It’s time to purge the alien. Come see this weeks new Deathwatch miniature releases that may just be one of the best values yet from GW!
This weeks new releases see to be pretty aggressively priced with most product selling for less that we’ve seen comparable items in the past. Plus add in the brand new Deathwatch Upgrade sprue, and there is even more value.
If you’re an aspiring Deathwatch player you may even have a ton of shoulder pads left over from your vehicle and clam-pack buys as well!
New Release Highlights:
- Deathwatch Land Raider has both Lascannon, Crusader/Redeemer sprues and an DW upgrade sprue for only $5 more that its normal price.
- Deathwatch Transport has the Razorback, and DW upgrade sprues for only .75 more than the Razorback’s MSRP
- Deathwatch Captain is priced $8 under the Blood Angels Captain in terminator armor, and comes with an upgrade sprue as well
- Deathwatch Bikes break down to $12 each which is about $15 total in savings on the new box of 5, and they come with the upgrade sprue as well too!
GW’s DW Upgrade Sprue Guide:
This Weeks New Releases Are:
Deathwatch Terminator Captain $25
This multi-part plastic kit contains the components necessary to assemble one Deathwatch Watch Captain in Terminator Armour. You’ll receive a Terminator Captain with a Citadel 40mm Round base, and a Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – this contains 10 Space Marine shoulder pads and 2 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, a Sergeant chest plate, 2 variant helmets, a power sword, a small backpack icon and 2 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Deathwatch Watch Captain $25
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble one Watch Captain. You’ll receive a Space Marine Captain, plus a Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – this contains 10 Space Marine shoulder pads and 2 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, a Sergeant chest plate, 2 variant helmets, a power sword, a small backpack icon and 2 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Kill Team Cassius $65
This box contains 11 Deathwatch Space Marines:
– Ortan Cassius, Ultramarines Chaplain;
– Vael Donatus, Ultramarines Sternguard Veteran;
– Zameon Gydrael, Company Champion;
– Rodricus Grytt, Imperial Fists Devastator;
– Antor Delassio, Flesh Tearer Assault Marine Sergeant;
– Edryc Setorax, Raven Guard Vanguard Veteran;
– Jensus Natorian, Blood Ravens Codicer Librarian;
– Drenn Redblade, Space Wolves Blood Claw;
– Garran Branatar, Salamander Terminator;
– Ennox Sorrlock, Iron Hands Sternguard Veteran;
– Jetek Suberei, White Scars Biker Sergeant;
– a teleport homer and a servo skull.Comes supplied with a Citadel 75x46mm Oval base, a Citadel 40mm Round base, 2 Citadel 25mm Round bases and 10 Citadel 32mm Round bases.
Deathwatch Bikers $60
This kit contains the components necessary to assemble 5 Deathwatch Bikers, with their twin-linked boltguns and close combat weapons. It comprises 5 Space Marine Bikers, plus a Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – this contains 10 Space Marine shoulder pads and 2 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, a Sergeant chest plate, 2 variant helmets, a power sword, a small backpack icon and 2 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Deathwatch Land Raider $80
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components needed to build either a Deathwatch Land Raider, Deathwatch Land Raider Redeemer or Deathwatch Land Raider Crusader. You’ll receive a Land Raider, a Land Raider Crusader Upgrade sprue plus a Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – this contains 10 Space Marine shoulder pads and 2 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, a Sergeant chest plate, 2 variant helmets, a power sword, a small backpack icon and 2 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Deathwatch Transport $42
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble one Deathwatch Transport, in either Rhino or Razorback configuration. You’ll receive a Razorback, assemblable optionally as a Rhino, plus a Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – this contains 10 Space Marine shoulder pads and 2 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, a Sergeant chest plate, 2 variant helmets, a power sword, a small backpack icon and 2 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Overall this new pricing strategy if successful for GW may be a boon to both the company and hobbyists everywhere.
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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.
