Ready to save hobby $$$? New Warhammer 40k Start Collectings are coming soon, and GW has packed in some creative value for hobbyists.
If you missed the goodies from the Shadowspear Box Set, you’re in luck. It looks like the new Start Collectings previewed earlier are actually just a Shadowspear repackage. Let’s take a look at the value..
Shadowspear $160
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For the two latest Start Collectings previewed, it looks like GW split the box, removed the Librarian and Captian models, then stuffed the units into a condensed deal. That may not be a bad thing at all as we’ve seen both Chaos and Space Marines use the models from this box in a competitive setting already.
Start Collecting! Chaos Space Marines $95
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- 10-man Chaos Space Marines Unit $60
- Master of Possessions $35?
- Obliterators $60?
- Greater Possessed $40?
- Venomcrawler $60?
It’s difficult to tell all of the pricing on these units. We used our price point from the initial units spotted in our Shadowspear Box Set break down. However, this is the only other avenue outside of Shadowspear to get over half of these Chaos units inside still.
Total MSRP: $255
Total Value: $160
Assuming these values are correct, that’s still an incredible value.
Start Collecting! Space Marines $95
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- Primaris Lieutenant in Phobos Armor $35 (Note this is a different model from GW’s current Lieutenant in Phobos Armor on their webstore).
- 10-man Infiltrator Squad $60 (the only way to get the Infiltrator apothecary)
- 3-man Eliminator Squad $50
- 3-man Suppressor Squad $50?
Once again, we had to use the value given in the Shadowspear Box Breakdown from earlier to get an estimate for the Suppressor Squad. So far, the only way to get this Lieutenant model or Suppressors is from this box. The only other time you could find these were in the original Shadowspear Box.
Total MSRP: $195
Total Value: $100
Overall, these are still some exciting releases with potentially outstanding savings. You could buy two of the Primaris Start Collectings and be well on your way to a competitive list as everything in the box is seeing play in the current meta.
What do you think about these units as part of a new Start Collecting wave?
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