The new Horus Heresy Starter Set Sprues have been seen in an unboxing, and there are a ton of Space Marines to…
We saw this box what felt like 10 years ago at this point, but to finally see the sprues inside and it unboxed a little is great. Now, we basically know everything model-wise from this Horus Heresy Starter Set unboxing and even how it will all look!
Rumored Horus Heresy Starter Value
There are two big things to note first. We don’t know the prices of the individual kits 100%, so this is as close as we can get for now. Also just to note, these are all going to be priced in plastic, with estimated pricing compared to the latest price increases.
- 40 Mark VI Space Marines $220 ($55 for 10)
- 10 Cataphractii Terminators $140 ($70 for 5)
- Contemptor Dreadnought $70 (based on the Redemptor kit)
- Characters $55 (based on the Space Marine Characters pack)
- Spartan $110 (drop from resin based on the Repulsor Executioner price)
- Rulebook and other potential accessories $50
Total MSRP: $645 not counting accessories Confirmed Box Price: <$300
Total Values versus box price: at least $345 in value
So while the initial price is a little higher than we had hoped (but expected), this has some great value, and you get more than 100% of the box price in value. Plus, you just get so many minis!
This will be a great pickup if you want to get into the game.
New Horus Heresy Starter Set Sprues Unboxing!
The new sprue pics come from GW influencer Tale of Painters
Let’s start with the biggest part of the box (or at least the most numerous), the Marines! This is broken down into 4 sets of MKVI marines, with each set getting two identical sprues (5 Marines on each sprue) and then one upgrade sprue per 10 minis. The upgrade sprue has a decent amount of extra weapons and heads, but nothing too crazy on it.
The bolters are attached to the hands as well, just like the change when they rolled out the MK III and MK IV marines back in 2015/16.
We also expect this box to basically just be 4 of the main sprues and two upgrade sprues. The current MK III and MKIV boxes are currently $55 so perhaps these will be discounted to around $100 for essentially two box sets.
Praetor Sprues
These are pretty much what we expected, each grabbing one of the small-sized character sprues. Unfortunately, there are no other weapon options than what they come with.
However they do have a bare head option and don’t have iconography, so you could paint them up to be whatever legion you like. Which is obviously very cool.
This is about the most you’ll be able to customize with the different head option, but we’re sure you could get some awesome conversions done with the kit!
Terminator Sprues
There aren’t many options in this kit, but you do get the bits for Lighting Claws or bolters and power fists. You also get the option for a heavy flamer and a power sword.
This is the same kit that came in the Betrayal at Calth box and eventually was released separately.
Contemptor Dreadnought
This sprue is pretty awesome because it’s a smooth transition from the resin kit and that really terribly posed first plastic one GW did with the previous starter sets.
It has tons of nice upgrades like ball joints and movable elbow and knee joints! Then for weapons, you get a gravis bolt cannon, a gravis autocannon, a gravis melta cannon, and gravis lascannon. However, that’s just the right arm. The powerfist can be equipped with a combi-bolter, heavy flamer, plasma blaster, meltagun, or a graviton gun.
Getting this in plastic will be awesome, and it looks pretty sweet!
Spartan Tank
To say this is huge might be an understatement! With 6 giant sprues, you know this will be massive and quite the build. The commander on top can have two different options, and the weapons are basically all covered. Looking at how everything fits together, you should be able to magnetize the kit and future-proof it.
With such a big kit and so many options, we would really recommend magnetizing, if for no other reason than you will get more value out of the kit!
Here’s the most up-to-date list of new Horus Heresy Rules & Product Leaks. Click on the gallery above to see new Horus Heresy models and rules rumors!
- 4 New Plastic Horus Heresy Starter Box Sets
- All the Horus Heresy New Models & Rules
- Horus Heresy Legion Rules
- Horus Heresy Weapon & Unit Rules
All the Newest GW Model & Rules Previews
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About the Author: 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!
