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FIVE New Deathwatch Releases Coming This Week!

By Rob Baer | August 2nd, 2016 | Categories: Warhammer 40k, Warhammer 40k Rumors

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It’s raining new 40k releases this week! Come see the HUGE lineup of Deathwatch releases from Games Workshop for this Saturday!

You heard it here first, FIVE new 40k Deathwatch Products are on the way for this week!

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WARHAMMER 40000: DEATHWATCH DICE Hobby Product $20
WARHAMMER 40000: DEATH MASQUE (ENGLISH) Core Game $150
CODEX: DEATHWATCH (HARDBACK) (ENGLISH) Book (HB) $50
CODEX: DEATHWATCH (WATCH-FORTRESS ED.) Book (HB) $205
DATACARDS: DEATHWATCH (ENG) Cards $13.5
SPACE MARINE BATTLES: CALGAR’S SIEGE Novel $27

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The new Deathwatch Starter set is on the way, and it looks like this will be a true limited time offering by Games Workshop. They were quoted as telling account today that it is a limited time offering, and the only way to get the single Deathwatch box set components “early”.

Multiple industry sources have reported to Spikey Bits the following:

Death Masque – Core Game USD – $150 / CAD $180

The first place to get the all new Deathwatch Veterans frame (NEW)!
An Awesome cost savings for customers (over $400US / $500CA of product if purchased separately).
Books
208 soft back Mini 40K rulebook
40 pages softback Death Masque booklet, which contains background, missions, datasheets and full rules for the contents, including an exclusive Formation for each force

Full list of miniatures:
Deathwatch force
(5) New Deathwatch Veterans [New model]
Deathwatch Captain Artemis [New model]
Eldrad Ulthran [New model]
(1) New Deathwatch upgrade frame (allows customers to upgrade standard Space Marines to Deathwatch Space Marines) [New model]
(5) Space Marine Vanguard Veterans
(1) Space Marine Venerable Dreadnought
Harlequin Force
(12) Harlequin players
(1) Harlequin Death Jester
(2) Harlequin Skyweavers
(1) Harlequin Voidweaver

Wow so at full retail let’s break that down:

1 Watch Captain Artemis $33?
5 Deathwatch Veterans  (Sternguard Vets? $50)
5 Vanguard Veterans $40
1 Deathwatch Upgrade Sprue $15?

Venerable Dreadnought $46

1 Eldrad Ultran  $40? (Two Sprue Clampack format?)
12 Harlequin Players $40
1 Death Jester $26
1 Voidweaver $41
2 Skyweavers  $40
1 Harlequin transfer sheet.

Rulebook $40?

That’s nearly a $400 retail value at known pricing structures!

 

Here’s What We Know About The New Deathwatch:

Via Games Workshop (Facebook) 7-31-2016

GW dropped a video sunday showcasing what looks to a new Codex for Warhammer 40k that will be go on order next week:

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Eldar making an appearance as well?

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Deathwatch Drop Pod?

It this the return of the Movie Marines? Will Ordo Xenos be on the way soon? Why do these rumors seem to conflict now?

Looks like we may have a little while longer to wait, just remember your salt on all of these folks!

New Deathwatch Rumor Roundup

Notify your local watch command….

About the Author: Rob Baer

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Rob Baer

Job Title: Managing Editor

Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.

Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls. 

Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.

Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.