Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Box Set

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Warhammer 40000 (2nd edition) Box Set Designer Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers Manufacturer Games Workshop Released 1993 Scale 28mm Players 2+

Contents

Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Box Set was the starter box set for the 2nd Edition of Warhammer 40,000 released in 1993

Contents

The box set came with:

• A Space Marine army including:
  • 18 Space Marines
  • 2 Space Marine Sergeants

• An Ork army
  • 20 Orks
  • 40 Gretchin
  • 1 cardboard Killa Kan

• Other:
  • Codex Imperialis
  • Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook
  • Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)
  • 20 battle runes
  • 14 dice
  • templates
  • Painting guide
  • scenario book
  • reference sheet
  • army list
  • equipment cards
  • data cards
  • tokens

Trivia

The box art is noteworthy for having inspired a Conversion in 1994 by Eavy Metal team member Mike McVey^[1], which was again the object of a commemorative miniature for Games Day' 2012^[2].

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  Box Artwork by John Blanche

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  1994' Conversion by Mike McVey

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  2012' Games Day miniature

Sources

• 1 : White Dwarf 174 (UK), pg. 45
• 2 : White Dwarf 385 (UK), pg. 93