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Ouze wrote:It's kinda annoying they don't even match.

Elaborate.

Ouze wrote:As a complete side note... I was looking at Autocannons on FW for doing a Rifleman Dreadnought. It's kinda annoying they don't even match. Luckily, a google search returned this thread and I wound up getting an Aegis Defense Line instead from Bitzbarn. So, $10 less , shipped, then from FW (they don't even have both in stock anyway), you get some scenery, and it comes in around a week instead of in around a month. Not to mention they'll match.

They definitely do match, but you're probably looking at the wrong parts.

There is the Dark Angels Mortis pattern autocannon left arm, which matches the Mark V Dreadnought Autocannon right arm.

It's a bit deceptive because the normal Mark V right arm uses a full body dreadnought for its preview image unlike every other dreadnought arm, and the left arm is clearly labelled as a Dark Angels piece, though it has no DA insignia. Both of these are made to fit the GW plastic dreadnought.

The problem with the aegis is they guns feel like they sit too far out on the sides (unless you modify them a bit)

Though doing that, we did find a use for the valkyrie missile pods. Couple magnets (or plastic rod) and you have an aegis missile turret.

It's only worth it if you play apocalypse.

remilia_scarlet wrote:It's only worth it if you play apocalypse.

Most of their range is for normal games, so I don't see how.

-Loki- wrote:

Ouze wrote:As a complete side note... I was looking at Autocannons on FW for doing a Rifleman Dreadnought. It's kinda annoying they don't even match. Luckily, a google search returned this thread and I wound up getting an Aegis Defense Line instead from Bitzbarn. So, $10 less , shipped, then from FW (they don't even have both in stock anyway), you get some scenery, and it comes in around a week instead of in around a month. Not to mention they'll match.

They definitely do match, but you're probably looking at the wrong parts.

I was, yes. Thank you, I thought that odd.

A comment on their customer service - I got a Heirophant as a gift which was bought before Christmas. I noticed when I finally started building it a few weeks ago that the front legs are severely miscast. Nearly all of the detail is filled in.

I emailed them and gave them my order number and delivery address, and new front legs are on their way. 8 months after it was bought.

That alone will make me buy from them again. Hmmm... Those Contemptors look neat.

-Loki- wrote: I emailed them

That's a serious result right there ... in my experience you're way more likely to get a response when you telephone them.

I found every FWpurchase I did so far well worth it - never had a problem at all.
Whenever I did have a question, I shot them a mail and got an answer within 24hrs.

Some of my friends have had minor issues with miscasts, and once they send something wrong. However: They were always fast and friendly, always sending replacements almost immediately.


Costwise, for us in €uro country, FWs prices are very near to, or in some circumstances lower than GW prices.


Thus, my conclusion would be that FW offers incredibly good products at a price no more taxing than GW is anyways, combined with excellent customer service.


I like buying from them

So to avoid spending 75 dollars on vendetta conversions (3) I decided to make my own.

I should have just got the FW ones. Would have been quicker, and would have cost... about the same, maybe 5-10 dollars more.

Necroagogo wrote:

-Loki- wrote: I emailed them

That's a serious result right there ... in my experience you're way more likely to get a response when you telephone them.

It took 2 weeks for them to respond to my question intitially, so it wasn't super fast. Once they'd replied and I gave them the information they wanted, I got an email back within about 5 minutes that my parts were shipped with a new order number.