Captain Centos

[Redcomet]

26 minutes ago, Grotsmasha said:

 

It must be a GW thing. "Arbites" I read Are-bites, GW? Ar-bee-tees  

 

 

 

...and other news, my Dark Angelified Captain Centos,

Awesome.

 

But I think he needs another weapon or three

[Grotsmasha]

14 minutes ago, Redcomet said:

But I think he needs another weapon or three

 

I see space for a dagger 

[Crimson Longinus]

3 hours ago, Grotsmasha said:

 

It must be a GW thing. "Arbites" I read Are-bites, GW? Ar-bee-tees 

 

 

 

It's classical Latin thing. Romans pronounced "C" as "K." This is how we get words such as Germain "kaiser" which is closer to how Romans would have pronounced Caesar, instead of the modern English pronunciation of the name. Arbites pronunciation seems like a Latin thing as well. 

[TheVoidDragon]

Went to a different store an hour away from me to get my miniature as I was in the area for something else, so was there for 9.30. Was the first one there technically (so went to another shop quickly) but only 1 other by the time I got back a few minutes later. No issues, several people were buying it they had a few and it was 1 per person.
 

At first was only going to get the miniature, and had been considered buying the Lords of Silence book (...because no way i'm paying £80 for a used paperback...)  but wasn't sure, was going to order it from elsewhere but then realized it wasn't worth it to save £1.50. Especially when I could then buy the White Dwarf issue i was going to get anyway just the decals/poster, and then get the centos coin too.

 

No issues really, only thing was I didn't realize they were £28 now! I thought they were still £24 or so, at least they were lat time I got something that wasn't some sort of diorama or whatever...are all the single character commemerative miniatures that price now?

[Karhedron]

32 minutes ago, Crimson Longinus said:

It's classical Latin thing. Romans pronounced "C" as "K." This is how we get words such as Germain "kaiser" which is closer to how Romans would have pronounced Caesar, instead of the modern English pronunciation of the name. Arbites pronunciation seems like a Latin thing as well. 

 

At the risk of going totally off topic, the modern Italian pronunciation of "cento" (hundred) is chen-toe.

[01RTB01]

14 hours ago, Nephaston said:

Well, it is a loyalist space marine miniature. It might as well be crack cocaine.

That's be cheaper, and historically more socially acceptable.

[01RTB01]

23 hours ago, Alby the Slayer said:

 

Then in my case they did exactly the opposite. Wrong and stupid.

 

This is way I hate these type of miniature "releases".

Have you reported the store? 

[Alby the Slayer]

25 minutes ago, 01RTB01 said:

Have you reported the store? 

 

I thought about it. Other than what they told me, the proof is literally on their official warhammer facebook of that city.

They even told people in a post response to contact them in private to preorder the miniature!?

If they are not allowed to do it, why the do it so blatanty in their official page?

I don't know what to do.

 

[Marshal Reinhard]

3 hours ago, Karhedron said:

 

At the risk of going totally off topic, the modern Italian pronunciation of "cento" (hundred) is chen-toe.

The pronunciation is revealed by the Japanese transliteration of all things:

ケントス is only ever pronounced "Kentosu" revealing the k-sound intention.

"Sen-toss" would have been セントス

Edited August 10 by Marshal Reinhard

[skylerboodie]

11 hours ago, Alby the Slayer said:

 

I thought about it. Other than what they told me, the proof is literally on their official warhammer facebook of that city.

They even told people in a post response to contact them in private to preorder the miniature!?

If they are not allowed to do it, why the do it so blatanty in their official page?

I don't know what to do.

 

Report the store to GW.

[Orange Knight]

16 hours ago, Alby the Slayer said:

 

I thought about it. Other than what they told me, the proof is literally on their official warhammer facebook of that city.

They even told people in a post response to contact them in private to preorder the miniature!?

If they are not allowed to do it, why the do it so blatanty in their official page?

I don't know what to do.

 

 

You absolutely should report them.

 

These store exclusives aren't a reward for just a few regulars. 

[Alby the Slayer]

On 8/11/2025 at 11:59 AM, Orange Knight said:

 

You absolutely should report them.

 

These store exclusives aren't a reward for just a few regulars. 

 

I did report them at the end.

For what it's worth.

I'm still fuming for this, I know it's just a miniature but this is  behaviour to say the least.

[darkhorse0607]

Finally found this thread so I can complain

 

My store was closed two weeks ago because the manager had vacation, so Centos was supposed to be last Saturday. Had been checking the store social media (I just lurk, I don't have Facebook anymore) and he didn't say anything would change from the normal 12pm opening, including a post that morning confirming everything.

 

Cut my long run short by a mile and skipped breakfast so I could make it in time, ended showing up to the store 40 minutes before opening straight from the run. As I pulled into the parking lot I saw about 10 people outside of the store

 

and then I realized

 

The door was already open, line out the door and within 5 minutes of being in line the miniature was sold out (so at around 11:25ish). I only found that out because some guy came out of the store and told people in line, not even a staff member. He never made an announcement to the line, never posted for people not to come because it was sold out (for reference, the next closest GW is ~140 miles away so a there's a pretty sizeable area that people could be coming in from).

I get it, I didn't show up 2 hours early to get a celebration miniature, but the whole thing rubbed me the wrong way. No mention the store would open early for the line, no handwritten sign or something so if people showed up after I left it when the impromptu announcement was made,it would be 50/50 if they would even be told while they wait, no social media post, nothing. And I guess that's what really irritates me, I can live without Centos, but it really felt like "if they wait in line or drive in, they might buy something anyway even though we don't have Centos"

 

Just a really irritating experience all around. 

Edited August 18 by darkhorse0607