Painting Challenge Submission #9 - Support Predator for Sons of Horus

Predator AFV for the Sons of Horus. Model from Forge World.

Rounding off my most recent round of Horus Heresy offerings, we have another Space Marine AFV. This is a Predator tank, a classic old retro design from the days of the "Rogue Trader" game, gussied up and returned to the table by GW's Forge World studio for their Horus Heresy range. While these models are now available as multi-part plastic kits, this fellow is in fact a hybrid plastic and resin model from Forge World - assembled and primed for me by the excellent Steve B. It is painted in the colours of the XVI Legion Astartes, the Sons of Horus.

Wierdo weapons like this are such fun in GW's 30k setting.

Like the Spartan I submitted a couple weeks ago, this model kit has been sitting for years in my pile of shame, primed and ready to go, always on the edge of my intentions, but never receiving a lick of paint. Until now! It was on the shelf beside the Spartan, so having finished that beast off, I figured I would be wise to get this one out of the way as well. 

View showing the rear access hatch. Spooky legion symbol on hand to, er, keep an eye on things...I'll see myself out...

In the wild and crazy spectrum of combat vehicles available to Space Marines in the Horus Heresy setting, the Predators are actually on the lighter side. They are not too heavily armoured, and don't carry troops. But they are platforms for a hilarious assortment of dangerous and whacky weapons, and you see as much with this variant - sporting laser cannons on the sponsons, and a dangerous and (slightly) unstable plasma cannon on the turret. 

For the Warmaster!

All of these weapons will be useful in rendering moronic "loyalists" down to their component atoms as the Warmaster Horus completes his long march to save humanity! As ever, I'm sure this newly painted tank will be zapped on the first turn when its time on the table comes at last - but in so doing, maybe it will soak up and distract its opponent's attention long enough to let the Spartan make it to turn two!

This single 28mm vehicle added another 20 points to my AHPC XIII totals. Horus for hope! Thanks for reading, and we hope you come back as the Painting Challenge submissions continue to pile up.