This is the poll for those who would or wouldn't buy a Titan.

Check my other forum http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/299245.page to see what people thought of Titans

Anyone who's ever spent HALF the cost of a titan on some pretty bauble for a girlfriend or a wife should easily be able to justify the cost of a beautifully detailed miniature that involves hours of fun to build and paint and hours of fun playing with, compared to a ring that sits on your finger and looks pretty.

Hell the cost of getting a [probably a girl's, but guys could do it too] chemical hair-straightening treatment is more than a warhound titan, and it's not even permanent!

I wouldn't buy one, but I might build one at some point. It's a fraction of the cost, with much more fun in the assembly and design stages.

£400 less arms for a 16" model????
Is that the height?

The smell of overpricing is wafting through the air.
Yup they look cool
They are resin so expect to pay more that IM plastic.

but 400 quid?

How many parts do you get with that?

I've quite literally nauseated myself just buying standard pieces. Frankly, I'm pretty sure spending in the triple digits on a single model would put me in the hospital.

I don't like spending money all that much, anything that costs that much better have moving parts and least one microprocessor in it.

Spellbound wrote:Anyone who's ever spent HALF the cost of a titan on some pretty bauble for a girlfriend or a wife should easily be able to justify the cost

Not really. I've bought my wife 2 expensive (for what I earn(ed)) pieces, an engagement ring and a wedding ring. These will hopefully last for a good long while and are worth what I spent on them as they mean something.

Splashing out £300+ on a titan does not really come close to spending the same amount on an engagement ring or anything else that holds emotional value. It's just a model at the end of the day. You may enjoy it, but it is not that important. Just because you have the money to spend on something, does not mean the thing you have the cash to buy is worth it.

Yep, bought a warhound and LOVE it.

Sod to put together (the feet have about 20 pieces, if i remember right) but they are great looking and now looking forward to painting it. They also bring a definite WOW to the gaming table.

AS for the overpricing remarks - I assume the posters have no idea about how low the yield is on resin? You have no idea until after you take it out whether it has worked or not - compared to the current plastics which are nigh on 100% reliable. Much more labour intensive as well.

£400 for something that will last years, and give you many hours of enjoyment - definitely do it. Its about what you can pay for a mech 1500 point force anyway, and slightly more exciting than yet another ultrasmurf army!

If it were cheaper i'd buy a titan.
Reverant for perferance.
But heres something i would like to know. If its cheaper to have it in plastic than resin then why not have plastic titans? Is it too weak to hold up to the size or something?

Moulds for plastic casting are really expensive to make and develop - I don't think they sell enough (or would sell enough if they had them in plastic) to be worth investing in the moulds.

I've bought a number of titans and gargants over the years, and scratch built others.

For Epic.

VikingScott wrote:If it were cheaper i'd buy a titan.
Reverant for perferance.
But heres something i would like to know. If its cheaper to have it in plastic than resin then why not have plastic titans? Is it too weak to hold up to the size or something?

AS silver stated - plastic injection moulding, especially the VERY cutting edge tech GW uses (yes, hard to believe that i know...) is *very* expensive. A standard sprue mould, e.g. standard infantry, runs to about £30k. Each baneblde sized one was running £60k. THen you have to factor in development (actully not that bad, as 3D CAD does most of it now) and finding space on an existing machine - and there isnt any. So you want to buy one, just for forgeworld, and youre looking at then SERIOUS money.

You're looking at a ROI in years - for example the previous rhino took most of its lifespan to earn back the money it cost to develop it. It is something forgeworld simply cant do - yet.

Resin, and metal, is great for low volume runs - to an extent. In addition resin can do things that plastic moulding cannot as yet, as you can have undercuts and other complicated shapes - its one reason why resin models have more detail, is becase they *can* have more detail in the first place!

When I think of the thousands of dollars I've spent on 40k, console games, mountainbiking, and any other hobby that caught my fancy the expense of a titan or two seems pretty reasonable. I plan on buying a titan or two at some point when I have the money available (and if you don't have the disposable income you shouldn't be buying miniatures anyway) and look forward to the experience of building and painting them greatly.

If you can afford them and love the hobby and the universe of 40k then they are worth it.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:£400 less arms for a 16" model????
Is that the height?

The smell of overpricing is wafting through the air.
Yup they look cool
They are resin so expect to pay more that IM plastic.

but 400 quid?

How many parts do you get with that?

Yes, 16 inches is the height of a Reaver Titan.
As for how many parts...they are a lot of parts. It's a multiple assembly build. Each leg alone is something like 30-40 different pieces, with hydraulics, etc detailed.

GW sure is a game for rich nerds

You might be prepared to splash out the rhino.
But are they really worth that kind of money?

Comparable size resin kits in other genres would not have that kind of price tag.

similar price tag would have got you one of these babies
iirc it was a limited edition with a relatively small production run


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Not interested in Appocolypse. Will never buy a titan. If I won a titan at a tournament I’d probably sell it on Ebay… just not my thing. Not faulting anyone who enjoys their titan purchase, and this may be the exception as opposed to the rule, but everyone I’ve ever known who owned a titan has been “phalically challenged” and used their model purchases to compensate for a overwhelming and profound inferiority complex.

Never they are just too big. I have no where to store such a behemoth safely.

If I had the $$$... feth yea I'd buy one. I don't care if they're the worst unit on the tabletop, the models are pure WIN.

I may buy one but i am more likly tto scratch build one.

TBH I really dont know. Id like to have a go at painting one but to go out and buy one i seriously doubt it because its just to dear.


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And while im on about price why are valkyries so expensive aswell? Or is that just me being tight fisted with my hard earned?

Valkyrie is the same level of detail as my Haesagawa AV-8B Harrier II Plus.

The Valkyrie was almost $100 cheaper.

If there was a plastic Warhound I'd probably go for it, just for coolness' sake.

Kanluwen wrote:Valkyrie is the same level of detail as my Haesagawa AV-8B Harrier II Plus.

The Valkyrie was almost $100 cheaper.

Are you sure about that Kanluwen? seems very odd.

was that the 1/48 scale

the Trumpeter 1/32 kit is around the £80 mark


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ps thanks for the heads up on the parts btw
apologies for missing your post

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:Valkyrie is the same level of detail as my Haesagawa AV-8B Harrier II Plus.

The Valkyrie was almost $100 cheaper.

Are you sure about that Kanluwen? seems very odd.
Is it the 1/48 kit?
was that the 1/48 scale

the Trumpeter 1/32 kit is around the £80 mark

When the kit was first released, it was sold with photo-etched parts to round out the detail. The photo-etched parts are no longer available, but I'm very certain of the price because I have the invoice laying around still.

I've been tempted to buy a Revenant with pulsars but I have yet to ever play a game of apocalypse and I'd hate to spend that kind of money on something to sit and stare at in my room.

Id rather build one

When I have the money, yeah, I'll buy one. And I'll love it too. I'm not too worried about their effectiveness on the tabletop. I just want to continue to expand my army and Titans have always been awesome (in fluff and the models).

nosferatu1001 wrote:Yep, bought a warhound and LOVE it.

Sod to put together (the feet have about 20 pieces, if i remember right) but they are great looking and now looking forward to painting it. They also bring a definite WOW to the gaming table.

AS for the overpricing remarks - I assume the posters have no idea about how low the yield is on resin? You have no idea until after you take it out whether it has worked or not - compared to the current plastics which are nigh on 100% reliable. Much more labour intensive as well.

£400 for something that will last years, and give you many hours of enjoyment - definitely do it. Its about what you can pay for a mech 1500 point force anyway, and slightly more exciting than yet another ultrasmurf army!

I did know about the resin. And I would possibly buy a Titan. Read my other forum that talks about why people would buy a titan. Thiers a link at the top of the page.

Hi Kanluwen

Some of the prices IM plastic kits from the Far East have gone a bit mental lately
I think I must be at cross purposes here.

Are you saying the Harrier II kit was $500?
It must be me that has gone mental and misunderstood something!

A Valkyrie is $58 bro.

Some of the people here have never worked in a hobby store, or looked at their expenses before.

How much does a night at a bar cost? I've watched college students drop $50-$70 at a bar drinking alcohol on a friday night. A few less of those a YEAR and you can get a titan, and the alcohol is just something you dump in the toilet [one way or another] hours later.

I worked at a Hobbytown USA and had RC car hobbyists drop $600 on the latest nitro-powered truck, not counting fuel, starter, etc. Nevermind replacement parts or simply upgrading suspension, engine, or support arms with aluminum versions. Want a new speed control? $150 easy. Or the train hobbyist that wanted TWO nickel-plated collectors edition train sets that cost $500 each.

We all spend a LOT of money on hobbies, as a society. We spend money at gyms when we could work out at home, on eating at fancy restaurants when we could cook at home. It's easy to find the money to afford a titan, and the hobby itself really isn't that expensive when you compare it.

And jewelry might mean something to some people, but for me it's rocks and metals. I'll get them for loved ones, but don't care much about it myself. I'd hold more emotional significance to a malformed pottery piece made for me by someone I loved than a shiny metal with a rock that they bought from a store. Spend the money you WOULD have spent on jewelry for me on a badass model of a death machine any day!

I would buy a chaos reaver/warhound, but only if I had the money just a-laying around...

I'd much rather scratch build one instead of buying one.

VikingScott wrote:If it were cheaper i'd buy a titan.
Reverant for perferance.
But heres something i would like to know. If its cheaper to have it in plastic than resin then why not have plastic titans? Is it too weak to hold up to the size or something?

Too many flaws. GW can't even get the land raider pieces totally straight and perfectly shaped. I wouldn't trust them with making a plastic Titan.

Spellbound wrote:We all spend a LOT of money on hobbies, as a society. We spend money at gyms when we could work out at home, on eating at fancy restaurants when we could cook at home. It's easy to find the money to afford a titan, and the hobby itself really isn't that expensive when you compare it.

A friend of mine is quite serious about his golf game, and with what he spent of his latest set of clubs, I could field an entire AM titan legion (and my clubs are all at least third hand). Of course, while he can barely get his space marines to 1500 points, I can ferry my troops to battle in a Thunderhawk. People will spend their money as they want to. Also, this thread is lacking an option for people who've already bought titans. I greatly enjoy my warhound, although given how rarely I do get to field it, I don't think I'm ever going to get anything larger.

As much as I'd love to get a FW Titan, I simply can't see myself spending that much money on a single model. Yes, I've blown quite a bit of cash on my armies already, and I do have a Stompa I need to put together, but the majority of my stuff was bought online for a decent discount. And while I am planning on having a Titan, I'm going to be making mine from scratch with plasticard for a fraction of the cost. Might not be as detailed, but a lot more satisfying and it does the job just as well.

If I was going to spend $500-800 on a single item, I'd rather get a good Canon EOS camera than a Titan. (Probably has more to do with the fact that I'm going to school for photography, but still.)

My thoughts on Titans.

Are they worth it... is the main question , so...

Yes if you are a collector because there is no need to justify getting it if you just want one.

No because its expensive at around 2 to 3 times the price of same quality detailed resin kits.

Yes because compared to GW kits , its still decent.

No because since when should GW kit prices be good standard for comparison.

Personal preference : )

As for storing them - a warhound, assuming you dry pin at the waist joint, will fit in a feldherr maxi case - it isnt that bulky.

As for the reaver - it has far fewer parts, took a friend only acouple of hours to build, including cleaning up and removing the mould injection marks, than the warhound. The warhound took me about 30 hours to build, but then i didnt have a dremel to help remove some of the bigger lumps of resin!

And the level of detail...the mutated and corrupted tech priest (forget the designation, brain fart...) in the chaos warhound is incredibly detailed...just amazing.

If I had a lot of free time and spare cash, I would probably buy a Revenant. I do love the model, but the price tag and time I'd want to spend on it are both too high for me at the moment =P

If it helps the revenant is at least far easier to put together than almost every other titan - even pinning it is a matter of a few hours.

Now painting it onthe other hand...depending on yourcraft world that could take a while

[and one done up Harlequin style? Damn that would look good, but damn would that be a long job!]

I have three, two warhounds and an (armourcast) Reaver....I love them as much as my children

Ed_Bodger wrote:I have three, two warhounds and an (armourcast) Reaver....I love them as much as my children

And cheaper then children too

Kanluwen wrote:A Valkyrie is $58 bro.

DOH! it was late and I was tired!
Okay start again
That was a lot of pennies for sure.
(fwiw got a couple of Monogram 1/48 AV-8B kits in the stash, both for around £10 with postage!
raised panel lines but otherwise really sweet kits )

Valid points Spellbound but I am still not convinced.
Compared to similar hobbies such as IM plastic kits or more especially resin kits, that the price tag appears excessive.
I appreciate from what Kanluwen has said, that the parts breakdown offers a lot of detail.

Does anyone have a link to a better piccy of the parts please?

In terms of size the Sunderland flying boat is a beast
It's big enough in 1/72, in 1/48 scale the wing span is 28"
This resin 1/48 kit comes in at just under £300

Sorry i meant thunderhawk not the valkyrie @ Spellbound. And i understand what your saying about this hobby being cheap compared to others, Me personally wont be buying either a titan or thunderhawk anytime soon though.

Id buy a Stompa, if that counts as a titan. But as for the titans I see on FW, no friggin way. Those guys ask a 30% royalty just because of who they are. Yes, you make nice minis and stuff but give me a break

I guess a STOMPA counts really.

Like the Eldar REVENANT TITAN and the Tyranid HIEROPHANT BIO TITAN

Too expensive, Too Small, low armor values, Seen them explode agianst a squad of Termi's. yeah I won't buy one.

There was no option for "I would buy one, and probably never use it in a battle."

IMO, you buy a titan because it's a piece of art and you put the time into make it look awesome, and you display it somewhere. If it happens to make it into a game, well, that's cool, but it's not the point of getting a titan. You don't buy something like a titan because you want to win battles.

To me, someone putting an unpainted titan on the field is as insulting as if they just put their wallet on the table.

- Proud owner of a Gargant

Weird place to put a cannon isn't it?

It's a belly cannon, traditional placement of an ork weapon. They fire giant chain-shot at the legs of other titans.

Lol. That makes sense but its the weirdest place for it to be.

Blue suede shoes!

does it do Elvis impersonations?

Krazy but Kool

I could have a titan if i stopped spending money on items like Swords, Weapons, Martial Art training, Boy Scouts, and all that useless stuff. Hell why do I need to know life lessons from boy scouts?

yes^

spending money on items like Swords, Weapons, Martial Art training, Boy Scouts

You are buying weapons, swords and boy scouts!!!?

That can't be legal and I dread to think what that says about Bob a Job week

Hell, I wouldn't even by the plastic Ork Stompa when the store had one on clearance for 50 bucks. That's cheaper than a landraider.

No way I'd buy a Titan for 6 times that at my current wages.

Way to much money for what they do...and I avoid mega battles like the plague because at my FLGS all peopl edo is argue the entire time. lol

Redbeard wrote:There was no option for "I would buy one, and probably never use it in a battle."

IMO, you buy a titan because it's a piece of art and you put the time into make it look awesome, and you display it somewhere. If it happens to make it into a game, well, that's cool, but it's not the point of getting a titan. You don't buy something like a titan because you want to win battles.

To me, someone putting an unpainted titan on the field is as insulting as if they just put their wallet on the table.

- Proud owner of a Gargant

But if I use my wallet it will have crap line of siht...

Depends. How big an addict can you be??

How long is a piece of string??

I would, in fact, I'm planning on it when I have the funds. I'd like to buy two Eldar titans or SH vehicles and host Apoc games at my FLGS. Apparently a lot of game stores do Apoc on a fairly regular basis, while my store only has them rarely.

I think it is like any wholly discretionary purchase. People who have spending money don't spend it on the same thing, and it is hard to put a standard on what is "silly" and what is a good entertainment purchase. I can see myself spending a few hundred bucks at a time on miniatures once I get some financial issues squared away ( I just got married, which comes with both expenses and windfalls, but probably more expenses since unlike a lot of weddings, I paid for it), but miniatures is what I *do*. That means I'm going to have to not spend as much on other discretionary expenses. I rarely eat out. Sure, I wanted to drop two and a half or three grand on a PC by the end of the year, but I've elected not to do that because I want more emergency savings, and miniatures, and I can't do both ( probably the PC was unrealistic anyhow). I'm not getting new golf clubs any time in the next few years (with my game, if I spend anythign it will be on lessons), and my shooting is pretty much limited to .22LR if I go at all.

Some people look at my miniatures and express that they can't believe an adult would spend that much money on something like that ( read: toys ), and that is referring to just regular GW models. These same people have often, within the past few months, made a purchase such as a large TV, a grill, a vacation, you name it. For me, if you compare a 2000$ flat panel TV to 200$ of miniatures, there is no question that I would get more pleasure and entertainment value from the miniatures.

I'm having quite a chuckle over people saying "I bought my wife more expensive gifts...", And thinking that justifies paying that ridiculous amount of money on a titan. They are stunning models, and I completely agree that I'd love to build and paint one. I hate to say it, but you can do A LOT with the amount of money you'd drop on 1 model. Heck, I can buy a whole 2000+ point army for that amount. 1 model... or 100+ models ( If horde army )

Plus, I'd always rather give a gift to my loved one's, then spend all of my money on myself

What if your loved one wants to spend money on you?

Ah, then hell has probably frozen over, and I won't really have enough time to put it together before the end of the world lol

I think they're absolutely frivilous purchases.

Only reason I can think to spend that kind of cash is if money isn't really an object to you. For a few folks, this is the case.

Otherwise, I can't help but think it should be invested, put towards a house/car/business/education or maybe an experience of some sort like a vacation/trip/event.

But if money were no object to me, sure. Why not?

If / when GW makes an Eldar Revenenat / Imperial Warhound in plastic at Stompa-equivalent prices, I will buy them.

Probably multiples.

Same goes for Eldar "type 2" Superheavies in plastic at Baneblade-equivalent prices. Easy money when GW makes them available.

Bad poll options, should also include:

I bought one
I have/will build my own

JohnHwangDD wrote:If / when GW makes an Eldar Revenenat / Imperial Warhound in plastic at Stompa-equivalent prices, I will buy them.

Probably multiples.

Same goes for Eldar "type 2" Superheavies in plastic at Baneblade-equivalent prices. Easy money when GW makes them available.

Will you stop talking about GW making plastic Titan kits?

They will never do it. It's too expensive, and if they cost even close to as much as a resin one,nobody will buy them anyway. Plastic titans are a lose-lose for GW. Not to mention that the type 2's are easy to convert,so they wouldn't make them anyway.That,and no one plays eldar in APoc,duh....

No.

Why would I spend a huge amount of money for an ugly model that you can't often use (and that can be aced by meltaguns to boot...)?

If I were to ever field a titan (and that's a huge if), I would take the time to scratch-build one.

It would probably take something like 10x the time to assemble, but it would also cost me all of $10.

Samus_aran115 wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:If / when GW makes an Eldar Revenenat / Imperial Warhound in plastic at Stompa-equivalent prices, I will buy them.

Probably multiples.

Same goes for Eldar "type 2" Superheavies in plastic at Baneblade-equivalent prices. Easy money when GW makes them available.

Will you stop talking about GW making plastic Titan kits?

They will never do .

Nope.

Except for the Stompa already being made, maybe.

The stompa is a rare case. They plastered it all over their magazine before and after it was released,and they still do.

The Reaver Titan is largely solid and it has hundreds upon hundreds of pieces. The Stompa is kinda hollow,and feels like a piece of junk when you pick it up and hold it. There are way more pieces in the titans, which makes it harder for GW to make plastic kits for them.

I don't even think GW could fit the Titans in GW sized standard boxes. I have no idea how FW sends them to you,but I'm sure it's a huge box.

The Reaver is a midsize Titan, whereas the Imp. Warhound and Eldar Revenant are small like the Stompa.

Part-wise, the Revenant would easily fit on the same number of sprues as a Stompa - it's a skinny model.

The Warhound is bulkier, and might limit to only 2 basic guns, with alternate guns on a Chaos version. But it's more popular, so could do quite well even if it needs a couple extra sprues for the base model.

1-UP wrote:I think they're absolutely frivilous purchases.

Otherwise, I can't help but think it should be invested, put towards a house/car/business/education or maybe an experience of some sort like a vacation/trip/event.

Which applies to every single model in the entire game. What's your point?

Samus_aran115 wrote:

JohnHwangDD wrote:If / when GW makes an Eldar Revenenat / Imperial Warhound in plastic at Stompa-equivalent prices, I will buy them.

Probably multiples.

Same goes for Eldar "type 2" Superheavies in plastic at Baneblade-equivalent prices. Easy money when GW makes them available.

Will you stop talking about GW making plastic Titan kits?

They will never do it. It's too expensive, and if they cost even close to as much as a resin one,nobody will buy them anyway. Plastic titans are a lose-lose for GW. Not to mention that the type 2's are easy to convert,so they wouldn't make them anyway.That,and no one plays eldar in APoc,duh....

they are doing it, Chicago battlebunker had the sprews for the eldar reavent, imperial warhound and a marine thunderhawk. not too sure on the eldar super heavies though seeing as they more or less rushed me outta the place, granted this was also back in February

I'll believe it when I see it.

I'd make one, I have the plans. £400?! I'd have to be much richer before that kind of outlay meant little to me. They don't look that difficult to make if you are prepared to put the time and thought into it, most are regualr box shapes. Curved things like Eldar titans and a few of the imperial varients would be more challenging.

Bookwrack wrote:

1-UP wrote:I think they're absolutely frivilous purchases.

Otherwise, I can't help but think it should be invested, put towards a house/car/business/education or maybe an experience of some sort like a vacation/trip/event.

Which applies to every single model in the entire game. What's your point?

I agree to a large extent. I could apply that reasoning to pretty much anything I purchase that is not a need. From a 1 or 10, completely frugal or completely spendthrift view, that money three years ago would probably have been better going into my retirement ( Well, since I'm aggressive in my retirement right now, maybe not over the last three years...). The money I spent to take my family out to dinner after my wedding should have been put into replacing the old water heater in my home.

From that point of view, if you play this game at all, even if you buy everything off of Ebay, you're wasting your money. And as far as spending on an experience, to me going to miniatures events and meeting other miniatures players is probably to me the way a vacation is to a lot of people. Though I think it is certainly true that people blow a lot of money on things they really don't need or even want that badly, you have to do something in life other than save up for retirement or travel to new places. I'll just drive my car for 10 or 15 years instead of keeping a car payment the rest of my life. Its all about how you choose to spend.

Spellbound wrote:Some of the people here have never worked in a hobby store, or looked at their expenses before.

How much does a night at a bar cost? I've watched college students drop $50-$70 at a bar drinking alcohol on a friday night. A few less of those a YEAR and you can get a titan, and the alcohol is just something you dump in the toilet [one way or another] hours later.

I worked at a Hobbytown USA and had RC car hobbyists drop $600 on the latest nitro-powered truck, not counting fuel, starter, etc. Nevermind replacement parts or simply upgrading suspension, engine, or support arms with aluminum versions. Want a new speed control? $150 easy. Or the train hobbyist that wanted TWO nickel-plated collectors edition train sets that cost $500 each.

We all spend a LOT of money on hobbies, as a society. We spend money at gyms when we could work out at home, on eating at fancy restaurants when we could cook at home. It's easy to find the money to afford a titan, and the hobby itself really isn't that expensive when you compare it.

And jewelry might mean something to some people, but for me it's rocks and metals. I'll get them for loved ones, but don't care much about it myself. I'd hold more emotional significance to a malformed pottery piece made for me by someone I loved than a shiny metal with a rock that they bought from a store. Spend the money you WOULD have spent on jewelry for me on a badass model of a death machine any day!

This.

For example, my wife was going to buy me some giant chocolate covered fruit/floral display thing for father's day, and fortunately I stopped her, and instead bought an original unpainted armorcast warhound for my present. Thanks kids! lol Spending money on shiney rocks, or nights out drinking instead of something that I LOVE? pffffft

And for those questioning wether they're worth it or not, as the proud owner of a warlord, I can tell you that there's nothing like being able to remove as many models from the table as you can carry in both your arms per turn. Imagine pointing to a section of the battlefield and being able to scoop up almost every model in that section, as your kill collection. It brings a tear to my eye.... *sniff!*

There is a perceived difference between spending $400 dollars over a period of time on building an army, and spending it in one shot on a Titan.

Presumably one would have an army previous to buying the Titan, so it comes as a big extra on top of what has already been spent.

I don't see the value in comparing to other forms of luxury items as they will be defended in exactly the same way as a Titan purchase.

Your poll doesn't have an option for me. I'd probably only get to use it once a year maybe twice in a game. I want a heirophant because it looks neat, but not for any gaming purpose. I like making things.

Samus_aran115 wrote:The stompa is a rare case. They plastered it all over their magazine before and after it was released,and they still do.

The Reaver Titan is largely solid and it has hundreds upon hundreds of pieces. The Stompa is kinda hollow,and feels like a piece of junk when you pick it up and hold it. There are way more pieces in the titans, which makes it harder for GW to make plastic kits for them.

I don't even think GW could fit the Titans in GW sized standard boxes. I have no idea how FW sends them to you,but I'm sure it's a huge box.

They send them to you in several sealable plastic bags with Forgeworld printed on them and you get a gakky certificate. It is a real let down.

I have been asked by a lad at our club to find the data on the Stompa.

Would the download for Da Evil Eye in Da Sky be the one or is there a newer version please?

Gandair wrote:Your poll doesn't have an option for me. I'd probably only get to use it once a year maybe twice in a game. I want a heirophant because it looks neat, but not for any gaming purpose. I like making things.

Just go with a postive answer. You still want to buy 1 so go with the answer:they are worth the price and are good for gaming

I have to "Me, too" Redbeard's sentiment of "I would buy one, and probably never use it in battle."

However, I have tremendous reservations concerning plastic Ork titan kits. A completely plastic or resin Megagargant kit would be terrible, for example. The kit should be a set of plastic pieces for the weapons and the frame of the titan, and a paper machete and/or plastic card kit for applying the armor plates. The Gargant kit certainly looks nice, it's looks far too organized for perception of Orkiness.

I would love to buy a Reaver Titan but they are way to expensive.

sure why not I have spent more money on more frivolous crap before. Hello black lotus i am looking at you. If its your only hobby then yeah the money isnt really that much. but for now id rather start another army for that kind of cash.

I made mine. with shipping it cost me about $50 US. Its about 13" tall. I made it equiped with the turbo-lasordestructor and the plasma blast cannon


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I suck at painting BTW

No! I'm better of buying a large plasma-TV screen or buy something smaller and then loads of hobby stuff.

You need options for "I already bought one and its awesome/was a waste of money"

I have an armourcast reaver that is still in it box awaiting my attentions.

I like big models though and I am really looking forward to getting to work on it.

Jack

If the chance came then yes.

I find none of the poll options satisfactory.

I do not think that titans are too expensive.

However, since I almost never play apocalypse I would very rarely use one. As such I would rather buy something I would use.

If I farted enough money to buy things like Titans I would have several of them.

Spellbound wrote:It's easy to find the money to afford a titan, and the hobby itself really isn't that expensive when you compare it.

Tyres for the rally car (cheap ones) are £90 each. And last a day. (and our car isn't very powerful - if we were competing in an Evo we'd have to be spending a lot more)

A titan's value for money compared to that.

Matt65 wrote:I made mine. with shipping it cost me about $50 US. Its about 13" tall.

Ohh.. Nice ED-209!