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Special choices disappearing from GW?

Post by Svarthofthi »

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... GameStyle=

Anyone else notice that Black Guard Command, Witch elves, and Executioners are gone? Is it too much to hope?
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Post by Clockwork »

Yes.

They're being replaced with Finecast and a price hike.

Now £20 for 5 models from tomorrow.
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Post by Holt »

People sure have noticed: http://www.druchii.net/viewtopic.php?t= ... ecutioners

I did only just notice they had stopped selling the chariots even though it happened a while ago haha.
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Post by Geist »

This is just more proof that our book is either end of this year or early 2013. Brace for impact.
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Post by Meteor »

C'mon...fix WE first already...
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Post by Thenick18 »

The witch elves are supposed to be in finecast as well. Price Hike is official... $69 for the hydra now, damn. Go Ebay!
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Post by Meteor »

WE as in wood elf.

All of DE's metal collection is now in finecast
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Short Sword, MC Long Sword*, Dagger, RxB & RHB [20/10] MC Shade Cloak, 4 Throwing Daggers, 3x Healing Vials, 451C, [3]Dark Venom, [4]Unseen Chains, Food, Dark Steed- Spike

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Post by Kinslayer »

Following rumours from warseer, June will see almost all models for Orcs & Goblins, Dark Elves, Lizardmen and Tomb Kings that are still metal redone in finecast. This has nothing to do with a possible army book approaching or any of that, it is just the ranges that they decided to boost to resin first.

There are also rumours that plastic witch elves have been seen in the WIP stages (digital design stages I beleive) which means that they are going to hit at some point, which may or may not be with a new book release. I wouldn't expect them any time soon however since they will want everyone to buy the finecast ones before they announce you've wasted your money and bring out the plastic kit.

The army book rumours do not seem to place dark elves any time soon, and anything further than that will only be speculation anyway.


Here is the full list (from warseer) of recast miniatures and their price increases...


Orcs & Goblins

Night Goblin Squig Hoppers 5 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $24.00 $30.00
Cave Squigs 5 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $24.00 $30.00
Goblin Wolf Chariot 1 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $40.00 $49.50
Doom Diver Catapult 1 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $40.00 $49.50
Goblin Big Boss on Gigantic Spider 1 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $40.00 $48.50
Skarsnik, Warlord of the Eight Peaks 2 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $37.25 $44.75
Snotling Pump Wagon 1 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $40.00 $49.50
Wurrzag Da Great Green Prophet 1 Fig Clampack June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $19.25 $21.75
Night Goblin Warboss on Great Cave Squig 1 Fig Clampack June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $21.50 $30.00
Gnarly Cave Squigs 5 Fig Clampack June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $24.00 $30.00
Orc Great Shaman 1 Fig Clampack June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $16.00 $19.75
Night Goblin Squig Herd (Cymbals) 5 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $24.00 $30.00
The Chase 3 Fig Clampack June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $14.75 $17.75
Night Goblin Squig Herd (Pipes) 5 Fig Box June 9-Jun-12 16-Jun-12 - $24.00 $30.00

Tomb Kings

Settra ... 20,50 > 23,50 ... +15%
Khalida ... 8,20 > 9,50 ... +16%
SSC ... 22,50 > 24 ... +7%
Tomb Scorpion ... 13,80 > 15,50 ... +12%
Bone Giant ... 30,75 > 36 ... +17%
Carrion ... 9,75 > 22 (this better be a set of 2 for only a minor price increase, or 3 for a good saving)

Also listed: "Tomb Kings Tomb Heralds" for 23,50. There is currently only one set of this name, for 12,30. There has to be some serious change here.

Dark Elves

Morathi ... 15,50 > 23,50 ... +52%
Supreme Sorceress ... 8,20 > 9,50 ... +16%
Black Guard ... 12,30 > 20,50 ... +67%
Black Guard Command ... 15,50 > 20,50 ... +32%
Executioners ... 12,30 > 20,50 ... +67%
Executioners Command ... 17 > 20,50 ... +21%
Witch Elves ... 12,30 > 20,50 ... +67%
Witch Elves Command ... 15,50 > 20,50 ... +32%
Harpies ... 8,70 > 20,50 ... (most likely a box of 5: -6%)
Shades ... 12,30 > 20,50 ... +67%
Cauldron of Blood ... 20,50 > 24 ... +17%

Lizardmen

Chakax ... 8,20 > 11 ... +34%
Kroak ... 25,50 > 30 ... +18%
Tiktaq'to ... 10,75 > 16 ... +49%
Slann ... 23,50 > 30 ... +28%
Skink with Feather Cloak ... 7,70 > 9,50 ... +23%
Saurus with Battle Standard ... 10,75 > 15 ... +40%
Salamander Pack ... 15,50 > 18,50 ... +19%
Razordon Pack ... 15,50 > 18,50 ... +19%
Terradon ... 10,75 > 31,50 (this seems to be a pack of 3: -3%)
Chameleon Skinks ... 8,70 > 15 (this better be a set of 5...)
Chameleon Stalker ... 6,15 > 8 +30%
Kroxigor ... 13,80 > 31,50 (this seems to be a pack of 3: -24%)




Personally I am very happy about finecast Slann & Terradons... metal models and flying bases do not agree with one another :lol:
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Post by Kinslayer »

And yes you did read that right, the Witch Elves / Executioners / Black Guard are going to be 67% more expensive than they are now!
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Post by Red... »

Once again, GW's unofficial motto is at work:If in doubt, put the price up.

Yet more reasons to purchase from alternative suppliers: you can get the vast majority of these troop choices for much cheaper by purchasing alternative models these days.
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Post by Shannar, sealord »

Red... wrote:Once again, GW's unofficial motto is at work:If in doubt, put the price up.

Yet more reasons to purchase from alternative suppliers: you can get the vast majority of these troop choices for much cheaper by purchasing alternative models these days.


GW seems to still believe that they have a monopoly. Then again a lot of players still seem to think so too. There are fantastic alternates out there now, some for darn cheap. Wargames factory for example, you can get 32 skeletons for $20 GW plastics are more like 20 for $35 (off the top of my head). Why would I want to pay that? Maybe the wargames factory ones aren't quite as nice, but they aren't loads worse either.
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Post by Meteor »

Glad I got most of my DE collection completed before this stupid price hike. 67%? Might as well rob a bank.

Though I'll want to pick up Morathi quick, and maybe another unit of BG for a Malekith based army. Too bad I can't find any alternative models for BG. Anyone know of any??
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Post by Red... »

Meteor: Gamezone's lancers are pretty interesting ones. I brought three several years ago thinking they would be spearmen, but they are actually fairly close to blackguard and I use them as such. Here are some links:

http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/gamezone- ... _6414.html

http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/gamezone- ... _6415.html

http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/gamezone- ... _6416.html

http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/gamezone- ... _6417.html

Three metal models for £7.50 - more expensive than might be ideal (I think they were just £6 when I brought them a couple of years ago), but not too bad given GW's impending price increases. They come with shields, but you can just not glue these on and save them for kitbashing with other models.

Blacktree design isn't bad. I've never used their blackguard clones, but I do have some of their executioner models: they're slightly smaller and a little softer metal, but again a bit cheaper (£5 for 3 metal models or £25 for 18 metal models) and decent poses. Here are some links to some of their stuff:

http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/produ ... 334&page=1

http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/produ ... 334&page=1

http://www.blacktreedesign.com/uk/produ ... 336&page=1

I'm sure there are others too.
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Post by Meteor »

Ah ok thanks. I have bought a bunch of Gamezone models for an alternative DE army design. Using them for a royal guard type army due to their better displayed and more elite-like gear.
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Short Sword, MC Long Sword*, Dagger, RxB & RHB [20/10] MC Shade Cloak, 4 Throwing Daggers, 3x Healing Vials, 451C, [3]Dark Venom, [4]Unseen Chains, Food, Dark Steed- Spike

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Post by van Awful »

Not a big fan of blacktree design models. But those gamezonelancers would make some awesome black guards( or endless maybe).
Might just get me a box, thanks for the link.

MAntic got some nice ones as well

http://www.manticgames.com/Shop-Home/Kings-of-War/Twilight-Kin/Product/Twilight-Kin-Spearmen-Troop-10-Figures.html
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