GW gave hobbyists their first look at the new Terminator sprues inside the Leviathan box, and everything is push-fit, and easy to build!
The new box set has really grabbed people’s interest, as not only is it kicking off the new edition of Warhammer 40k, but the value inside is pretty insane. It also isn’t shocking that these are Easy to Build (ETB), as GW said they would be, along with everything in the box.
Either way, it’s always cool to see how the sprues will be set up and what the actual plastic will look like! Let’s take a closer look.
GW Reveals New Easy To Build Push Fit Terminator Sprues!
The new sprue pics come from Warhammer Community.
Your five new Space Marine Terminators come packed onto the sprue. They’re largely push-fit, but dabs of glue are recommended on key joins. In all, there are about eight or nine parts to each miniature – plus a teleport homer – and they’re incredibly cleverly put together.
Well, first up, being ETB really isn’t a bad thing; while some people don’t like it, it does make getting your new army on the table much faster and, for newer players, much easier overall.
For one thing, most pieces have three or fewer connection points with the sprue, and the majority of these are hidden with great cunning by other parts of the model. So while the joins on the pauldrons need to be cleaned up, and those on the undersides of the storm bolter magazines, most other burrs don’t need much effort at all – and the same goes for many of the mould lines.
On top of that, the parts fit together beautifully. All five Terminators are single-pose, though the Sergeant has a choice of wearing a helmet or going bare-headed. They stand in a range of intimidating poses, and the increase in detail compared with the previous Terminator models is substantial.
This squad was produced in a very interesting way, with possibly the least amount of connections to the actual sprue itself that we’ve seen from GW.
This means less trimming and cutting overall, and with the ETB nature of the kits, these should be a breeze to build.
They also generally do a great job hiding mold lines and gaps, which seem no different here. Unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any options in the kit other than a little bit for the Sergeant
Shoulder pads are moulded to arms, and the arms themselves are separate from the torso, giving you a bit of flexibility for possible kit-bashes, if that’s how you roll. Right shoulder pads are blank, so you can assign these elite warriors to a Chapter of your choosing.
It is nice that the arms are separate from the torso, which lets you give them different weapons much easier! Considering the kit doesn’t really have any options, it’s nice GW built them this way. Now you can still equip them how you want; you’ll just need to do a little more work.
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