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I got a rock...


wrong holiday?

Two blisters of Bog Trog Ambushers and the Bane Thrall Officer and Standard Bearer.

Just waiting on a mispack replacement to get painting...

Already gots a Devastator squad to half use to show my other brother how to paint, and half use to give me two more rocket Havocs. Due to late shopping we'll be gunning for a Heldrake and some Termies to make Slaaneshi sorcerer and LC dudes later on.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:

 paulson games wrote:
I got the infinity rulesbook. Now comes the wallet pain of buying their minis. So beautiful... but they are priced like they are cast from gold.

Are we looking at the same game?

Infinity is one of the cheatest miniatures games on the market right now. Only their TAGS and other large models get expensive, because, well, they're all metal still.

You both are right in my opinion.

It can get very expensive if you want to have a "complete" set of unit options. It only gets worse if you want to have unique looking units where you have to do conversions, etc.

I was doing some pricing online. The only store in my area that carries Infinity is doing so at a major premium. Apparently their prices are on average 50% higher than what their retail is listed on Miniatures Market (before discounts) A while back I picked up the Mushashi figure in store which ran me $17! It's listed for $10 on MMarket (or just under $9 with discount)

Some of the larger models are pretty expensive, I realize that I will likely only need one or two but some of the walkers and 40mm based minis are $40-$50. I have a bunch of privateer trollblood models of simular size that run around $20-ish at full retail. Problem again comes from my store marking the larger infinity models up 25% which comes out to about $10-$12 above normal retail.

The force sizes are on average much smaller so it offsets the costs, also look like if I shop at places with realistic prices it's much more on par with other mini lines. I guess the moral is to check around on the prices.

I got

Cataphili terminators, Spartan assault tank and archillies land raider.

Got the wife.
Angron, 2 boxes of beserkers, 1 chaos land raider, Hellblade.

And a DIY truffle chip kit to munch on whilst I game.

Will get 15 Kriegsmen and a surprise.

 paulson games wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

 -Loki- wrote:

 paulson games wrote:
I got the infinity rulesbook. Now comes the wallet pain of buying their minis. So beautiful... but they are priced like they are cast from gold.

Are we looking at the same game?

Infinity is one of the cheatest miniatures games on the market right now. Only their TAGS and other large models get expensive, because, well, they're all metal still.

You both are right in my opinion.

It can get very expensive if you want to have a "complete" set of unit options. It only gets worse if you want to have unique looking units where you have to do conversions, etc.

I was doing some pricing online. The only store in my area that carries Infinity is doing so at a major premium. Apparently their prices are on average 50% higher than what their retail is listed on Miniatures Market (before discounts) A while back I picked up the Mushashi figure in store which ran me $17! It's listed for $10 on MMarket (or just under $9 with discount)

Some of the larger models are pretty expensive, I realize that I will likely only need one or two but some of the walkers and 40mm based minis are $40-$50. I have a bunch of privateer trollblood models of simular size that run around $20-ish at full retail. Problem again comes from my store marking the larger infinity models up 25% which comes out to about $10-$12 above normal retail.

The force sizes are on average much smaller so it offsets the costs, also look like if I shop at places with realistic prices it's much more on par with other mini lines. I guess the moral is to check around on the prices.

Why does your store mark up Infinity? O.o

 Alfndrate wrote:

Why does your store mark up Infinity? O.o

Probably the difficulty of retaining stock, etc.

The very best wargaming present I have ever gotten. A new office rolly chair in which to sit while painting. No more back pain.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Alfndrate wrote:

Why does your store mark up Infinity? O.o

Probably the difficulty of retaining stock, etc.

Interesting... Though that makes less sense than the annual GW price increase.

A plague Furnace and awesome new workstation light, and approximately 30 brushes.

Ohh and 350 cash for the upcoming DA release

From me to me, the Battlefoam Mantic bag with 2 trays. No more hauling my space wolves in the shoe box lol.

My fiance got me a box or Chaos Warriors for fantasy as well as the Horus Heresy board game. Pretty excited to get both.

I got:
Evil Baby Orphanage

But since my partner didn't know what it was or where to get it, did the old 'I'll get it, you pay me back' thing.

And due to 'supplier delays', it won't be shipped for general retail release until January (considering the official release date from Wyrd was 18th Nov-ish) I think this may be a result of the kickstarter

So technically the only wargaming present I got, I haven't actually got yet, and I paid for myself, so, no wargaming presents for me

I got a GW paint station. I got my wife a box of slaanesh daemons. Me and wife had a very low budget this Christmas. We will celebrate later once we get settled and have an income.

Black Powder and The Last Argument of Kings, woo hoo War of Spanish Succession here I come

 Alfndrate wrote:

Why does your store mark up Infinity? O.o

I asked the store owner what was up with the pricing and apparently it's because they can't get it through their normal distributors. In order to stock it they've been ordering it from CB directly, They got a small discount which was aproximately what they pay to have it shipped from Spain. If they sell it at normal retail then they break even at best. They want to support the game but they also need to make money so it gets marked up based on what they have to pay in order to stock it, makes sense but makes it painfully expensive for the customer.

I gave him the contact info for a Distributor that does carry infinity, but their required minimum order size to maintain an account is apparently too high. The store doesn't want to keep an account just to stock one line. (that moves very slowly in store)

I suggested that maybe if their prices were in line with other retailers they'd see more Infinity move off the shelf, but that prompted a stare of death... I do know that most of the players there have bought their stuff online as it's crazy to pay retail +50% Just seems to be in a real touchy spot locally, maybe that'll reverse in time when the game gets carried with more distributors?

I didn't get a lot of gaming related stuff this year but I did get a much needed storm raven, for which I am very thankful.

This thread is depressing me - for the first time since 1997 I got nothing miniatures-related at all this xmas. Its my own fault, since I didn't ask for anything!

Bought my housemate the How to paint citadel miniatures book as part of dragging him kicking and screaming into the hobby.

A bunch of terrain stuffs to get started with!

My gaming buddies pitched in and got me the Wall of Martyrs mega trench kit. My girlfriend also gave me a huge batch of Chaos Marine kits which helped me entirely finish off that army. So, all in all, a great season for my gaming habit.

Well i got like 6 Reaper bones Minies
1 drop pod.
1 box of Krrot
1 box of stealth suits
1 Devilfish(the last 3 i bought with money from the family)
I still have like 80$ of money lest from the money i had from the family. Depending on how much i spend at my news years concert(yay first ever concert) I might buy some more minies or pathfinder stuff.

Think of dying and going to gamer heaven/ hell... depending on how you want to look at her.

First off, I came back home this past few weeks and walked into a room full of boxes. the first few days of opening these was fun... then the WTF phase set in. Overwhelmed isn't the word for it.

Then we went to Disneyland and spent the obligatory fortune on the package and fattened up on shameless self promotions and disney ...... stuff. To say that They have taken over the world would be an understaement as well. Lets leave it at I had a pretty good time, and accomplished a lifelong goal.

Came home to the game filled area and had to reajust the workspace.Got into Dust with a couple of boxes of Americans and Germans, and a building, then went down to the local game store to reaquaint myself with the scene there.

Its a good time to spread the word about Kickstarter.

Other things for christmas- Spend more money, make some money, reajust my area, and aquisitions.

Infinity
Iron Kingdoms
UFX Line
Dungeon Delves
Kings of War/ Added in three reaper additions: one the ghoul King, Second a Lich, and the third is a necromancer.
Fanticide
Freebooters fate
Heldorado
Zombicide
Etc. Etc. Etc.....


I have a few metric gak ton of figures.....


I am now at the point of seriously marketing army painting services.


Needless to say, life is pretty friggn sweet.

I got Zombicide for Christmas Was going to get some X-Wing Wave 2 goodies but they've been delayed until February, so was given vouchers to cover some of the cost.

My loving wife got me "Doom of Mymeara" from FW!!!

WOOHOO Finally an Eldar list that doesnt rely on Jetbike and Dire Avenger SPAM!!

Fw renegade ogryn boss with drill, an awesome mini though a little beat up on arrival, so fw are sending a replacement :-)

Doubt I'll get any more hobby stuff, ever, until I've painted up what I already have. So I started on my dv chaos chosen this afternoon :-)

$150 in Games Workshop Gift Certificates. All went to Lord of the Rings/Hobbit stuff.

A brood of zoanthropes.

A box of 24 Rangers of Middle earth plus a Streets of Malifaux set. Not bad at all!

I got socks, aftershave and a grey jillet - all of which I can wear while wargaming I suppose.

That count right?