Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

With chrismas around hte corner I am expecting some money. Some of this money is going to be spent on this hobby and i would like to buy some of the more expensive models for cheaper.

I've read the thread further down about maelstrom games but i am wondering which of the discout sites is best. I see many advertised on Dakka, all with cheaper prices but im wondering which ones are cheapest?? Do any gove you faulty models??Have they got a fast service??

Ive always got Amazon as an option but i was wondering if there are better ones. What have been your experiences with these?? Which, in your opinion, is best?? Also i want it to be in the UK.

Help would be appreciated. Thanks!!

Maelstrom is good, I've bought from them before. Free postage and a fairly good 15% ish discount. I also imagine that they will have a Christmas sale too.

Just remember to buy before the new year as the VAT is due to go back up.

Ok, anyone know any better ones?

Does GW have a crimbo sale?? I'd think not but i could be wrong. I know theyre giving you a free £10 voucher if you spend £100 but will the models go cheaper??

Ive been going to my local GW to get figures for about 3 years now and the only sale ive ever seen was on brush's :|
So i cant see a sale on miniatures coming up

Maelstrom though ive never shopped from them personally they seem to be good and if you spend over £10 (which your bound too)
Its free postage

So have a nosey on there

Steve

Ok seems mealstrom is good but its the only one ive had feed back on

Any others??

BuyForLess Online are pretty good, nice discounts and also do bulk sales (3 Monoliths, or 10 Ogryn blisters for example) at slightly cheaper than even their own prices. The Warhammer sections carry packs of brushes in 10s for about £20ish, and all paints individually.

No problems with delivery, plenty of options too; from 2nd class royal mail up to next day courier I believe, and the same with payment options, they'll even give you an account number so you can stop by the bank and transfer the money directly to them (my old bank account card didn't like online sales, so that helped a lot).

Delivery, well.. you'll get what you pay for, £2 i think it was for my last order at 2nd class. Took a while to get to me, but then there was those postal strikes on at the time.

Wayland games is quite good too, sure you have to pay for shipping.. but the discounts are rather big (i'm a aussie.. and in aus dollars i can get a battleforce on average at wayland for about 80 bucks)

Seconded Wayland Games.

Excellent service, very competitive price.

I use these guys - http://www.gamingfigures.com/
Great service & upto 25% off (if you spend over £100)
Choose the courier service for delivery - about £6 last time I ordered anything.
NOTE they share their phone with another company but everyone knows everyone sort you're quickly put onto someone who can help.
Please mention my name when ordering (don't know if I'll get anything though!) - Adam Chaszczewski

Woww just checked buy for less. Thats alot of bulk minis lol.

I use TheWarstore.com personally.

I use Bitkingdom. I've seen them get a bad rap on ocassion, but I've only had good experiences with them. Just a while ago I bought "IG Dude" for $7 - an OOP Witchhunters Scribe I saw going on Ebay for around $40. I'll keep it for my Inquisitor's retinue though.

Prices are amazing though. A $35 chimera drops down to $22.

I've used the warstore and Chaosorc. I like both, though Chaosorc.com tends to have some minis at 25% off instead of just 20%. You have to dig around.

bubber wrote:I use these guys - http://www.gamingfigures.com/
Great service & upto 25% off (if you spend over £100)
Choose the courier service for delivery - about £6 last time I ordered anything.
NOTE they share their phone with another company but everyone knows everyone sort you're quickly put onto someone who can help.
Please mention my name when ordering (don't know if I'll get anything though!) - Adam Chaszczewski

+1 for gamingfigures.com. Great site that I've used a number of times now. Only had small problems with one order in the past (and that was down to a late shipment of stock from GW), and the discount is really nice. The only downside is that credit/debit cards are only accepted over the phone- if you want to use a card online, you need to go through Paypal (which is no problem for me).

Also, I didn't even realise they were from Middlesbrough/Redcar until after I'd ordered

I have used both The Warstore and Chaosorc. Both are great. Warstore only charges about $6 for shipping and they get you your orders pretty fast. Been awhile since I've used Chaosorc, but, I've been eyeing some of the stuff on the site for a bit now....with any luck I'll be placing an order from him soon.

I usually use The War Store. I used Wayland Games just recently because with the conversion rate and discount terminator boxes were almost 40% off US retail.

Have ordered from both Wayland Games and Maelstrom within the last couple of days so I will be interested to see how they both perform..

As far as I understand, the Warstore is located in the US and if that is true you would want to avoid them (looks like you live in the UK from you profile info) because you would have to pay european import tax on the figures.

Maelstrom games is great, but if you are going to make a large order I would choose wayland games. Sure you have to pay for shipping (well... If you shop for enough they actually give free shipping. Last time my group shopped we got it for free), but Maelstrom games send your stuff in multiple packages. We shopped for around 1500£ last time and Wayland Games sent it all in one package. Maelstromgames would have sent it in 16 different packages... I trust the danish postal service, but not to the extend that I would risk 16 different packages

So for larger orders I would recommend Wayland Games, but for singe figures/your new Nids Codex I would recommend Maelstrom games.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Gorlak

I'd mention how Maelstrom is the best store I've ever ordered from, but if I do I'll get yelled at for not being patriotic and not supporting our troops or something.

Do we have an Australian site that supports troops??

For me,
Maelstrom and Warstore are brilliant!!
Order from Maelstrom because of shipping alone (I tend to order small things),

But for big orders,
it's kinda a wash for me.

Should have a look at Wayland games though,
keep hearing good things

USA: Warstore , or Ebay USA only ( look him up , 30% off and free shipping within USA )
Canada: Great Canadian Miniatures 30% off as well.

Europe and rest of the World: Wayland Games and Maelstrom Games

Remember to factor in tariff and custom fees when working out the *discounts*

Ordering GW stuff in Canada: Great Canadian Miniatures

However, lately, I've begun to get into other companies, so I'm trying out Maelstrom for my non-GW related purchases. Here's to hoping my order arrives before I go back home for Xmas.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I'd mention how Maelstrom is the best store I've ever ordered from, but if I do I'll get yelled at for not being patriotic and not supporting our troops or something.

Nobody ever got upset merely that one would suggest ordering from maelstrom if one is from the US. You are completely blowing whatever misinterpreted comment you found out of proportion. Maelstrom is a fine store. The War Store is cheaper on many items for US residents.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I'd mention how Maelstrom is the best store I've ever ordered from, but if I do I'll get yelled at for not being patriotic and not supporting our troops or something.

Sorry for that, HBMC I didn't realize the difference between Maelstrom and Warstore for non-US citizens.

Continue your plugging as before. Just mention Warstore for US citizens

Kanluwen wrote:Just mention Warstore for US citizens

Hey, I'm an equal opportunity dis... counter... ok... that sounded better in my head before I said it... but, I did do an order to someone other than Maelstrom the other day. Weyland games to be precise. And I would order lots more from the Warstore if... I had any money.

ph34r wrote:Nobody ever got upset merely that one would suggest ordering from maelstrom if one is from the US. You are completely blowing whatever misinterpreted comment you found out of proportion. Maelstrom is a fine store. The War Store is cheaper on many items for US residents.

I think you'll find it was Fateweaver who (surprise surprise) blew everything out of proportion with his unsolicited chest beating and flag waving. I was simply lampooning that, as is my nature.

H.B.M.C. wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:Just mention Warstore for US citizens

Hey, I'm an equal opportunity dis... counter... ok... that sounded better in my head before I said it... but, I did do an order to someone other than Maelstrom the other day. Weyland games to be precise. And I would order lots more from the Warstore if... I had any money.

ph34r wrote:Nobody ever got upset merely that one would suggest ordering from maelstrom if one is from the US. You are completely blowing whatever misinterpreted comment you found out of proportion. Maelstrom is a fine store. The War Store is cheaper on many items for US residents.

I think you'll find it was Fateweaver who (surprise surprise) blew everything out of proportion with his unsolicited chest beating and flag waving. I was simply lampooning that, as is my nature.

I'll let it slide...for now

I gotta say though, the Bitz Bags this year from Neal were AWESOME. I actually got a full Tyranid Warrior brood, and am doing a speed paint on 'em tonight. Goal is 4 hours, one simple color scheme.

Praise be Army Painter Uniform Green primer!

Kanluwen wrote:I gotta say though, the Bitz Bags this year from Neal were AWESOME.

Weird that you should mention that as a friend of mine bought four big Bitz Bags and got four bags with identical contents.

No joke, every bad was filled with:

Glade Rider toros.
Empire Horses.
Chaos Marauder Horses, Torsos and arms.
Chaos Possessed Legs
Chaos Terminator Heads

And then a few odds and ends. And every bag was like that. My Lost & The Damned Army just got itself some new Rough Riders, so it's not all bad.

Well, I only ordered the one bitz bag--and got a Tyranid Warrior sprue x2.

Not even sure what the hell I gave them for weaponry, but if you look at the official GW pic of the Warriors, it's the loadout on the far right.

Oh, speaking of Tyranids, that was the other thing he got - loads and loads of Barbed Strangler and Venom Cannon ammo arms. No guns. Just the 'other' arms for the guns.

Very 'useful'.

Try going to your FLGS in person and ask politely whether or not they can offer you a discount if you spend over £X.
They tend not to advertise these sorts of discounts but it quite often works.
The biggest bonus of this is not having to be at home on the day of delivery and getting an exciting phone call when your stuff comes in!!!
It also keeps real life people and shops in buisness so that you will have someone to game with and somewhere to game!
Nothing better than supporting your independent local gaming store.