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 Kosake wrote:

 jonolikespie wrote:
WOW

So my estimate of 30ish skulls was a little off, I'm now up to at least 40.

"They've got skulls on them..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRU

Ha my friend told me about that bit while we were talking about it and I loved it. One of the top comments is also about painting space marines

Hope they finally update the ancient information on Games Days.
They still say its coming soon, how long do you think it will be before the website is actually ready?

That skullswords would really look sweet on an alter for a objective marker or terrain piece.

Lovely little model, quite a bit of character to it imo. I'm also genuinely surprised at this kind of promotion coming at the hands of GW, it's nice!

Hope this is a sign of things to come and not just a one off... (though I won't get my hopes up there)

I'd still rather buy at a discount though!

 Wolfstan wrote:
Just stumbled on to the end of this post... really? Guys you need to get out more, you're having a discussion over the image and who / what it is? You're even discussing how "accurate" it is!! It's an interesting idea, similar to the Anakin / Darth Vader poster. It's simple and works well, especially as all it is is a "coming soon" holding page.

Good job on coming to a discussion forum on news and rumors and complaining that people are discussing news and speculating on rumors.

I imagine now you're off to Dairy Queen to inform them you're not fond of ice cream, yes?


Anyway, that guy is sort of neat but $100 worth of stuff, I dunno. I suppose if you get stuff that you can only get from them, i.e. GW direct things, it's not so bad, otherwise it feels like you're just giving them a free $20 bill vs ordering from the Warstore or wherever. I think I have to ruminate some more on this one. I think the sword queers the deal for me, it's just too much.

Sweet mother of skulls, even the bolter clip? Well, on the plus side he shouldn't be too hard to get. A box of troops should just about hit the mark for how much you have to spend to get him.

Should also add the shipping offer - not sure whether this is new or not

That's an odd way to hold a bolter: How did the bolter get there, why doesn't it just clatter to the floor and how will the captain get to the handle without dropping the bolter?

ChrisB wrote:
Should also add the shipping offer - not sure whether this is new or not

This is new as some weeks ago, there was free delivery at 20£ or so

Nevermind...

If you want the mini, and are getting it for free, you are getting a discount from GW.

You are getting $120 worth of stuff and only spending $100.*

* assuming you value the mono-pose captain at $20. The deal gets better if you value it at $30 like the last mono-pose SM plastics. Which I don’t.

I like the skull covered sword. The RT terminator captains also came with the same sword, so it warms my retro-heart. Of course, the mini is non-WYSWYG, as I don’t think you can legally have a SB/PS/PF on the same guy.

so whats this gonna be?

Just look up a few posts, maybe on the last page?

It is a Space Marine captain.

"Free" if you order over (x) amount for your country.

 hungryp wrote:
Sweet mother of skulls, even the bolter clip? Well, on the plus side he shouldn't be too hard to get. A box of troops should just about hit the mark for how much you have to spend to get him.

Gotta honor those children who valiantly sacrificed themselves in the name of the Emperor* somehow!





*by being the thing a Chaos Marine tripped over, stalling his advance by a whole seven seconds!


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 Alpharius wrote:
Just look up a few posts, maybe on the last page?

It is a Space Marine captain.

"Free" if you order over (x) amount for your country.

Technically not a lie as you aren't paying for the model, you're paying for all the other stuff and getting him as a bonus. Likely an incentive to get people to visit the new webstore and not a bad bit of marketting.

I'll likely get him next month when I order the stuff I need for my Beastmaster unit.

I have the space marine christmas web exclusive sergeant standing on the broken aquila armed with bolter and powerfist the last time they gave away such a "freebie", except the web order total was 50 Euros.

 Nevelon wrote:
Of course, the mini is non-WYSWYG, as I don’t think you can legally have a SB/PS/PF on the same guy.

Don't worry, it's not a Power Sword, it's a tooth pick!

 ClockworkZion wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Of course, the mini is non-WYSWYG, as I don’t think you can legally have a SB/PS/PF on the same guy.

Don't worry, it's not a Power Sword, it's a tooth pick!

Last guy I heard mocking someone's sword calling it a toothpick got a rapier to the brain ...

 B0B MaRlEy wrote:

 ClockworkZion wrote:

 Nevelon wrote:
Of course, the mini is non-WYSWYG, as I don’t think you can legally have a SB/PS/PF on the same guy.

Don't worry, it's not a Power Sword, it's a tooth pick!

Last guy I heard mocking someone's sword calling it a toothpick got a rapier to the brain ...

It's okay, I don't use it much since I started college. It's not like you need to think to pass the classes, just regurgitate the correct information.

 l0k1 wrote:
Very interesting. If FW products will be available via the new website, thenmy flgs should able to order FW products with a discount as well. If such a thing is true then perhaps it might finally bring an end to the argument of whether or not FW is allowed in regular games. Regardless, color me interested.

FW is already allowed in normal games.

Nvm

RGilbert26 wrote:

 l0k1 wrote:
Very interesting. If FW products will be available via the new website, thenmy flgs should able to order FW products with a discount as well. If such a thing is true then perhaps it might finally bring an end to the argument of whether or not FW is allowed in regular games. Regardless, color me interested.

FW is already allowed in normal games.

Unless you play in some area that has house ruled otherwise...(which doesn't apply to me but it does apply to some other people).

I think ill pass on Mr. Skull Cape. Looks tacky. Like redneck Walmart fabric print tacky. They dont even flow with the fabric. Looks tacked on in CAD.

I'm not complaining, a free model for spending money that I would anyway? Fine by me!

 HisDivineShadow wrote:
I think ill pass on Mr. Skull Cape. Looks tacky. Like redneck Walmart fabric print tacky. They dont even flow with the fabric. Looks tacked on in CAD.

To be fair, that's how the original's cape looked too.

 redbristles wrote:
I'm not complaining, a free model for spending money that I would anyway? Fine by me!

Thing is, and this isn't aimed specifically at you, but your post does an admirable job of raising the point, is it worth paying the ~25% premium on that £80 to get a model that isn't necessarily useful to you/one you want?

Wouldn't, since you're ordering online anyway, it make more sense to go to Darksphere or someone and spend the discount to potentially add a whole extra unit to your army?

 Padre wrote:
Thats the Games Day 1991 LE4 Space Marine Captain - if memory serves, he was only available in one store / venue on one day in the US.

Most painted versions (including mine) have a plastic bolter grip glued onto the bottom of the storm-bolter.

It seems appropriate in some ways that GW are doing an updated version of him...and sad in another in that they're now drawing on their own work for inspiration.

Photo from Stuff of Legends...

There's nothing sad about drawing on your own work for inspiration. It's a nice throwback. I like the model a lot.

Actually £60ish is far better than I was expecting. I imagined it being £100 at least.

The model itself is pretty cool, if not spectacular. I can't help but wonder if there are better things they could have allocated that cost/development to than yet another SM captain, especially when the mutli-part plastic kit is still the best.

 azreal13 wrote:

 redbristles wrote:
I'm not complaining, a free model for spending money that I would anyway? Fine by me!

Thing is, and this isn't aimed specifically at you, but your post does an admirable job of raising the point, is it worth paying the ~25% premium on that £80 to get a model that isn't necessarily useful to you/one you want?

Wouldn't, since you're ordering online anyway, it make more sense to go to Darksphere or someone and spend the discount to potentially add a whole extra unit to your army?

If you're ordering stuff that is Direct Only or using the in-store terminals for ordering(I just did this for my Militarum Tempestus book and 3 Scion boxes), I think it might be less because you're wanting a ~25% discount and more that you're making use of the GW shop and free shipping to said shop.

 azreal13 wrote:

 redbristles wrote:
I'm not complaining, a free model for spending money that I would anyway? Fine by me!

Thing is, and this isn't aimed specifically at you, but your post does an admirable job of raising the point, is it worth paying the ~25% premium on that £80 to get a model that isn't necessarily useful to you/one you want?

Wouldn't, since you're ordering online anyway, it make more sense to go to Darksphere or someone and spend the discount to potentially add a whole extra unit to your army?

It would make more sense fiscally, but as a collector, there is something to be said about getting an exclusive model. I might actually pick up a few direct only things I've been meaning to get so I can get this guy.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 azreal13 wrote:

 redbristles wrote:
I'm not complaining, a free model for spending money that I would anyway? Fine by me!

Thing is, and this isn't aimed specifically at you, but your post does an admirable job of raising the point, is it worth paying the ~25% premium on that £80 to get a model that isn't necessarily useful to you/one you want?

Wouldn't, since you're ordering online anyway, it make more sense to go to Darksphere or someone and spend the discount to potentially add a whole extra unit to your army?

If you're ordering stuff that is Direct Only or using the in-store terminals for ordering(I just did this for my Militarum Tempestus book and 3 Scion boxes), I think it might be less because you're wanting a ~25% discount and more that you're making use of the GW shop and free shipping to said shop.

Furry muff.

That's an awfully specific set of circumstances though. Perhaps it's because I'm largely "beyond" GW as a retailer these days (in that, rather than first call, they're 4th, maybe even 5th or 6th) but I didn't really consider buying that volume of direct only (I tend to buy bits and stuff if I specifically want them, not a lot else.)

Wouldn't you, assuming indifference on the freebie, still have been better off just ordering the book in store (or at home) and buying the Scions at a discount elsewhere?

 Sir Arun wrote:
so whats this gonna be?

Storm bolter and a power fist, its like they don't even play the game....