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aka_mythos wrote:I'm curious, what are people's rough estimates as to how much they've spent on GW stuff over the years?

When your miniatures wargaming collection grows very large over many, many years, this actually becomes hard to say. Especially when trying to figure incidentals (e.g. paint), trades / sales (i.e. cash back!), varied prices, and Internet discounting into the mix.

I figure I've spent (on net) somewhere in the neighborhood of $3k to $5k USD. I'm pretty certain it's over $3k, and I'm similarly certain that it nets out under $5k, but it's hard for me to say precisely where.

ive never ordered anything online so i think that somewhat held me back otherwise i would have spent alot more im sure, so i would say ive probably spent some where around 3,000 usd easily but no more than 5,000 usd
however its difficult to actually tell since i always say

"something you love shouldn't have a price, or an end"

...*cries when thinking about how much was spent over 13 years of gaming*

Since I started gaming with Marvel Superheroes RPG by TSR back in 1989, easily 10k, probably more like 12k. That includes all miniatures from Battletech and old Ral Partha figs to VSF and Warmachine/Hordes, all RPG books and supplements, paints, hobby supplies, dice, and other paraphernalia (dice bags, miniature cases, etc.) On GW games and figures (40k, fantasy, Mordheim, Necromunda, figures I've used for other games, BFG, etc.), probably 3-4k, give or take.

Well ive spent over £700 (uk) in the last 6 weeks on my eldar and that is just the tip of the ice burge over the last 12+ years :(

I reakon ive spent about £7k (uk) since 2003 before that, less as i was not working full time

I've been playing miniatures for since 1985. I've easily spent > $10K during that time in figures, books, etc.

Ooooh I'm not sure I want to think about it too carefully.
I'd say in the region of 3000 euro, possibly a good bit higher.

I was actually doing some thinking on this topic earlier and I came up with a rough figure of £650 for models, paints brushes, rulebooks, terrain, basing etc. I'm actually scared as I've only been doing this for a year and a half or so. Though I suppose buying direct from GW hasn't helped this total. And I don't have much to show for it just 3k points of Eldar and about 1k of High Elves.

Has to be somewhere in the $500-$1000. I started buying pewter in the mid-90's, then stopped. Picked it up again 2 years ago and have spent in the realm of $350. I feel pretty good about it as I have 1k of eldar that was had for $125 and 3.3k of tyranids for about $350. And then I started a guard army for no reason at all.

Total in gaming since 1979? Easily over 10K.

I have spent at least 10k on 40k since I started in 1987, and most likely at least that much in RPGs and other wargaming stuff/materials. Add at least another 40% if I bought stuff at full retail prices.

Im not too sure how much $ i spent directly on GW armies , because i have
been paid armies instead of $ for my painting / conversions.

But as of now, i have atleast 2k points on almost every fantasy / 40k army
and up to 4k for the popular ones. So that makes it very scary amount including the space they take up.

JohnHwangDD wrote:

aka_mythos wrote:I'm curious, what are people's rough estimates as to how much they've spent on GW stuff over the years?

When your miniatures wargaming collection grows very large over many, many years, this actually becomes hard to say. Especially when trying to figure incidentals (e.g. paint), trades / sales (i.e. cash back!), varied prices, and Internet discounting into the mix.

I figure I've spent (on net) somewhere in the neighborhood of $3k to $5k USD. I'm pretty certain it's over $3k, and I'm similarly certain that it nets out under $5k, but it's hard for me to say precisely where.

with all of the above points included, around 1k to two k usd. i just started keeping track this year.

Hmm, lets see been plaing gw games since 1987, which is 20 years.

Even if we say at 10k minimum that's 500 bucks a year, that's barely enough to cover army books and white dwarf articles!

Although I did have a stint right around the release of 3rd edition where I switched to warzone and chronopia exclusively until it went under, maybe 2 years later.

Ifurita wrote:I've been playing miniatures for since 1985. I've easily spent > $10K during that time in figures, books, etc.

Right there with you, although I've been doing miniatures since 79. My Dad is a historical miniatures guy, so I got started really young.

Well I started in 1996 and I am easily over the 10k mark.

My current armies, especially High Elves and Wood Elves show no signs of slowing down in there size (high elves are now after last weekend at 3000pts easily and Wood Elves will soon hit that mark) and considering that I can field 3 of every heavy support in the Chaos codex and thats just from the past year of collecting. Now though thanks to the next load of price increases I am going to turn back to ebay purely because I am not paying £40 a box of Dragon Princes and 15 quid for 5 Swordmasters (especially when I used to buy them at £5 for 3 in a blister) if some of the price increase rumors are to be true.

If we are only talking WH, then around $2K to $3K. If we count all gaming gear, I would have to say easily $10K. I try not to think of it in those terms. It was cash spent on years of enjoyment with an investment on years to come.

im way over 10k. hell ive spent over 6k at my LGS within the last 3 years.

I figure roughly between 500 and 1000 but I've only been playing since November 2008.

Easily 5-10K over the last 17 years. But I've spent more on music and recording gear.

more than $2000 since late 2006

Probably more than 6k, but I'm really not sure.

I'm in the well over $10k category. I've got 5 fully-painted 40k armies, each over 8k points (chaos marines, chaos daemons, eldar, inquisition, orks), another on the way (guard), and a couple of fantasy armies, plus a healthy resin addiction, I'm pretty well lost...

I've spent around 10k and that includes what I bought while working for GW (I'm factoring it in at my discount, not full retail) so I marked 5k-10k.. although it's probably closer to 10k..

I haven't purchased much (probably 400 worth) the last 3 years total.

I've spent a crapton 'over the years' but bear in mind I have been buying Citadel figures since before most of you guys were born, and I've sold tons of them on eBay and spent the proceeds on other stuff.

I included my purchases of historical kits for 40K in my total as I wouldn't have bought the kits if not for playing 40K.

All things considered, I am doing well (about 1k US$, roughly estimateing exchange). Mainly because I tend to "fall into" armies (1.5k 'Nids for $60 Can, 1k Orks for about $5 Can after subtracting the cost of the rulebook from Black Reach, plus the Black Reach marines and some Orcs I got for my Birthday). This leaves me as haveing spent 1/2 the money I invested on 1 army (Dwarves).

Probably a bit over $5K. It comes in waves.

I started in 1998. Very minimal spending back then. Took a 4 year break. Got back into 40k around February of last year. I spent at least 17k on 40k last year, not all for myself, but indirectly for my better interests.

I have more than enough projects to keep me busy for at least 2 years.

No clue about 40k or Fantasy.

For Warmachine/Hordes so far, it has been 6,059.21

$1000 - $2000

Most of that's been since the summer. The bulk of it since January. I've got a full marine army and am now just fiddling with Imperial Guard here and there so the big spending (on models) is pretty much over.