The Horus Heresy Book (Forge world)

[Commander Vyper]

That's what I'm doing with mine, the beaky armour was a prototype at the start of the heresy and wasen't issued in big numbers till the fighting had really kicked off, priority was given to the legions who were at the massacre. and it's easy to convert the current plastic marines to heresy, thrim the ridges off shoulderpades and stick bumps all over the armour.

This might help clarify matters:

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Power_Armour#Mark_5_.22Heresy_Armour.22

For myself I'm looking to have a few combat squads of various MK's in heresy pattern. First is a unit of MK III's (Legion undecided yet), second unit are in Corvus MKVI armour with a MKIII based articifer as squad leader.

Advice from an old player and heresy fan is don't get hung up on GW steer towards early marks and remember that during the seige of Terra even MKVII's were in operation and production on both sides.

The Commander

[steders]

Just to bring this back from the dead! Has any one used modern Chaos Marines with backpack/headswaps?
Seem pretty close
(Haven't bought the book yet!)

[Commander Vyper]

At times yes Pete.

[janner]

The chaos backpack does appear in one of the Death Guard pictures. So go for it 

[steders]

Wife has ordered me the book for my Birthday. Hopefully I'm 'allowed' to have it when it arrives and not have to wait!

[janner]

Wife has ordered me the book for my Birthday. Hopefully I'm 'allowed' to have it when it arrives and not have to wait!

Denial would surely count as cruel and unusual punishment!

[steders]

Denial would surely count as cruel and unusual punishment!

So you've met my wife

[janner]

I understand she speaks very highly of you though 

[aliensurfer]

I understand she speaks very highly of you though 

she doesn't, no-one does, ever.

[steders]

Got the Betrayal book yesterday. I have to say, its huge lump.
I'll try and read it some more this weekend and give you my opinion (for what its worth)

[infelix]

I don't have the book myself but a friend at the club does so I've read it through and it's a beautiful book with some interesting rules. I don't think it's worth £70 though but the price is the only negative thing I have to say about it.

[steders]

Horus Heresy: Betrayal is without doubt the prettiest rule book I have ever owned. I'm not talking about gamers porn inside, I'm talking about just the look of it. Its like picking up an official history of the betrayal written by the adeptus scriptarius* after the war. *(I think I've made that up)
Loads of fluff at the start, well written, not your usual GW vomit fest. I would assume they've made a conscious decision to pitch this at the right audience (older saddos with disposable income rather than teenagers).
Really nice ideas for campaign games, I want to read more of this but what I did look at was very interesting.
The 4 legions covered get quite a lot of coverage with colour plates for the tanks and armour.
The army lists are great, loads of options to mess around with, I could feel my urge to create the ultimate army twitch as I read them, always a good sign.
So its expensive but is it worth £70?
I think its biggest drawback is that it is incredibly none user friendly. I don't mean its layout, I mean its weight. Even sat in a chair reading it was putting a strain on my back. From a players point of view it might of been better to split the fluff and lists into 2 volumes (sold as one item) but what would that of done to the cost?
I personally don't think its worth £70. I do however like it a lot!
In my opinion its overpriced by about £10, but I don't regret buying it.

[voltan]

In my opinion its overpriced by about £10, but I don't regret buying it.

Especially as you didn't buy it, but got given it for your birthday. 

[steders]

Well true although I wouldn't of regretted it even if I had bought it with my.....
Hold on, my wife got me to order it on her behalf!
She owes me £70!!

I'll never see that again will I

[janner]

Well true although I wouldn't of regretted it even if I had bought it with my.....
Hold on, my wife got me to order it on her behalf!
She owes me £70!!

I'll never see that again will I

Nope, you're clearly an easy touch 

Still Book 2 (Massacre) is due out for UK Games Day so you could try for double or quits...