioned, whilst this has been labelled as a Centurion, there's no reason this couldn't be used as all manner of different leader figures amongst Horus Heresy armies.

Centurion In MKII Power Armour // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

This also introduces more of the MKII Power Armour, which was an older pattern of armour that was beginning to be filtered out during the time of the Dropsite Massacre. Still, some Legions were big fans of the armour, and so it was still used extensively.

MKII Power Armour Legionaries

As well as the MKII armour being used by the characters in the set, you will also get a bunch of Legionaries and Legionary Veterans in the same pattern of armour.

Legionaries In MKII Power Armour // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

There are a lot of these Space Marines in the box, which can be armed with a variety of different weapons. You can go for classic boltguns or ramp things up and throw some new special weapons into the mix as well. Maybe you prefer the style of these Disintegrator Weapons?

Legionary Veterans with Disintegrator Weapons // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

As with all of the plastic kits for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, they can be kitbashed and converted very easily. This means that if you want MKII arms and heads but MKII legs and bodies, you could easily do that. The various Legions often tended to mix and match their armour as The Horus Heresy went on, scavenging what they could from different battles and fallen Battle Brothers.

Big Guns & Big Shoulders

As well as the core of your force being made up of the Legionaries, you'll also find some special miniatures in the boxed set. Leading the way, we have the clanking form of the Saturnine Dreadnought, which is going to be one hell of a foe to shift should it stomp into view.

Saturnine Dreadnought // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

The Saturnine Dreadnought can be armed with fearsome plasma weaponry and such turning it into a gun platform. The Saturnine look, something of a meme that grew and grew on the internet, also carries through into the design of the new Terminators.

Saturnine Terminators // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

Protected by their powerful shield generators, the Saturnine Terminators aren't going to be easy to shift. They can also be armed with some fearsome plasma weaponry but you can also rock fists for just punching your way through the enemy ranks.

Levelling its guns to blow all of this to pieces, you also have access to the Araknae Quad Accelerator Platform. This is the beginning of what would become the Tarantula in Warhammer 40,000 but this is on a whole other scale.

Araknae Quad Accelerator Platform // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

All of these miniatures are looking rather spiffing and it's neat to see the Saturnine-style armour making this a fun new set for those who already have expansive armies. The Saturnine boxed set feels like it will be a hot set for those seeking to get involved with the new edition of the game, as it also comes with the rules and more to get you started.

New Edition Cinematic Trailer // Warhammer: The Horus Heresy

As this is a new edition, this also means that there are new books on the way with new rules that you'll have to get your head around. You can find out more about the new edition, which books you need to buy and more HERE.

Could you be tempted to dive into the new edition of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy?