this was the original preorder tease so march seems a bit early but not impossible if they're running a bit ahead (since they sold out fast they could have gone to production earlier than initially planned)
retail cost was £75 in the UK, and I think $100 in the US so your being charged a significant mark up (unless the seller in in Australia as it was $210 there?), but I suspect anywhere that's offering them will be doing the same
When products from Bandai say "March" they literally mean a March 31st Japanese release and you'll wait 1-2 weeks for the American stores to get them in and shipped to you. March 2020 would also count as "Early 2020". As for the price, you're paying the converted from Yen price + the cost of importing from Japan to America.
I bought one of the Chibi packs today from my local GW store for USD $5.
So I have my first Eversor. I will probably buy a couple more over the next month to see if I can get the Sister of Battle or the Skitarii. If I end up with three Eversor, I will probably take that as a sign to stop buying them.
The photos show the packaging including the cardboard sleeve that keeps you from feeling the package to determine which mini is inside.
Anyone want to see a pic of the Chibi side by side with a 40K model?
Sad, they're out of stock and no longer for sale. I ordered another ten earlier this week and just now I got an email that the could not fulfil the order, so I'll be getting a full refund instead.
BrookM wrote: Sad, they're out of stock and no longer for sale. I ordered another ten earlier this week and just now I got an email that the could not fulfil the order, so I'll be getting a full refund instead.
Damn it, was hoping to get a Sister Superior.
After reading your note about the chibis being unavailable, I went back to my local GW and bought five more. That makes six for me and I did not get the Sister of Battle yet. I have the other four and a double of the Grey Knight and the Skitarri.
Did they make the sister a rare or are there equal quantities available of all five models?
Blind box stuff here in the UK all has a code so you can work out if it's something you have already. Tricky to tell what something might be (though presumably the internet provides) but you can check that it's not the same as another thing in that box or maybe even one you have.
Tastyfish wrote: Blind box stuff here in the UK all has a code so you can work out if it's something you have already. Tricky to tell what something might be (though presumably the internet provides) but you can check that it's not the same as another thing in that box or maybe even one you have.
It's already been established that these are lacking the codes most other blind buys have.
Tastyfish wrote: Blind box stuff here in the UK all has a code so you can work out if it's something you have already. Tricky to tell what something might be (though presumably the internet provides) but you can check that it's not the same as another thing in that box or maybe even one you have.
It's already been established that these are lacking the codes most other blind buys have.
After I pick up one and realized you can’t just feel out the figure inside I decided these where not for me. But now I wonder if there’s a Braille code embossed on the sealed edges.
The local GW store has like four or five boxes. But then I'm in Kobe and stands to reason that Bandai probably has a clause in their contract with GW that will give priority to the local gacha/blind collecting market.
I sent GW an email asking about the figures and got the following answer
‘Thanks for the Email. I am happy to say that they have mostly been produced now, and will be going out soon, but sadly they are delayed by our warehouse closing down. We expect them to keep trickling out from later this month, with a few that went out just before likely arriving with people soon. You should hopefully have yours within May, and we'll do our best to communicate any drastic changes to that.’
So who knows. I think given the circumstances plastic space marines are very far down the list of essential items. So patience is the watchword for us all
Knockagh wrote: I think given the circumstances plastic space marines are very far down the list of essential items.
I think society has some very liberal and possibly disturbing definitions of what is and isn't considered essential.
Every day there's a line outside the store I work. A fairly large line, all things considered. Sometimes upwards of 40-50 people. And most of that line isn't there for food, toilet paper, or cleaning supplies but for Nintendo Switches, only Nintendo Switches, and interested in buying nothing but the handful of Nintendo Switches that we get in every other day or so. These people rarely wear masks, usually make no attempt at social distancing, see nothing wrong with sprinting the moment they get in the store to be the first to the electronics department, and include but are not limited to uniformed police officers and people openly buying them purely for reselling purposes. Apparently the Nintendo Switch is considered an essential item.
I consider plastic Space Marines essential, but at least I understand that doesn't mesh with reality - and I've got my backlog to keep me sane. Sane-ish.
Knockagh wrote: I think given the circumstances plastic space marines are very far down the list of essential items.
I think society has some very liberal and possibly disturbing definitions of what is and isn't considered essential.
Every day there's a line outside the store I work. A fairly large line, all things considered. Sometimes upwards of 40-50 people. And most of that line isn't there for food, toilet paper, or cleaning supplies but for Nintendo Switches, only Nintendo Switches, and interested in buying nothing but the handful of Nintendo Switches that we get in every other day or so. These people rarely wear masks, usually make no attempt at social distancing, see nothing wrong with sprinting the moment they get in the store to be the first to the electronics department, and include but are not limited to uniformed police officers and people openly buying them purely for reselling purposes. Apparently the Nintendo Switch is considered an essential item.
I consider plastic Space Marines essential, but at least I understand that doesn't mesh with reality - and I've got my backlog to keep me sane. Sane-ish.
Flip mate that’s crazy. I hope you are all keeping as safe as you can. People are bonkers. I’m a farmer and am pretty isolated most of the time and given it’s early spring things are crazy busy but we are all kind of isolated on our tractors. Our work is pretty essential. You would think if people wanted a console they could order it online rather than go to a shop and endanger everyone. Difficult time for shop workers indeed. Stay safe!
Knockagh wrote: I sent GW an email asking about the figures and got the following answer
‘Thanks for the Email. I am happy to say that they have mostly been produced now, and will be going out soon, but sadly they are delayed by our warehouse closing down. We expect them to keep trickling out from later this month, with a few that went out just before likely arriving with people soon. You should hopefully have yours within May, and we'll do our best to communicate any drastic changes to that.’
So who knows. I think given the circumstances plastic space marines are very far down the list of essential items. So patience is the watchword for us all
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but the statement that they "expect them to keep trickling out from later this month" implies GW may look to re-open with reduced staff in the next few weeks perhaps? Maybe initially to ship such pre-orders and print-on-demand copies of certain books that were due soon (and not printed in-house), possibly moving on to small-scale production later on. Although this depends a bit on how everything is organized; I thought these guys were shipped directly from Bandai to the customer anyway and did not physically go through the GW warehouse along the way.
Knockagh wrote: I think given the circumstances plastic space marines are very far down the list of essential items.
I think society has some very liberal and possibly disturbing definitions of what is and isn't considered essential.
Every day there's a line outside the store I work. A fairly large line, all things considered. Sometimes upwards of 40-50 people. And most of that line isn't there for food, toilet paper, or cleaning supplies but for Nintendo Switches, only Nintendo Switches, and interested in buying nothing but the handful of Nintendo Switches that we get in every other day or so. These people rarely wear masks, usually make no attempt at social distancing, see nothing wrong with sprinting the moment they get in the store to be the first to the electronics department, and include but are not limited to uniformed police officers and people openly buying them purely for reselling purposes. Apparently the Nintendo Switch is considered an essential item.
I consider plastic Space Marines essential, but at least I understand that doesn't mesh with reality - and I've got my backlog to keep me sane. Sane-ish.
Switches are "essential" because Animal Crossing is giving extrovert people their social outlet. Seriously, check on your extrovert friends, they are NOT doing ok in lockdown.
Coenus Scaldingus wrote:
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but the statement that they "expect them to keep trickling out from later this month" implies GW may look to re-open with reduced staff in the next few weeks perhaps? Maybe initially to ship such pre-orders and print-on-demand copies of certain books that were due soon (and not printed in-house), possibly moving on to small-scale production later on. Although this depends a bit on how everything is organized; I thought these guys were shipped directly from Bandai to the customer anyway and did not physically go through the GW warehouse along the way.
The ones ordered through the GW website (I can't recall if it went on any general sale or not) might well "have" to go through the GW distribution network for how orders and everything back-end is setup. Ergo GW gets a big box from Bandi and then distributes the models through its own international system - likely sending them along with regular bulk shipments to their various distribution centres. Which in the normal running of things basically doesn't cost GW much if at all over their regular shipping and export costs.
In theory GW might be able to release them through their main HQ system if it only requires opening and boxing of shipped products. A limited skeleton staff could achieve that whilst maintaining healthy distancing and virus control measures.
Platuan4th wrote:
Switches are "essential" because Animal Crossing is giving extrovert people their social outlet. Seriously, check on your extrovert friends, they are NOT doing ok in lockdown.
Meanwhile introverts are wondering what all the fuss is about.
Coenus Scaldingus wrote:
Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but the statement that they "expect them to keep trickling out from later this month" implies GW may look to re-open with reduced staff in the next few weeks perhaps? Maybe initially to ship such pre-orders and print-on-demand copies of certain books that were due soon (and not printed in-house), possibly moving on to small-scale production later on. Although this depends a bit on how everything is organized; I thought these guys were shipped directly from Bandai to the customer anyway and did not physically go through the GW warehouse along the way.
The ones ordered through the GW website (I can't recall if it went on any general sale or not) might well "have" to go through the GW distribution network for how orders and everything back-end is setup. Ergo GW gets a big box from Bandi and then distributes the models through its own international system - likely sending them along with regular bulk shipments to their various distribution centres. Which in the normal running of things basically doesn't cost GW much if at all over their regular shipping and export costs.
In theory GW might be able to release them through their main HQ system if it only requires opening and boxing of shipped products. A limited skeleton staff could achieve that whilst maintaining healthy distancing and virus control measures.
Yeah, that sounds about right. I inferred from the graphic made for the Bandai release (https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/10/05/pre-order-your-action-figure/) GW was not actually involved after taking the orders, but the customer service response clearly shows they're doing something. As far as government regulations allow, it wouldn't surprise me if many companies that closed shop are spending this time planning not just how to get back to normal eventually, but organizing safety equipment and designing revised shifts etcetera to get some things done much sooner. Reduced efficiency is better than not being able to do anything at all.
I've seen early pre-orders pop up for the McFarlane Primaris action figures, both in Ultramarine and unpainted grey ceramite, 18CM tall and priced at €22,99 a piece, current projected release date is.. end of September 2020.
BrookM wrote: I've seen early pre-orders pop up for the McFarlane Primaris action figures, both in Ultramarine and unpainted grey ceramite, 18CM tall and priced at €22,99 a piece, current projected release date is.. end of September 2020.
Where did you see the pre orders? Any other figures mentioned?
BrookM wrote: I've seen early pre-orders pop up for the McFarlane Primaris action figures, both in Ultramarine and unpainted grey ceramite, 18CM tall and priced at €22,99 a piece, current projected release date is.. end of September 2020.
That is pretty reasonable price. I might actually need to get one to paint.
BrookM wrote: There's a massive size difference for one, plus a lot less articulation from the look of things.
Maybe I’ve read the sizes wrong but isn’t the Bandai marine 18cm and the mcfarlane is in their 7 inch range which is just short of 18cm 17.8 to be exact. Not much different. I’m sure the articulations are better, they would need to be significantly better.
Paint wise it’s going to be hand painted tabletop level for McFarlane (their paint is usually ranges from okay to good but some of their recent stuff like their DOOM figures have had rubbish paintjobs). Bandai’s is pretty much the equivalent of tabletop+ done with an airbrush. A skilled airbrush painter will easily make the unpainted McFarlane figures look better than Bandai’s.
Most McFarlane figures have pretty bad articulation aside from their Halo series, and before then most of their figures were just action statues. You’re not going to get a lot of poses out of it if their Doom Slayer figure is anything to go by. Bandai’s articulation looks like it’s in line with their SH Figuarts figures, which usually have great articulation, and even if it’s closer to their model kits Bandai knows what they’re doing when it comes to articulating big chunky armored guys.
Accessory wise McFarlane usually only includes one weapon and they design the articulation to only accommodate a couple poses with it. Bandai usually includes a good number of accessories, but they’ve only shown the stupid bolt rifle so far. Not even a chainsword or anything.
TL;DR is that you’re paying $40+ purely for articulation that you can’t do much with.
IMOGW should’ve gone with NECA as the main license holder. They always strike a perfect balance between accessories, articulation, sculpt, and paint for the $30 price range. I’d love to see them take on Space Marines and Orks.
Knowing McFarlane, the pose in the picture is the only pose the figure will actually be able to look natural/good in.
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zend wrote: Bandai’s articulation looks like it’s in line with their SH Figuarts figures
It's a Bandai Spirits figure according to Japanese listing, so it's a Figuarts in all but name. Packaging may have the Figuarts branding, we've yet to see it.
BrookM wrote: I've seen early pre-orders pop up for the McFarlane Primaris action figures, both in Ultramarine and unpainted grey ceramite, 18CM tall and priced at €22,99 a piece, current projected release date is.. end of September 2020.
With delivery estimates slipping like this, you'd think they were running a kickstarter campaign.
If the Bandai one turns out to be any good do any of you know of a decent display case for one?
Hot Toys do a really nice one with LED spots but it’s sized for bigger beasts. Same thing you not smaller would be ideal.
Good to know. I'll keep an eye out and if I don't see anything I'll give them a call next week. I had mine shipped to store so not sure how that will be handled with the quarantines and such.
Got my dispatch email this morning..... don’t think I’ve ever bought something this far in advance before. Not sure I would do it again. That’s been a long wait
Danny76 wrote: No space for such things, but it actually looks very cool.
(Don’t like the fact someone missed their mold line removal on the bolter )
I think it’s more likely to be a seam. They paint before assembly so that would have to be cut down then repainted which is slow, skilful work so not happening on an item like this.
That said I do feel like they could have engineered the seam to be better hidden, like with the rest of the parts.
Got mine yesterday. It's a pretty good figure but it's not perfect. Really hoping they do release a blank version because it seems well-designed for disassembly and customization. Worst among the design choices is the oversized bolt rifle. It's terrible. It barely fits in the hands, looks like a toy on the figure, and the clip isn't removable on a $100 figure. The too-big barrel and super flimsy looking flash suppressor make it worse. So I'm fixing that:
I took a bunch of measurements last night against a couple of minis and the measurements mostly check out, which is part of the problem. They should have tweaked a little more as they scaled up to make it more realistic and less toy-like. The shoulder pauldrons are a little narrower on the big fig, and the rifle is significantly longer than it should be in scale. Still, it's chunky and fun and feels good.
Stompy0 wrote:#Warmongers! be careful with your #BANDAI #warhammer40k Primaris action figure! The neck joint is INCREDIBLY flimsy and WILL snap/twist apart!
Danny76 wrote: No space for such things, but it actually looks very cool.
(Don’t like the fact someone missed their mold line removal on the bolter )
I think it’s more likely to be a seam. They paint before assembly so that would have to be cut down then repainted which is slow, skilful work so not happening on an item like this.
That said I do feel like they could have engineered the seam to be better hidden, like with the rest of the parts.
Yeah was just jesting, but yeah you’re right if it was somewhere better that’d be nice.
They never said it was a "toy". It's a "collectible figure" in the same vein as Figuarts, Nendaroids, Figma, etc. The articulation is there for you to display it in dynamic poses, they're not meant to be played with in the way mass retail action figures are so the safety standards, tolerances, and the like aren't designed to be the same.
It’s out of the box and on the shelf. Am I happy I bought this? Probably..... it’s like all posable figures, hard to manipulate into a natural position without braking it or it falling over. The paint job is ok. Not terrible but definitely not fantastic. I’m not a big collector of these types of figures I have a few and almost all are better painted in my view. I’ve 3 or 4 McFarlane which I think are better so I will see what there’s turn out like. Joints and things are definitely better hidden on the Bandai but the ability to pose isn’t that great when the results look artificial or it’s difficult to keep upright. Give me a well posed well painted statue instead, preferably an inquisitor or an elder farseer!
And the elbow pads are so annoying they fall out every time I move an arm!
Turns out my knight sword is exactly the right size for the bandai space marine!
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Cannot wait to repaint this
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Sword available at www.taromodelmaker.com
The Bandai Marine isn't as big as I was hoping so the scale doesn't line up quite right with Figmas. As a Firstborn it would be doable, but Primaris need another half-inch at least I'd say. Haven't had any problems with the joints that others seem to have been experiencing.
Turns out my knight sword is exactly the right size for the bandai space marine!
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Cannot wait to repaint this
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Sword available at www.taromodelmaker.com
I wonder how that Armiger Breach Shield would look on him.
No One Important wrote: The Bandai Marine isn't as big as I was hoping so the scale doesn't line up quite right with Figmas. As a Firstborn it would be doable, but Primaris need another half-inch at least I'd say. Haven't had any problems with the joints that others seem to have been experiencing.
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Comparing it to a little girls toy is hardly fair! Is that a LOL doll? My kids are mad for those
No One Important wrote: The Bandai Marine isn't as big as I was hoping so the scale doesn't line up quite right with Figmas. As a Firstborn it would be doable, but Primaris need another half-inch at least I'd say. Haven't had any problems with the joints that others seem to have been experiencing.
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Comparing it to a little girls toy is hardly fair! Is that a LOL doll? My kids are mad for those
That's a Figma figure, dude. He literally says that in the post. Not sure on the exact anime, but I'd guess one of the various Cure series.
Hey all, if we can keep the conversation on Bandai Warhammer stuff instead of wandering off onto other topics and judging other people and product lines, it would keep this thread much cleaner, thanks!
Hmm, I ordered mine to be delivered to store, and given it may be a while before they reopen I'm quite surprised they haven't asked if I want it posting to me at home instead (they did that with Saturnine, which I turned down. Which was a huge mistake in retrospect...).
Just to follow up on my order being delivered to the store, GW emailed me today and asked if I wanted it to be delivered to my house instead, so at least that's sorted.
There are kits for a modular Bolt Rifle with multiple options, pistols, and melee weapons. Each is a kit consisting of multiple items, so please ready all descriptions fully as they contain links to everything you need. If you grab some and kit out your Marine, please send me pics!
BrookM wrote: They're still prototypes, so some things, like the decals and whatnot, are still looking very rough.
These are hand painted protos at that, too, which is why the details are so rough. Also, the term you're looking for isn't decals, but tampos(short for tampograph).
chaos0xomega wrote: Im surprised that theyre being made through MacFarlane. Did they have a falling out with Bandai or is this "all part of the plan"?
The second part. They're 2 different styles of figure, Bandai doing collector's market display figures and McFarlane doing cheaper mass market ones.
Funny, I like it much more than Bandai one. Not only dumb chest shield was moved to pauldron, but the pistol and sword actually look kind of truescale unlike usual stupid heroic size gun on Bandai figure (and most of GW art, TBH). Finally someone looked at the nice artwork with more realistically proportioned weapons and decided to fix it with proper look, not the bricks that ruin most GW stuff. Kudos
I really hope the actual miniatures don't have groove for the chest shield in Aquila...
chaos0xomega wrote: Im surprised that theyre being made through MacFarlane. Did they have a falling out with Bandai or is this "all part of the plan"?
The second part. They're 2 different styles of figure, Bandai doing collector's market display figures and McFarlane doing cheaper mass market ones.
Funny, I like it much more than Bandai one. Not only dumb chest shield was moved to pauldron, but the pistol and sword actually look kind of truescale unlike usual stupid heroic size gun on Bandai figure (and most of GW art, TBH). Finally someone looked at the nice artwork with more realistically proportioned weapons and decided to fix it with proper look, not the bricks that ruin most GW stuff. Kudos
I really hope the actual miniatures don't have groove for the chest shield in Aquila...
Yes for the first time we see something done in a far more appropriate scale. It's a pet peeve to see amazing cosplay only for it to be ruined by brick sized bolt pistols with 2" muzzles...
I actually wish they'd resize the weapons on the models to be more realistic. Shuriken pistols are as long as the arm carrying them...
The oversized guns have always been a 40k thing. They look ridiculous in my opinion. Space marines always look far better without a Bolter as the gun overshadows everything.
I doubt GW is going to change them but I wish they would.
That seems like quite a large price difference. $19.99 compared to £23.99 - it works out at nearly a 50% price increase (£23.99 is about $30, $19.99 would be about £15). I get that Mcfarlane is a US company but it's still quite a bit disappointing to see that.
You could buy a 10-man squad of the 7" figures for the cost of the of the 28mm hero figures.
That's a bad example. The Space Marine heroes stuff are individual, blind boxes priced at something like $10-$15 a pop...and that's a whole case of 24 boxes.
That seems like quite a large price difference. $19.99 compared to £23.99 - it works out at nearly a 50% price increase (£23.99 is about $30, $19.99 would be about £15). I get that Mcfarlane is a US company but it's still quite a bit disappointing to see that.
IDtoys tend to do a lot of imports, and whilst they’re not rip off merchants over it (they don’t add an additional premium just because import) the additional cost is ultimately passed on to us as consumers.
Are these definitely imports? I dunno to be honest. But it’s not uncommon to find us in the U.K. paying more than peeps in the USA. One need only look at MTG as a (very) rough comparison.
Ikoria, the latest set for MTG. Booster Box (sealed). $94.99 USA, £99.99 U.K (note Element states a non-discount price of £143)
I wonder what happened to releasing the Mcfarlane painted Intercessor? He was supposed to be the initial release, now it's the sergeant and an unpainted Intercessor.
I like the look of the Mcfarlane figures and the price is certainly right. Though, something feels off about the Mcfarlane helmet. I think it's too flat in the face or something. That aside, I haven't purchased a Mcfarlane toy in a long time. How's their quality these days?
That seems like quite a large price difference. $19.99 compared to £23.99 - it works out at nearly a 50% price increase (£23.99 is about $30, $19.99 would be about £15). I get that Mcfarlane is a US company but it's still quite a bit disappointing to see that.
It's kind of funny. Most GW products cost a lot more in the US than the Uk (and its much worse in other countries, like Australia). For once, a GW themed product is cheaper in the US
You could buy a 10-man squad of the 7" figures for the cost of the of the 28mm hero figures.
That's a bad example. The Space Marine heroes stuff are individual, blind boxes priced at something like $10-$15 a pop...and that's a whole case of 24 boxes.
And the fact that a single, blind box gashapon costs half to three quarters the price of a 7'' McFarlane action figure doesn't strike you as a little odd?
For reference, gachas usually cost anywhere from 100 to 500 yen.
Why/how does the grenade launcher have a narrower bore and thicker barrel wall than the actual rifle?
I mean yeah maybe that bit’s a muzzle brake but the GL muzzle should look more like that…
Can't recall seeing this mentioned anywhere else in the N&R section, so it probably belongs here now that the thread is revived. Taken from Facebook, shared August 28 by the Warhammer TV page
Green Wolf Studios wrote:
You may have painted them in miniature scale, you’ve seen them fighting the enemies of the Emperor in countless tabletop games, and you’ve seen them come to life in video games. Now for the first time you’ll have the opportunity to see the Astra Militarum produced as lifelike 1/6th scale collectable action figures.
Over the past year we have worked relentlessly with the Warhammer creative team to bring you the first in our new line up of Warhammer 40,000 licensed figures. Our first figure is an iconic Cadian Officer which has been meticulously rescaled to a height of 30 cms to provide you a faithful representation of the famous fighting force - with the finest of details taken into account.
See, perhaps oddly, I’d be happy to cough up Green Wolf Studios asking price, because from the images on their site, they do serious detail, including textile clothing.
The £500 figures all seem to belong to a specific artist line, whereas the regular military and original sci-fi troopers all sit between £165 - £200.
I'm very much an outsider to this market, but that doesn't seem unreasonable. Hopefully the terms of the deal with GW don't inflate it too much, it'd be nice to see this do well enough to warrant expansion into different regiments.
As far as I can read, a 7" prepainted space marine from Bandai McFarlane is £24.99. A 28mm space marine captain from GW which you have to cut from a sprue, shave off all the mold lines, glue together and then paint, is £22.50?
Seems cheaper overall to play in 7" scale than 28mm.
I can’t believe they did a salamander without a flamer. I got the ultra marine, it’s nice but not worth it. An Eldar model or any other race would have been cool. But honestly I’m expecting more diverse range from mcfarlane than Bandai and the difference in appearance from one to the other isn’t that much so I will be giving these a miss.
While the 2 new Primaris Marines do look nice, I feel like their choices/the way they've done them are quite underwhelming. Out of all the chapters they could have chosen, all the variation and unique aspects, what they decide on is pretty much a repaint + different weapon, and not even ones more fitting for the chapters they chose. Think about how disapointing it would be if they made a Dark Angels figure without any robes and extra iconography, or an Iron Hands without visible bionics. It would just feel a bit lazy as it would be be such a missed opportunity to do more with it.
Mentlegen324 wrote: While the 2 new Primaris Marines do look nice, I feel like their choices/the way they've done them are quite underwhelming. Out of all the chapters they could have chosen, all the variation and unique aspects, what they decide on is pretty much a repaint + different weapon, and not even ones more fitting for the chapters they chose. Think about how disapointing it would be if they made a Dark Angels figure without any robes and extra iconography, or an Iron Hands without visible bionics. It would just feel a bit lazy as it would be be such a missed opportunity to do more with it.
Is it particularly surprising that they are being cautious on this new avenue rather than putting in a lot of money on new tooled molds if it doesn't work out?
And the Weapons work well enough for me. Sure a Flame weapon would have been awesome for the Sally but they are known for their craftmanship so a Master Crafted Bolt Rifle seems right up their alley.
Same for the Imps and their Bolter Drill specialization being a good choice for the Assault Bolter.
These are the models they release to learn to walk, before they run with the more visually distinct chapters like Space Wolves and Dark Angels...and if you dare to dream...Chaos Space Marines.
If/When these models sell well, then we can expect to see more generous leaps of creativity and expense in their designs.
As far as I can read, a 7" prepainted space marine from Bandai is £24.99. A 28mm space marine captain from GW which you have to cut from a sprue, shave off all the mold lines, glue together and then paint, is £22.50?
Seems cheaper overall to play in 7" scale than 28mm.
That price is for the McFarlane ones, NOT the Bandai ones. The Bandai Marines are $100 USD a pop.
The deco on the new marines is incredibly blah and the poses make the oversized gun look even worse. Not sure if I want to continue to basic airbrushed factory paint jobs in bright colors. These really need more detail and paint work, or just sell them as a a dang kit like we all actually want!
As far as I can read, a 7" prepainted space marine from Bandai is £24.99. A 28mm space marine captain from GW which you have to cut from a sprue, shave off all the mold lines, glue together and then paint, is £22.50?
Seems cheaper overall to play in 7" scale than 28mm.
That price is for the McFarlane ones, NOT the Bandai ones. The Bandai Marines are $100 USD a pop.
Speaking of, when the heck are those Mcfarlane ones supposed to be available? I keep seeing "preorder'' at every sight that seems to be selling them with no real date aside from Fall 2020
I really want the 3pack including the Assault Intercessor, Necron and unpainted Intercessor
shadowsfm wrote: Last year, 9000 ultramarines sold out in 3 days. This doesn't say how many are available. I wonder how quickly they will sell out on September 12th
They're on order for a week and they'll make as many as they get orders for instead of having limited numbers this time
I've purchased previous Green Wolf figures from another Kickstarter and the quality is phenomenal. No question I'll be backing this. Really hoping there's options for grunts as well, that'll get me to order more than one!
As far as I can read, a 7" prepainted space marine from Bandai is £24.99. A 28mm space marine captain from GW which you have to cut from a sprue, shave off all the mold lines, glue together and then paint, is £22.50?
Seems cheaper overall to play in 7" scale than 28mm.
That price is for the McFarlane ones, NOT the Bandai ones. The Bandai Marines are $100 USD a pop.
Speaking of, when the heck are those Mcfarlane ones supposed to be available? I keep seeing "preorder'' at every sight that seems to be selling them with no real date aside from Fall 2020 I really want the 3pack including the Assault Intercessor, Necron and unpainted Intercessor
Walmart.com says November 15th. Also, it's not a 3-pack, it's 3 individually packed items that are being sold together because that's the entire Wave release and the unpainted Intercessor is shortpacked so most places aren't offering them individually and end up stuck with stock no one wants because people just want the shortpack.
Lord Damocles wrote: I wonder why he has a bayonet with nothing to fix it to, and no rank markings?
This is the Guard, son! Everyone has a bayonet! Attach it to your laspistol, or even to your chainsword if you have to! And then charge! Charge! For the Emperor!
Knockagh wrote: They just haven’t shown the rifle yet. I think they will reveal extras from now to the release
OoO
I'm a little disturbed at how much thought is going into these dolls and their accessories. Who is the target market for this?
Stating the obvious: 1/6 scale figure collectors who are also 40K fans/players. If you're disturbed by this, stay away from the Sideshow 1/6 scale figures based on real people. They literally attempt to recreate every visible freckle, mole, blemish, etc. that the actual person has.
This is a really well-crafted figure, but anyone else feel like it's a bit bad faith of GW to let this be a kickstarter? If anyone has the moolah to bankroll this project, it's got to be one of the most successful compainies in the U.K.?
posermcbogus wrote: This is a really well-crafted figure, but anyone else feel like it's a bit bad faith of GW to let this be a kickstarter? If anyone has the moolah to bankroll this project, it's got to be one of the most successful compainies in the U.K.?
I think it’s amazing they have chosen a small UK based company and not the big name companies in this field. Green Wolf are local to me and I’m delighted they are using them. GW could have chosen anyone but to use a local Northern Ireland company makes me proud as punch of both GW and green wolf. Kickstarter is a great way for companies to raise funds for projects like this. In times like this we should celebrate large companies who are prepared to put faith into small local companies.
They are also all military veterans and are registered as a veteran owned company. Again helping to support veterans in civilian life. Superb from GW.
posermcbogus wrote: This is a really well-crafted figure, but anyone else feel like it's a bit bad faith of GW to let this be a kickstarter? If anyone has the moolah to bankroll this project, it's got to be one of the most successful compainies in the U.K.?
Not how licensing works. Licensee coughs up for the rights, and development costs are on them.
That Cadian officer looks gorgeous but isn't necessarily my thing to collect.
I've been tempted in the past by similar scale models such as those from Dragon and the Star Wars Rebel Fleet Trooper but sometimes I do just have to say "No".
Unless I have a massive Euromillions lottery win in my immediate future.....
posermcbogus wrote: This is a really well-crafted figure, but anyone else feel like it's a bit bad faith of GW to let this be a kickstarter? If anyone has the moolah to bankroll this project, it's got to be one of the most successful compainies in the U.K.?
This isn’t a GW product. So no. Also, every time GW does make something like this we get people complaining that it’s not on Kickstarter or whatever so that they can do a “proper” preorder, whatever that means to them at the time. So still no.
Also, I do wonder what your metric is for company success?
So if I was to be looking for one of the 7" Marines to sit on my shelf (after some conversion). What are the Pros that make the Bandai produced ones worth 5x the McFarlane ones? Is it just better articulation? Because its going to sit (stand) on the shelf. I'm not against purchasing the Bandai version. I just don't see enough difference for the price. But I might be missing something.
Justyn wrote: So if I was to be looking for one of the 7" Marines to sit on my shelf (after some conversion). What are the Pros that make the Bandai produced ones worth 5x the McFarlane ones? Is it just better articulation? Because its going to sit (stand) on the shelf. I'm not against purchasing the Bandai version. I just don't see enough difference for the price. But I might be missing something.
Depends what you like. The Bandai model is most definitely the ultra comic book style. It looks like it walked straight out of a marvel mag. The mcfarlane one will probably be similar but with some articulations visible. Looks slimmer than the bulky Bandai model too. If your after ‘real world’ gritty I’m imagining you will need to wait for these green wolf guys to put something out. They are bound to have wax seals and cloaks rather than just different colour paint jobs.
The Primaris Marine and Necron figures from McFarlane toys was supposed to arrive yesteday according to the original order confirmation email. Unfortunately, it hasn't.
When I go to the Walmart order page, I see it as "delayed". Has any news been posted about this?
Amazon UK says 30th September on the product page but unknown date on order details. There’s been a lot of these figures released recently with the two new Bandai and the guard figure coming at the end of the month. These are the budget figures I would expect them to sell well.
Knockagh wrote: They just haven’t shown the rifle yet. I think they will reveal extras from now to the release
OoO
I'm a little disturbed at how much thought is going into these dolls and their accessories. Who is the target market for this?
While it's not the sort of thing i particularly have interest in myself, I don't see what's unusual about very high quality, realistic and detailed figures, why would you be "disturbed" at it? There are plenty of high-end figures like this for things like Star Wars and Marvel by Hot Toys, Sideshow collectables etc. Some people just like action figures that are extremely high quality and expensive.
Knockagh wrote: People reporting mcfarlane figure has been cancelled. Saw it on twitter but haven’t had any confirmation myself
Source? Because GW themselves mentioned them as recently as 1-2 weeks ago. We've known for about a month that they've been delayed, but cancelling them this close to release means destroying already made product. There's probably some miscommunication and they mean any plans past Wave 1 are cancelled.
Edit: Not seeing anything mentioned by any actual reputable toy news sources. McFarlane's site still has them on their upcoming products AND has a mention from this month specifically about the DIY Marine.
Amazon UK has cancelled my unpainted McFarlane Marine pre order, stating that the manufacturer could not supply it. No big deal really, I wonder how widespread this is though.
ListenToMeWarriors wrote: Amazon UK has cancelled my unpainted McFarlane Marine pre order, stating that the manufacturer could not supply it. No big deal really, I wonder how widespread this is though.
I thought the unpainted ones were GW store exclusives - like the Funkos.
Amazon said my order was delayed, a friend said theirs was cancelled.
The listing has also gone from "Pre-order" to "Unavailable" to "Temporarily out of stock".
Community post says "theyre going up on the 10th for 1 week".
At least 1 other site said "shipping from 17th Oct" and another said "7th Nov".
It might be that they've produced them but factory or shipping limits/issues means that they've not produced enough to stock all suppliers?
That said Amazon has had a preorder for the newest Game of Thrones book for years. Sometimes their release dates are best guesses rather than actual dates given by distribution/manufacture sites.
FWIW Amazon have been doing this a lot lately with a lot of collector toys, and it doesn't mean the item isn't being released. Heck, most of the time it doesn't mean that Amazon isn't getting it even.
It seems like Amazon's systems are beginning to fall apart a bit due to this year, and if something is perhaps delayed then they just end up listing it as unavailable, tell everyone they can't get it, and cause panic.
I've seen a few other stores doing the same. I think its that supplies are really unreliable at present and stores didn't want to be taking money and having to give refunds for stock that they might not get in soon enough since that all costs money to refund and to process. So instead they adopt a policy of if its not in the warehouse its "sold out" on the system to discourage buying
Knockagh wrote: They just haven’t shown the rifle yet. I think they will reveal extras from now to the release
OoO
I'm a little disturbed at how much thought is going into these dolls and their accessories. Who is the target market for this?
I believe people like me. I collect genesis climber mospeada figures from sentinel. My yellow belmont mospeada cost me 316$ canadian. It's 1/12th scale. Fully articulated, 3 different hand grips, two Galant H-90 guns one with rifle stock and silencer,one without. The motorcycle (called a MOSPEADA) is plastic and die cast. Fully transforms into powered armour that is worn. It's bloody gorgeous.
On the second hand market the other two mospeadas are going between 700-1200$ ..... If you can find them.
The Legioss ( Legioss Robotech new generation alpha fighter) is 1/48 scale, diecast and plastic and is pretty anime acurate. this ran me about 450$ cad. It's the blue eta version , I also pre ordered the red sega version for about 380$cad new on preorder.
People do have disposable income. I find value in them even if others don't. Just like I don't find value in one monopose plastic figure for 40$ cad. Can I afford it? Yes. Would I ever start a GW40k army again never. Not even China cast anymore. The physical models don't interest me anymore but I still like the old 40k and HH universes.
That IG officer looks great and I might get him if the fancy tickles me. That's the market gw is after with the IG figure.
Now I know my opinion isn't going to change anyone's mind ( opinions are like aholes, everyone ones one and most of them stink), but the quality looks good. Yet I wouldn't touch the Bandai ones although the McFarlane ones are cheep enough to use as conversion fodder to make a mk6 or pre heresy armour mk conversion.
Just like I would drop the money for the new N4 infinity rulebook but I wouldn't touch a newish codex/40k rulebook even for a fiver or a tenner. I also collect the old IAFW books and HH blackbooks.
So that's who it's marketed towards. People like me who love the 40k universe and want something much higher quality to display.
The master artisans over at McFarlane Toys have been hard at work creating the next wave of Warhammer 40,000 action figures. What’s more, we can officially reveal their two latest offerings right here, right now!
First up is a Sister of Battle, who was modelled after the heroic star of the action-packed Warhammer 40,000 cinematic trailer. Here she is in all her glory.
This articulated action figure is painted in the colours of the Order of Our Martyred Lady, and her ornate armour and accoutrements have been rendered in incredible detail. Just look at the texture on the fabric of her tabard!
Next up is a xenos offering, inspired by the antagonists of the cinematic trailer – the Necrons.
This Necron Warrior is an Artist’s Proof edition, meaning that it’s the same design as the original Necron Warrior, but comes unpainted. This will leave you free to paint it up in the colours of any dynasty you choose – one of the six featured in the upcoming codex or another of your own creation.
Both of these amazing action figures will launch early next year. The Sister of Battle will be available on games-workshop.com and all McFarlane Toys partnered shops, while the Artist’s Proof Necron Warrior will be exclusive to Walmart. In the meantime, you can buy the first wave of McFarlane action figures – including the pre-painted Necron Warrior – on our webstore from Saturday the 10th of October.
Seems odd that the unpainted Necron is a Walmart exclusive, that seems like something that's going to be of more interest to hobbyists rather than Walmart shoppers. (Guess that's only in the US though)
Amazon is still stubbornly refusing to tell me they're cancelling my order, its now changed to "we are trying to obtain the item" and apologising for the delay.
Tavis75 wrote: Seems odd that the unpainted marine is a Walmart exclusive
alphaecho wrote: As a Valorous Heart fan, I'm hoping Wave 3 has the Artist's Proof Sister.
Are the artist's proof version better than repainting an already painted version?
How well would paint stick on the painted and artist proof version?
I may want to get one to paint with my Ebony Lance's color scheme.
They are also promising add ons for purchase after (if) it is funded and shipped, why they are not stretch goals? No idea. But current stretch goals are skull topped cane, and open and closed power fist. Shipping expected July 2021.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: Gah! GAAAAAAHHHHH! Ends the same time as the Heroquest one.....and I cannot afford both in the same pay month.
Oh, cruel fate!
Well noodles are cheap and its good to get into shape before winter and the Christmas meals.
Not when you’ve suddenly, inexplicably landed a super hot Lass it’s not!
This is not the complication you think! See instead of noodles adopt lettuce and announce its a move toward healthier lifestyle that you're experimenting with. Cheaper food and impresses the ladies.
The other option is organ donation, but this isn't a whole brand new army though. It might be too extreme! Then again you have stated necrons recently.
ListenToMeWarriors wrote: They are also promising add ons for purchase after (if) it is funded and shipped, why they are not stretch goals? No idea. But current stretch goals are skull topped cane, and open and closed power fist. Shipping expected July 2021.
No way am I starting back up collecting 12 inch figures again. I mean really if this is 200USD just think about how much a Ork or a Marine would cost. 1/12th is about as big as I would want.
Snrub wrote: So they want to charge me approximately $330 Australian dollars for a poseable army man that is 30cm in height. WITH an additional $48 shipping.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: Gah! GAAAAAAHHHHH! Ends the same time as the Heroquest one.....and I cannot afford both in the same pay month.
Oh, cruel fate!
Couldn’t you set this month’s budget aside for Heroquest and next month’s for the officer? You’ve got til the middle of next month or so before the funds come due.
Wha-Mu-077 wrote: Why are the Fleur-de-Lis on her boobs not painted?
It's stated to be based on the Sister in the 9th trailer and her armour is all black; in fact I'm not entirely convinced she has any fleur-de-lys there.
Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: Gah! GAAAAAAHHHHH! Ends the same time as the Heroquest one.....and I cannot afford both in the same pay month.
Oh, cruel fate!
Couldn’t you set this month’s budget aside for Heroquest and next month’s for the officer? You’ve got til the middle of next month or so before the funds come due.
This months budget went on gas, electric and water bills, all of which arrived on the same day. Then my flatmate stiffed me on £130 of his rent.
What's the cheapest place to get the Mcfarlane Figures from in the UK? I think the lowest price I've seen has been £25, but there would also be postage costs.
Wha-Mu-077 wrote: Why are the Fleur-de-Lis on her boobs not painted?
It's stated to be based on the Sister in the 9th trailer and her armour is all black; in fact I'm not entirely convinced she has any fleur-de-lys there.
The new cartoon style artwork for the Sister advertising Metawatch has them as a grey pretty close to the shade of black for the rest of the armor, too.
When are the Mcfarlane toys supposed to be available on the US GW site?
It looks like most other nations have them available already. The wait is killing me
Edit: they are up for order now! I ordered one of each. Super excited!
Sweet. Can't wait to get the painted Sister. I hope they put out some non-Imperials soon. That Necron is getting greatly outnumbered.
If I had to make a list of figures that I'd like to see (but not necessarily own) it'd be:
-Eldar Guardian or Dire Avenger
-Chaos Marine
-Ork Boy
-Nid Genestealer or Guant
-Dark Eldar Wych or Kabalite
I ordered them individually from Amazon as pre-orders. There were some worrisome delivery date changes, then they all switched to shipped, 2 on friday, delivered sat, the Necron flipped to ship yesterday, arrived this morning.
I preordered in August, and saw the date shift from Oct2 to Nov3. It was strange to see them then ship so suddenly.
Galef wrote: Sweet. Can't wait to get the painted Sister. I hope they put out some non-Imperials soon. That Necron is getting greatly outnumbered.
If I had to make a list of figures that I'd like to see (but not necessarily own) it'd be:
-Eldar Guardian or Dire Avenger
-Chaos Marine
-Ork Boy
-Nid Genestealer or Guant
-Dark Eldar Wych or Kabalite
-
Adds to the list:
Genestealer cultists
Eldar exodite (with monster)
harlequin
Ambull
Wha-Mu-077 wrote: Why are the Fleur-de-Lis on her boobs not painted?
It's stated to be based on the Sister in the 9th trailer and her armour is all black; in fact I'm not entirely convinced she has any fleur-de-lys there.
The new cartoon style artwork for the Sister advertising Metawatch has them as a grey pretty close to the shade of black for the rest of the armor, too.
Galef wrote: Sweet. Can't wait to get the painted Sister. I hope they put out some non-Imperials soon. That Necron is getting greatly outnumbered.
If I had to make a list of figures that I'd like to see (but not necessarily own) it'd be:
-Eldar Guardian or Dire Avenger
-Chaos Marine
-Ork Boy
-Nid Genestealer or Guant
-Dark Eldar Wych or Kabalite
-
Adds to the list:
Genestealer cultists
Eldar exodite (with monster)
harlequin
Ambull
No way. Aside from the Harlequin those are way too obscure. Exodites don't even have regular minatures
I think I've only ever ordered directly from GW once before, so I don't remember the experience. I usually order from my LGS (or ebay).
But given the uniqueness of the Mcfarlane figures, I knew I had to order from GW.
My order receipt says they ship within 7 days, so I've set my expectation that they will be shipped by Saturday (when I ordered mine).
Although really it shouldn't even take that long considering they sold out that same day.
Hopefully they ship soon.
Last five times I ordered from GW, I got the shipping notification on the day of release, which is also the day the stuff arrived. No idea why they do that but there it is.
Got my delivery estimated from UPS. Should be here on Sunday.
I've never had anything delivered by UPS before so this should be interesting.
I usually get things delivered through USPS and a couple times from FedEx.
One particular FedEx delivery was a poor experience: they said they tried to deliver but no one was home, which was a utter LIE because that was when I first started working from home and was less than 10ft from the door and would have heard them knock.
So they clear just skipped my house entirely and lied about it
Like all delivery services it probably depends on your driver and my local UPS driver is very poor. I live in the countryside and he quite obviously can’t be bothered coming out to us. I just get a text saying delivery attempted but you went home. In a farmer, I’m alway around the yard. There are people working here pretty much all day everyday. I’ve cameras all over the place. Unless he’s invisible he isn’t here. All other delivery drivers manage it, but not him. I’ve written complaint emails several times and got nowhere. Gggrrrrr UPS......
I picked up a McFarlane Artists proof from Warhammer Coventry. I am genuinely impressed with it for the price, a nice chunky figure with a decent articulation and a lot fewer mold lines than I assumed. If you use a hot water bath he is very easy to break down into various bits for painting as well.
Mine arrived a couple of days ago from a local online retailer. Pretty good quality of both the model and the paint job. I was surprised how heavy and solid it was - I’m not sure if the armour is a very thick plastic or resin, but it’s a pretty substantial figure.
Needed to use hair dryer to get his chainsword into the hand - it really is a solid material.
shadowsfm wrote: Great, they look good next to each other and can plausibly be the in the same scale. I thought mcfarlane's would be smaller than bandai's
They're pretty much spot on. The weapons from one work on the other if you head up the hands.
Knockagh wrote: Like all delivery services it probably depends on your driver and my local UPS driver is very poor. I live in the countryside and he quite obviously can’t be bothered coming out to us. I just get a text saying delivery attempted but you went home. In a farmer, I’m alway around the yard. There are people working here pretty much all day everyday. I’ve cameras all over the place. Unless he’s invisible he isn’t here. All other delivery drivers manage it, but not him. I’ve written complaint emails several times and got nowhere. Gggrrrrr UPS......
Sounds familiar; mine was "unable" to deliver because the building's front door theoretically requires a code to open, but had he actually tried to deliver, he would have seen it was in fact wide open (it always is in summer). Instead, I received a note telling me to pick it up at the "local" UPS office - of which there is only one in Finland. More than 600km from where I live. It took some effort to convince them that was a bit unreasonable, and they might want to try actually delivering it instead. Got my delivery in the end, but never again! It was something from GW, which was "upgraded" to shipping via UPS for free (due to the weight of the order I think it was?). If ever that happens again, I'll beg GW to ship it via the slower but far more reliable normal post, thank you very much...
shadowsfm wrote: Great, they look good next to each other and can plausibly be the in the same scale. I thought mcfarlane's would be smaller than bandai's
Yea, im pretty sure the WHC post said the McFarlane was "shorter" by about an inch.
shadowsfm wrote: Great, they look good next to each other and can plausibly be the in the same scale. I thought mcfarlane's would be smaller than bandai's
Yea, im pretty sure the WHC post said the McFarlane was "shorter" by about an inch.
The McFarlene figure's backpack is way undersized so that might do it, but head to head they are pretty spot on.
For all our customers that have pre-ordered the new wave of Warhammer 40K McFarlane figures -
we have just found out that the 'Blood Angels Hellblaster', 'Adepta Sororitas Battle Sister' and their artist-proof variants that were due this week have been delayed until the summer.
Didn’t see this previewed before, and I’ve bugger all idea what makes it gold label other than, erm, a gold label.
Comes with Plasma Pistol and Power Sword. Looks rather nice if you ask me! Put my pre-order in, alongside the Sister and Hellblaster, which they also have up for order, alongside the various artist proofs.
Danny76 wrote: What blood drops aren’t painted? They all look it to me..?
Iron halo/belt bling/sword, also I am not BA expert but I am pretty sure right shoulderpad should have some markings on it and the right one should have heraldic background under wings instead of being solid gold.
Local shop is repainting theirs. You break it down, primer it grey, and then go back to work on it.
Anyone casting any heads yet? I'd like to get with you on printing out some weapons load outs, or a heavy weapon, Missile launcher would be nice, but I'll take a las cannon, if your printing.
This nets out for anyone. give me a PM back. because I am also ready about printing some Chaos Space marines, as well...
Danny76 wrote: What blood drops aren’t painted? They all look it to me..?
Iron halo/belt bling/sword, also I am not BA expert but I am pretty sure right shoulderpad should have some markings on it and the right one should have heraldic background under wings instead of being solid gold.
Ah fair.
Only one I saw was the little belt pendant, but to me that should be all gold anyway.
Can’t say I saw the other two, they blended in
Jadenim wrote: How can plasma pistol and power sword be an illegal load out?! That’s been a default space marine sergeant/captain option since forever!
I fully agree, but primaris suffer from idiotic 'no melee for you' syndrome. Why GW made sure their arms are the same size as old SM models if we can't actually use them (when even frakking scouts who have zero bits have freedom to pick anything!), I have no idea
Fun fact - plasma pistol and power sword are illegal on all primaris captains too, and will remain so until that super-limited new partworks mini will appear next year in all of three countries
I saw people making fun of the price (It was circled), and thought it was because of the title. "Ultramarine Captain Action Figure", which I stupidly read as Ultramarine, Captain Action.
But then I saw the prize and it wasn't funny anymore.
No One Important wrote: He doesn't even come with a cloth and wire cape for maximum dynamic posing and his ammo feed is a bad joke. For that price, I expect much better.
Picked up the BA captain. Weirdly over here he was slightly cheaper than the regular McFarlane figures. Pretty happy with it, same quality as the previous marine releases.
Is the BA Captain available in North America now? The prices I'm seeing online are quite a bit more than the last wave and looks like the earliest available is in September.
Also, any word on when the Genestealer will become available?
Why the Hell is it $550?You can get a full metal detail Zaku that is even bigger and nicer looking with articulation and all sorts of features for $200, made by the same company no less.
BlackoCatto wrote: Why the Hell is it $550?You can get a full metal detail Zaku that is even bigger and nicer looking with articulation and all sorts of features for $200, made by the same company no less.
BlackoCatto wrote: Why the Hell is it $550?You can get a full metal detail Zaku that is even bigger and nicer looking with articulation and all sorts of features for $200, made by the same company no less.
Because GW.
Also, maybe because production scale, I suppose? And I guess the Zaku would be a plamo instead of an action figure, but that's actually a positive for me ^^
BlackoCatto wrote: Why the Hell is it $550?You can get a full metal detail Zaku that is even bigger and nicer looking with articulation and all sorts of features for $200, made by the same company no less.
Because GW.
Also, maybe because production scale, I suppose? And I guess the Zaku would be a plamo instead of an action figure, but that's actually a positive for me ^^
GW doesn't set the price for these, Bandai does and it's perfectly in line with their larger Figuarts and other premium figure prices.
Great that they're doing more stuff that isn't Primaris Marines, but at least 3 seperate Mega-armoured Ork figures with only slight variations between them? Not sure what to think about that part, really.
The scaling does seem to be a little off, like the Mega Armour looks like it shrunk in the wash compared to the size of the Orks themselves. I thought the midsection of the Mega Armour would be wider than what they made it look like, not to mention how minimal the coverage is on the arms and legs.
Genestealer is probably the most normal looking of the bunch.
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That's a Figma figure, dude. He literally says that in the post. Not sure on the exact anime, but I'd guess one of the various Cure series.
