Non GW player trying to ID some old space marines

[quickdrawgc]

I stumbled upon 14 sprues of what I was told were "old style" space marines. The picture shows the various sprues. Looks like most of them have 2 guys worth of stuff, and then there are a few with special weapons & bits. I'm not a GW player but i'm trying to figure out what I've got so maybe I can find it a nice home with someone who knows one end of a space marine from the other.

Can anyone help me out? Anyone know what these are?

Thanks

[warlordgarou]

Those are the old MK VI space marines, circa 1990-91. (You can find them on Stuff of Legends - http://www.solegends.com/citcat911/c201 ... ines-h.htm).

I'm sure you could find at least a few people here who would be willing to give them a good home.

[quickdrawgc]

So are they worth less than current space marines? More? Are they rare?

Thanks for the response!

[spiralingcadaver]

They're not particularly valuable, but you should be able to get a decent offer, since they're in good condition.

[s_o_r_r_o_w]

Those are, as noted above, GW's original plastic Space Marines, from the RTB01 box.

They are somewhat collectible, though since there were 30(!) in the box when they were first sold, there are a ton around.

You have examples of all three types of sprues, the 2 man bolter trooper sprue, the 2 man pistol trooper sprue, and the heavy/special weapon sprue, but you're short a trooper sprue from making a complete tac squad.

[kturock]

They are are also nicknamed 'beakies' because of the front of the helmets faceplate.

[porkuslime]

So are they worth less than current space marines? More? Are they rare?

Thanks for the response!

They can be worth MORE than the current space marines if you are lucky enough to find a player attempting to collect those specific models.

I THINK you can trade them straight for new-ish Space Marines, but not AOBR marines.

I recently saw an ebay auction for a box of them that hit 170 buck range.. but that was a complete box, with all models still on sprue.

[con-fusion]

I saw that one as well. Unbelievable.

You might get a premium on yours because the sprues are complete.

[warlordgarou]

So are they worth less than current space marines? More? Are they rare?

Thanks for the response!

They can be worth MORE than the current space marines if you are lucky enough to find a player attempting to collect those specific models.

I THINK you can trade them straight for new-ish Space Marines, but not AOBR marines.

I recently saw an ebay auction for a box of them that hit 170 buck range.. but that was a complete box, with all models still on sprue.

If I were working on my marines at the moment, I would be tempted to at least swap them for current-model marines.

But then again, I get a perverse kick out of dropping my old RT-era stuff on the table, and having at least a couple of people (including GW store employees) tell me that I can't use "those knock-offs, because [you] can only use real, authentic, GW models here!"

[s_o_r_r_o_w]

I recently saw an ebay auction for a box of them that hit 170 buck range.. but that was a complete box, with all models still on sprue.

One of the key features of those auctions is that they are complete in box--the box itself is a rare and collectible item.

[tacticalguy24]

Dakkar89 was someone that wanted the beakie helms, he might be interested in them