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 Groundh0g wrote:
Wow. The Primaris equivalent of this as an anniversary mini:

Don't be ridiculous. It needs a tassel, purity seal, and second head. That TOTALLY makes it worth $30+ USD plus shipping direct from GW.

 insaniak wrote:
An anniversary model should celebrate the game's history. This doesn't. It's just a space marine.

I'd argue it's not even that. It's a Primaris Marine.

They're celebrating the 30th anniversary of 40K with something that's only been in the game for 2 months. Poor show.

 Groundh0g wrote:
Wow. The Primaris equivalent of this as an anniversary mini:

I have but one like to give.

Bull0 wrote:
Veteran Sergeant Blandius is here to make sure 40k's 30th birthday doesn't get too exciting. Let's keep this static and dull, folks.

Best thing I've read in this thread. Literally laughed out loud, and I'm at the gym

It's not terribly exciting, is it. The sergeants from the starter sets have more going on.

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

It's not dynamic at all. It's a guy, sitting there, pointing a gun.

There is nothing that marks him out as being special or unique.
Nothing that signifies the anniversary at all.
Nothing to make him remotely appealing.

It doesn't need to be covered in skulls.

But perhaps a dynamic pose? Perhaps an ornate looking shoulder or two? Perhaps a variant helm? Perhaps an ornate looking weapon?

At the moment this is literally a bit of rope across a shoulder different from what you can do with a normal intercessor. And twice as dull.

Model aside, where are the rules for Veteran Sergeants they spoke of?

I have been STAREING at that pic for any idea what is special about that guy. He looks like the box set srgs in maby a slightly different pose????

He's just holding his gun more or less the same as every other primaris we've seen

The move to plastics may be handicapping GW's ability to do special models. Remember when they did the last 'White Dwarf' anniversary mini and it was just a Fire Slayer (Fyr Slyr?) model with a white beard?

This may be a case of someone taking down a model that already was planned and christening it an anniversary model because plastics take so much longer to prepare.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
The move to plastics may be handicapping GW's ability to do special models. Remember when they did the last 'White Dwarf' anniversary mini and it was just a Fire Slayer (Fyr Slyr?) model with a white beard?

This may be a case of someone taking down a model that already was planned and christening it an anniversary model because plastics take so much longer to prepare.

Not even a Fyr Slyr but an actual Slayer. Short, scawny, from before the Age of Embiggening. That was poor, but you could have put down to GW not being willing to put the money into Age of Sigmar because it was still unproven and needed to make as much money for as little investment as possible.

But this is a Space Marine. If GW doesn't money or foresight to make an anniversary Marine, they're in trouble. And we know from the financial report that they are very much not in trouble. Sure, things have only been looking up since the General's Handbook, give or take,, but that's been a year ago. It's not like 40k's 30th anniversary should take GW by surprise. They have calendars in Nottingham, don't they?

Not that I can offer a different theory. This "anniversary" model is just baffling.

It's a nice model that if it came in the set of Intercessors i'd be happy to have.

As a 30th anniversary special edition model? Not so much.

Disappointing.... really... reallly disappointing

hey look! It's not a guy with no helmet screaming and raising his fist like an old man telling those darn kids to get off his lawn.

ender502

I like it. Not sure I like it enough to drop 35 bucks on though.

 Polonius wrote:
I like it. Not sure I like it enough to drop 35 bucks on though.

But do you like it as the miniature chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 40K?

The 25th anniversary mini of the Crimson fist from Rogue trader is what I'd call a unique celebration model. This one Is a regular marine with a crux terminatus and some ropes. Zzzzzzz...

Primaris Store Anniversary Only model - over a hundred expressions of interest, 61 bought in total for my group.

This one? Perhaps a couple of completest weirdos asking me to grab them one.

Speaks volumes really. Nice enough model, but not for a big bash thing.

It is curious though, if a Primaris has a crux terminatus -- that does mean they're qualified and approved to wear terminator armour. That means we may actually get a readl Primaris terminator (instead of just some fellas in Gravis armour w/ extra guns).

So that's something?

What a load of pish.

Thanks GeeDerps. Back to your old ways, I see...

Well its a nice enough model, but massively underwhelming for a 30th anniversary piece. Its really just an update of the I love my bolter pose.
Now, if it had been included as a part of an updated 'Armour Through the Ages' box, or a 'Factions of 40k' box, that would have been really cool.

DaemonJellybaby wrote:
Well its a nice enough model, but massively underwhelming for a 30th anniversary piece. Its really just an update of the I love my bolter pose.
Now, if it had been included as a part of an updated 'Armour Through the Ages' box, or a 'Factions of 40k' box, that would have been really cool.

Hell, they could have put this out as a clampack Primaris Lieutenant and most folk would be perfectly happy with it. It's not like the model is objectively garbo-trash or anything, as you say it's just hilariously underwhelming for a super-special-snowflake release, and more than that ever so slightly tone-deaf that they're trying to pass this nuMarine model off as a celebration of 30 years of 40K.

What an insanely uninspired limited edition model. Equivalent of making a pre-primaris tac marine special edition by adding a special belt pouch and that's it.

Doesn't make me mad, just confused as to what they were thinking lol...

I thought it was the marine on the codex cover, but it isn't.

The japanese gashapon marines have a more interesting pose that this guy. I'd have preferred strongly instead to get the captain fogged out in the back instead for the 30th.

That's a 20 minute lunchtime job for a designer. Poor show.

I get the feeling there will be A LOT of these left on shelves.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Polonius wrote:
I like it. Not sure I like it enough to drop 35 bucks on though.

But do you like it as the miniature chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of 40K?

I don't really attach a lot of sentimentality towards stuff like that. It's not what I would have picked, but in a way I'm glad they didn't go with an obvious "hero figure that's also an homage to a classic mini and/or art." It's certainly bland, but if the price point is ever low enough, I'll buy one as a sarge.

Yeah, it's an odd choice for a special model.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
The move to plastics may be handicapping GW's ability to do special models.

No. Several of the single model plastic kits are extremely well done. Overly expensive, but well done. Take, for example, the sanguinary priest from a few years back- absolutely fantastic plastic model, but fairly niche as far as sales go [single subfaction model that no one needs lots of]

This may be a case of someone taking down a model that already was planned and christening it an anniversary model because plastics take so much longer to prepare.

Everything they produce is planned and prepared in advance, with rather long lead times. That they would fail to plan for this one is not credible.

In honour of the original 40k book - if the Primaris had at least been painted as a Crimson Fist that would have been nice.

Blandhammer 40k. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only mediocrity.

£10 and ill buy one, any more and ill pass