With this kit there are several parts I have reviewed before. To save repeating myself, I will be focusing only on the parts I have not seen before, and the kit as a whole. Here are links to previous reviews of these parts:
-Torsos
-Shoulder Pads
-Backpacks
This set retails at £31.46, for five models with scenic bases. This is a lot of money for one squad, if you’re planning to make the full unit. It is about the equivalent of a ‘premium’ Forge World squad such as Heresy-era Assault Marines or Boarding Marines. Having said that, you do get superior quality to Forge World, and if you want to mix and match with other kits and ranges, it starts to look like a better value set. The packaging is very much like other Evil Craft items, only bigger. Whilst well-printed and put together, I think such a set is deserving of a box with some nice artwork on it.
With this set you get a new set of legs. They are very much like the legs I have seen in the past, but in new running poses. I quite like these, as they allow for more fluid models. Another feature I like is that each set is a unique set. Normally you only get a choice of three from Evil Craft, but this added variety is welcomed.
Pistols are the first weapons to be viewed from this pack. Like the Carbines I reviewed a while back, they are crammed with amazing detail.
They are also a bit bigger than most other ranges, as seen above. Be careful using them on older, smaller models, or non-marine models like Guardsmen.
Alongside the pistols there are five chainswords, a mix of three different varieties. These are beautiful sculpts, and have more of a sabre-styled shape to them than other, more industrial variants. This elegance makes them possible weapons for lords as unique daemon-crafted weapons.
This variant, with its skull hand guard, is my favourite of the three.
To go with the weapons are pairs of arms suited for a close-combat set-up. Like all other parts of the armour, they are well detailed. The hands are on ball-joints, to allow for more involved posing. Is it a lot of extra work to pose a model? Sure, but it makes posing infinitely customisable, and saves you accidentally ruining hands and arms when cutting.
You get five heads with this set: the set in question is the bare head set. Each of these is a really nice head: they’re chaotic, but don’t have ridiculously over-sized horns or masses of cancerous tissue. They are refined and very dark.
My favourite is the half-masked model. It has a certain evil to it (befitting the company name), reminding me of the likes of Bane (Dark Knight Rises) with a hint of “the dark side of the force”. I foresee a use for this head in the near future.
This squad even comes with its own bases. They are slightly scenic, with added details such as discarded weapons, skulls and broken armour. There is one minor issue, they are NOT 25mm…
They are 26mm. But seriously, only the pickiest of players (aka “that ******** guy”) is going to notice, or even care. At the end of the day, having bases is always a good thing. I like them, it’s something a bit different, and compliments the style of the models
A model, made using parts solely from the kit, stands taller and wider than a typical GW model. Against this Thousand Son (barring headdress), it is noticeably bigger and more imposing: ideal for elite units, or if you have the coin, an elite army
All-in-all this is a top-grade set. Sure it is expensive for five models, but it is up to you to get the most from it. You are welcome to either make one seriously awesome looking squad, or mix the set in with others to create an army with very unique and varied soldiers of evil.
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