Is it worth $65? Retail accounts all over the world are getting allocated on the releases of this flyer, come see what’s inside the box!
I tell you what, even though the new flyer is slightly smaller than the Stormraven itself (and about $20 cheaper) don’t let that fool you – it’s a pretty neat kit.
Sure this two sprue kit (same as the Stormtalon) doesn’t have a clear canopy or as many moving parts as it’s bigger brother, it does have some other nifty features!
First Look Features:
- The Blackstar’s flight stem can be adjusted to be completely horizontal, or at a 45 degree angle for strafing runs!
- It’s back chaff launchers also moves along with the wingtip VTOL thrusters.
- There is no interior detail present, although the back hatch can be opened.
- The front =I= hatches are part of a bigger panel assembly and not removable or able to be opened.
- It also has several flight flaps that can be positioned up or down, as well as optional top mounted accessories.
Overall I think this kit is a great step in the right direction overall for the hobby, as it seems to be just the right amount of model for just the right price – something I literally have never said before about a GW product.
Checkout our first look review below, and lock in your new Blackstar NOW!
Corvus Blackstar $65
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble a Corvus Blackstar, armed with a twin-linked assault cannon (replaceable with optional twin-linked lascannons), stormstrike missiles (replaceable with a twin-linked Blackstar rocket launcher), an anti-air ballistics suite and protected by ceramite plating. 83 components make this kit, and it comes supplied with 1 Citadel 120x92mm Oval Base with flyer stem.
Worth $65? Corvus Blackstar – Deathwatch First Look Unboxing
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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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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.
