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Hey Dakka,

Not sure if this is he right place for this. But my car was broken into last night in my parking garage and my entire army was stolen. For those of you who dont know me it was about 3000 pts of orks and Space Wolves all painted to award wining standards. If anyone see some really nice orks up for sale in a local pawn shop or strew out on the side of the road just let me know. Its garbage day and I cringe to think it might be in the trash. There are well over a 1000 hours of work in there.

I live in North Hollywood in California.

The perp didnt know what was in the cast cause he didnt steal my box of scenery that was sitting right next to it even though it had a tank or two in the box. I know its a long shot but I figured Id let you guys know. Life stinks sometimes,

Thanks dakka,

Fox

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That's horrible news. That was a beautiful army. I'll keep an eye on Ebay in case they realize how valuable it really is.

I'm not in cali - but your first post should be PICTURES of the army!

Sadly I dont really have many

 MikeFox wrote:
Sadly I dont really have many

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These people would. It's most likely the ONLY way this will get any intention

Anything helps, better to have eyes then none.

He has a few in his gallery.

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/498365.page

Was it these models that were stolen?

Step one, check alleys and dumpsters near the theft. Most of the time armies get ditched when the thief figures out what they really are.

Yeah, I would think most people who are robbing your car thought it was a gun case or tools/camera equipment.

Sadly, they probably won't know the value and just dump them. :(

i really hope you find them as thats some fantastic painting good look and im sure we shall all keep our eyes peeled

Ive been checking the blocks around my house. No luck so far and its garbage day. Ive been compiling images from my insurance claims, thanks for reminding me of some of the links. In my current upset state I forgot about them.

Boy that must suck. I can see it easily happen with the way the cases are designed.
Good luck on finding them I hope you do.

What kinda case did you have them in?

Standard Gamesworkshop large figure case; black plastic. I guess someone thought it was a gun case or a laptop.

 MikeFox wrote:
Standard Gamesworkshop large figure case; black plastic. I guess someone thought it was a gun case or a laptop.

Definitely check the area then. It might be too late, but chances are it hit a dumpster or somesuch.

Me and my dog trolled around for about 2, 3 hours in the LA heat. Nothing. At least the army was big enough that I should get about a grand from insurance after my deductible. More if they factor in the painting.

Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear about it.

A theft is a theft, if you are lucky they forgot to wear gloves and the police might be able to track him/her with their fingerprints. Chances are they won't be able to work out who it was but it's worth a try isn't it?

Oh, nice army by the way , not that this is probably the best time to say it...

So, so, so sorry to hear it. I think we all feel your pain. It's not the monetary value of the army, it's the love and time poured into it.

It must be a nightmare to walk out to your car in the morning to find this. It's stories like these that make me ALWAYS remove my miniatures from the car when I get home from gaming, no matter how tired I am.

 SilentScreamer wrote:
A theft is a theft, if you are lucky they forgot to wear gloves and the police might be able to track him/her with their fingerprints. Chances are they won't be able to work out who it was but it's worth a try isn't it?

Oh, nice army by the way , not that this is probably the best time to say it...

Chances are probably not. Even with finger prints they usually wouldn't put much effort into it and let the insurance company deal with it.

Best of luck and il keep an eye out on Craigslist.

Ugh, the worst. This happnened to me many years ago. A 7 year running RIFTS campaign came to a screeching halt as i forgot to put my duffelbag full of books into my trunk when i went out to a bar with some buds.

Came back and it was gone.

If it was not targeted (i.e. a gamer who knew what it was), then they are likely in a dumpster somewhere. Most smash and grabs like this are crimes of opportunity, and if the perp opened the bag a few blocks away and saw that it was nothing that he would see value in (would probably look like toys to your average hood), he probably dumped the incriminating evidence first chance he got.

Which sucks, as these are gorgeous. :(

I hope you find them bud!


-- Haight

Sucks to hear your orks got jacked.I know you spent alot of time working on them.But if the insurance pays for the painting you could do up another ork army with 3rd party parts or you can start up another army altogether .

 SilentScreamer wrote:
A theft is a theft, if you are lucky they forgot to wear gloves and the police might be able to track him/her with their fingerprints. Chances are they won't be able to work out who it was but it's worth a try isn't it?

Oh, nice army by the way , not that this is probably the best time to say it...

In cases like this with just property and no people involved, they don't even dust for finger prints.

I am so sorry to hear this...

To OP ,I feel for you dude,
.
I remember something like this happening to a guy i know ,

PLEASE don't "raise the dead" and reply to this old FORUM

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/523606.page#5553834

BUT you never know..

I'm in NZ and I'll be letting the Local "importers" of bulk army deals purchased on ebay and other sites , Know about your stolen army.

Just posted this on some of the Warhammer groups on FB, and getting the word out for you, and hopefully get some good news for you bud

Thankyou to everyone for their help. Most likely this army is gone, but from the ashes with my insurance money I will build again.

I've never lost an army, so I can only imagine. I'm awfully sorry.

I'll hold a silent minute for your loss. And good luck with future projects, my man.

I live near not too far from the area. I'm keeping a vigilant eye out for that army on local gaming stores and sites, brother.