The Cerastus Knight Lancer is an elegant, noble steed, ridden to battle by the most impetuous and battle-hungry young scions of a Knight House. Currently available in Forge World resin, this imposing beast is soon to be updated and upgraded in sweet Citadel plastic – but the Lancer is only one variant of the Cerastus-class. Two of its counterparts – the Knight Castigator and Knight Acheron – are joining it on the mustering fields.
Rather than racing out to seek glory against titanic foes, the Knight Castigator prefers to reap massed enemies that may threaten its Knightly brethren through sheer weight of numbers. Its twin-linked Castigator bolt cannon pulverises infantry formations with torrents of mass-reactive ammunition, and its crackling tempest warblade can carve up light vehicles with a single elegant sweep – even as its pilot remains calm and focused, merged with the Castigator’s stoic machine spirit.
By contrast, the Knight Acheron is a fearsome terror weapon, a grim beast intended for missions of extermination. Its bloodthirsty machine spirit roars to life as it immolates foes and fortifications with sheets of super-hot flame from its Acheron flamestorm cannon. Enemy engines seeking to defend their comrades are mangled with blows from the Acheron’s reaper chainfist, which packs an in-built twin-linked heavy bolter.
Both the Castigator and Acheron feature a large ammo feed – or fuel tube – that trails from their primary ranged weapon to the supply on their back. This component has been designed to be fully articulated when built, meaning you can pose your Cerastus-class Knights without worrying about matching up two fixed connection points.
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