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I was looking on the gdub website and noticed that tankbustas are in finecast in a 5 man box for $72 australian.

Here for anyone who didnt know.

Good god, you're right. what did they cost before? Because yeesh, even in USD that's 45 bucks for six figures.

I guess I'd better get my butt in gear and get my Wraithguard before they become Finecast models for 20-25 bucks apiece, lol.

Does it include bombsquigs? The old metal one had 5 dudes, a nob and 2 squigs I think.

yeah, i think its the same set, but in finecast.

Yep, I've got a finecast box for these. The same two bomb squigs are there.

JohnnoM wrote:I was looking on the gdub website and noticed that tankbustas are in finecast in a 5 man box for $72 australian.

Here for anyone who didnt know.

AU$72?

Not a hope in hell of me paying that for six figures... or in fact buying anything from GW here in Oz, due to the prices...

Thank God for eBay...

Padre^.

Something tells me that the 12 I've got for trade are going to get a lot easier to get rid of. LOl


Eric

Considering the Ork boyz box comes with tankbusta bomms and a rokkit launcha, any respectable warboss should have the bitz for a decent mob of them anyway.

This makes me glad I play Necrons where I can make what I need out of the plastic kits or find it online instead of having to deal with Finecast.

Man, oh man....GW why? Just why do you make people not want to buy your products?

DakkaOrk007 wrote:Man, oh man....GW why? Just why do you make people not want to buy your products?

It is a part of GW's secret plan to prevent the colonial scum from touching the glory of Warhammer products

Well...... build them yourself! I did, and I'm happy with my results!

But really, how long will it be till those 13 year olds with rich parents stop buying GW stuff?

Zathras wrote:This makes me glad I play Necrons where I can make what I need out of the plastic kits or find it online instead of having to deal with Finecast.

Brother SRM wrote:Considering the Ork boyz box comes with tankbusta bomms and a rokkit launcha, any respectable warboss should have the bitz for a decent mob of them anyway.

If anything, Orks are easier to convert than any other army in the game for something like this. It's not a big deal if Tankbustas are in Finecast, metal, or solid gold, you can still make them from plastic easily.

It's fascinating how one of the tactically worst units in the game is conversely now one of the most expensive units to purchase.

Truly, Orks are the new Pariahs!

I just never liked the models, personally. Saw the finecast version a while ago, but same models, so I looked away.

I'm simply just building them from kits from Ork Boyz. Bomb Squigs, and two Tank Hammers, being the only issue.

I just feel the need to share these here:

Ouze wrote:It's fascinating how one of the tactically worst units in the game is conversely now one of the most expensive units to purchase.

Truly, Orks are the new Pariahs!

Just wait till 6th ed. when the rules shifts and errata will make them the new MUST HAVE unit of the Ork army.

Mark my words...

matphat wrote:

Ouze wrote:It's fascinating how one of the tactically worst units in the game is conversely now one of the most expensive units to purchase.

Truly, Orks are the new Pariahs!

Just wait till 6th ed. when the rules shifts and errata will make them the new MUST HAVE unit of the Ork army.

Mark my words...

Marked them!

I guess its time to stock up on looted wagons and flash gits as well

Mr Merlin, I believe you are spot on.

Thats the thing with Orks. No matter what you do, an ork is an ork, just with a bigger/different gun.

Kommando? Ork.
Loota? Ork with a bigger gun.
Burna? Ork with a flamey gun.
etc.

Meganobz and nobz are about the only thing you really 'should' have a different model for, and even then, they are just slightly more advanced conversions.

A truly enterprising individual can make an entire ork army out of just the standard boyz!

matphat wrote:Just wait till 6th ed. when the rules shifts and errata will make them the new MUST HAVE unit of the Ork army.

Mark my words...

Historically, this is probably a shrewd prediction. We shall see!

Ouze wrote:

matphat wrote:Just wait till 6th ed. when the rules shifts and errata will make them the new MUST HAVE unit of the Ork army.

Mark my words...

Historically, this is probably a shrewd prediction. We shall see!

The price jump also hints at it.

Now: ZOMG those suck in game who would pay that price for a junk unit?

Soon: ZOMG those rule all, now I have to pay that price for that unit.

The real problem with this, as many others have mentioned, is rather than paying nearly $150 for 15 of these guys, any Ork player with literally no converting skill whatsoever can take a box of Ork boyz for $30 and add 2 inch sections of styrene tubing, drybrushed silver, and now they have rokkit launcher Tankbustas.

Wait, that's not a problem, that's awesome.

Ouze wrote:The real problem with this, as many others have mentioned, is rather than paying nearly $150 for 15 of these guys, any Ork player with literally no converting skill whatsoever can take a box of Ork boyz for $30 and add 2 inch sections of styrene tubing, drybrushed silver, and now they have rokkit launcher Tankbustas.

Wait, that's not a problem, that's awesome.

Thats the best part of it...so easy to convert, and since everything is so ramshackle, its hard for anyone to really say its wrong, close enough is good enough.