Ok Boomer – 5 Ancient 40K Kits that Still Look Fabulous

In my last article I reviewed 5 ancient Warhammer 40k model kits that desperately need an upgrade. Today, I want to revisit 5 ancient Warhammer 40k kits that are old as shit but still shine in the toilet bowl we like to call, Warhammer 40k 10th edition.

1. The Land Raider (2000, 2008)

There’s an old saying ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. The Land Raider, in it’s current form, has been in production since 2000. Eight years later plastic upgrade sprues were introduced in order to create the Redeemer and Crusader variants. This classic design still stands up to the re-scaling of the Space Marine kits we’ve seen over the past 8 years. The only real danger in losing this model to legends is if Games Workshop doubles down on their decision to make all Space Marine vehicles ‘grav’ oriented.

2. Leman Russ Battle Tank (1998, 2008)

When you’ve got it? Baby you fucking GOT IT. This tank here, this Leman Russ Battle Tank? It’s just.got.it. The kit in it’s earliest form was released way back in 1998 and saw a bit of a glow up in 2008 with some new weapon options and a more simple track design. We’ve seen the Games Workshop designers make the tanks bigger, as in the recently released Rogal Dorn Battle Tank but I believe they’d be hard pressed to come up with an idea to improve on this beauty.

3. Defiler (2003)

Mechanical crab? Check. Cannon for a chest? Check. Powered by a daemon, punished by their god’s for failure? Check. Check. Check. The Defiler, what can I say. First produced in 2003, Games Workshop hit the nail on the head with the grim-dark mechanacrab and were like ‘yeah, we’ve done it’. Rarely seen on the tables nowadays, this model kits would have the fanbois wet in their seats if released at a modern day preview event.

4. Carnifex (2005)

Another great example of Games Workshop creating a model kit and basically saying, ‘yeah this is what we want’. When the Tyranid model range went through a refresh in 2012 and 2014 basically every model in the range was replaced with modern versions EXCEPT the plastic Carnifex. The model was a slam dunk, and definitely set the tone for future Tyranid releases.

5. Piranha (2006)

For such a great looking model kit, it’s a shame that the rules never quite made them good enough to see regularly on the tabletop. No, don’t think back too long to the untouchable Piranha rules mechanic from 7th edition. The Tau Piranha kit was released way back in 2006, and despite several model range refreshes since then has remain untouched. It’s not hard to see why this is, its a novel design and could easily be something you would see on the modern Star Wars screen.