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GW’s First Round of Start Collecting Sets: UNBOXED!

By Rob Baer | January 9th, 2016 | Categories: Product Review, Uncategorized

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Are these the starter sets everyone has been waiting for? Come see just how good the New Year, New Army Bundles really are in our weekly unboxing series.

The new Starter bundle deals are HERE finally, and not only are they great deals, they also have NEW RULES inside as well!

Via Games Workshop

New Start Collecting Army Deals $85

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It’s a new year, so what better time to start a new army? To help you get started, we’ve got 12 great-value boxed sets available to pre-order today, six each for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

As you can see, there’s quite a range of starter forces available, including Astra Militarum, Seraphon, Necrons and Greenskinz to name but a few. All the models are plastic – brilliant if you’re new to building Citadel miniatures – and all the kits include construction booklets for all the models. Inside, you’ll also find an exclusive datasheet (Warhammer 40,000) or warscroll battalion (Warhammer Age of Sigmar) for using your models on the battlefield.

If you looking for YOUR army’s special new box set, checkout our new release post from last week to showcases ALL of the new bundles and more!

New Games Workshop Starter Army Bundles

Overall I think these are a great idea, and a perfect replacement for the “starter” Battleforce boxes of old. Now we just gotta find some folks that are ready to hear the good hobby word and get them started!

-Would you like to know more, hobbyist?

Unboxing the New 40k Starter Armies for Collectors

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About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X

About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.