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Adeptus Astartes: the Imperium's most famous warriors. This page is an independent Sprue Sentry buying path with sources, review dates, and live offer context only when current.
Your first kit should get models on the table, teach the army's feel, and leave a clear next buy. For most Space Marines collectors that means a current Combat Patrol when one is tracked here. Larger bundles can wait until you know which extras you still need.
Combat Patrol: Space Marines is the featured first kit on this path. Exact contents appear only when Sprue Sentry has curated them. Otherwise verify against the live seller listing and packaging.
A Battleforce or legacy bundle can be the better buy when the extras match kits you would purchase anyway and the all-in sealed price is competitive. It is a weak default when you only want a small first force, when contents are unverified, or when the box is an older format presented as current rules advice.
Compare current offers on the box page, paint the first kit if a recipe exists, then expand from the army hub. Format-level facts cite official Warhammer Community sources below.
Follow these steps in order. They are Sprue Sentry editorial buying judgment attached to this faction, not official Games Workshop instructions.
combat patrol
Live $92 · ships to US. Current low among offers that can ship to US. Featured kits show a current sealed floor only when an offer can serve your ship-to location.
This kit does not yet have a verified unit list on Sprue Sentry. Treat marketplace descriptions and packaging as the authority for exact contents.
battleforce
No current floor No current sealed floor for a store that ships to US. The buying path still stands.
Exact contents are not yet verified on Sprue Sentry. Check the live seller listing and product packaging before you buy.
Unofficial fan guide. Citadel paint and kit names identify products for sale. Not affiliated with Games Workshop.
Official format facts cite Warhammer Community sources. Buying judgment on this page is independent Sprue Sentry editorial guidance.
Start with Combat Patrol: Space Marines when you want a fixed first force. Exact contents appear only when curated; otherwise verify the seller listing and packaging.
Buy a Battleforce when the extras match kits you would purchase anyway and the all-in sealed price is competitive. It is a weak default first buy when you only want a small first force.
Open the Space Marines paint path for Contrast recipes tied to kits on this path.