New Space Marine Captain model -- Say what?

[Tau2007]

Hi all,
I am not one of those who love to bash GW. I don't hate them. I realize that they are a business, not a charity. LOL

But I have to admit that they have me stumped with the new Space Marine Captain model. It's as if they took the Captain from Black Reach and the "Cato Sicarius" models, mashed them together, and added a "combi-grav gun." $30 USD for a static figure with no choice beyond head or helmet.

The Commander figure, with many options, is still available for $22.25 USD.

Who would choose to buy the Captain? What am I not getting here?

Cheers,
Tau2007

[SON OF ROMULOUS]

forget it they all look just like the AOB and VEngance characters.... yes they are plastic but no weapon or bits options... so ya limited conversion options unless you want to saw them apart... seriously the old captian had more options with it and was cheaper... i will not be buying this one.. it can sit with my AOB ones sorry not interested in any of them at all. They look like they will need to be sawed apart and honestly if you don't have the bits you won't even be able to use them... who the heck wants a combi weapon and a power weapon or a bolter on a model with no options to remove them.... yay more forced unoptions

[eldargal]

New one is much prettier than the multi-bits one.

[Lexington]

Ick, yeah. Used to be able to get 95% of that Captain for $5 out of a broken-up Black Reach box. Probably still can. $30 for that is just asinine.

[eldargal]

It's actually much more ornate than the AoBR captain.

The USD prices are odd though, its 30USD but also 30AUD. Still more expensive in pounds than the normal plastic characters, not sure what's going on there.

[White Tiger88]

So what exactly is new about it? I see a different helmet....that's about it.

[eldargal]

Different armour, more ornaments, slightly different pose. It's quite obvious when you look at them side by side, GW website is down again so can't find pictures.

[White Tiger88]

Different armour, more ornaments, slightly different pose. It's quite obvious when you look at them side by side, GW website is down again so can't find pictures.

I think i would rather take the old one and save some cash........After all nothing beats a kitbashed captain.

[Bob821]

I'd have thought if the charged a little less for this new Captain and Librarian they would sell more.

They are £18 in the UK and do have the options of the Old Commander. I think I will buy a box of Sternguard (£30) or Vanguard (£25) vets build them all different and have them as Captains. There easily ornate enough to pull it off and that way when I fancy taking a power fist and grav pistol rather than a THSS I don't have to explain to the guy or girl I'm playing that my Captain is not WYSIWYG.

That works out at £6 for a stern guard based captain and £5 for vanguard based! Win for every one! GW sell a more expensive kit and I get loads more options for my Captains!

[Chaoschrist]

I actually think that the main reason they put this out as a seperate sculpt is so there is a captain with a combi-grav gun around in stores, since that part is not in the multi-part box.

Well, that, and just in general "new sculpt" to push new releases. I think the fact that it has the combi-gun is worth taking in consideration this move.