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So I have a question about the new boxed set, the website says its a limited edition, but throw description keeps going on about his the chaplain figure is only available for a short time. So does that mean that all 46 minis are one day going to sttop being made, or is there going to be a "standard" edition released soon with all but the chaplain and that one will remain on sale?

There will be a second starter set without the chaplain.

I was worried I wouldn't get my cultists because it was limited edition.

cant wait for the cultists.........sweet sweet cannon fodder.

To be fair to GW they explicitly state WHAT is limitted edition in the box.

However, this beautiful limited edition includes an exclusive Dark Angels model, Interrogator-Chaplain Seraphicus

I read it so that dark vengance isnt limited edition but the interragator chaplain is, whatever is the chaplian is definitely while stocks last

Well, I'd like to have the Chaplain too.

Is there a bet how long it will take that the limited starter set will be sold out?

Four weeks?

I'd say at most two weeks, I think Spacehulk and Dreadfleet lasted about that long (maybe a little less iirc)

Well depends on how many I decide to buy - already ordered two as I decided I really wanted to have two chaplains for my BA force.

I think I like the look of the Chaplains / Librarians with the capes / cloaks. Will be removing the DA symbols and the "big wings" from the termies and bikes.

 Bloodfrenzy187 wrote:
cant wait for the cultists.........sweet sweet cannon fodder.

LOL You can also use IG allies.


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Everything else in that box will be good also.

How many cultists are in the set?

 MeatShield wrote:
How many cultists are in the set?

You are a rock star thanks for the help.


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So 4 copies, 1 leader and 1 heavy. 10 all day as we say in the kitchen.

I thought there were 2 squads?

 motyak wrote:
I thought there were 2 squads?

In fact, there are two squads.

Theres 1 squad of 10 with autoguns, with heavy stubber, and 1 squad of 10 with CCW and a flamer. Squad leaders have persdonal gear also

Hetelic wrote:
Theres 1 squad of 10 with autoguns, with heavy stubber, and 1 squad of 10 with CCW and a flamer. Squad leaders have persdonal gear also

Thanks for pointing out.
So Cultists are troop units. Cheap troops is what CSM was missing in the past (bar Cultists of the Alpha Legion in the 3.5th ed codex, as said above).

 wuestenfux wrote:

 MeatShield wrote:
How many cultists are in the set?

When I look at them, all I see is a necromunda Gang. I want one or 10.

I am super juiced about this started set, not only is the price such a great deal for all the minis involved, but they actually look good, not the same all one static pose where my squad of SM looks like statues, lol. I think the Chaos Chosen look amazing, and am glad I pick up some random chaos things not too long ago!!!
I know the down side to these boxes is limited customization, but I really think GW out did themselves on this box. Looking forward to picking up at least two of this box.

 cordan123 wrote:
So does that mean that all 46 minis are one day going to sttop being made

Yup.

4 years from now.

 JbR of the Endless Spire wrote:
I'd say at most two weeks, I think Spacehulk and Dreadfleet lasted about that long (maybe a little less iirc)

Space Hulk sold out within days of its Games Day 2009 launch, Dreadfleet hung around clogging up inventories for about six months (Games Day 2011 - February 2012).

There's probably a causal link between those two statistics and the fact that Space Hulk has won three Origins awards, while Dreadfleet was so bad that Jake Thornton actually called it the worst game GW ever released.

Edit: stupid urls.

Looking at this new box set makes me want to get back into 40k. 9'er Domestic might not be so nice if I did though. But the models look really awsome. And when I'm having a hankering for just blowing some things up instead of messing around with my warmahordes might be a nice little get away.

My store said Sept. 15th is when the regular set will be released.

djones520 wrote:
My store said Sept. 15th is when the regular set will be released.

Do have both sets the same price or is the limited edition more expensive?
I would expect the latter from GW.

 wuestenfux wrote:

djones520 wrote:
My store said Sept. 15th is when the regular set will be released.

Do have both sets the same price or is the limited edition more expensive?
I would expect the latter from GW.

The regular will be $99. So basically your paying $8 more for the Chaplain fig.

 English Assassin wrote:

 JbR of the Endless Spire wrote:
I'd say at most two weeks, I think Spacehulk and Dreadfleet lasted about that long (maybe a little less iirc)

Space Hulk sold out within days of its Games Day 2009 launch, Dreadfleet hung around clogging up inventories for about six months (Games Day 2011 - February 2012).

There's probably a causal link between those two statistics and the fact that Space Hulk has won three Origins awards, while Dreadfleet was so bad that Jake Thornton actually called it the worst game GW ever released.

Edit: stupid urls.

You'll find that most independant stockists still have a dust covered copy of Dreadfleet on the shelves.

Does anyone know if gw are going to start making cultists in a box like marines or imperial guard as i would buy a good few boxes.

 shingouki wrote:
Does anyone know if gw are going to start making cultists in a box like marines or imperial guard as i would buy a good few boxes.

Unknown. It would make sense, but then, it also would have made sense to do a plastic Deffcopta on the AoBR design. AoBR is now out of production, and there's still no plastic Deffcopta based on that design.

 BluntmanDC wrote:

 English Assassin wrote:

 JbR of the Endless Spire wrote:
I'd say at most two weeks, I think Spacehulk and Dreadfleet lasted about that long (maybe a little less iirc)

Space Hulk sold out within days of its Games Day 2009 launch, Dreadfleet hung around clogging up inventories for about six months (Games Day 2011 - February 2012).

There's probably a causal link between those two statistics and the fact that Space Hulk has won three Origins awards, while Dreadfleet was so bad that Jake Thornton actually called it the worst game GW ever released.

Edit: stupid urls.

You'll find that most independant stockists still have a dust covered copy of Dreadfleet on the shelves.

Indeed still-shrinkwrapped copies of that must-have £70 limited edition are now going on eBay for £30. While such an unutterably crappy game deserves no better fate, it's a great shame that its failure will probably dissuade GW from further boxed game releases.

 English Assassin wrote:

 BluntmanDC wrote:

 English Assassin wrote:

 JbR of the Endless Spire wrote:
I'd say at most two weeks, I think Spacehulk and Dreadfleet lasted about that long (maybe a little less iirc)

Space Hulk sold out within days of its Games Day 2009 launch, Dreadfleet hung around clogging up inventories for about six months (Games Day 2011 - February 2012).

There's probably a causal link between those two statistics and the fact that Space Hulk has won three Origins awards, while Dreadfleet was so bad that Jake Thornton actually called it the worst game GW ever released.

Edit: stupid urls.

You'll find that most independant stockists still have a dust covered copy of Dreadfleet on the shelves.

Indeed still-shrinkwrapped copies of that must-have £70 limited edition are now going on eBay for £30. While such an unutterably crappy game deserves no better fate, it's a great shame that its failure will probably dissuade GW from further boxed game releases.

They made the error of making a limited release that had no wider application to GW players, the reason that Space Hulk sold so well (the number of original space hulk players was alot less that the number of limited sets) was that it had very well modelled space marines and genestealers that 40k players would want to use in game.