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I don't mind getting the special edition rulebook (I have the regular one from the box set that I bought and can use for a gaming copy) to go with my full 1st ed hardcover book set HOWEVER if they do that for the hereticus and loyalist books in a couple of weeks I will not be impressed.

My box and liber just rocked up. Holy feth that is a chunky box!
And the Liber! Bloody hell, you could beat a grox to death with it.

I dont even know where to start!

 Snrub wrote:
My box and liber just rocked up. Holy feth that is a chunky box!
And the Liber! Bloody hell, you could beat a grox to death with it.

I dont even know where to start!

yeah, anyone whose seen the rule book knows why GW's putting out an epub version of this thing. people are GOING to want a digital copy

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I wonder how much more expensive those two characters will be now compared to when they were last on sale?

Which two characters?

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Old-Four-Arms wrote:

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Oh, the push-fit ones? Good question. Imma say… £35 for the set. But AU$85 because they love HBMC so much.

 Mr_Rose wrote:

Old-Four-Arms wrote:

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Oh, the push-fit ones? Good question. Imma say… £35 for the set. But AU$85 because they love HBMC so much.

pls no bully our terrain insane aussie.


but yeah, expect to get robbed for HQ's.

I wish I'd picked up those praetors when they were on conquest magazine for £7...

 Mr_Rose wrote:

Old-Four-Arms wrote:

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Oh, the push-fit ones? Good question. Imma say… £35 for the set. But AU$85 because they love HBMC so much.

Weren't they £45 Direct Only last time? Probably going to at least £47.50.

 Arbitrator wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:

Old-Four-Arms wrote:

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Oh, the push-fit ones? Good question. Imma say… £35 for the set. But AU$85 because they love HBMC so much.

Weren't they £45 Direct Only last time? Probably going to at least £47.50.

Still cheaper than f.e. the Alpha legion ones....

They really are squatty marines, though. Really bad proportions on the level of indomitus terminators.

Not Online!!! wrote:

 Arbitrator wrote:

 Mr_Rose wrote:

Old-Four-Arms wrote:

The Praetors (a.k.a. Kurtha Sedd and Aethon Steloc)

Oh, the push-fit ones? Good question. Imma say… £35 for the set. But AU$85 because they love HBMC so much.

Weren't they £45 Direct Only last time? Probably going to at least £47.50.

Still cheaper than f.e. the Alpha legion ones....

Yeah but. They’re bad.

Are these heroes midgets tho, they are from before the embiggening?

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Are these heroes midgets tho, they are from before the embiggening?

They're originally from Betrayal at Calth, so they're same scale as the mark IV and cataphractii release - before the upscaling. So Kurtha Sedd definitely will need a leg up; cataphractii is still a bit taller than the new mark VI, though its nearer the same eyeline post embiggening.

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Are these heroes midgets tho, they are from before the embiggening?

Yes. The cataphractii may be ok, because he'll match the rest of the "old" terminators.


The chaplian/consul though? He's gonna be the size of mark iv marines, and will be smaller

 arkhanist wrote:

 lord_blackfang wrote:
Are these heroes midgets tho, they are from before the embiggening?

They're originally from Betrayal at Calth, so they're same scale as the mark IV and cataphractii release - before the upscaling. So Kurtha Sedd definitely will need a leg up; cataphractii is still a bit taller than the new mark VI, though its nearer the same eyeline post embiggening.

The Cataphractii Terminators are taller as the Mk4 and in-scale with the Mk6.

 GaroRobe wrote:

The chaplian/consul though? He's gonna be the size of mark iv marines, and will be smaller

B-but the influencers told me there was 100% no difference at all and haters were nitpicking!

 Arbitrator wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:

The chaplian/consul though? He's gonna be the size of mark iv marines, and will be smaller

B-but the influencers told me there was 100% no difference at all and haters were nitpicking!

No one said there was no differance. people have been saying that "you proably won't notice much diff buried on the table" but HQs are a bit differant in that regard as they're SUPPOSED to be noticable

Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

zanzibarthefirst wrote:
Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

I'd wait about a week. Some people (like me ) are still waiting on the mail for theirs, so the maximum supply level hasn't been reached yet.

BrianDavion wrote:

 Arbitrator wrote:

 GaroRobe wrote:

The chaplian/consul though? He's gonna be the size of mark iv marines, and will be smaller

B-but the influencers told me there was 100% no difference at all and haters were nitpicking!

No one said there was no differance. people have been saying that "you proably won't notice much diff buried on the table" but HQs are a bit differant in that regard as they're SUPPOSED to be noticable

Nonsense, there were plenty of people saying there was no difference, scale creep wasn't real and "haters need to stop looking for things to complain about."

The narrative only swung (predictably) to "well there is a difference, you just won't notice it!" when people got their hands on the open day models and were able to see the difference for themselves. Even then that still didn't stop some (*cough* LeakyCheese) insisting there still wasn't one.

zanzibarthefirst wrote:
Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

Honest question, what price do you consider cheap? I've seen mkvi going for anything from £14-19. It'll probably go lower when the people who bought too many boxes get desperate to shift the excess like what happened with Dominion (less so Indomitus but obvious reasons)

Oh there's definitely a difference, but it's more in the proportion than the physical size, aside from some specific and especially small forgeworld resin.

The plastic praetor /chaplain combo pack are particularly ugly sculpts, and I'd take the forgeworld praetor combo resin over them 7 days a week and twice on sundays (they're actually not terribly priced considering it's a two pack). The resin cataphractii praetor is particularly awesome looking, and the PA praetor has a sweet archeotech pistol.

The ebay prices I'm seeing on box splits are incredibly good vs buying retail. I mean I saw several Spartans at $65 USD, and you know that will be AT LEAST a $100+ kit.

This boxed set is just a really uncharacteristically good deal considering GW's recent prices.

zanzibarthefirst wrote:
Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

squads may be possible, but i doubt the one per box brand new contemptor was ever going to be anything but expensive (though the older ropey one might get a bit cheaper but most of those will be built and badly painted already)

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

zanzibarthefirst wrote:
Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

squads may be possible, but i doubt the one per box brand new contemptor was ever going to be anything but expensive (though the older ropey one might get a bit cheaper but most of those will be built and badly painted already)

It may also be seeing a FW related premium?

By that, those who were already invested in Heresy, are still seeing the parts market through Expensive Resin Tinted Glasses.

For an “out my arse, not meant to be particularly accurate” example? If a 20 strong infantry unit is £90 in resin, getting it parted out, in plastic, for £40 is still seen as a bargain, even where it’s plastic retail price is £45? That it’s only a £5 saving like for like, it’s being significantly less than the previous “that or GTFO” £90 that’s sticking in peoples minds.

Note this is not some sneer at those who were playing Resin Heresy. Rather it’s more a postulation on the oddities of consumer behaviour.

 ScarletRose wrote:

zanzibarthefirst wrote:
Disappointing eBay prices. Really hoped to pick up a cheap mkvi squad and contemptor.

I'd wait about a week. Some people (like me ) are still waiting on the mail for theirs, so the maximum supply level hasn't been reached yet.

Yea, I have 2 orders coming and 1 is still listed as Pending and the 2nd just has the label made.

GW US definitely hasn't shipped most of their stuff.

45 dollar contemptors seem pretty good to me.

As much as I dislike nitpicking about Space Marine height, I regret this digression even more now.

For anyone concerned about the matter of the new Corvus being too hench, I suggest purchasing some Mk6 Tactical Podiums, as seen here:



See? Everyone's happy and the Lieutenant can still be told apart at 400 paces, to the delight of enemy snipers everywhere.

 Agamemnon2 wrote:
As much as I dislike nitpicking about Space Marine height, I regret this digression even more now.

For anyone concerned about the matter of the new Corvus being too hench, I suggest purchasing some Mk6 Tactical Podiums, as seen here:



See? Everyone's happy and the Lieutenant can still be told apart at 400 paces, to the delight of enemy snipers everywhere.

tacticool rock strikes again to remove incompetent officers via enemy sniper.
Saves your own mens bullets and wastes your enemies.
Not reccomended for competent personell.

If everyone has a tactical rock, are they still tactical?



#DeepThoughts

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
If everyone has a tactical rock, are they still tactical?



#DeepThoughts

They are still tactical, but if everyone is doing it, they are no longer tacticool