The lascannon for this marine comes from the recently released heavy weapons set in plastic for the Horus Heresy range. I was toying between getting some of the older resin lascannons from Forge World or this newer set. Two things convinced me: firstly the price. For the same price, I also get other heavy weapons (notably the auto cannons which I am similarly tempted to use, but also the volkites which have some great rules to them). Secondly I think the plastic heavy weapons have been done some good justice here. Yes, the resin can sometimes look better and the aesthetic is great, but here I am.
The only "gotcha" in the build is the right hand and the zoom targeter which is a bit fiddly. Oh, and for the build with the augury scanner, there's a tiny handle that goes on to the end of the targeting array as well which is super annoying. Other than that single issue, these are a breeze to put together and I am planning on having 5 of them in a heavy support squad up and running soon.
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He looks great! Nice throwback to the original shoulder lascannon, but now with more bling.
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