What do we need in an upgrade pack?

[Cpt.Danjou]

The Primaris upgrade pack for us is a bit lackluster in my opinion, it does not really makes the primaris look wolfy, especially if you are not playing Ragnars company. Most of us veterans have loads of squirrel tails in our bit boxes, I counted mine I have about 30 right now.

In the future I would like to see a new upgrade pack, with bits for our Primaris, making them look more feral. Also I would like to see that pack with a thunder hammer, some shoulder plates cowered with fur. We really do not need shoulders with a raised wolf head, I think a a small transfer sheet with a couple of wolf heads and runes would be sufficient. I would like to see more furs and talismans usable for us to convert our Primaris so the look a bit more like they belong to our chapter.

In the far future we may get a wolf priest, but that is probably far of, so why not put a couple of heads and helmets making so we can make our Primaris characters look different to the other chapters character. I think the Primaris Chaplain is gorgeous, but it does not say wolf priest, sure I can gs some fur, and swap out the head, but a wolf skull helmet would be nice.

 

What do you think a Space wolf upgrade pack should have, so it becomes interesting?

 

Just wish-listing. 

[RazorDaemon]

I agree. The Primaris "upgrade" kits offer what? A shoulder with a slightly raised trim, and it less bits than the normal Astartes Upgrade? I get there isn't quite as much customization as a normal Astartes given lore stuff, but not even a chest piece with a Chapter-Appropriate symbol instead of the skull? A sad example of a basic Helmet with a small Symbol on the Forehead instead of an actual full Wolf Helm (or a Knight-like Helm for Black Templars and Dark Angels, a Death Mask for Blood Angels, etc.) It seems pretty basic and downright lazy compared to the older Upgrade kits giving some genuine unique shoulder pads, helmets, torsos and even backpacks. IMO the Primaris "upgrade" Kits are a complete waste, get the older, real Upgrade Kits and do some tweaking/conversion.

[Oshikai]

I agree that the Primaris Upgrade Kit could be more exciting. But I actually prefer the Shoulder Pads in there far more because the Wolf Head is better rendered, using them for my whole Army. But then I play Blackmanes, any other Great Company and I wouldn`t have that much use. Hoping for more in the Future

Edited March 25, 2020 by Oshikai

[Wolf Guard Dan]

Blackmanes are the poster-child for Space Wolves. So they get the upgrade kit. Fortunately with some hobby magic that emblem can be used for any of the great companies that use the profile of a wolf. Night runners- paint a moon. Iron Wolves- paint metallic and maybe add some bolts to it. Grimbloods- paint a flame mane. Drakeslayers- paint a sun. Deathwolves- you can paint the ravening jaw symbol. Some are easier than others.

 

If I were gonna pimp-my-upgrade-kit I would just put a lot of bearded heads. More like the 30k wolves than what they have not for our 40k range. Throw is a thunder hammer. Get rid of the squirrel tails. Or make them longer to resemble a larger mammal... maybe something like a wolf.

[Cyrox]

Agree that we need more options, such as the helmet head like the one you get on the Icepelt sprue, but it’s horses for courses for some of the other stuff. 

 

Personally I don’t want an overly feral look or an overload of wolf bling - I like my wolves to be more RT/2nd edition style - a cleaner look but still wolfy

[Jorin Helm-splitter]

Personally I'd really like axes, maybe a bolter or two, and some pelts to attach to infantry and vehicles.

[Karack Blackstone]

A return to the Viking-wolf paradigm, to be perfectly honest.

 

The 5th Ed style SW PA box is more Logan's GC to me, and the kitbashed SW PA and SM PA box mix seems more of the non-Logan GC's.

 

Anyway, some ideas?

 

Pelts?

 

Wolf Tails?

 

Bindrunes or Bindrune Fenrisian bits would make sense. It's Sci-Fi, so Fantasy of the future. Made-up Fenrisian Bindrunes would be as easy as, "Eh, Viking enough for us!"

 

Anyway, another fun one might be some Viking-Wolf blinged out bits, such as:

 

- Bolt Rifles

- Bolt Carbines

- Shoulder Pads from various GC's

- Like the old SW PA sprue of old, and the old SW sprue, include some various pack type markings!

- Primaris grade pack specific bits, such as Viking-Wolf cloaks, goggles, Sniper Rifles of the proper types

- Primaris Chainswords, eventually, yes please

 

And above all for GW...

 

Never drop the Astartes PA ranges. Of any sort.

Yes, Primaris are the wave of the future.

Invalidating entire swaths of your customer bases' models just to try and sell them more does not sound like rewarding customer loyalty to me.

 

$0.02.

[Karhedron]

I would like to see the following.

 

A couple of wolfy helmets

Some melee weapons. Frost weapons would be particularly appropriate but a PF and TH would be very welcome.

A couple of wolfy torsos. Maybe one with a belt on the front and one with a pelt on the back. You could either put both on a single model to make a very wolf pack leader or spread them across the squad a bit.

[Kassill]

Comparatively it does feel thin, a few more weapon and helmet/head options would be nice. Luckily I use the blackmane pads for my own company so the kit is great for getting aggressor pads and a squad of intercessor pads. And some more "squirrel tails" never hurt either 

[Wispy]

They have some useful bits, but overall all primaris Upgrade sprues are all a bit lacking. I call them Primaris keychain packs.

 

Space Wolves players aren't exactly in need of new heads or shoulder pads, plenty of that in our bitz box already.

 

I think what Space Wolves players need most for their models are PELTS that fit on Primaris miniatures. Cape pelts, some loin pelts, shoulder pelts.  

 

After that, weapons would be the next thing that would best support kitbashing. Unique power weapons, CCWs, pistols, bolters, etc. I like getting arms and hands with knifes on them because it gives a Space Wolf model some melee menace even if the CCW rules for that particular unit aren't especially scrappy (Intercessors, Infiltrators, etc.

 

After that, throw in some more toothy necklaces, and most of our bases are covered.

Edited March 26, 2020 by Wispy