The last of the Deathwatch releases are here! Did we just get even more value from Games Workshop? Come see the latest on the new miniatures!
The last of the Deathwatch are here, as we slide into 40k skirmish season with next week’s eagerly anticipated Kill Team core set.
But don’t sleep on the new releases this week as allocations are high at retailers around the world, as price savvy hobbyists are snapping up these new miniatures.Let’s take a look at some pricing comparisons for the new sets:
Deathwatch Wave 3 Release:
(remember all of these except the Kill Team, and the Corvus comes with the upgrade sprue, and the terminators box comes with a whopping three!)
- Watch Master Clampack $25 – Compare to Space Marine Commander $22.25
- Chaplain Clampack $25 – Compare to BA Chaplian with Jump Pack $33
- Librarian/ Terminator Armor Clampack $30 – Compare to Space Marine Librarian in Termie armor $30
- Kill Team Box Set $35 – Compare to Space Marine Sternguard $50
- Corvus Blackstar Box Set $65 – Compare to Stormraven for $82
- Deathwatch Venerable Dreadought Box Set $50 Compare to Space Marine Venerable Dreadnought for $46.25
- Deathwatch Vanguard Veterans Box Set $45 Compare to Space Marine Vanguard Vets $40
- Deathwatch Terminators Box Set $45 Compare to Space Marine Terminators $50
- Corvus Blackstar $65 Compare to Stromraven $82
So there are some clear winners and losers there for sure, but overall some great savings to be had on the new release.
Speaking of new releases, did you notice how Games Workshop just took what was basically six new products (Watch Master, Corvus, Kill Team, Upgrade Sprue, Artemis, and the Codex itself) and turned it into a 3 week release of nearly 20 new products, most of which were re-packages?
Checkout the new releases in our first look unboxing below, and lock yours in now from your favorite retailer!
Corvus Blackstar
I tell you what, even though the new flyer is slightly smaller than the Stormraven itself (and about $20 cheaper) don’t let that fool you – it’s a pretty neat kit.
Sure this two sprue kit (same as the Stormtalon) doesn’t have a clear canopy or as many moving parts as it’s bigger brother, it does have some other nifty features!
First Look Features:
- The Blackstar’s flight stem can be adjusted to be completely horizontal, or at a 45 degree angle for strafing runs!
- It’s back chaff launchers also moves along with the wingtip VTOL thrusters.
- There is no interior detail present, although the back hatch can be opened.
- The front =I= hatches are part of a bigger panel assembly and not removable or able to be opened.
- It also has several flight flaps that can be positioned up or down, as well as optional top mounted accessories.
Overall I think this kit is a great step in the right direction overall for the hobby, as it seems to be just the right amount of model for just the right price – something I literally have never said before about a GW product.
Checkout our first look review below, and lock in your new Blackstar NOW!
Corvus Blackstar $65
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble a Corvus Blackstar, armed with a twin-linked assault cannon (replaceable with optional twin-linked lascannons), stormstrike missiles (replaceable with a twin-linked Blackstar rocket launcher), an anti-air ballistics suite and protected by ceramite plating. 83 components make this kit, and it comes supplied with 1 Citadel 120x92mm Oval Base with flyer stem.
Deathwatch Librarian in Terminator Armour $30
This multi-part plastic kit contains the parts necessary to assemble one Deathwatch Librarian. You’ll receive a Blood Angels Librarian in Terminator Armour, with a Citadel 40mm Round base, 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 Watch Master $25
Secretive and mysterious, Watch Masters are revealed on the battlefield as incomparable leaders. With their innate understanding of tactics and strategy, they assess the unclean enemy hordes in an instant, picking out weaknesses and directing their Kill Teams with clipped, precise orders. Not content to merely lead from the back, the Watch Master is a true member of the Deathwatch, his guardian spear launching volleys of bolts designed to annihilate specific targets with ease.
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble a Watch Master, armed with a guardian spear and a Clavis – a device that can interact with any machine. 8 components in total, supplied with 1 Citadel 32mm Round base
Deathwatch Chaplain $25
Roaring praise to the Emperor, a Chaplain of the Deathwatch excels in inspiring the already-elite Space Marines around him to ever-greater feats of heroism. Few have greater faith in the Emperor and Mankind’s inalienable right to rule the stars than the Deathwatch, and a Kill Team cannot fail to be caught up in the ecstatic fervour and sheer conviction of a Chaplain’s bellowed rhetoric. His crozius arcanum lashes out to crush xenos skulls in displays of blazing vengeance, deflecting counter-attacks and splitting armour as if it were tin. Nobody watching a Deathwatch Chaplain in action can deny that the power of the Imperium is very real, and utterly deadly.
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble one Deathwatch Chaplain. In the kit you’ll find a Space Marines Chaplain, 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 Kill Team $35
Organised into small, elite companies plucked from Space Marine Chapters that have pledged a tithe of their strength in the struggle against the alien, the Deathwatch counts only heroes amongst its ranks. Each member has been hailed as an expert in his field even before his training as a Deathwatch operator has begun. His armour painted the blackest of hues, his Chapter icon intact upon his pauldron as a mark of respect to the Chapter that made him, the Deathwatch Space Marine and his highly-specialised Kill Team descend to the edge of destruction, there to repel whatever dire threat they face.
This multi-part plastic kit contains everything necessary to assemble a Deathwatch Kill Team. There’s a massive amount of variety contained on these sprues – use the army builder rules in Codex Deathwatch to gear your Kill Team up for particular battlefield roles. You’ll receive the parts to assemble 5 Deathwatch Space Marines , and a whole host of spares for your Deathwatch:
– 7 Space Marine heads
– 5 Deathwatch left shoulder pads
– 18 Chapter specific right shoulder pads
– 5 Deathwatch Boltguns (with shot selector)
– 5 Deathwatch Power Swords
– 2 Thunder Hammers
– 1 Frag Cannon
– 2 Storm Shields
– 2 Shotguns
– 1 Infernus Heavy Bolter
– 1 Stalker-pattern Boltgun
– 1 Heavy Bolter/Heavy Flamer combi-weapon
– 2 Power Maces
– 1 Xenophase Blade
Deathwatch Vanguard Veterans $45
Specialising in pinpoint assaults – invaluable to the extreme threats the Deathwatch face – Vanguard Veterans hurtle from the skies with jet turbines screaming. Some choose to leap across the battlefield in great bounds, closing in on the foe in seconds, others prefer to strike directly from the bay of an overhead Corvus Blackstar, penetrating the heart of an enemy force instantly. Once there, they use their weapons – each Vanguard Veteran has his preference, and is utterly deadly with his choice – to rend and destroy with an almost surreal efficiency.
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble 5 Deathwatch Vanguard Veterans. You’ll receive a Vanguard Veteran Squad, 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 Terminators $50
The warriors of the Deathwatch who fight encased in Terminator armour are representations of the Imperium’s might like no other. Their standard weaponry alone is impressive – wielding a storm bolter capable of mowing down a brood of Tyranids, and wearing a power fist that can tear apart an Eldar dreadnought – but most of these Terminators choose rather more esoteric loadouts, befitting the task at hand. Some select missile launchers with which to engage the enemy from a distance, others choose lightning claws with which to get up close and personal. Whatever the threat, the Deathwatch can match it, and the Deathwatch Terminators will ensure that the alien menace is struck down wherever it may dare to rise.
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble 5 Deathwatch Terminators. You’ll receive a Space Marines Terminator Squad with an assault cannon, a heavy flamer, a Cyclone missile launcher and chainfists, plus 3 Deathwatch Upgrade Frame – totalling 30 Space Marine shoulder pads and 6 Terminator Armour shoulder pads with Deathwatch insignia, 3 Sergeant chest plates, 6 variant helmets, 3 power swords, 3 small backpack icons and 6 large vehicle icons, meaning you’ll have plenty of spare bits with which to assemble your perfect Kill Team!
Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnought $50
Always on the hunt for the largest and strongest xenos to eliminate, the Venerable Dreadnoughts of the Deathwatch are highly respected as killing machines by their Watch Masters. Filled with ancient wisdom and ancient hatred, they are often consulted before a Kill Team is sent into battle, that their knowledge may optimise the fight ahead. Once the battle commences, the Venerable Dreadnought is a living icon of the Chapter who sent them, the spearhead of the assault. Any alien in their path can expect a swift demise.
This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble one Deathwatch Venerable Dreadnought. In it, you’ll find a Space Marines Venerable Dreadnought, 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!
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