BlastScape Craters are made to a really poor Quality... [Photos]

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**LunaHound**

Guys , i think even chinese counterfeiters do a better job then this...

shame on GW.

**LunaHound**

Panic wrote:

Panic...

The 4 barrles they arnt even drilled!!! and the red part is also different!

**LunaHound**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
To check them. To see if more of them are like this. Maybe it was a bad run, or the initial batch are all screwy - doesn't matter - just take a look and report back.

Im sure thats what GW will tell us "its a bad batch"

though how gullible do they take us for , im sure they have done quality checks >.>

**LunaHound**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Let us know how that goes.

I'll probably head into my local GW on Saturday (it's sad that they're literally 5 mins up the road) and see what they'll do for mine.

Has that ever tempted you to buy from the local store instead of maelstorm?

**LunaHound**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Walk up the road for five minutes... or save 30% off all GW items.... hmm... I'll take the "spend less money" option thanks.

That means you arnt a compulsive buyer ;p

**LunaHound**

Is this taken from GW?
because if it is , it would mean they have to know about the quality already.

Thus making the bad patch theory obsolete.

**LunaHound**

Which ones are the 40mm bases ? there are 12 per box?

**LunaHound**

Guys , looking at the youtube video i suddenly realized something . Something that is all too familiar to asians in night markets.

The flimsy cheap materials seems just like these 25 cent masks

**LunaHound**

JohnHwangDD wrote:So GW is selling a $0.25 thing for how much again?

There are 5 pieces , so it'll be $1.25 , the package materials 20 cents , so $1.45

30 cents goes toward charity of chinese child labor , $18 because it doubles as a game piece not just hobby.

sums up to perfectly even $19.75 usd

I must also express my suspicion that over 60% of GW customers suffers certain degree of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

**LunaHound**

Sgt Diablo wrote:Told you guys. Lunahound is totally right. .25 cents is just about right for something that crappy. I priced terrain out like this with a manufacturer in China. The same place GW gets theirs. I was quoted .50 cents per unit shipped to me in Arizona. I needed to order at least 500 but large discounts could be had at larger amounts ordered. I only needed about 100 for a tournament, but non the less. I would bet my bottom dollar GW spent less then .30 cents for each of these craters.

That is no joke. So .30 cents X 5 per bag they paid $1.50 for the set. You pay $20.00 and it looks like crap. GW makes a profit of $18.50 on each sucker that buys this junk. WOW. All I can say is WOW.

I'm all for companies making profit but on crap like this with that kind of profit. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Romeo
Battle Foam

Tyty, im very informative about factories in asia ( my whole family does business there ) .
I also know they make counterfeit warhammer stuff (had a whole thread on it long ago , most people laughed at me! )

king88mob wrote:so has anyone actually tried to paint these up? I got mine, they were the same quality as the moonscape, maybe a little flimsier. I'm not particularly impressed but at the same time they were cheap (by GW standards)

I'm going to add texture (sand / glue etc) and see how it goes. I've opened the package but so far haven't put a brush to it. I bought them from the UK so any chance of returning them is pretty much gone.

Everytime you bend / push down / the primer coat will crack and paint will flake off :/

**LunaHound**

Dooks Dizzo wrote:I've seen the battlescape in person. It's solid and on par with the Temple of Skulls. No problems with that one.

Wait , so its the same as it is in the pictures?
nothing like the one on youtube?

**LunaHound**

Neconilis wrote:
The fact you've finally become embittered as well brings a warm tear to my eye and a smile to my face :')

You're entirely right though, there's very little else to add to the above. Though it boggles my mind even more to try and comprehend the people who insist on buying directly from GW.

xD actually im on my own little case .

How expensive GW is have nothing to do with me , aslong as im not the last one on the boat when people decide to stop puting up with GW's prices.
( if i can sell off my stuff before GW dies , im ok with which ever ^^)

**LunaHound**

Mick A wrote:Just spoke to GW mail order UK, seems that I was the first person to complain about the quality... They are going to send another set out to me. I'll let you all know if there is any difference in quality. Also spoke to my local GW shop, they say the stock they have is fine and painted up ok, they offered me the chance to bring mine in and compare it to their stock and if theirs was better I could just swap them. Can't do that til tomorrow though due to work.
Mick

Bring a camera :'p

**LunaHound**

H.B.M.C. wrote:And I think most of us would accept some level of detail loss because we understand that vacuformed stuff ain't ever going to be the same quality as proper injection moulding.

Thats GW's problem they have to deal with. The customers shouldnt need to suffer from their inferior molding methods.

**LunaHound**

Inb4 GW's unofficial speech :

"Will you guys calm down? for price of 2 star bucks coffee you get 5 pieces of terrain!
you can use them for game as well as hobby "

**LunaHound**

Its not theft , it simply meant GW "paid" for their mess up.
Literally . woot im funny!

**LunaHound**

For those that think China have a part in the mess up ( seriously guys , its not rocket scientist to produce the crater )

Here is a more realistic scenario:

GW: I want these done cheap , like this (points to white master model)
China : Sure ok no problem , they'll cost 50 cent.
GW: Cant you give us a better deal?
China: K , tell you what i'll modify it alittle to make it easier to mass produce , you wouldnt know the difference
GW: How much will it be?
China: 10 cents.
GW: OK!!!!!

1 Months later:
GW customer: ****!!!!!