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Posted
57 minutes ago, Mommar said:

Was it almost instantly sold out?  I recall the pre-order being pretty easy.

You can still pre-order it at BigBadToyStore for $215 right now...

I recall the Pre-order on the GW site not being up for very long... had no idea BBTS had them either

Posted (edited)
12 hours ago, slide said:

I recall the Pre-order on the GW site not being up for very long... had no idea BBTS had them either

Yeah. It was also a staggered pre-order for each region, meaning that some countries had access to the GW pre-order link earlier than others. For instance, the UK site posted its pre-order link about a week before the US site. I ended up placing my pre-order for 2 through the US site at $100 each plus shipping--a good price all things considered.

Outside of GW, the Space Marine was available on the usual Japanese Hobby sites and on sites like BBTS, but the price varies depending on the store.

I think Japanese shops listed it ~11000JPY which is comparable to the GW pre-order price.

BBTS has a scalper's markup at $216US.

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Posted
1 hour ago, Bolt said:

I'll stick with 28 mm. Thanks. 

Mm. That's the best choice for army building. Of course, if someone is also into painting their own miniatures and gets enjoyment out of it, nothing can really compete.

I'm curious to see if the Space Marine really is a one-off thing or if GW will entertain any poseable figures at this scale from the other 40k factions. Having something from the Xenos or Chaos ranks would be cool, but who knows if we'll get anything?

Posted
43 minutes ago, technoblue said:

Having something from the Xenos or Chaos ranks would be cool, but who knows if we'll get anything?

Agreed. While there are many cool Space Marine factions and heroes, SM's aren't my favorite. And of course it makes sense for them to start with the iconoclastic UltraMarines. Even if they're the most boring of the SM's IMO.

Posted
7 hours ago, Bolt said:

Mc Farlane really blew it. Should have gone with a different chapter. Why does everyone want to do the same boring Ultramarines..?

Looks like they’re offering an unpainted version as well.

Posted

This is more interesting.  I thought it was originally just a prototype but they’re also offering an unpainted version you can customize yourself. 
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Posted
2 hours ago, Mommar said:

This is more interesting.  I thought it was originally just a prototype but they’re also offering an unpainted version you can customize yourself. 
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Now THAT demonstrates and understanding of your target audience!

Posted

I have a buddy into painting miniatures of stuff like this.  I think I'll pick up a couple and work with him and see what he thinks of painting these.

Posted
1 hour ago, Mommar said:

MacFarlane Toys are all almost always 7" scale.

 

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

:good: That's huge!

It will be interesting to see how huge. In lore the average Space Marine is around 8 1/2 feet tall, and a Primaris Marine is a bit taller than that.

Posted
15 hours ago, Kelsain said:

Right, if it’s only 7”, I’ll probably skip this. If it’s 8-9”, I’ll totally get a blank, and might eBay the Bandai...

7" scale does not mean 7" in height.

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Posted
13 hours ago, Bolt said:

Cool. Are those shapeway arms on that Stormsurge? 

Yup, same with the missile pack mounts. Also the riptides hand and the battlesuit hands... and some of the weapons on the suits.

Posted
18 minutes ago, Bolt said:

Nice. The clear base as a shield is very creative.

Thanks, I'm working on a version of the boomerang shield drones from Delta that will use clear plastic as well, but haven't found the right parts yet.

  • 1 month later...
Posted

Just got a notification that GW shipped my Bandai Space Marine toy.
I‘m excited even if I wished for a different chapter.

Posted (edited)

I live in Europe so it is probably from a different distribution batch than the US ones

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Posted
13 minutes ago, Scyla said:

I live in Europe so it is probably from a different distribution batch than the US ones

They may not be shipping here yet.  Their website says "We're currently still not taking physical orders in your area."  I don't know if that applies to shipping too, it shouldn't given Anjuandeep sent me a Vinyl and CD from the UK on Monday.

Posted (edited)

Just got shipping notification for US delivery.

 

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Delivery Method
 

Standard
Free over $32. Your order should ship within 28 days.

Yikes..

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Posted

Games Workshop sent me a shipping notice that mine's been shipped, to US, with a scheduled delivery date of 5/11... they sent it via FedEx at no additional cost even though I chose the free shipping option.  With the whole coof situation I expected this to experience severe delays in both release and shipping, so I'm pleasantly surprised.

Posted

Well, my Ultramarines Primaris Intercessor figure arrived today.  Props to Games Workshop for the fast shipping, but definitely a few demerits for utilizing too small a shipper box for the size of the item and zero cushioning (no airbags, no packing peanuts, not even crumpled newspaper), leading to this crush damage:

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It's not horrendous, but still a bit frustrating and disappointing.  Oh well, as long as the item inside is intact... 

Posted

Can't wait to see what it looks like! Sucks about the dent, but unless you display the box....  like you said, as long as the item is intact.  I just got a Fed Ex shipping notice, so that was 5 days after the initial shipping notice.  Should be here by thurs. 

Posted
13 minutes ago, technoblue said:

Still waiting on GW to update me on my order as well. No word yet.

Me too.  I'm becoming concerned.

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