5 BEST Kits for Space Marine Conversion Bits - Warhammer 40K

Hope this video helps you on your conversion journey :) This video was far more difficult to make than I expected, so let me know if you would like to see more like it by liking the video!
00:00 Intro
00:40 Honorable Mentions
02:15 Number Five
03:30 Number Four
05:15 Number Three
06:25 Number Two
09:45 Number One

[@ConversionBeam]

Edit: I thought the louder music would make the video more exciting, I appreciate you all letting me know I was IMMENSELY mistake! I shall keep the feedback in mind for future videos :) Did I miss a kit you think should've been on this list? do you think the order of this list was doodoo? Would you like to see more videos like this? let me know!

[@ekilnotpoven]

Great vid but it would be helpfull if you showed minis with the parts, not at all to see your more of your homebrew

[@ventgoblin330]

I kinda liked the music tbh, but I know I'm in the minority lol

[@johnnowak4620]

Can you leave a link for the music? It's great.

[@pat0652]

Music choice was on point though. You don't need to bring the music down tooooo much.

[@MrBadmonkeycw]

Another honorable mention I’d put up for consideration , is the deathwatch veterans box. This was one of the last marine kits released before the advent of the primaris. Their scale is a hair larger than firstborn marines. Thus all of the arms in the kit fit incredibly well on primaris bodies with zero modification needed. Some items may need the symbol of the inquisition scraped off, though most deathwatch members are practically heroes themselves.

[@TheTopo8798]

Exactly, they have a ton of usefull bits, not found in any other.

[@ConversionBeam]

You’re absolutely right, I feel silly for not including it!

[@regularbear]

Only problem is they are all mostly Deathwatch specific weapons

[@MrBadmonkeycw]

@regularbear only weapons on the sprues that go a bit outside of the 'counts as' would be the frag cannon, and the combi-heavy bolter.

[@MrBadmonkeycw]

@ConversionBeam it's a kit that is probably on its way out, if I were a betting man. Too much good stuff for the cost. Similar to the grey knights kits.

[@RenMomoDotPog]

my best source for parts is asking my local group, "hey, anyone have lots of space marine bits you don't want?" and uh, that's seemed to work well XD

[@szufla9813]

Im collecting a firstborn army with medieval theme and I fell in love with dark angels company veterans. They have lots and lots of very useful and beautiful bits like robes, shields, extra cool looking bolters, backpacks and all of those little ornaments. There is also a little extra sprue which look like a sergeant upgrade for tactical marine? Im not sure but I found extra chanswords and bolt/plasma pistols very handy in making my assault squad and minor characters.

[@vuk3303]

The multipart Sternguard kit really is a thing of beauty but I really can't justify myself getting 5 more of them after the ones from Leviathan since I play Templars... It would be interesting to see GW release a generalist "veteran" upgrade sprue just filled with older helmet marks, purity seals, capes and the like.

[@Mogeko_Ranger]

Really happy you put Devastators in, honestly love it for making Primaris scale Devastators, they give so many helmets in it, I still have so many spares left

[@ConversionBeam]

Such a good kit!

[@jc7997aj]

Give them to an ork, chaos or dark eldar player. I'm sure they can think of some creative uses. 😂.

[@jonathandavis4819]

I would love a Chaos Space Marine version of this video. Thanks for your insights.

[@sub39h]

Sadly some of the OOP boxes were fabulous for bits. The old Sternguard and for Blood Angels their old Tactical Squad were gorgeous kits.

[@ConversionBeam]

Couldn’t agree more, it’s a shame that they’re gone :(

[@maciejas2471]

Yeah. What was GW thinking putting a hatchet on old Sternguard? New one is what Intercessors should have been from the day one

[@chetmanley1885]

I think it's also worth mentioning Heresy heavy weapon kits; if you want more than two of a weapon and you don't want all those firstborn bodies, you get ten of each weapon plus arms with no fiddly backpack to attach*, and the arms are scaled a little better for Primaris marines. IMO, the Lascannons are a lot cooler. * Whether this is good or bad depends on your personal tastes.

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

I agree. Heresy Lascannons

[@ConversionBeam]

Heresy bits are my favourite! A very valid kit for conversions indeed :)

[@GunsmithGaming]

Sternguard for sure, BITS FOR DAYS!! 😂 after I built everything, I have a ton of bits leftover

[@EVER_PRINCE]

I highly recommend the Tzanngor box cause the shields can be made into relic/storm shields, while the chainswords or Tzanngor blades can be used as melee weapons

[@BrushQuill]

Really interesting video. Will be cool to see an update as the new DA stuff comes out.

[@reallymiish]

First things, thanks for the tips and ideas! Really appreciate seeing a channel come about purely for converting. Hope to see much more from you. Secondly, the music is too loud compared to your voice. Drop the music tracks volume down by 20-35% in your editor and you're golden!

[@ConversionBeam]

Appreciate the feedback brother, glad you enjoyed the video though :)

[@reubensullivan8849]

Great video cheers man

[@boutinpowered8373]

I just unburied some old Grey Knight leftovers from my Dark Angel Librarius Kill Team to further use them for parts for my future Outriders. Going to give some of my bikers some chainglaives. While typically a Night Lords thing, it just makes sense for bikers to have them.

[@nenadcannith]

Thank you for the inspiration

[@WePaintMinis]

Very cool video. Was literally thinking of doing this myself. Glad someone else did it 😊. I agree with all of these for sure. The classic Intercessor kit is great too I find.

[@ConversionBeam]

Thanks brother, I’m glad you enjoyed :) you should absolutely make that video, I’d love to see your take on it! Mo perspectives mo better

[@WePaintMinis]

@@ConversionBeam If I come across anymore that I think might be a good shout, I will put something together. In the meantime, this is a great, comprehensive list. Keep it up!

[@alfredincognito7678]

I like this channel, this is like kitbashing for us regular people

[@Astr0_racc]

Just the video i needed, thanks for this! The music is loud though, i'm sure you're already aware. I know you can't change it now but I was thinking you could had captions and that would help with the problem. Great video, regardless!

[@tarjeg5041]

I too would like to see some more dead baby bits in my gw kits. Great vid as always my dude, keep em coming!

[@ConversionBeam]

Thanks brother! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@dickassley5171]

Imo the the best one is the Kakaphron Battle Servitors kit, it's got an unbelievably high amount of bits (including robot arms, weapons, chestplates you can place over marine ones to create a more armoured look, wires, plating for vehichles, and robot heads) I started with mechanicus as my army and 2,000 points into space marines i'm still getting so much mileage out of leftover bits to make my force look amazing. It comes as a dual kit, which is why there's so much of everything

[@thomasarcher2108]

I'm a black templar player and the sword brothers and primarias crusade squad are just perfect

[@tyjames3339]

the rocket backpack with the servo arm on the side is so cool, and perfect for a conversion I had in mind, but I need like 10 of them lmao. i do NOT have the cash to buy 5 of those kits just for one piece I need...

[@martynsouthgate1551]

I would add the 10 man Space Marine assault Intercessor kit to the list. It has enough war gear options to give your Sargents the correct load outs. Also plenty of unique character poses as well so plenty of bits to customize a normal Intercessor Squad.

[@theycallmepiccolo9985]

YES NEEW CONVERSION BEAN VID LETS GOO. Okay you know what thinking bout it the black templars range is actually great for members of the Death Company for the blood angels

[@ConversionBeam]

Conversion Bean, very good!

[@tressil3607]

I’ve probably bought at least three Devastator kits and vanilla Sternguard (rip). The bits those kits have are incredible. I’m a tad surprised Bladeguard wasn’t mentioned, especially for characters or officers.

[@armin8306]

I also liked the old command squad box

[@OmegaLittleBob]

Also, if you can find one in the wild, the old Sternguard kit is also amazing for bits, especially the shoulder pads for characters. I managed to find one at a local game store and snapped it right up.

[@IngoGarza]

Just found your content and love it. Do you have more videos coming? :)

[@ConversionBeam]

I appreciate it brother! I certainly do, just got some stuff I gotta sort out first :)

[@danielfenton9742]

Quality video, surprised to see anything grey knights in this list. We GK players are CRYING OUT FOR NEW BITS, but the reasons you gave all make sense. Between the weapons, tilt shields and helmets, the kit is fairly solid for conversions even if you're not planning to run GK.

[@ConversionBeam]

A very underrated kit indeed! I’m glad you agreed :)

[@eoinmccormack1940]

The new sternguard kit is, imo, an instant classic. Brilliant! Much better than the company heroes box I think.

[@maciejas2471]

Still no match to old one...

[@eoinmccormack1940]

@@maciejas2471 it is certainly less open to kitbashing and has less cool bits than the old one alright. I bought a few boxes of the old ones as soon as I heard new ones were coming 😅

[@gafrers]

Interesting video

[@Dementia55372]

The Exalted Sorcerer kit is absolutely chock full of chaosy goodness.

[@ConversionBeam]

Absolute heretic.

[@oneill3300]

Really nice video, great for someone like myself looking to try out conversions, I would say though you may want to turn the music down a touch, it gets quite loud at points

[@ConversionBeam]

Hope my videos prove useful for you! And I appreciate the feedback :)

[@TheWu1fen]

Where would you suggest picking up the mk 3 and devastator upgrade sprues? Thinking of picking up a couple for making my Primaris Deathwatch Veterans

[@galipundra7393]

good showcase for me the sternguard veteran set is the absolute best quick sidenote culd you tune down the volume of the music in the video i dont know if it is the same in all videos but it is very disturbing to have that loud music in the background

[@Shoduka]

Think the music could be a tad lower but all in all a fun video!

[@ConversionBeam]

Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed though!

[@mikael8433]

If you want dead marines on your chaos bases, would the phobos killteam have good limp arms/hands? Looks like it but can't quite tell. Otherwise, got any suggestions?

[@donald9377]

Another 1st born marine kit like to use just for it parts if you do mind the scale size differance. It would have to be the MK4 tactical marine kit from the Horus Heresy. As you get double on the heavy weapon and power weapons in the kit beside for the MK4 parts . As i used this kit in some of my CSM in 40 to make heresy era inspired armor from the MK6 and 3 . The MK3,4 and 6 i like them for the conversion bit's as you get alot for like to make unique character when kitbashing or conversion. Also another kit i i like for the marine kit is the old MK4 tactical marine kit for the space marine as a 1st borne. As i used this kit on a older MK3 tactical heresy era marine kit for a kill team .

[@ConversionBeam]

Ah, another excellent kit more people should know about!

[@willshields4480]

Do you plan on doing any Xenos conversion videos? Specifically Dark Eldar?

[@ConversionBeam]

Maybe Tau, but who knows what the future holds!

[@blackvalordragoon]

I know a fellow guardsmen enthusiast when i see one, but thats just like. . My opinion man.

[@regularbear]

Assault Squad, old mkiii/iv

[@peterpetersen3242]

Got hooked with the "Black glove blurr channel" again. Even though im not into feet or toes, you dipping into that kinda content...i like it..."but thats just like my opinion, man" makes me wonder what "my opinion-man"s superpower would be, maybe arguing

[@ConversionBeam]

Is black glove blurr channel… a bad thing?

[@peterpetersen3242]

No. you've gotten so much better with giving the camera time to focus and cutting. Great content all along. Like your style of Humor. Just a fun nickname for your channel. Keep up the good, inspirational, costum chapter work.

[@bernie1lomax279]

What about the blood claw kit? 15bodys and 90 heads

[@regularbear]

Really only limited to space wolves or wolf adjacent chapters

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

90 HEADS?!

[@ochoaE3]

You didn't touch upon it here, but what would your take on the Terminator sprues be? ebay has the Leviathan Terminators for cheaper than the recently released ones. As far as I can see, the only difference is that the Leviathan ones are easy build.

[@TheWu1fen]

If you want terminator bits then look at the deathwatch and Dark Angels ones. Personally they give cool extra details but only if you’re ok with smoothing out the iconography

[@captaincorundum9788]

1 BEST tool for Space Marine Conversion Bits - *3D Printer*

[@DefaultProphet]

I find the scale of the Horus Heresy upgrade sprue a little off? Especially the plasma pistol

[@ConversionBeam]

Maybe a little bit, but I find most of the bits complete viable and unique :)

[@blitzkrieg8776]

I personally just bought a bunch of regular intercessors and used a bunch of 3D printed parts. The 1:1 stuff out there is amazingly close if you're willing to go hunting for them, though the proxy ones are usually far superior in my opinion.

[@tacotots_132]

What about the chaos boys!!!

[@ConversionBeam]

No heretics allowed.

[@Michaelkayslay]

I literally wanted yo know where to find bits. I.need power fists and swords. Where I get !!

[@AshleyBlackwater]

Another good video. The music is good but fuck its way to loud lol Also, don't shun the old legs. make a cut at the thighs, add a 1mm spacer, and another 1.5mm spacer at the waist, greenstuff the gap, and now you have tru primaris scale marines with real soul :)

[@ConversionBeam]

Useful tips and good feedback indeed! I’m glad you enjoyed though :)

[@Bumbaclart247]

How are Stormcast eternals kits for space marines?

[@regularbear]

Custom chapters

[@disregardthat]

not great, parts would require extreme levels of cutting down and gap filling. aesthetically they'd be much better suited for Custodes too

[@LordCrate-du8zm]

@@disregardthatyeah, tbh the Stormcast-Astartes comparison feels less viable than Stormcast-Custodes.

[@ConversionBeam]

Personally really don’t like conversions using stormcast bits, they are super obvious and don’t fit the space marine aesthetic, in my humble opinion

[@Bumbaclart247]

Thanks for the replies. I’m building a celestial lion space marine army and the colour scheme + iconography is perfect. I also want to use spears for my bladeguard, so was considering them.

[@Teddybomb]

The background music sounded a lot like foreground music.

[@ConversionBeam]

Maybe it was

[@adahepper2665]

The old Warhammer fantasy Zombies box was god tier for conversion bits back in the day!

[@mercs7849]

Deathwatch Veterans?!

[@Fan_of_the_hobby]

The fact the the new mk3 has none of the things that make the old one great bothers me.

[@RestlessSoul45]

*Yeah yeah Classic marine Bashing we get that u are corrupted by Cawls Treachery, you sound Just Like horus to me* The Fleshtearer Mumbles

[@ConversionBeam]

Sounds a lot like somebody is falling to the black rage! :)

[@drewmcbride207]

'Promosm'

[@smoss9813]

You DON'T like beaky helmets?! For shame

[@ConversionBeam]

They’re icky!

[@cobaltsconstrux]

primaris suck