It’s not much to look at, though, and there’s a little gap under its alien space probe-y thing that I assume is supposed to be its face ( FauxHammer, the big nerd, tells me this is actually called a proboscis, so we all learned something today). There are also a couple of mould-lines you’ll need to deal with, but nothing you haven’t already faced by this point in the box. Things start to get unique with Sprue D. Here you’ll find the towering Necron Overlord and the beautiful Primaris Captain – the iconic warrior clutching his sword and shield so synonymous with Ninth Edition. Space Marine Primaris Captain The Command Edition comes with everything included in the Elite Edition, but doesn’t include any addition models for either the Space Marines or the Necrons. It does however contain a copy of the Rulebook as well as the Battlefield Expansion Set, giving you the complete Warhammer 40,000 experience. Now I know some people will be disappointed that this set doesn’t contain any addition models. But the idea of this set is to give someone everything they need to get starter with the 40k hobby, which includes giving them a board to play on. But how does the inclusion of a Rulebook and a ton of Terrain affect the value of the set? I’ve been playing tabletop games on and off for about 8 years now. I’ve played a lot of Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Age of Sigmar. I’ve dabbled in Warcry and Kill Team but have never played Warhammer 40,000.

A little PhotoShop wizardry from the Dark Wizard FauxHammer himself reveals what the two variants from this box can look like, option B on the left and A on the right. Although its smaller than what the buyer is led to believe they are receiving, it’s nonetheless a well-designed, well-thought-out, and handy thing to have. Once I had them built (and glued, because I’m old-fashioned like that), I gave everything a basecoat with a spraycan (Colour Forge Steelforge Silver for the Necrons and Terrain, Colour Forge Tempest Blue for the Marines). As for the heads, each model’s noggin will need to be twisted around its body and shoulder to get it to sit in the right place – another thing that isn’t obvious from the guide that a beginner may trip up on. Remember: be gentle and patient with your plastic, and you’ll get there. Necron Plasmacyte

Indomitus – Made to Order

Once the two foes’ units had been deployed, it was time for battle to begin. The Space Marine Assault Intercessors were within diving distance of the cover of a fuel pipe, and the Primaris Captain partially obscured by a ruin. The Necrons went for a similar strategy. This is designed to be the box that you buy when you fancy playing Warhammer 40,000 but have no idea how to play the game and have very probably never built or painted anything. The literature included in the set – that is, your new copy of the Warhammer 40,000: The Rules rulebook, the Command Manual, and the datasheets are all shrink-wrapped in plastic. Because the rulebook, which is far smaller than the product contents image would have you believe, is sandwiched between sturdy A4-sized Command Manual and the two also A4 card datasheets for your new units, the datasheets may well be a little bent at the top due to the wrapping, as mine were.

It was now or never for the Sergeant. His men dead around him, their bikes and corpses crawling with Canoptek Scarabs, if he was going to escape, it had to be soon. Trying to cut his way through the scarabs, the Sergeant cut down the wounded swarm, but sufered a further wound from the Necron forces. There are Start Collecting! boxes for most of the game’s factions, each containing a mix of models that forms a great core for an army. Whether you want to harness the martial might and powerful battle tanks of the Astra Militarum, haunt the battlefield with Aeldari Ghost Warriors, or summon hordes of Daemons to the table, these are your starting points. There are no models to compare to the Plasmacyte so we have estimated based on its small unit value. Two armies AND a battlefield in a box – the Command Edition is the ultimate way to get playing. Plus, it’s easily combined with the Command Edition Battlefield Expansion Set to make battlefields for even larger games. 2. Getting Started With Warhammer 40,000 Magazine

Terrain

Games Workshop is always getting better at bringing dynamism to push-fit models and are finding more ingenious ways to conceal and/or limit mould lines. Soul Wars was a massive leap forward for push-fit. The Indomitus era is a bit mixed. FauxHammer – Latest Video on YouTube Warhammer 40,000 Command Edition Starter Set Review – Models Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set – Sprue A This is the basic kit for anyone who wants just a taste of playing Warhammer 40,000, 2 Small Squads and a leader for each faction Their sculpts are gorgeous, their looks are spectacularly unique, and they exude some real presence. That the Command Edition comes with the Primaris Captain is a great feature – condemning those wonderfully unique models to Indomitus alone would have been a travesty. By this point, victory for the Primaris Captain seemed assured. Raising his blade one final time to strike at his robotic foe, the valiant Space Marine slashed with devastating force and accuracy at the remaining Canoptek Scarabs, inflicting the final two wounds needed to destroy them outright. A lone victor.

Weighing in with 27 models, it’s nowhere near as many as Indomitus, which was bursting at the seams with a staggering 61, but does come with more – and different – figures to the Recruit Edition. The Command Edition does, however, contain exactly the same models as the Elite Edition, so if you’re only after one of these sets for the figures – which, it is worth noting, include the awesome Primaris Captain and Necron Overlord first released with Indomitus – you might want to save yourself a few bob and grab the Elite Edition. The comparison above is quite crude and as such unfair. Especially in regard to Indomitus‘ value. But that’s because we have stripped this down to the barest of comparisons here, single model divided by the cost of the set.The Overlord is to the Necrons what the Primaris Captain is the Space Marines: a towering, imposing leader to direct your miniature hordes to and fro in battle. Once again, and much like every other model thus far discussed in this box, he has an impressive sculpt. Drawing on that traditional ghastly metal skeleton look so embodied by the Necrons, the Overlord is draped in detail that conjures into the mind’s eye images of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. There’s one exception to note. The Arks of Omen books and Boarding Patrols will persist, so you can keep purging those space hulks into the new edition and beyond.