The 40k Kill Team Pariah Nexus box has arrived, let’s see Rob’s thoughts in our latest unboxing, build and review.
We’re back unboxing the new Necron and Space Marine contents of this box! 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 what actually comes in the box and if it’s worth it or not. That way you can decide if this is worth your hard-earned hobby dollars.
40k Kill Team Pariah Nexus: Unboxing & Build
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The box runs for $160, and there’s been a ton of debate around it. It comes with 12 minis, terrain, and rules. For the price, you don’t get a ton of minis, but if you split this with someone you are basically saving a little. If you just want one of the kits, it might be worthwhile to just grab the kits by themselves from the secondary market.
If you want to see more about the value breakdown, you can check it out here. On the other side, it sucks for Kill Team players to have to buy a $160 box for the rules inside. Because this is the only way to grab these rules. But let’s jump into what’s inside!
Sprues
The terrain looks cool, but it’s not very big and more like scatter terrain.
The Flayed One’s sprue is pretty small and a little disappointing in terms of bits but they do look very detailed. But when the new box comes out, these could very well have ten Flayed Ones in the kit.
The Heavy Intercessor kit is fairly similar to the normal guys with just a few more bits. the Captain sprue is pretty small but does look very dynamic.
Of course, you also get the Pariah Nexus book, some boards, and cards.
Instructions
The Captain looks fairly easy to build other than the right leg. It doesn’t really lock into the hip, so that could be a problem. The Heavy Intercessors also don’t look very hard to build either and do have a decent amount of options.
The heavy gunners have three different options for their guns, but that does make the parts small, so could be a little hard to work with. They also give you a bunch of extras like grenades, holstered weapons, and auspex.
Luckily, this Chronomancer looks fare easier to build than the previous Necron guy as it all looks to slot in fairly easily. The mini also comes with multiple head options and some hand options. For the Flayed Ones, they look fairly fiddly and very thin.
So Rob recommends using the Tamiya Extra Thin Cement since it won’t just go everywhere if you put too much on. Rob is a little worried about how long they will take, there are just so many small parts, but we’ll see!
The Necrons
They are a little fiddly, but they went together way better than Rob expected! While some of the parts were a little annoying, it wasn’t nearly as terrible as he thought they would be.
Overall Rob is very impressed with the minis. Obviously, they aren’t ETB, so they will have some mold lines to trim.
They are basically the same size as the Warriors, but we expected that.
The Chronomancer went together fairly easily, so another welcome surprise.
About the same size as the Psychomancer and just way, way easier to build!
The Space Marines
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There’s no denying these are some cool minis! The two things you really need to watch out for are the tubes going into the backpack, which took a while to get right, and the heads. Not all the heads can look forward on all the bodies, so be sure to look at what heads go to which minis.
This guy you can either give him the fist or fingers out arm. But since his head wasn’t as sliced, you can have him looking either way.
They aren’t that much bigger than the normal dudes but are a little bulkier and thicker.
The Captain is very dynamic and overall looks cool! The only issue with him was the cape doesn’t fit together perfectly, so be sure to fill that gap for a better paint job. He also doesn’t have many options, so this is pretty much what you’ll get with him.
Nothing crazy here, as he’s about the same size as the Captain from Indomitus.
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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!
