There are six new boxed sets for Warhammer 40,000. The lucky factions are the  Astra Militarum, Space Marines, Skitarii, Tau Empire, Necrons and Tyranids. Each set comes with an exclusive formation so that you can start playing the game immediately.  The new box sets costs £50 or $85 and offer good savings over buying the models individually. This is a great move by GW and I hope we see the other faction box sets soon. You can order these from GW site right now.  More details on each box set below.

Astra Militarum – The Armoured Shield

Start Collecting! Astra Militarum Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1x Leman Russ Battle Tank
• 1x Cadian Heavy Weapon Team
• 1x Officio Prefectus Commissar
• 10x Cadian Shock Troops
• Exclusive Astra Militarum Formation rules sheet – the Armoured Shield

Start Collecting! Astra Militarum Miniatures

Space Marines – The Firespear Strikeforce

Start Collecting! Space Marines Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1x Terminator Captain
• 1x Venerable Dreadnought
• 10x Tactical Squad Marines
• Exclusive Space Marines Formation rules sheet – the Firespear Strikeforce

Start Collecting! Space Marines Miniatures

Skitarii – The Dominus Maniple

Start Collecting! Skitarii Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1xTech-Priest Dominus
• 1x Onager Dunecrawler
• 10x Skitarii Vanguard, which can be optionally assembled as Skitarii Rangers
• Exclusive Skitarii rules sheet – the Dominus Maniple

Start Collecting! Skitarii Miniatures

Tau Empire – The Ethereal Honour Guard

Start Collecting! Tau Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1x Ethereal on Hover Drone
• 3x XV8 Crisis Battlesuits
• 10x Fire Warriors (including two drones and a DS8 Support Turret)
• Exclusive Tau Empire Formation rules sheet – the Ethereal Honour Guard

Start Collecting! Tau Miniatures

Necrons – The Retribution Phalanx

Start Collecting! Necrons Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1x Necron Overlord
• 1x Triarch Stalker
• 1x Scarab Swarm (3 bases of scarabs)
• 12x Necron Warriors
• Exclusive Necron Formation rules sheet – the Retribution Phalanx

Start Collecting! Necrons Miniatures

Tyranids – The Hive Vanguard

Start Collecting! Tyranids Box Set

Here’s what you get:

• 1x Hive Tyrant
• 3x Tyranid Warriors
• 10x Gargoyles
• Exclusive Tyranids Formation rules sheet – the Hive Vanguard

Start Collecting! Tyranids Miniatures