The Kruleboyz Gobsprakk has arrived at the studio- check out Rob’s unboxing, build, and thoughts on the release!
We’re back unboxing the new big release for the Orruks! Rob sees what it takes to get it ready for the tabletop, shows the size of the model, and tells you the GOTCHAS to be aware of when building it!
We are going to show you everything including the sprues, bits, and of course, the size. That way you can decide if this is worth your hard-earned hobby dollars.
Time to Build Kruleboyz Gobsprakk: Unboxing & Build
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This is the kit we’re going to be covering today and it can actually be built into two different minis. This retails for $140 but there are some deals on it right now for a little less. It fits right in with the price point of other big baddies for other armies. When you talk about value, this actually has some considering GW won’t lower the prices.
However, they give you two options and normally if you magnetize this you could make both of the kits. This kit though, without doing any magnetizing, you can just change the riders and the bird head and use it as either. So there is actually some value in there just for that.
Instructions & Sprues
The computer slices on this are really nice and the majority of the body is hollow. They seem to do a good job of making this balanced even though it is quite large. Just keep in mind for painting, you’ll want to do this in parts then paint them separately.
The one hard part will be the howdah because you have to glue the feet and the howdah in to get it together. It should be pretty easy to do though because it’s all just wood, so even if you airbrush it, it shouldn’t be too bad.
Just make sure to not glue down the rider as they both interchange with the feet. Same with the banner and the mount’s head.
This is where you have to choose between the rider and the back piece. Just build both of them and then you can either glue down one if you only want one or leave them both off and put them on when you want to play with them. The other option is just to put the smaller back on and use the different riders.
When it comes to designing sprues and models, GW is just years ahead of everyone else to be honest. The detail is pretty on point for the entire mini and the sprue is laid out pretty well. There are also tons of pegs and holes to help with the build.
Assembled Model
Here’s what we ended up with, you can see no rider or back piece. This is a decent spot to stop, so you can make both kits and for painting. Because of the way they designed it, you can just switch the riders by locking them on the top peg.
The main thing you have to decide on when building this are the banners. Rob went with the smaller back piece because it’s easier to paint and no one should really give you a hard time for switching out the rider and using this smaller banner.
The mount’s heads and the rider switch out in seconds, so you don’t even have to magnetize this to take advantage of both kits, which is just super nice. Overall this mini is pretty dope, and hopefully, we see more of GW doing it this way to give us more value. Where you don’t have to go through the hassle of magnetizing.
Lastly, if you want to finish the base off, Rob uses Liquitex sand to fill out the base around the terrain piece.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
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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!
