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:p don't get me started on what the americans have released

Aerethan wrote:

Jamesc2012 wrote:@ n0t_u i may have been mistaken, either way the point is we are charged close to double compared to america and other countries

it's your penance for releasing Kylie Minogue on the world.

Makes sense, Canadian's extreme high prices must be due to Justin Bieber =3

:p don't get me started on what the americans have released


Woops double post

*Cough*hot problems*cough*

Wonder what would be the punishment for releasing that abomination.

Ah so many possibilities


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Back OT Gw really needs to lower Failcost prices. it's cheaper to make then metal

Cost of production has never been a factor in the final pricing decision of any GW product.

What has it been then?

Jamesc2012 wrote:What has it been then?

How high can we price it before it effects sales?

Not much different from every other publicly listed company.

ah true, i've stopped going to gw stores for that reason and how they don't like regulars

progreen10 wrote:I find the Názgul prices stupid:
£49!!!!

The Nazgul one is actually awesome, you get all nine in that box, meaning they about £5.50 each! That's as cheap almost as when they first came out!
I wants to buy them now..........

Thats around 80-90 aud

You guys complain but at the end of the day you'll still hand GW your money for those miniatures, so it seems they are still fairly priced...

PhantomViper wrote:You guys complain but at the end of the day you'll still hand GW your money for those miniatures, so it seems they are still fairly priced...

EBAY!!

Without fail it appears in any thread about the prices and it always countered the same way, so effortlessly.

NOPE i don't give them my $$$

Aerethan wrote:The only multi part about the grandmaster is the horse. The rider himself is single piece. So the actual finecast part of him is uber simple.

Maybe the price is reflective on the fact that horses always do more damage than the riders . . . .

Phyrexia wrote:What's more perplexing is the space marine’s lack of helmets. Why bother wear a huge suit of armor when a well placed shot to the head can kill you instantly anyways?

See those metal bumps? Those are the bullets that hit them in the head and didn't penetrate the almost solid bone.
As a marine progresses in rank, they take out more of his brain (kinda like MPs, really) and replace it with more indoctrination and "religious fervour".

This is the real reason people like Miranda Calgar has "eternal warrior". You can't head-killshot something that doesn't have a brain, just plot armour.

Brother SRM wrote:This is something literally as old as miniatures wargaming itself. It's Rule of Cool. It gives the model much more personality than just being another faceless dude in a helmet, and lets you take advantage of this by painting a face in a color other than the armor.
.

I dunno about the rule of cool and personality. Most Gw figures "personality" seems to feature as an open mouthed expression , which everytime i look at it makes me think s/he is yelling "Mum, WHERE is my underwear!"

It could just be me though


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or it's possible they are closet gay...

LumenPraebeo wrote:

PhantomViper wrote:You guys complain but at the end of the day you'll still hand GW your money for those miniatures, so it seems they are still fairly priced...

EBAY!!

Yes! I got a CSM rhino, 1 empire cannon, 2 BFSP dwarf cannons, a vindicator (well, I probably will win it in a few hours time), and a complete sentinel (same), all for under £30!! (not including p+p)

So, all this:









for less than the price of this on mini:



Oh, I love EBay...

Bullockist wrote:

Brother SRM wrote:This is something literally as old as miniatures wargaming itself. It's Rule of Cool. It gives the model much more personality than just being another faceless dude in a helmet, and lets you take advantage of this by painting a face in a color other than the armor.
.

I dunno about the rule of cool and personality. Most Gw figures "personality" seems to feature as an open mouthed expression , which everytime i look at it makes me think s/he is yelling "Mum, WHERE is my underwear!"

It could just be me though


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It's going to take a while for me to get that outta my head. --Lols-- Thank you.


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Aerethan wrote:So I'm perplexed at this little situation here. Who in the hell is in charge of making these decisions? Why is a single piece model that is 15 years old worth as much as 4 rather recent space marines?

$33 in finecast for 4 multi part models

I've wanted those for a while. First they became hard to find before I knew I wanted them. Then GW started selling them seperately for $13-14 a piece. This is a steal. I might get a box.

It sucks about that Blood Knight though. I think GW spikes the punch before they go into their meetings.

Why does the first marine appear to have an eye in his forehead? A bit chaotic isn't it?

Howard A Treesong wrote:Why does the first marine appear to have an eye in his forehead? A bit chaotic isn't it?

It does look like an eye, but I think those are supposed to be the 'service studs' given out for centuries not dying for the Emperor.

They are studs.
It is just the lighting and angle that gives the appearance of an eye (dark spot in centre with light on either side).

You're also not taking into account that the better a miniature/unit's rules seem to be the more you're gonna pay for them, by in large. Such is GW's view on things, if you wanna win, you have to pay through the nose.

there is probably some table they use that takes into account how much resin they use, the price of the mold to make them + overhead + manufacturing and shipping cost vs. the annual expected sales of the model (based on history or forecasts) vs. some expected time frame to break even.

It's called business and manufacturing.....

There are other words I would use, but it will just get blocked by the swear filter so I won't bother!

Groundh0g wrote:

How high can we price it before it effects sales?

Not much different from every other publicly listed company.

That's how GW tries to increase sales by increasing the price.
I am not fond of Finecast anyway, resin is nice for show models, but play pieces should be more sturdier.
My GW budget has roughly stayed the same over the years, buying less and less new and more second hand and from other companies.

DiabolicAl wrote:The more important the marine the less likely it is they will wear a helmet. Nothing says 'shoot me im important' like a bare head and a nice big banner.

Pedro Cantor seems to be the only one who has his head/helmet screwed on......

Do face masks count? Dante wears a face mask.


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Aerethan wrote:

Jamesc2012 wrote:@ n0t_u i may have been mistaken, either way the point is we are charged close to double compared to america and other countries

it's your penance for releasing Kylie Minogue on the world.

Australia should have been bomed for that.

Not only that, but after letting her out on the music scene, they then give a pass for her sister as well. Just goes to show that Aussies are more evil than Chaos.


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MightyGodzilla wrote:
It sucks about that Blood Knight though. I think GW spikes the punch before they go into their meetings.

You see, it's to cover all the lawsuits they'll recieve. The box doesn't come with a disclaimer saying "Warning!!! product may try to bite you on the neck."

WaaaaghLord wrote:You're also not taking into account that the better a miniature/unit's rules seem to be the more you're gonna pay for them, by in large. Such is GW's view on things, if you wanna win, you have to pay through the nose.

One word.

Pyrovore