Don’t miss our unboxing and build of the Necromunda Van Saar Archeoteks & Grav-Cutters box, and tell you the GOTCHAS of building them!
We are unboxing the new Archeoteks & Grav-Cutters box and seeing what it takes to get them ready for the tabletop. Rob goes over the kits, compares them to other models, and tells you the GOTCHAS to be aware of when building them!
We are going to show you everything including the sprues, bits, and of course, size comparisons. That way you can decide if these are worth your hard-earned hobby dollars. Let’s go!
Necromunda Van Saar Archeoteks & Grav-Cutters: Unboxing
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On release this box goes for $42, let’s see if the 6 minis (10ish when you count the boards as mounts) are worth the cash and how they look!
Sprues & Instructions
The Necromunda instructions haven’t been very impressive lately, let’s see how this one stacks up.
There are definitely some very small and fiddly parts and even some of the guns come in two parts. They give you some decent angles and actually seem better than most of the recent releases, for the actual minis. They even give you instructions to paint certain clear things on the sprue.
The Skyboards are where things get a little hard. They don’t really show exactly which bit goes where, so it may be a bit of a hassle for them.
Here are all the sprues you get in the kit. It comes with two sprues, all the flying stands, and bases.
Everything is multi-part so you will have to trim a decent amount of flash. But overall all the bits look extremely detailed.
Completed Minis
This is way smaller than Rob expected it to be! It was a bit annoying to put together because of the size. Overall it wasn’t super hard to build, but it is very fiddly with tons of small parts that don’t really have sockets to fit into. Rob had to use the box art plus the instructions to get everything correct. If you have big fingers, some of the tubes may be quite hard to actually get on there. All that said, the mini does look great!
The Grav-Cutter looks pretty awesome and actually went together easier than the other one. Just be very careful on the shield, because if you use too much glue, it will get some weird effects.
Size Comparisons
They are the size of a guardsman, and the flight stand is basically as tall as a Primaris Marine.
Rob really expected this guy to be bigger, but is identical in size to a guardsman, so it does make sense when you think he is just a puny human.
That does it for this one, overall two pretty cool types of minis in the box! The builds were pretty fiddly but not hard per se, just be ready for some frustration with all the small parts. Stuff has been selling out super fast lately, so if you want it, don’t wait too long!
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
