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Has anyone else seen this, wow very strange !!!

http://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253210

yea same here
really wierd.

Any idea why? (GW link wont load for some reason)
If unknown, i can allways check my 2 box's i got last week.

۞ Jack ۞ wrote:Any idea why? (GW link wont load for some reason)
If unknown, i can allways check my 2 box's i got last week.

Apparently, it doesn't exactly meet EU safety standards. At least, that's what they're saying in the thread.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat1300134&aId=9900052a

Bizarre, back when they had lead in the age limit was only 12... Guess spikey plastic might be used as an offensive weapon...




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They should try building penitent engines!

The Black Reach Gobbos are spikier and more lethal than that boxed set.

Thanks MGS, link works, but wont allow me onto any other parts of the site lol (comp is possibly playing up again)

In the US, there's the "can the kid choke on a piece?" criteria. I would be surprised if the killa kanz have more choke-able pieces than any other GW kit, but anything is possible.

I wonder if this is the first of many... We may see a reboxing across the board for GW pieces.

My money's on one of the sharp 'jaw' teeth spiking some kid who's parent complained.

You heard it here first, kids. Time for us U.S. folks to start buying 'em in bulk so we can sell them across the pond via eBay for exorbitant prices!

Looks like they just missed adding the age disclaimer. No biggie.

Theyre probly recalling them, so they can reprice the boxes for another 5 or 10$

Mistress of minis wrote:Theyre probly recalling them, so they can reprice the boxes for another 5 or 10$

Wouldnt it be faster to change the price tag o_o

Though i agree im sure GW will very soon "price adjust" the kans -_-

They are very pointy. I bought nine the day that they came out, and I was not sure, after I'd finished painting them, if the red on my hands was blood or paint.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:My money's on one of the sharp 'jaw' teeth spiking some kid who's parent complained.

If this is the cause, then expect the same to happen to the Screaming Bell / Plague Furness.

I couldn't count high enough for the number of times I've cut myself with my hobby knife over the years, but drawing blood coz a plastic spike takes the biscuit (Hmmm chocolate hobnobs ! )

Maybe its yet another example of the Nanny state (Euro nanny ?) - Political correctness for you folks over the pond in case you don't understand

FordPrefect wrote:
I couldn't count high enough for the number of times I've cut myself with my hobby knife over the years, but drawing blood coz a plastic spike takes the biscuit (Hmmm chocolate hobnobs ! )

You're not a real modeler until you do. I used to do it at least once every time I worked with the old mutipart Chaos Warriors(the hunchback ones). Some of the helmet spikes were sharper than you'd expect.

I shake my head, lets ban the orc plastic model, but leave that pewter furioso dreadnought, which could be used as a dangerous leathal projectile.

doubled wrote:I shake my head, lets ban the orc plastic model, but leave that pewter furioso dreadnought, which could be used as a dangerous leathal projectile.

There is one more deadly o_o

This....

MeanGreenStompa wrote:I wonder if this is the first of many... We may see a reboxing across the board for GW pieces.

My money's on one of the sharp 'jaw' teeth spiking some kid who's parent complained.

My money's on there being some kind of miscast that somebody missed.

Dont make fun of little timmy who tries to put together 3 killer kans at once and ends up poking his eye out with the power klaw!

The sharpest part of the new killla kan are the "tooth" that are on the body's face plates.

And the tooth attached to some of the gun arms. They can easily stab through skin o_o

so can knives, pencils, paper clips and i guess anything if you push hard enough

Im sure the UK will soon regulate that you can no longer use paper clips due to threat of injury

LunaHound wrote:

doubled wrote:I shake my head, lets ban the orc plastic model, but leave that pewter furioso dreadnought, which could be used as a dangerous leathal projectile.

There is one more deadly o_o

This....

That thing is a shocker. When I was at a GW store, they were putting together a Lizardmen Store Army out of the surplus that didn't sell in the January release. I put a Razordon together. I had more than a few bandaids up my arm after that...

Actually, the statements in this and Warseer's thread are not completely accurate. I have read the original message.

Fact is that the product failed a required security test and the EU therefore complained that the Killa Kan kit is not deemed suitable for age 12+ children (as most other things from GW) but only for 14+ children. GW is just printing warning labels which will be available from 13th April, that is next Tuesday. Until then GW will not sell the boxes and other shops "should not" sell these kits to children below the age of 14 and are "advised to" remove the kit from the shelves. Next week, boxes with label are sold again. GW will change the sprue eventually to meet EU requirements though.

BTW, let's hope they never test the 40k CoD buildings: Who hasn't made painful experience with the Gothic lamps on the railing

Security test? o.O

meh i wouldn't mind seeing a not for children under 14 on all GW products.

mind you i think i started playing around 12 or 13 so maybe I'm just getting old now

Boss 'eadbreaka wrote:

LunaHound wrote:

doubled wrote:I shake my head, lets ban the orc plastic model, but leave that pewter furioso dreadnought, which could be used as a dangerous leathal projectile.

There is one more deadly o_o

This....

That thing is a shocker. When I was at a GW store, they were putting together a Lizardmen Store Army out of the surplus that didn't sell in the January release. I put a Razordon together. I had more than a few bandaids up my arm after that...

Really? Because I got mine together easily, And I even held the points of the spikes while painting. But your probably right. My hands have lost some sense after too many cold games of football.

Anyway, will this affect us Australians? Because I was planning on picking up a couple after my Nids are finished.

Kirasu wrote:

Im sure the UK will soon regulate that you can no longer use paper clips due to threat of injury

Easy there, Captain America, your country's no better... http://www.homesecuritysource.com/blogs/a-hot-dog-patty-prevent-chocking.aspx

How did you pick just one thing to pick upon? We have warning stickers on everything but paperclips in the US and there's a frivolous lawsuit behind nearly every one of them.

Just because it's ridiculous. Don't wanna take this thread OT, just felt the need to point out how silly it is that people are ragging on the EU like this is something that doesn't happen all over the world.