Necron Warrior Assembly

It’s time to put those Chaos Space Marines on the defensive. Enter: The Necron Army!

Over the next while, I’ll be covering the Assembly and Painting of the Necron Battleforce. This impressive kit includes 28 Necron Warriors, 3 Destroyers, and 7 Scarab Swarms. We’ll start with the Warriors.

Materials list
-Clippers
-Plastic glue
-File

Step 1: Lay out the daunting collection of sprues you’re about to work it. This is almost as intimidating as the Necrons themselves.

Yes, those are lightsabers in the background of the photo. Strong with the force, this one is.

Step 2: Clip all the Warrior and Scarab bits from the sprues. With a hobby knife and/or file, clear any mold lines/mold flash. Pile up the bits for a photo op.

Step 3: Realize you’ve been sitting still for hours. Get away from the desk for a few minute and stretch your legs. Take the dog for a walk, and perhaps grab a bite to eat. Sit back down, and begin gluing the Warrior Legs to their Bases.

You’ll notice that the feet barely manage to fit on the base - you’ll basically be gluing the heels in place, and letting the toes dangle off the sides. Don’t worry, it’s not as flimsy as it looks.

Step 4: Assemble the Torsos. Check for Mold Flash here, especially near the shoulders - you can see a little bit on both sides of this torso. I found that about 1 in 3 Torsos had Mold Flash in this spot.

Step 5: Attach Torsos to Legs. Vary the angles - twist them left and right. For the most part, you’ll want them to be somewhat hunched over - if they stand too upright, their heads will be looking upward. This in itself isn’t too bad - it gives the appearance that some are watching for incoming aircraft - but you don’t want a whole army watching the skies. Besides, the Necron just look more menacing when they’re hunched over.

Step 6: Assemble the Guns. Start by gluing the two halves together, and then slide the muzzle into place (a little dab of glue on the end of the gun will hold it easily). Ignore the green rods for now - you want to leave them alone until you’re done painting.

You’ll notice that the arm holding the gun has two different positions. The more common arm forms about a 45 degree angle, while the less common arm forms about a 90 degree angle. You’ll need to pair up the correct right arms with their matching left arms. The 90 degree bent right arms match with 90 degree bent left arms.

Step 7: Attach the Arms to the Torso. The right arm will be easy - just a dab of glue on the shoulder joint. The left arm is trickier. It’s tiny, and it needs to attach in two places - the shoulder into the torso, and the wrist into the gun (you’ll see a small dent where they join up). I found it easiest to apply a small amount of glue to the wrist dent on the gun itself, and then get the left shoulder attached to the torso. From there, you’ll just play with the positioning of your left and right arms until the wrist and the gun match up. Be careful not to pop one of the shoulders out of socket while doing this. Once the glue is a little tacky and holding your arms in place, try orienting them a little to give the gun different poses on each unit - some held high, some firing from the hip, some almost dragging along the ground.

We’re almost there…

Step 8: Attach the heads. Apply a small dab of glue to the back of the head (or to the neck joint on the torso, your call). Put the head in place, and then play with it to get the orientation you want.