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And here we have it the exclusive

Oh thats neat, pick me up one.

Hmm, I had the exact opposite reaction . Another empire model with a huge feathered plume...

 RiTides wrote:
Hmm, I had the exact opposite reaction . Another empire model with a huge feathered plume...

The feather reflects the rank in much the same as Romans used shorter tunics to show rank.

Why not:
Donatello da Vinci
Magellan Drake
Christopher Störtebecker
John Forbisher
Phillip Nelson
Silvester Schwarzenegger
Bruce Statham
Ricky Louis
Barak Bush

Marco Columbo is a subtle as a hammer to the face.

It's just a bit of fun Symbio Joe, I appreciate it's light heartedness.

Nice model too!

Oh ya and the davinite priest is being sold here too

 Symbio Joe wrote:
Why not:
Donatello da Vinci
Magellan Drake
Christopher Störtebecker
John Forbisher
Phillip Nelson
Silvester Schwarzenegger
Bruce Statham
Ricky Louis
Barak Bush

Marco Columbo is a subtle as a hammer to the face.

The name/character has been in Warhammer lore since 4th/5th. They've had previous figures of him, too.



They've also already done daVinci. He's Leonardo da Miragliano.

Is that $30 on top of the admission ticket price?

not as nice as last years exclusive IMO

 Howard A Treesong wrote:
Is that $30 on top of the admission ticket price?

They don't give them out for free, I'm sure

No wonder the decided not to show it off before the event.

I nice model, but with no part to play in-game i can't see it being as big a seller as pervious releases.

The mini was $30.

I'll pass methinks

Was about to say that's a nice miniature..

 Empchild wrote:
The mini was $30.

But then the price! Ye gods...

Agreed

 TheMeanDM wrote:

 Howard A Treesong wrote:
Is that $30 on top of the admission ticket price?

They don't give them out for free, I'm sure

They used to be included in the ticket price, much like the White Dwarf subscription model used to be included in the sub. Not for a few years now, though!

Hmm... actually not disappointed in not getting this one. But $30 is expected for the price (albeit a total rip!)

Was there a 40K mini?

Last year.

 Breotan wrote:
Last year.

I picked that one up at Germany's Games Day last year. Looks like there is no compelling reason to attend this year. It doesn't help that GD tickets this year are 50 Euros.

I feel the previous Marco model was much better(and luckily I have one waiting to be painted).

I'd buy this model, only because I'm a sucker for Empire characters, but $30 and in Finecast is a put off.

I'd only pick it up if one went on ebay for dirt cheap. I guarantee GW didn't sell out of them.

Even Games Day models from over ten years ago don't consistently go for more than $30 on eBay in the blister.

As for this model, I like it, but unfortunately it's about 15 years too late for my Marienburg Mordheim warband.

 Aerethan wrote:
I feel the previous Marco model was much better(and luckily I have one waiting to be painted).

I'd buy this model, only because I'm a sucker for Empire characters, but $30 and in Finecast is a put off.

I'd only pick it up if one went on ebay for dirt cheap. I guarantee GW didn't sell out of them.

Just means they'll destroy any that are left over

$50 for a Games Day ticket when Games Day nowadays is nothing more than a place to queue up to buy merchandise and then the Games Day model is $30. I attended Games Day 18 years consecutive starting with the first US Games Day in 1993 and I have to say I can't believe how far it has fallen the past few years. It literally is nothing special at all the past few years.

I'd really like to know how many Games Day models they sold at US Games Day this year. The number is probably shockingly low.

Even Games Day models from over ten years ago don't consistently go for more than $30 on eBay in the blister.

That depends on the model. Space Marines, generally fetch a consistently high price compared to most other Games Day models. However, one thing that does drive the price down is when eBay becomes glutted with a certain model. For some reason there's been a glut of certain limited edition GW models from around five and six years ago on eBay lately and with that many auctions those models are not fetching their usual prices. When they go back to being rarer auctions the prices they command will likely rise again.

They used to be included in the ticket price, much like the White Dwarf subscription model used to be included in the sub. Not for a few years now, though!

And before that it was as it is now, the ticket price did not include the model and ticket prices and the models were much more modestly priced, the model was optional and sold separately. When they started bundling the two things the ticket price jumped to $40, before that tickets were never more than $20 and the model was somewhat reasonably priced. In fact, they started un-bundling again a few years ago, the last Games Day I bought made of pewter was the 2010 Chaos Sorcerer and it went for (I believe) $13.25.

So now it's $50 to attend Games Day and $30 for the model and there are no more upcoming product seminars for Warhammer and 40K, no more previews of products from the parent GW company, no more amazing amounts of new scenic tables, no more halls festooned with banners made by stores all over the country, no more entryways lined with Space Marine statues, etc. Games Day used to be this amazing otherworldly celebration of all things Games Workshop, now it's just an expensive meeting place to buy more merchandise. I used to schedule everything around going to Games Day to be sure I didn't miss it, now I just feel sad knowing what has been lost and wondering how GW is going to end up on the new path they've chosen the past few years.