If we think of what other Horus Heresy kits would be small and easy enough to do in plastic for the large boxset, the Rapier is the one kit that immediately jumps to mind. It makes sense that they'd aim for the hat trick with a third box doing plastic MK II marines (to finish off kitting out the White Scars, etc) The big boxed sets for Prospero and Calth have been a big hit for GW in terms of sales volumes. Who would be stupid enough to buy HM when a dime a dozen plastic model toy rockets work just as well.? Just count how much $ you need to arm this. The thing that made me laugh, though, is discontinuation of these. Ditto for Elysians, Van Saar have similar style guns and gear, just replace their heads with IG style one, give them surplus Cadian backpacks, done, drop regiment costing tiny fraction of FW prices. Similar aesthetic, only much more detailed, doesn't need preparation in hazmat gear, can be had in every store, not in one single location with hugely expensive shipping, and most importantly, costs pennies compared to SA. I wonder if Tempestus release didn't kill the SA. Bullpup lasguns were also a really cool idea. Something they should bring into the AM codex in my opinion. Haighus wrote: I did love some of the older Elysian rules though, like having actual sniper teams with a sniper and spotter (who increased the range of the sniper to 60').
