The Assault on Black Reach boxset is fantastic.
I am sure most of you know this and its old news but the boxset includes...

A tiny A5 no fluff 5th edition rulebook, an A4 starter guide with a brief introduction to the game rules, how to paint figures and various fancy high gloss pictures of the models.
Dice, with a scatter dice and blast templates.

Then for the figures it boasts:

• Space Marine Captain
• Tactical Squad
• Dreadnought
• Terminator Squad
• Ork Warboss
• Nobz Mob
• Deffkoptas
• Ork Boyz

If you notice the sprues have been cut and separated as the space marines and orks share the sprues. This is worthy to note if two friends plan to buy a boxset each and trade the units to bolster one anothers armies.

The AoBR set models are constructed in what people refer to as easy mode. Simply snapping models together with the minimal use of glue. I however will be using poly cement (plastic glue) it works in a manner of melting the plastic together to set it as one solid. It can emit fumes so please use it in a well ventilated area.

I will be constructing the dreadnought later, and whilst its immensely easy I will add a few pictures of the process for those wondering what people mean by "snapping" together.
I will clean the model up, removing the flashing (mold lines) with a craft knife and or gentle file depending on the area on the model. Take care when using the knife, one can cut themselves!

Till then...
F

So I got back today and whooped with joy as I saw AoBR in its glory waiting for me.

I opened it up to reveal....
I plan to trade the Ork Sprues with my mates, to allow me more marines.
I do however think this guy below is awesome:I plan to cut the figures from the sprues then clean them up, and assemble the warboss first then I will hold back painting after the initial base coat. I want this guy to be done in glory.

I'm off to work now, and I finish my shift late, so I might cut the rest of the sprues and assemble my marines. Oooooh! Dreadnought!

I will post a more detailed account into what you actually get in AoBR.

Till later
F

"I was there" he would say afterwards, "I was there the day Farske started warhammer 40k"...

I'm starting this blog to accompany my journey into the warhammer world. I will post my progress, be it painting, crafting, terrain, models, fan fiction and even games I take part in at my local club. Hopefully it will help other newbies to the world, help myself and allow me to discover new techniques to improve my shabby models.

Whilst I wait for Assault on Black Reach to arrive on my door. I drum my fingers on my desk, read my Horus Heresy books and play Dawn of War 2.

About 4/5 years ago myself and a few friends decided to give WH40k a try. We purchased the 3rd edition books and started our armies. Myself with my Dark Angels, my mates, CSM and Eldar. I rooted around my loft and found out the old dusty box and discovered these guys:

All were base painted with black spray, then dark angels green spray.
One squad (close up of fig.1) was painted by a friend of mine who has been painting models for years. I wished to point this out as we can follow my progress accurately.

I do plan to supplement these guys with the AoBR boxset, which will give me termies, a few more tactical marines a dreadnought and a captain. I will be stripping the paint from my librarian to repaint him the correct smurf (ultramarine blue) colour.

I will be posting nearly daily of my progress...

Cheers
-Farske