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Diogenesethedog wrote:

So what if I asked about an average price range for a miniature starting from baneblade size, to thunderhawk size. I did not specify resin or plastic. Because the material and quality does not matter.

It does matter! My answer a metal baneblade is $0, because I don't want to have to deal with it. My answer to plastic is $100. Resin? Again, $0. I've already put together a Resin Warhound titan and I'll never do something that size again. Getting everything straight and aligned was a pain in the rear end.

Do you not see how the material matters?

Diogenesethedog wrote:

You're continuous insults and condescending replies as a whole not just but the community, really get on my nerves.

There isn't a single insult in my post.

 keezus wrote:
IMHO, price is acceptable as is, if treated as collectors display pieces. As pieces meant for play, due to the inability to use any of these large pieces in actual gameplay, no amount of money is worth it, because it will spend its time in a case or a closet.

At the end of the day, GW should have packaged "scenario" rules with each superheavies like the starter box scenarios so that the superheavies can be used outside of Apoc (which is less of a gaming format, than a huge nerd-spank where everyone "displays" their collection at the start of the game and then immediately starts packing it again after the first shooting phase.)

Thank you for staying on topic and not attacking the question.

Diogenesethedog wrote:

So why the attitude people like Kronk.

Which I hope the mods deal with as a personal attack against me.

And I've reported you for reporting me without a valid reason for reporting!

As others have said what materials. If your talking something this big then plastic is probably better. The material and quality is a massive factor in the price. Also yet again i am sorry but the baneblade is about 3/4 to 1/2 the size of a thunderhawk. There is a massive difference in the pricings so i have gone for the Baneblade as it is the one that i would use. Around the equivalent of £50 would be acceptable given GWs preposterous layering of Aquilas onto every surface (not good when your not playing imperial IG ) and the fact that the hull and track sections should not be split 3/4 of the way down as it would have been just as easy to do them whole.

 kronk wrote:


I'd pay $1 if the OP would stop posting his/her knee-jerk, over-reactions to people asking legitimate, clarifying questions.

Right no insult? what does Knee-jerk and proposing that my question is not legitimate. It's an insult.




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 kronk wrote:

Diogenesethedog wrote:

So why the attitude people like Kronk.

Which I hope the mods deal with as a personal attack against me.

And I've reported you for reporting me without a valid reason for reporting!

I've not reported you to anyone. I did PM a mod .

Thank you.

Diogenesethedog wrote:
I did not specify resin or plastic. Because the material and quality does not matter.

Except that it does. If you go with a plastic injection sprue, your up front costs will be more expensive because you're paying for the mold and the initial casting. Once you churn out 100 or so of these, then you can start seeing profits, and regular upkeep costs become plastic and new moulds.

Resin, tends to be a better casting material that can get better results, and as such also comes with more problems. Resin tends to eat through molds faster from what I've seen with my limited experience with On the Lamb Games resin caster, Wehrkind.

Both are great ways to cast models but both come with their own inherent problems. Plastic prices tend to stay more stable since you can cast them for pennies (I believe I read somewhere that Mantic's Plastic Sprues cost about 2 cents to make, but the money comes in paying off the mold and of course making a modest profit for the company). You also have to be able to cast and sell them in large enough quantities to make it worth it.

Resin works better for small runs or small casting, sure it'll eat up your mold, but that's what the master cast is for. You can, with some practice, churn out good looking models for a decent price, since resin prices are more stable than white metal.

So without knowing what material I'm working with, I would have to say I'd pay no more than 100 US dollars simply because idk how I'm getting it.

Diogenesethedog wrote:

 kronk wrote:
I'd pay up to $100 for a plastic, multi-part baneblade.

I'd pay up to $200 for a plastic, multi-part thunderhawk. Even though they're similar in size, I want one at the price, and there currently isn't one.

I'd pay $1 if the OP would stop posting his/her knee-jerk, over-reactions to people asking legitimate, clarifying questions.

I see that as a personal attack and Why am being PMed by mods saying to be polite? No over reactions I'm reacting to posts like this. There are NO legitmate question everything a matter of opionon.

So what if I asked about an average price range for a miniature starting from baneblade size, to thunderhawk size. I did not specify resin or plastic. Because the material and quality does not matter. You're continuous insults and condescending replies as a whole not just but the community, really get on my nerves.

Thanks for your opinion.

I will keep it in mind.

Who cares if it's not exact to your liking it's a question.

Here is the best answer. I wouldn't by Jack from someone with your attitude. People are trying to help you to get a real answer and you are taking it as insults. Pretty juvenile really. You are getting PM's because your are super hostile to people trying to give you a hand. If you are not interested in getting a real answer, then the question is pretty much pointless. Well to be honest the question as posted is pointless, but some of us are actually trying to get you a proper question, so you can get a proper answer.

The material, does matter. It may not matter to you, because you appear to have no grasp on the subject, but it sure does matter to quite a few people here. Do you think people just come out of the woodwork to criticize, sure you will always get 1 or 2, but when most of your responses are people who have issues with the question........well the question is the issue, or more probably in this case the poster of the question.

 master of ordinance wrote:
As others have said what materials. If your talking something this big then plastic is probably better. The material and quality is a massive factor in the price. Also yet again i am sorry but the baneblade is about 3/4 to 1/2 the size of a thunderhawk. There is a massive difference in the pricings so i have gone for the Baneblade as it is the one that i would use. Around the equivalent of £50 would be acceptable given GWs preposterous layering of Aquilas onto every surface (not good when your not playing imperial IG ) and the fact that the hull and track sections should not be split 3/4 of the way down as it would have been just as easy to do them whole.

A giant metal thunder hawk or bane blade would be very bad. Thus I did not even consider it. Thank you for being a little more open minded then some of the other posters.

You failed to answer my post important point!

 kronk wrote:

Diogenesethedog wrote:

So what if I asked about an average price range for a miniature starting from baneblade size, to thunderhawk size. I did not specify resin or plastic. Because the material and quality does not matter.

It does matter! My answer a metal baneblade is $0, because I don't want to have to deal with it. My answer to plastic is $100. Resin? Again, $0. I've already put together a Resin Warhound titan and I'll never do something that size again. Getting everything straight and aligned was a pain in the rear end.

Do you not see how the material matters?

Diogenesethedog wrote:

 kronk wrote:


I'd pay $1 if the OP would stop posting his/her knee-jerk, over-reactions to people asking legitimate, clarifying questions.

Right no insult? what does Knee-jerk and proposing that my question is not legitimate. It's an insult.

That's not an insult. That's trying to help you become a better poster. I'm a giver. A nurturer of new members.

You've been asked several times by members of the site to post in a more polite manner and have received similar advice from the Moderation team, all for no avail t'would seem.

If you're not prepared to to listen to good and sensible advice and questions with regards to this project there seems very little point in letting the thread continue.