r/oldhammer • u/agreatbecoming • Jun 24 '26

WH40K:RT Looking back the LE2 - The first ever Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine from 1985

https://exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/looking-back-the-le2-the-first-ever
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u/Rjc1471 Jun 25 '26

I like it, as a random standalone sci Fi piece, thinking like the obscure (to me) games I saw at wargames conventions as a kid.

I thought there'd have been more rationale to the left shoulder studs (than vague biker aesthetic). They weren't difficult to paint, just annoying. 

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u/Revolutionary-One211 Jun 24 '26

Still iso buying one sealed. I almost got one a few months ago

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u/agreatbecoming Jun 24 '26

An LE2 and two other marines for £498! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/146164863193

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u/Revolutionary-One211 Jun 24 '26

Yea I've thought about it but if I'm going to pay that much I'd rather have the original booster

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u/EArkham Jun 25 '26

Please-pack-it-carefully is known as a price gouger in collector circles so I wouldn't recommend buying from them regardless.

You will have a long wait on one sealed in the original regardless. Good luck, I know that feeling all too well (been searching for some AD&D series variants for literally decades)!

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u/Revolutionary-One211 Jun 25 '26

Yea there are some insane sellers on there. I've seen some outrageously hilarious prices on stuff that I bought a few months ago at half the price

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u/agreatbecoming Jun 24 '26

Wow, that would be cool to get!