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Death Guard Heroes Series 3: Unboxing & Build

By Travis Pasch | November 30th, 2020 | Categories: Warhammer 40k

Death Guard Heroes Series 3: Unboxing & BuildThe Death Guard Heroes series 3 have arrived at the studio in all their Nurgle glory, check out our unboxing and build of the new models!

This week we are unboxing the new wave of Space Marine Heroes series that just came out (in the USA)! Rob sees what it takes to get them ready for the tabletop, shows the size of the 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 how big they are. That way you can decide if these are worth your hard-earned hobby dollars. Let’s go!

Death Guard Heroes Series 3: Unboxing & Build

Death Guard boxHere is the box of minis we are going to take a look at today! They came out in Japan a while ago, but they are finally available (for the normal price…) in the USA. Here we go!

Grabbing Them on the Site

Death Guard box on siteUnfortunately, they are already sold out on the GW’s webstore, but they may come back! You could either grab the entire site or just a random booster pack. And no word on the Sorceror just yet, but it may come out somewhere else. They were originally $12 apiece or $72 for the set.  You can still find them on secondary markets like here on Amazon, however.

The Box Comparison

Individual BoxSo you get all 6 in the set, but each mini comes in its own box. Stores were pm;y allocated three, so if your FLGS still has one, be sure to pick it up!

Space Marine Hero BoxesThey kept the size almost the same for all the boxes of the Space Marine Heroes boxes. Just to note, Rob did grab a couple of these from Japan!

Instructions and Sprues

Death Guard instructionsThey aren’t too many pieces and look to be ETB. Let’s hope it goes nice and easy.

Death Guard sprueThe bits all look really detailed and you get a couple of head options. With them being push-fit, it should take no time at all to build. But if you don’t want to do the push-fit, you can just clip off the pegs and glue it with the Tamiya Extra Thin Cement.

Completed Mini

Completed Death GuardIt took longer to clip it off than it did to build it. Overall it looks great and the little Nurgling really adds some fun to the mini. It pretty much is mono-pose, but that’s not terrible. With the push-fit minis, there can be some small gaps, so just be aware of that. Lastly, there are a few tiny mold lines to cut off.

Size Comparison

Death Guard comparisonIt lines up perfectly with the original Space Marine Hero.

Death Guard comparisonOf course, it’s a little smaller than the Terminator, which has no Blood Angel symbols. So it’s just a normal red Terminator, we guess…

That does it for this one! After the release, they are starting to dry up a little, so if you can find it for a good deal, be sure to grab it!

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About the Author: Travis Pasch

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Travis Pasch

Job Title: Head Writer & Editor

Socials: @paschbass 

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!