Combat Patrol issue 52 launches Leagues of Votann with Kahl kit

Issue 52 landed as a real turning point in Combat Patrol’s 90-issue run: it opened the sixth Combat Patrol and, for the first time, brought the Leagues of Votann into the subscription. For collectors tracking the line month by month, that makes this more than a routine delivery. It is the moment the magazine hands over the first Votann model and starts a new faction path well past the halfway mark of the partwork.

The model at the center of the issue is the Ûthar the Destined and Kâhl kit, a multi-part plastic HQ choice that can be built either as the named hero Ûthar the Destined or as a generic Kâhl. That flexibility gives the issue a stronger build value than a simple one-off character sprue. It works as an accessible entry point for anyone meeting the Kin for the first time, but it also slots neatly into an existing Votann force as a character option. Games Workshop’s issue page says the magazine includes build, paint, name, and backstory guidance, which pushes the kit beyond assembly and into personalizing the model on the page.

The paint section also stood out because it moved away from the familiar default-subfaction look and instead presented the Kronus Hegemony in black armor with a yellow undersuit. That choice matters. The Kronus Hegemony are described as the most warlike of the Leagues of Votann, a relatively young league with a reputation for aggression and belligerence. On the page, that gives the Kin a harder, more ominous visual identity than the more established studio schemes and offers subscribers another way to think about the faction from the start.

The lore side of the issue kept the momentum going. Bonds of Honour Part 13 continued the thread involving Squad Askarton, Silver Templars aspirants, Ork Deffkoptas, and a mysterious Votann rescue, with the review highlighting the moment a black fog enveloped Sergeant Askarton and the Theyn before the order to hold fire. A breakout box on Votann armour, and how it compares with Space Marine and Terminator plate, made the issue feel like a proper hybrid of hobby work and setting detail. Issue 52 did not just add a model to the pile. It changed the subscription’s shape by giving Combat Patrol collectors a new army, a new look, and a new build lane at a milestone point in the line.