White Dwarf Subscription, with new 2011-2012 model it's $95.75, model by itself is $20.75 US

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**BrassScorpion**

Amazingly, the price of a White Dwarf subscription with the new model is $95.75. If you purchase it with the current model, the Gyrocopter Pilot, it's still $88.25. The new model is Finecast so I guess the raised the model price about $7. That older model is about to be discontinued in a few days.

The current price without the model is still $75 US for one year, $140 for two years. I wonder how long that will last.

The new Finecast 2011-2012 White Dwarf Subscription model is in GW stores for sale already. The price of the model by itself (sold only to existing subscribers of course) is $20.75. Till now these subscription models have been between $13.25 and $15.00 US. That is a significant jump.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1390159a

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**H.B.M.C.**

So with this subscription you get a 95 dollar Finecast model and what else?

**Howard A Treesong**

I like how you have to pay extra to get the figure. By taking out a subscription you merely earn the right to buy a model at the standard rate (£8) which almost wipes out the original saving.

**Mad4Minis**

I cant possibly fathom what could be in that magazine to justify $95 a year...

**H.B.M.C.**

So, wait, let me get this straight:

There's a magazine that comes with the $95 Finecast model? I thought the Finecast model only came with White Dwarf... and that's not a magazine.

Me = Confused.

**Corey85**

With all the talented people on sites like this, posting their work and ideas, its a wonder people even buy the mag. (Or that thing that comes with H.B.M.C .'s 95 dollar finecast model).

**Munga**

It's the same company that dubs it's old useless stock as collector's items and jacks the price up twice as high. You should be happy they make a magazine that comes with the 95$ collector's model. Seriously, at least they didn't make the model something game breaking and insane and make it only available to people who subscribe.Yet.

**Worglock**

Funny enough, my local store let me buy the previous WD Model with out getting a subscription*. And they'd probably let me buy the new one without getting a new sub. (although I will probably renew my sub just because I do get some value out of the magazine.)

*The moral of the story? Don't be a bad person I guess.

**endtransmission**

Funnily I got my renewal notice yesterday and it clearly says (still) that subscribers should get their magazines before everyone else... which we know to be a fib.

Nice to see GW updating their paperwork...

**BrassScorpion**

endtransmission wrote:Funnily I got my renewal notice yesterday and it clearly says (still) that subscribers should get their magazines before everyone else... which we know to be a fib.

Nice to see GW updating their paperwork...

It just adds insult to the injury doesn't it? I resubscribed for a number of years the last time they had some real promotions like extra issues, etc. When my subscription ends in a year I may let it lapse for the first time after about 2 decades of continuous subscription.

**sennacherib**

What a stupid price. Anyone who wants to shell out the price of a battleforce for a catalogue, be my guest. anything they show off in there you can see on the web for free.

**BrassScorpion**

sennacherib wrote:What a stupid price. Anyone who wants to shell out the price of a battleforce for a catalogue, be my guest. anything they show off in there you can see on the web for free.

And now that I don't get it till about a week after new releases are announced even the previews in the magazine are worthless and out of date by the time I see them. It's terrible that something I've enjoyed so much for so long has reached this point.

**Eilif**

Just pulled out Issue 240 From Jan 2000.
A WD subscription was $50 USD and it came with a free boxed kit you could choose from a very long list. The box kit is about a 22.99 value if you use the Catachan Jungle fighters box (had 20 figs then but that's another issue...) which is on the list and priced in the mag.

So $50 bucks and a $23 kit compared to $95 and a 7 buck figure today, that is considerably more than a a doubling in price! Taking into account inflation, is there anyone who believes the quality of the magazine has increased enough (or at all) to be worthy of the price increase?

If only my house would increase in price the way WD has!

**puma713**

$95 for a year's supply of toilet paper isn't too bad.

**Grot 6**

LMAO this whole thred.....

Priceless.

$95.00 Finecrap LMAO!!!

**lord_blackfang**

I can get 51 issues of Science for $139.

**LunaHound**

Gah no, Treesong is correct.

Just like every year recently, we are just purchasing the "right" to buy that model.

Just saw it costs $25... $85 -> $110

**Davor**

What I want to know is why people stop resubscribing now? I have stopped buying WD for over 5 years now.

You just finally noticing it's not worth getting it???

**Worglock**

endtransmission wrote:Funnily I got my renewal notice yesterday and it clearly says (still) that subscribers should get their magazines before everyone else... which we know to be a fib.

Nice to see GW updating their paperwork...

I'm still getting mine before everyone else.

**LunaHound**

Worglock wrote:
endtransmission wrote:Funnily I got my renewal notice yesterday and it clearly says (still) that subscribers should get their magazines before everyone else... which we know to be a fib.

Nice to see GW updating their paperwork...

I'm still getting mine before everyone else.

Then they are doing it wrong.
Because the purpose of the later receiving date was GW insuring no one gets theirs early to leak info.

**BrassScorpion**

lord_blackfang wrote:I can get 51 issues of Science for $139.

I got a year of National Geographic recently for $10.

**sennacherib**

Adbusters magazien which is totally ad-free costs 58$ for 12 issues. So ... since it is filled with nothing but content (and Very good content if you are of the anti establishment mindset) with nice photos, art etc. i am not sure how anyone subscribing to white dwarf can defend the magazien as a good deal.

**LunaHound**

BrassScorpion wrote:
lord_blackfang wrote:I can get 51 issues of Science for $139.
I got a year of National Geographic recently for $10.

That is quality buy

**BrassScorpion**

So I was in a GW store earlier today and saw the new Finecast 2011-2012 White Dwarf Subscription model for sale already. The price of the model by itself (sold only to existing subscribers of course) is $20.75. Till now these subscription models have been between $13.25 and $15.00 US. That is a significant jump.

**Kanluwen**

Was it bigger or same size, Brass? My dad's a sucker for Dwarf models and he'd love this one--even if it means I have to hunt for it on feeBay.

**reds8n**

If you do get the chance to see the new WD please check out the little feature they do on this release.

Obviously the pricing and general quality is something you'll have to decide upon for yourself, but everyone should check out the jaw droppingly good paint job done on the model.

The model has little copies of WD kind of spilling out of his treasure chest/similar, and the artist has managed to detail them as actual WD pages. It's quite extraordinary the level of detail he's managed to convey.

You can sort of make it out in this shot, WD has a more overhead picture.

**Ghidorah**

sennacherib wrote:anything they show off in there you can see on the web for free.

For now. Wait until some bean counter at GW figures out that you can get "premium content" on the website with a monthly subscription. Watch all the "good" content disappear. Come to think about it, I'm hugely surprised that they haven't done this yet.

King Ghidorah

**Guildsman**

Ghidorah wrote:
sennacherib wrote:anything they show off in there you can see on the web for free.
For now. Wait until some bean counter at GW figures out that you can get "premium content" on the website with a monthly subscription. Watch all the "good" content disappear. Come to think about it, I'm hugely surprised that they haven't done this yet.

King Ghidorah

Back when they first announced the changes to WD, I suggested the same thing. It wouldn't surprise me if they made the astronomicon only available for a subscription fee. I actually thought that they would make WD all digital, and only make its contents available online to those who subscribe. But that would require them to lose their fear of the internet...

**Schmapdi**

Ghidorah wrote:
sennacherib wrote:anything they show off in there you can see on the web for free.
For now. Wait until some bean counter at GW figures out that you can get "premium content" on the website with a monthly subscription. Watch all the "good" content disappear. Come to think about it, I'm hugely surprised that they haven't done this yet.

King Ghidorah

I'd say they've done this already. When was the last release you can recall that had any proper painting/assembly articles? When was the last time they added new articles to the WD vault. It's been months. Now all we get are some quick fan recipes posted on the blog (i.e. - "Joe sent us this Thundertusk, he painted the fur with scorched brown followed by bestial/vermin brown highlights).

**BrassScorpion**

The model has little copies of WD kind of spilling out of his treasure chest/similar, and the artist has managed to detail them as actual WD pages.

It is jaw-dropping, but I'm pretty sure that's a Photoshop job on the miniature White Dwarf cover and interior pages. If you look at it closely it's "too good". Was looking at it with a bunch of people today, general consensus on that one. The reduced detail on it is beyond likely human capability, even for the studio painters.

And I did buy one.