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Cool. It's Alpharius. You'd never think that's the awesome guy if you fielded him in a Squad.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Funny how a limited edition model that isn't covered in skulls is considered bland.

I don't think that's what people are complaining about. He's got a starter set push fit pose which isn't typical for such a supposedly momentous anniversary release. They're typically doing something more heroic/impractical than a simple aiming advance.

Yeah, don't think it's about not being blinged out.

He looks like a model you could have gotten out of the box, and added a couple bits from your bin. (He's, what, got a sheathed knife no one will see; a tassle on his shoulder; a long purity seal?) If someone said they made him, I might have noticed it wasn't standard, and then would have assumed it had a couple parts from one of the veteran kits swapped in.

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Funny how a limited edition model that isn't covered in skulls is considered bland.

What makes this guy special? What ties him to any piece of noteworthy 40k history of the last 30 years, barring the last two months?

This Marine could be any Marine from the starter set or the new multi-part kits. Skull overload may be heavy-handed, but a clear visual signal that you are looking at something special.

That's probably it. After boring us to death with Marines for the last 30 years, GW is telling us what they intend to do for the next 30 years. Truly a marvelous and surprisingly honest statement from GW.

Sgt. Cortez wrote:
Cool. It's Alpharius. You'd never think that's the awesome guy if you fielded him in a Squad.

Best comment so far.

Not what I was expecting to see. Curiously understated.

So to celebrate 30 years of the 40k setting, we get a primaris marine which have existed for what, a month.

Not that GW are ramming them down our throats or anything.

It's such an underwhelming model to boot.

Meh. Probably snap-fit too.

As others have said, a missed opportunity.

Given Wayne England's passing last year, it would have been nice to honour a piece of his artwork with this anniversary.

I'd personally have loved to see a depiction of this:

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Funny how a limited edition model that isn't covered in skulls is considered bland.

Is it difficult to believe that we just find a bland model to be... bland? The new model make it looks like GW didn't put a lot of thought or effort into it.

 Geifer wrote:
What makes this guy special? What ties him to any piece of noteworthy 40k history of the last 30 years, barring the last two months? This Marine could be any Marine from the starter set or the new multi-part kits. Skull overload may be heavy-handed, but a clear visual signal that you are looking at something special.

To drive home your point, here are previous "anniversary" models released by GW. Neither look like a generic snap-fit trooper you get in a starter box.

I thought the [whatever crazy gun] marine was on the bland and small side, but yeah, both of those and the BA captain all did a nice job referencing a bit of GW history rather than looking like basically a generic tac marine

 Breotan wrote:

 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Funny how a limited edition model that isn't covered in skulls is considered bland.

Is it difficult to believe that we just find a bland model to be... bland?

I display a general garment and you claim it is cut to your fit?

Simply put, I find it funny that GW has been criticized for making special models in jumping, screaming, pointing poses with no helmets and covered in skulls, and now that we have a model which is none of those things, GW is still getting criticized.

It was not a comment meant for you or anyone else to take personal offense at.

Impressively dull. Compared to the anniversary marine released last year (which I still want so badly but don't want to spend $70 on) I don't think I would go to my local store to pick it up even if it were free.

Why not make one of the old RT aliens in plastic or at least make the model have an ounce of character...

Am I missing something? It's a space marine with a bolter.

Uh... Woo?





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 Tannhauser42 wrote:
Funny how a limited edition model that isn't covered in skulls is considered bland.

It's not the lack of skulls that's the problem. It's the fact that it looks like a model that could be built straight out of the normal Primaris box.

The whole point of special, limited edition models is that they look like special, limited edition models. Otherwise, what's the point?

 insaniak wrote:

It's not the lack of skulls that's the problem. It's the fact that it looks like a model that could be built straight out of the normal Primaris box.

The whole point of special, limited edition models is that they look like special, limited edition models. Otherwise, what's the point?

This. On the tabletop, your 30-year miniature just blends in to the rest of your squad. Someone without a keen eye is probably not even going to notice. I would think something marking your 30th year in the business would be distinguishable from a normal rank-and-file.

I thought the dude with the destructor gun (or whatever) was for the 30th?

The old IG with greatcoat and full helmet would have been so much better :(

 whalemusic360 wrote:
I thought the dude with the destructor gun (or whatever) was for the 30th?

He was for the 30th anniversary of the Space Marine, not the 30th anniversary of 40K.

While boring, he probably relates to most 30 year old gamers. Sure, he got that promotion, but he's still just a cog in the machine, nothing special, forgettable...

*pours drink*

You guys are all claiming that it's boring, but what I see is an oldschool Space Marine with all the oldschool Marine accessories, bolter with scope, purity seals, knife, etc, done in Primaris truescale.

Which is hopefully a taste of the eventual phasing out of the old Squat Marines.

So, what's to keep me from giving this guy lieutenant transfers and putting him on a bigger base? I don't see what on the Dark Imperium lieutenants is supposed to mark them out as special other than the paint scheme and war gear options.

At least as an HQ someone might recognize it as an anniversary model. Better than hiding him in a squad.

I think one thing we've missed is that this is an offical Primaris model with a cruix Terminus.

upcoming Primaris terminators confirmed? or am I reading into this too much

Erren wrote:
So, what's to keep me from giving this guy lieutenant transfers and putting him on a bigger base? I don't see what on the Dark Imperium lieutenants is supposed to mark them out as special other than the paint scheme and war gear options.

Lieutenants can only take the gakky bolt rifle variants, not the standard one this guy has.

BrianDavion wrote:
I think one thing we've missed is that this is an offical Primaris model with a cruix Terminus.

upcoming Primaris terminators confirmed? or am I reading into this too much

I don't see a Crux...

I don't see a Crux...

Hanging off his right pauldron along with that bullet on a string. Honestly I think they just recycled a shoulder pad

The description also says it has a Crux Terminatus...

BrianDavion wrote:
I think one thing we've missed is that this is an offical Primaris model with a cruix Terminus.

upcoming Primaris terminators confirmed? or am I reading into this too much

If I remember right, Crux marks a veteran, not terminator specifically. Terminator squads are just made up of veterans, but so are sternguard and vanguard.

Have I gone mad, or have they deleted the Facebook post about this cos everyone was saying how boring it was?

Can't make anyone happy these days, it seems.

 insaniak wrote:
It's the fact that it looks like a model that could be built straight out of the normal Primaris box.

The whole point of special, limited edition models is that they look like special, limited edition models. Otherwise, what's the point?

This. I think the most vanilla models I can remember GW LEs having been are:

-the special gun beakie, which still has an obviously different style of armor and unique gun
-the at-ease cadians, which despite being completely vanilla gear and not doing anything cool, were in a pose that made them unique


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 whalemusic360 wrote:
If I remember right, Crux marks a veteran, not terminator specifically. Terminator squads are just made up of veterans, but so are sternguard and vanguard.

At one point, it was a badge indicating that you'd campaigned? just been trained in? somehow interacted with? terminator armor. Meaning, probably 1st company and definitely some kind of recognized veteran, but not 1:1.

 Nazrak wrote:
Have I gone mad, or have they deleted the Facebook post about this cos everyone was saying how boring it was?

I can't see it anymore either...