Just popped up on my Facebook - seemingly first available at the Milton Keynes Store 8th and 9th July



Price confirmed to be £20 a pop.

A customer can buy as many as they want, as they're effectively being cast up to meet orders - downside is they come out on the 2nd September 2017, so anyone ordering one will have a bit of a wait, which is completely unavoidable.

SHAMELESS PLUG

I will be doing a run to the Milton Keynes store on behalf of my FB Group - all procurement and postage is done strictly at cost. Sign up if you want me to nab you one too.

going to be annoyed with this one, I don't usually care about store exclusives but there's no basic power armoured captain type character in the new primaris range yet, so making this a limited thing gets up my nose

Looks ok with helmet, but weird without, strange angle?

Joyboozer wrote:
Looks ok with helmet, but weird without, strange angle?

I think it's the hair. Hint of combover

That is one lovely (if you can call a 9ft killing machine that) miniature.

 Bull0 wrote:
going to be annoyed with this one, I don't usually care about store exclusives but there's no basic power armoured captain type character in the new primaris range yet, so making this a limited thing gets up my nose

Do you really think there isn't one on the way as part of the actual release--which is slated to be July as well?

Might do a run to Milton Keynes on behalf of my Facebook group.

Just waiting on price, and expected stock. It's one thing to redistribute the goodies to the geographically unfortunate, but not at the expense of the locals!

Looks okay, particularly with the helmet. I can see this becoming a collectible like the other limited minis they've done. (Still a stupid thing, since all of those would sell well normally).

Just need to know when I can get one from my local GW - still waiting to get the terminator captain from last year.

Happen I've got about 10 GW's in relatively easy driving distance - more if I count those in That London.

So need to sign up to their FB feeds and keep an eye out for other anniversaries.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
going to be annoyed with this one, I don't usually care about store exclusives but there's no basic power armoured captain type character in the new primaris range yet, so making this a limited thing gets up my nose

Do you really think there isn't one on the way as part of the actual release--which is slated to be July as well?

No idea, but as it stands, this is the only confirmed one, and it's rumoured to be a store anniversary exclusive, and that bothers me. Is that alright yeah?

 Bull0 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
going to be annoyed with this one, I don't usually care about store exclusives but there's no basic power armoured captain type character in the new primaris range yet, so making this a limited thing gets up my nose

Do you really think there isn't one on the way as part of the actual release--which is slated to be July as well?

No idea, but as it stands, this is the only confirmed one, and it's rumoured to be a store anniversary exclusive, and that bothers me. Is that alright yeah?

You can be bothered, but it's a bit of a silly thing to be bothered by. This isn't Infinity where you have them pulling arm or head options from models to release them as limited editions/exclusives.

How hard do you think something like this would be to convert up from a full Primaris boxed set?

Any chance we could get a picture uploaded to Dakka for the work blocked among us?

The bare head just looks too big IMO ...

 Kriswall wrote:
Any chance we could get a picture uploaded to Dakka for the work blocked among us?

Hey Presto!

Thanks! That looks amazing.

It's a shame I'll never, ever see one in person due to GW's ridiculous GW store only promo policy. I live in the US. We don't have GW stores everywhere and I'm not willing to drive hours and hours to get to the closest one.

I really wish they'd stick to promo items like dice or artwork cards. Making exclusive models that huge segments of your customer base will never reasonably be able to get their hands on just makes a bunch of people mad.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Bull0 wrote:
going to be annoyed with this one, I don't usually care about store exclusives but there's no basic power armoured captain type character in the new primaris range yet, so making this a limited thing gets up my nose

Do you really think there isn't one on the way as part of the actual release--which is slated to be July as well?

No idea, but as it stands, this is the only confirmed one, and it's rumoured to be a store anniversary exclusive, and that bothers me. Is that alright yeah?

You can be bothered, but it's a bit of a silly thing to be bothered by. This isn't Infinity where you have them pulling arm or head options from models to release them as limited editions/exclusives.

How hard do you think something like this would be to convert up from a full Primaris boxed set?

Again - we can speculate on what may be made available in the future but for now I'd rather stick to the topic of this thread, which is this model, which represents a gap in the range and which should not be limited availability in my opinion on that basis. Yes, I'm aware I could convert something.

Looks great! Depending on the price of it, if anyone here is going to milton keynes for these guys, can someone pick one up for me too and post it? It's too far for me to go on my learner motorbike.

D:

Hmm. Double post.


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 Kriswall wrote:
Thanks! That looks amazing.

It's a shame I'll never, ever see one in person due to GW's ridiculous GW store only promo policy. I live in the US. We don't have GW stores everywhere and I'm not willing to drive hours and hours to get to the closest one.

I really wish they'd stick to promo items like dice or artwork cards. Making exclusive models that huge segments of your customer base will never reasonably be able to get their hands on just makes a bunch of people mad.

Shameless plug is shameless!

We make no promises on availability, but we might just be able to help you out.

Joyboozer wrote:
Looks ok with helmet, but weird without, strange angle?

And where's his sword & skull scabbard? Can't ever really be Sicarius without his sword & skull scabbard. :(

This model is gorgeous and Id love one. I requested to join the fb group you linked

A nice model, indeed. I added it to the op of the SM thread as well. Thanks for posting

I hate these store opening exclusives. Throw them up on the website as Direct Orders for the rest of us! I'm still bitter that the Philippines got that amazing Terminator Chaplain. Like what in the literal !@#$ JUST TAKE MY MONEY!

Very cool figure. I hope they make these more widely available.

Nice, I like it.

Still not sure how they have Primaris who are experienced enough to be even Lieutenants, let alone Captains, but whatevs.

shade1313 wrote:
Nice, I like it.

Still not sure how they have Primaris who are experienced enough to be even Lieutenants, let alone Captains, but whatevs.

'Normal' Marines can be upgraded to Primaris, and Cawl's first batch of Primaris have been fighting for over 100 years by the time of the Dark Imperium novel.

shade1313 wrote:
Nice, I like it.

Still not sure how they have Primaris who are experienced enough to be even Lieutenants, let alone Captains, but whatevs.

The Primaris booklet also mentions that Captains are sometimes singled out during training. As for Lieutenants, well modern militaries have Lieutenants that have no experience so consider it some added realism.

Not too blingy, which is good.

beast_gts wrote:


'Normal' Marines can be upgraded to Primaris, and Cawl's first batch of Primaris have been fighting for over 100 years by the time of the Dark Imperium novel.

There appears to be conflicting reports here.

It has, apparently, been claimed during the 8th edition release hype that marines can be "upgraded", however 2 well established no reason to lie BL authors have independently stated that they have been told that this is not the case and that this is not possible.


.. currently anyway.

 reds8n wrote:

It has, apparently, been claimed during the 8th edition release hype that marines can be "upgraded", however 2 well established no reason to lie BL authors have independently stated that they have been told that this is not the case and that this is not possible.

Any links or direct quotes?

Surprised to see a human head on that guy. I thought they were reincarnating ghosts in armour or something like that.

Maureen? I was confused by this... Anyway,

Looks this new exclusives will be available at ALL new store openings in 2017.


Q: Will other stores have this available (Primaris)

A: Yes, each store will get it on their Anniversary, so you can get one here and at another store later in the year

Yup. So I've signed up to about 15 stores which are relatively local to me :p

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Surprised to see a human head on that guy. I thought they were reincarnating ghosts in armour or something like that.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Surprised to see a human head on that guy. I thought they were reincarnating ghosts in armour or something like that.

These are not Thousand Sons (yet).

Very similar pose to Captain Centos from last year for the 100th North American GW store.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just popped up on my Facebook - seemingly first available at the Milton Keynes Store 8th and 9th July

Spoiler:

No word on the price as yet, but will confirm soon as I know more.

Am I the only one that thinks he looks like Steve Mcqueen??

Oddly when it comes to stuff like this, I'm entirely fine with limited editions and models only available at Forge World etc. I think it's particularly cool that you can only get certain things in certain places (as a normal Primaris captain will eventually be available elsewhere, etc.). I dislike the general entitled approach a lot of people take to limited edition or special miniatures.

What baffles me, is from the GW side - as a business decision. People like to drink the GW kool-aid. A lot of folks chug it. So from a business standpoint it seems silly - this is something they could easily get $20-30 per mini. GW doesn't benefit from these selling for $75-150 later on eBay (unless you consider it "elevating the brand image" and all that nonsense).

It made sense when you had metal miniatures because you - by default - were doing small runs. Maybe 20-30 miniatures in a single spin cast mould, etc. As a HIPS mold it seems bizarre. I can only imagine these are being saved up for potential later release.

 reds8n wrote:

beast_gts wrote:


'Normal' Marines can be upgraded to Primaris, and Cawl's first batch of Primaris have been fighting for over 100 years by the time of the Dark Imperium novel.

There appears to be conflicting reports here.

It has, apparently, been claimed during the 8th edition release hype that marines can be "upgraded", however 2 well established no reason to lie BL authors have independently stated that they have been told that this is not the case and that this is not possible.


.. currently anyway.

I wonder if its a 'risky' process,

so Battle Brother Nobodysignificant can be submitted to the Primaris Embiginator,

but none of the 'Name' characters can as there's a real risk they'll die

He's £20 or free with a purchase of £150.

You buy in store and then beginning of September they have them delivered.

I thought creating a plastic mold and cast for a model like this cost a lot of money? And they wouldn't do it if they couldn't get the productions costs back + a profit. Doing an exclusive plastic model seems to go against that information.

I don't have any GWs within 30 minutes, I doubt i'll be getting this model. I'm not even a huge fan of how it looks, it just looks okay...not great/amazing. I prefer hq models I can pose, with weapons and more head options. But GW has been moving away from the highly personalized plastic hq kits they used to make. The space marine commander would be the best example.

beast_gts wrote:

shade1313 wrote:
Nice, I like it.

Still not sure how they have Primaris who are experienced enough to be even Lieutenants, let alone Captains, but whatevs.

'Normal' Marines can be upgraded to Primaris, and Cawl's first batch of Primaris have been fighting for over 100 years by the time of the Dark Imperium novel.

Interesting. I considered picking up the novel on 8th release day, but I figured I'd bought quite enough and that I'd get it soon. I do want to read it to learn more about the new boys on the playing field, so maybe sooner rather than later.

I appreciate the info, thank you.

 Thargrim wrote:
I thought creating a plastic mold and cast for a model like this cost a lot of money? And they wouldn't do it if they couldn't get the productions costs back + a profit. Doing an exclusive plastic model seems to go against that information.

It's a relatively small sprue, so the cost isn't as high. And costs have gone down over the years. Admittedly, they're still artificially limiting how much money they could make on this.

Swings and roundabouts.

It gets people in-store, which drives custom. In the hands of competent staff, people there to spend money will easily exceed their budget - so that's a win. Especially as it's 'free' when you cough up £150....

And getting people in store gives you a chance to promote other events and even local gaming clubs. The busier the store, the more people return. The more people return, the more they spend. The more they spend, the more active they are. The more active they are, the more they drop into the store.

So pretty much a loss leader - yes they might not make their money back on that particular kit, but as a sales driver it'll offset down the line quite nicely.

Well, that's the theory anyway!

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Might do a run to Milton Keynes on behalf of my Facebook group.

Just waiting on price, and expected stock. It's one thing to redistribute the goodies to the geographically unfortunate, but not at the expense of the locals!

If you do, I would be one happy customer, depending on price!

 Thargrim wrote:
I thought creating a plastic mold and cast for a model like this cost a lot of money? And they wouldn't do it if they couldn't get the productions costs back + a profit. Doing an exclusive plastic model seems to go against that information..

I believe digital technology has made it considerably cheaper, if you have access to the right gear. There are a lot of traditionally manual processes that are drastically streamlined or removed when the grunt work is controlled by computer.

Yeah, I don't understand why GW does these limited plastic figures, when they could sell 4 times that many more as blistered characters.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Yeah, I don't understand why GW does these limited plastic figures, when they could sell 4 times that many more as blistered characters.

I'm pretty sure they're not worried about selling high quantities of these. They've got enough mass market models in their supply chain already.

Currently putting feelers out on line.

Word is, you order it on the day, then they're cast up to meet demand.

So potentially, any 'one per customer' limit is done away with. That works for my group, as someone could order 50 if they so wished, without screwing anyone in their local area out of their one.

However, that's for the Milton Keynes launch. It's not currently clear if that process is a) correct b) the norm going forward.


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Quick update.

Previous post confirmed accurate - and there's no limit on the number a single customer can buy - though the volume I'm looking at (20-25 already) may be a bit much!

If you'd like to join in the Primaris fun, join up to my FB group. All procurement and postage is done strictly at cost - the link is in my sig.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Yeah, I don't understand why GW does these limited plastic figures.

Marketing stunt. Look at how much of us are talking about this. It is a marketing strategy plain and simple. It gets people hyped. Fear of Loss. I've been in the business (advertising, marketing, commission only jobs) long enough to see it for what it is. It'll get you in the store and maybe get you to spend more money than you planned to.

Doc, pm sent. I don't see a link in your post to your Facebook page, otherwise I would have messaged you there.

Thanks brother

 455_PWR wrote:
Doc, pm sent. I don't see a link in your post to your Facebook page, otherwise I would have messaged you there.

Thanks brother

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710575492567307/?ref=bookmarks

Good news on availability it would seem.

Speaking to my local manager, it's not just Anniversaries before the release that will allow mail order of the Primaris Captain, but every anniversary.

So with that in mind, plentiful supply is plentiful.

I still don't like Mk10 knee pads and I guess this confirms the phasing out of regular marines when even the limited stuff is Primaris stuff. Who could've guessed.

 Binabik15 wrote:
I still don't like Mk10 knee pads and I guess this confirms the phasing out of regular marines when even the limited stuff is Primaris stuff. Who could've guessed.

Who would have guessed that during a big release year with a brand new army that the limited stuff would be Primaris...

I mean it's not like the first exclusive for Age of Sigmar was a Stormcast Eternal, right?

 Digclaw wrote:


Am I the only one that thinks he looks like Steve Mcqueen??

More than a little...

This is a riff on the classic 90s ultra captain, isn't it?

 Fenrir Kitsune wrote:
This is a riff on the classic 90s ultra captain, isn't it?

It looks to be a mirror flip riff on this guy. BTW, I really want this kit!

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Binabik15 wrote:
I still don't like Mk10 knee pads and I guess this confirms the phasing out of regular marines when even the limited stuff is Primaris stuff. Who could've guessed.

Who would have guessed that during a big release year with a brand new army that the limited stuff would be Primaris...

I mean it's not like the first exclusive for Age of Sigmar was a Stormcast Eternal, right?

I actually don't know about AoS because I hardly go to a GW store and only know about an exclusive mini if I see the Dakka thread If there was an exclusive Stormcast, well, it's not like they get a disproportionate amount of releases as the new burly superhuman shock troopers, right. Their torsi should fit really well with Numarines for ornate or primitive true scale EC/BA/SW, though.

Bit more...
1) it's the first Primaris designed by Darren Latham
2) will be store openings 'and other special events' as well as Anniversaries- plenty of opportunities to grab one...

Hope the shoulder pads are interchangeable

My local store will have it on September 9th ... no information if one person can buy more than one ...

Confirmation that you can get as many as you want?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just popped up on my Facebook - seemingly first available at the Milton Keynes Store 8th and 9th July

Spoiler:

Price confirmed to be £20 a pop.

A customer can buy as many as they want, as they're effectively being cast up to meet orders - downside is they come out on the 2nd September 2017, so anyone ordering one will have a bit of a wait, which is completely unavoidable.

SHAMELESS PLUG

I will be doing a run to the Milton Keynes store on behalf of my FB Group - all procurement and postage is done strictly at cost. Sign up if you want me to nab you one too.

Kinda odd. The GW in The Hague said they'd have the guy to... And that anniversary is this Saturday I thought... That's before the 8th and 9th of July... At least, that's what the managers and the clerks were saying.

Edit.: I forgot the word for store clerks.

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
Kinda odd. The GW in The Hague said they'd have the guy to... And that anniversary is this Saturday I thought... That's before the 8th and 9th of July... At least, that's what the managers and the clerks were saying.

Edit.: I forgot the word for store clerks.

Why is it odd? From GW site - "This Primaris Space Marine Captain will be available to pick up or order at store anniversaries from this July."

The Warhammer Community site says (at least, the way I read it) that all store anniversaries from this July for the next 12 months will get that mini - so The Hague will have it available on Sunday, 1st of July 2018. One of the last to have it available.

This was based on an incorrect premise; see below.

Nope, they definitely have the guy on pre-order this Saturday Juli 1st. I thought the GW Com post said from the 8/9th onwards.

 The Grumpy Eldar wrote:
Nope, they definitely have the guy on pre-order this Saturday Juli 1st. I thought the GW Com post said from the 8/9th onwards.

you thought wrong. It starts July. No day or date mentioned. "Starting this July." July starts when it starts. Usually on the 1st. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/06/27/birthday-battle-brothergw-homepage-post-4/

Birthday Battle-brother
Every year, each of our hundreds of Warhammer and Games Workshop stores across the world celebrate their anniversaries with a weekend of celebration, gaming, painting competitions and general festivities.

These are events when hobbyists across the town or city gather to celebrate Warhammer in their area.

Over the next year, Warhammer and Games Workshop store anniversaries will have a very special guest.

This Primaris Space Marine Captain will be available to pick up or order at store anniversaries from this July.

Clad in the new Mk X armour and wielding the classic power fist and plasma pistol combo, this guy will look right at home next to your new Dark Imperium Primaris Space Marines. As there is no Chapter-specific iconography on the miniature, you can very easily use this guy in a range of Space Marines forces. Using him in your games is easy too, as full rules are included with the model.

This captain will be available the world over, wherever there’s a Warhammer or Games Workshop store, and because these will be available for a whole year, everyone will have a chance to get their hands on one.

He’s not the only special product available at your local store anniversary though.

Also exclusive to those weekends will be a painting mat, brush wallet, ‘Eavy Metal Dice (literally) and a Warhammer 40,000 Artbook.




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 AndrewGPaul wrote:
The Warhammer Community site says (at least, the way I read it) that all store anniversaries from this July for the next 12 months will get that mini - so The Hague will have it available on Sunday, 1st of July 2017. One of the first to have it available.

corrected for accuracy.

 Alpharius wrote:
Confirmation that you can get as many as you want?

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Just popped up on my Facebook - seemingly first available at the Milton Keynes Store 8th and 9th July

Spoiler:

Price confirmed to be £20 a pop.

A customer can buy as many as they want, as they're effectively being cast up to meet orders - downside is they come out on the 2nd September 2017, so anyone ordering one will have a bit of a wait, which is completely unavoidable.

SHAMELESS PLUG

I will be doing a run to the Milton Keynes store on behalf of my FB Group - all procurement and postage is done strictly at cost. Sign up if you want me to nab you one too.

Seemingly so. From what I can make out, up 2nd September you place your order in-store, to be delivered on the 2nd September release date.

After that, if my info is good (always that caveat!), stores will have physical stock, but still be able to take orders for in-store delivery.

Warhhamer Glasgow's anniversary is July 19th; so far, so good. I really like the mini, too.

But I have an Astral Claws army. :(

Shanghai one for your red corsairs? make him just an XL captain?

(Yeah, in the same boat, mostly what's reinforcing my resolve in not buying new scale marines)

I don't have a Red Corsairs army. I have an Astral Claws army.

I do have a small unpainted force of Black Templars, Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Dark Angels (i.e, the Marines from the 2nd - 6th edition boxed games), so he could lead those.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
I don't have a Red Corsairs army. I have an Astral Claws army.

I do have a small unpainted force of Black Templars, Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Dark Angels (i.e, the Marines from the 2nd - 6th edition boxed games), so he could lead those.

You could always start another Astral Claws army...

We know that there are full Primaris chapters and it's not unheard of for names to get recycled.

Or you can assume they're a result of Huron geneseed manipulation and fit them seamlessly in your current army, rules and all.

Blimey....looks like I'm ordering 61 on the day!

Just chuffed the make-to-order means I'm not stiffing locals.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Blimey....looks like I'm ordering 61 on the day!

Just chuffed the make-to-order means I'm not stiffing locals.

Any chance I might impose on you to add one more to that, please?

Aww, it's ultramarines exclusive. Lame.

 Melissia wrote:
Aww, it's ultramarines exclusive. Lame.

Is it? the pages says it has no chapter specific iconography

 Desubot wrote:

 Melissia wrote:
Aww, it's ultramarines exclusive. Lame.

Is it? the pages says it has no chapter specific iconography

It is barely an Ultramarine exclusive. Their U is on the eagle. That is all. Easy fix.

Oh i thought that was painted on

 Desubot wrote:
Oh i thought that was painted on

Hm, could be. If so, they did a great job of making it look engraved in. Once someone gets one this weekend, maybe they'll let everyone know for sure.

Clockpunk wrote:

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Blimey....looks like I'm ordering 61 on the day!

Just chuffed the make-to-order means I'm not stiffing locals.

Any chance I might impose on you to add one more to that, please?

Join the group.

Purely for ease of logistics!

While it doesn't have the specific Ultramarine U's on it, it's definitely Ultramarine themed with that style of skirt and such details.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
I don't have a Red Corsairs army. I have an Astral Claws army.

I do have a small unpainted force of Black Templars, Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Dark Angels (i.e, the Marines from the 2nd - 6th edition boxed games), so he could lead those.

You could always start another Astral Claws army...

We know that there are full Primaris chapters and it's not unheard of for names to get recycled.

could even be INTENDED to provoke the red corsairs "and when they attack, we shall spring our trap!"

The OP for this title is garbage. "Space Maureen Character Bloke Dude Captain Thing"

Can a mod please update/fix this trash?

 AduroT wrote:
While it doesn't have the specific Ultramarine U's on it, it's definitely Ultramarine themed with that style of skirt and such details.

Disagree. He just has all the stuff GW normally puts on SM Captains which are not chapter specific. These models are normally presented in UM colors on the website, but thats it.

 Fireball wrote:

 AduroT wrote:
While it doesn't have the specific Ultramarine U's on it, it's definitely Ultramarine themed with that style of skirt and such details.

Disagree. He just has all the stuff GW normally puts on SM Captains which are not chapter specific. These models are normally presented in UM colors on the website, but thats it.

Yeah, apparently the leather strappy dangles are supposed to be common to all Chapters.

They're called pteruges you bloody savages.

 judgedoug wrote:
The OP for this title is garbage. "Space Maureen Character Bloke Dude Captain Thing"

Can a mod please update/fix this trash?

amen

 judgedoug wrote:
The OP for this title is garbage. "Space Maureen Character Bloke Dude Captain Thing"

Can a mod please update/fix this trash?

It's funny.

Mis-spelling Space Marine stopped being funny, or clever, a long time ago.

UltraPrime wrote:
Mis-spelling Space Marine stopped being funny, or clever, a long time ago.

That bit isn't really, it's the overuse of adjectives.

No fun allowed, etc. I say rename the thread to "GW Retail Store Location Birthday Anniversary Exclusive Limited Edition New Primaris Astartes Space Marines Limited Edition Character Model Captain Guy Man Plastic Figure Thing with Weapons and equipment and pteruges and all that sort of stuff"

I say everyone shouldn't worry about it too much, and stop dragging the thread off topic, please?

Thanks!

 Alpharius wrote:
I say everyone shouldn't worry about it too much, and stop dragging the thread off topic, please?

Thanks!

I think the thread is dead Jim.

My only accessible GW has it's anniversary in April, so am I out of luck?

Not necessarily.

I'm ordering (so far) 70 for my FB group members. Join us, one more won't hurt!

 TheWaspinator wrote:
My only accessible GW has it's anniversary in April, so am I out of luck?

April 2018.