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[HereticMarine1]

Hopefully as its bandai it won't be too expensive, its a good start. perhaps we will get normal marines, guard, chaos marines etc in the future if it sells well, prefer this to the funkos.

[Apothecary Vaddon]

Wonder how much it'll be

[Reinhard]

Price will depend a lot on quality. If they're going all out in might end up quite pricy...

[Burni]

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Yeah, love them! The Chibi are going to be pod/blind purchases according to the press release but there’s not that many and I like them all anyway! Must have the Skitarii though!

And the big fella will definitely be going on my shelf!

[RikuEru]

They REALLY want to get the Gamer and Asian demographics into the hobby somehow.
First the Space Marine Heroes Miniatures in Blind Boxes released in Japan first and foremost, now this.

I guess GW knows the Asian Market has some untapped whale potential of people who NEED to buy everything of something, as long as it's limited and interesting to them.

But... why should I care? I REALLY want that Action Figure. And maybe some of the Chibis (depending on what is released) aswell.

[DutyBeforeAll]

I’ve thought that this would be a great idea for years.
The main difference between a Ultramarine and a Blood Angel figure is color, same for pretty much every other chapter as well.

Using the exact same mold in different colors would also cut down the cost for a line of figures. If they sell well enough, I expect to see a generic Chaos Marine, an Ork Boy, an Eldar Guardian, Necron Warrior, Anything that’s a simple paint swap.

They could also do upgrade packs that could include molded Chapter symbols on shoulder pads or head’s that can be swapped out on the figures.

Even a basic weapons pack

Price will depend a lot on quality. If they're going all out in might end up quite pricy...

It really depends on how much the licensing is.

The Hasbro Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black Series, and Overwatch figures are this scale and for a nice figure with great paint, they run around $20 a piece.

A figure like this shouldn’t run more than $30

Shouldn’t

GW being GW, it could be $60, Because Exclusive Collectible!!!

Edited by DutyBeforeAll, 10 May 2019 - 06:22 PM.

[DeadFingers]

I wonder which chapter they are going to paint this chap up as

A beaky holding an ork's head? The world may never know.

 

 

 

Edited by DeadFingers, 10 May 2019 - 06:14 PM.

[Burni]

If this is just the first, surely there’s a terminator coming... That would be amazing.

[RandyB]

If this is just the first, surely there’s a terminator coming... That would be amazing.

A new Terminator sculpt that can be scaled down to tabletop size. 😁

[Noserenda]

Ooooh these look great, though a terminator action figure makes me drool  

[TheFinisher4Ever]

Well looks like I've got my nephew's next Christmas present picked out.

[Brother-serpent Tylydox]

Technically, there is also an ork with the Chibis. 

[Xwingt65]

This is simply wonderful. A giant pose-able space marine and a chibi Skitarii are dangerously close to demanding shelf space. I get the impression from the Gunpla enthusiasts that Bandai produce some really nice quality models.

Bandai knows how to make a top quality model kit.

[FlamingDeth]

First task will be converting it into proper Mark III armor...

Edited by FlamingDeth, 10 May 2019 - 08:00 PM.

[Evil Eye]

Holy mother of HAPPENING!

 

This is good. All is well.

[Evil Eye]

The Hasbro Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black Series, and Overwatch figures are this scale and for a nice figure with great paint, they run around $20 a piece.

A figure like this shouldn’t run more than $30

Shouldn’t

GW being GW, it could be $60, Because Exclusive Collectible!!!

 

Depends very much on the quality, too. You get much higher-end figures than what Hasbro offers, especially from Japanese companies- with Overwatch as an example, compare the articulation and build quality on the Hasbro Tracer to Max Factory's Figma Tracer.

 

Licensing regardless, I'd much rather pay more for a better figure. Of course if this is a model kit it shouldn't cost as much as a prebuilt figure, but I'd prefer the price be higher if it gets us better quality.

[redmapa]

I hope they bring out some assault marine and terminator goodness, a highly customizable chapter master figure would be bonkers good.

[DuskRaider]

You know what we need instead of a Primaris? A Plague Marine.

[FlamingDeth]

Any marine can be a plague marine with the proper application of bitz, styrene, and putty!

[Plaguecaster]

Hell yeah, Gundam sized marines are going to be awesome Bandai releases some truly amazing kits , can’t wait to how easy it will be to convert them using actual Gundam kits as I want to convert up a Zaku Marine

Edited by Plaguecaster, 10 May 2019 - 08:21 PM.

[DutyBeforeAll]

The Hasbro Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black Series, and Overwatch figures are this scale and for a nice figure with great paint, they run around $20 a piece.

A figure like this shouldn’t run more than $30

Shouldn’t

GW being GW, it could be $60, Because Exclusive Collectible!!!

Depends very much on the quality, too. You get much higher-end figures than what Hasbro offers, especially from Japanese companies- with Overwatch as an example, compare the articulation and build quality on the Hasbro Tracer to Max Factory's Figma Tracer.

Licensing regardless, I'd much rather pay more for a better figure. Of course if this is a model kit it shouldn't cost as much as a prebuilt figure, but I'd prefer the price be higher if it gets us better quality.

Maybe it’ll be Hasbro quality with Figma prices, the best of both worlds!

I just can’t see GW gambling on a $60 plus dollar figure to start with.
Well, ok, I CAN see GW doing that, but it’d be foolish.

Overwatch has how much exposure Compared to Warhammer? You’re banking on a small (in comparison) group of fans willing to purchase a figure.

Take Overwatch for example. As popular as it is for a game, it’s not really a big thing mainstream. So to sell a Overwatch figure you have three choices.

A figure collector that’s a fan of the game

A figure collector that doesn’t care about Overwatch but likes new lines of nice figures

A fan of Overwatch that doesn’t collect figures but buys a couple of their favorite characters

That’s the main buyers.

I suppose that there’s a fourth. Someone going through the toy isle in Walmart/Target and seeing something that catches their eye and buys it. That pretty much requires the Hasbro price point

Price it like a Figma and it’s a game shop/ comic book store/online sort of deal. That’s a much smaller potential customer base and expensive for a figure with one accessory.

Edited by DutyBeforeAll, 10 May 2019 - 08:38 PM.

[AgentOrange]

 

 

The Hasbro Marvel Legends, Star Wars Black Series, and Overwatch figures are this scale and for a nice figure with great paint, they run around $20 a piece.

A figure like this shouldn’t run more than $30

Shouldn’t

GW being GW, it could be $60, Because Exclusive Collectible!!!

Depends very much on the quality, too. You get much higher-end figures than what Hasbro offers, especially from Japanese companies- with Overwatch as an example, compare the articulation and build quality on the Hasbro Tracer to Max Factory's Figma Tracer.

Licensing regardless, I'd much rather pay more for a better figure. Of course if this is a model kit it shouldn't cost as much as a prebuilt figure, but I'd prefer the price be higher if it gets us better quality.

Maybe it’ll be Hasbro quality with Figma prices, the best of both worlds!

I just can’t see GW gambling on a $60 plus dollar figure to start with.
Well, ok, I CAN see GW doing that, but it’d be foolish.

Overwatch has how much exposure Compared to Warhammer? You’re banking on a small (in comparison) group of fans willing to purchase a figure.

Take Overwatch for example. As popular as it is for a game, it’s not really a big thing mainstream. So to sell a Overwatch figure you have three choices.

A figure collector that’s a fan of the game

A figure collector that doesn’t care about Overwatch but likes new lines of nice figures

A fan of Overwatch that doesn’t collect figures but buys a couple of their favorite characters

That’s the main buyers.

I suppose that there’s a fourth. Someone going through the toy isle in Walmart/Target and seeing something that catches their eye and buys it. That pretty much requires the Hasbro price point

Price it like a Figma and it’s a game shop/ comic book store/online sort of deal. That’s a much smaller potential customer base and expensive for a figure with one accessory.

 

 

It's Bandai of Japan, it's not going to be big box mass market retail.  It will be an import figure in the west, distributed by BlueFin in the US if we're lucky, and retail somewhere between $40-60.  You'll find it at Gamestop, Barnes and Noble, likely solicited by Diamond in Previews, and on Amazon.

[Montford]

I so want that Sister and that Inquisitor 

[utilityzero]

If they price like they did MSIA it'll be affordable but nearly all of their action figures are $40 or more now. This will likely be in that range, maybe since it's intended for western release and not just a hard to find speciality thing it might be better but Robot Spirits which is like a comparable item I think is more in the 40-60 range normally.

[01RTB01]

I'm glad people are happy and genuinely want this but I really don't get these or the funko pops...