"Review: Japan-exclusive Space Marine Heroes Series 1 " Topic

"In September 2017, Games Workshop released a series of 12 + 1 Space Marine Heroes, randomly packaged in sealed blind boxes, exclusive to the Japanese hobby market. All models feature unique dynamic poses, sculpted bases, and a bare-headed and helmeted head option. The series is already sold out in Japanese online stores, and is only available on ebay through third-party sellers for the rest of the world. Check out if the models are worth the hassle…"

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Amicalement
Armand

Very interesting.

Will pre paints be next?

I think this type of thing is more popular in Japan, but it will be interesting to see what happens if released elsewhere.

I assume they may well be cheaper than buying a specific hero at the moment as the production allows them to sell the same amount of all the figures with rare ones as they desire.

Interesting but not my thing. While I have always defended Games Workshops figure modeling I am not the least interested in their space marines or the 40K universe in general.

It's interesting how the reviewer came to the same conclusion as I did – that these are probably the last non Primaris Space Marine models (not that I even acknowledge the existence of Primaris in my head-canon!).

I'd buy them for that alone, even if I wasn't an Ultramarines player.

Glad you like them my friends!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Yeah, the Japanese love their blind box collectables.

Interestingly, they appear to be generic marines-- none of the chapter-specific details are cast on, and (the sergeant aside), none of them have "hero" equipment.

At $7 USD a pop, that's an expensive way to collect a tactical squad!

Hmmm … I've never seen a Samurai based SM Chapter ? There is Vikings, Mongols, etc. … but no Samurais ?

Legion 4,

There was a bit of samurai reference in the Horus Heresy novel The Outcast Dead, but there have also never been chapters based on many other historical cultures – they are all very "white European".

I think Dark Angels were based on Native American culture, at least in the early edition of Space Hulk, but that got retconned as well.

Yes, the Dark Angels have some fluff saying they are based on the Native Americans. I have the rules for Space Hulk where they wrote about that in a short story … Seemed like a good idea to me ?

I have not read any HH novels so I didn't know about The Outcast Dead … they should play that up a bit more.

However IIRC, the Salamanders have very dark skin. Literally almost black. So I don't know if that is more about mutation than race ?

The do have female SM types somewhat with the Sisters of Battle/"Nuns with Guns" …

I'm a bit surprised that the SMs are basically "all very "white European". Seems not to fit into current standards in the media, etc. …

Of course GW talked about making up you own SM units. From time to time. So I'd imagine somewhere out there some gamers have made some other racial/ethic types of SMs.

Samurai certainly play into the whole GW SM ethos, genre', etc., AFAIK …

Aren't the Tau supposed to be space samurai (albeit mixed with a bunch of mecha)?

Yeah … Kind'a, I guess … But they ain't Spaaace Marines !!!!