Even the Silent King! Looking at the new pre-orders from GW all the Space Marines and Necron may be Easy to Build (ETB) Push-fit models!
With the announcement of the ability to start buying the Necron Warrior kit and getting glimpses at the sprues for each of the current pre-orders, it looks like they are all going push-fit.
While it’s not yet confirmed, there are a few telltale signs that all the new releases, from the Silent King to the new Chaplain on bike, are all push-fit.
EDITORS NOTE: The Chaplain and the Silent King Turned out to be multi-part kits, and not easy to build push-fit style. However, they are easiER to build with additional slots, pegs, and holes for alignment and assembly. Furthermore, the way the spures are oriented, it allows for fewer mold lines and “flash”, as the halves attach together where most of your mold lines previously were for solid pieces.
All The New Space Marines & Necron Releases Are ETB Push-Fit
Over the weekend, the most recent announcement of Indomitus Necrons getting individual boxes raised some eyebrows.
Now if you got yourself an Indomitys box (or just saw it online) you know that these were push-fit. Usually in the past push-fit was synonymous with fewer options and really awkward assemblies. However, this kit may be the first good or even great execution of push-fit, because the box came with both weapon upgrades and each model even had two head options.
We really hadn’t seen that in the past, and that was actually one of the biggest things Rob talked about in his Indomitus review (well that and he thinks they will go for $60).
Now moving forward, at the very least we know that GW has the ability to make good push-fit kits.
Silent King, Firestrike Turret, & More
How can you tell if a model is push-fit? Well, it’s tough because by design a push-fit model will have all the slots on the bottom, so one good way to tell is if you see all the detail on just one side for the sprue(s) in a kit, it’s probably push-fit.
Another way you can tell is the few instances of holes and slots on the detail sides, like in this picture here of the push-fit Assault Intercessors. For the most part that is a tell of an ETB kit because you’ll only see holes where external pieces interfaces with details, like backpacks, footpads, and waist to torsos.
Eh-Tu Silent King?
Speaking of which, take a look at the Silent King sprues:
When you look at these sprues, you may notice that there are nearly no holes anywhere, but there are in a few spots where it looks like parts will interface, like the Silent King’s and bodyguards’ feet to their dias. There is also a potential telltale sign of a tab on the top of the Silent King’s lets that looks like it will slot into his torso, as well as the fact that both these sprues seem to only show all their detail on one side (like we talked about above).
Perhaps a clearer example is the Firestorm Turret
The Turrent is definitely better, the only place there are holes are where two things come together. For example, the blast shield very clearly has 2 holes for each of the gun options to push in. Or in the Space Marines butt, where he will slot into the seat, which you can see in the top left.
The Age of Easy To Build Has Arrived?
These two releases aren’t re-hashes of previously available in a box releases… GW Chose to make these push-fit for their own release, not to make it easier for potential new players who would pick up a starter box with a buddy.
Sure ETB used to get a bad rap, but in all honesty, not that GW is doing better on designing the kits and providing options, I think its a good thing. It seems like the two major complaints previously against model kits, were options and conversion potential.
Kit options seem to be solved by this, but now conversions may be more difficult. Games Workshop models overall are just getting more detailed and more complex.
There is also a huge positive for push-fit as a design for models. They take less time to make, so you can get to the tabletop and playing faster. While they may take slightly longer to clip out and trim, ultimately they are easier to assemble after that.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
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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.
