Warhammer 40k Joytoy - 1/18 Ultramarine w/ Assault Cannon Review

I’m slowly clearing the backlog of my JoyToy collection reviews, though at this pace it doesn’t seem like it will end anytime soon. This time, I’m taking a look at one of my Space Marine Terminators: the Ultramarines Terminator with Assault Cannon.

The Terminator Armor series is one of the stronger entries in JoyToy’s Warhammer 40K lineup in terms of overall value. Thanks to the characteristically bulky design of Terminator armor, limitations in articulation are far less noticeable. The heavy proportions actually work in the figure’s favor, making it feel solid and imposing rather than restricted.

On the battlefield, the Assault Cannon variant provides invaluable fire support for a Terminator squad. Terminators are essentially heavy juggernauts, frontline units that carve their way forward through sheer durability rather than mobility. In open combat, the Assault Cannon’s high rate of fire is devastating, easily mowing down lightly armored threats in a role somewhat comparable to a Heavy Bolter.

In the Space Hulk card game I own, however, the Assault Cannon Terminator isn’t always the optimal choice against Genestealers. Mechanically, it functions like a Bolter unit with triple attack dice. In theory, that means it can eliminate up to three Genestealers in a lucky roll but with 50% odds, it can just as easily backfire. It’s powerful, but far from foolproof.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to complete my First Founding Terminator collection eventually, just as I did with my Intercessor Marines. At the moment, I am still weighing my options for the Raven Guard and Space Wolves Terminator Candidate , so the hunt continues.