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I got updates for 3 or 4 mantic kickstarters, I think they just wanted to say hi before the end of the year.

 GrimDork wrote:
I got updates for 3 or 4 mantic kickstarters, I think they just wanted to say hi before the end of the year.

I got 3...I got excited when I saw the emails, then slighty less so we I read them. I hope it wasnt me who ordered 100 sprues...

My theory is Grimdork.

Miniature Market now has the Forge Guard in stock for anyone who didn't get any in the Kickstarter.

250 Peacekeepers and 250 Enforcers that's some haul and $1,000 worth must be combined order .... right? someone will be busy painting for awhile.

I thought my order was big at 1700 or so dollars. Sounds like that guy put me to shame.

Lol not me! I'm only getting 4 enforcer sprues, and maybe 2 each of forgeguard and peacekeepers.

Definitely sounds like some kind of combo order, or hell maybe a shop.


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So $3.33 per forge guard retail, or $2.66 from miniature market or similar. Pretty neat. I realize they aren't quite terminator sized but they're similar in terms of function, and still fairly bulky compared to 'skinny' infantry. If I like my bactch I could see ordering them again. Or maybe an army deal some time. I liked the renders of steel warriors we saw a ways back with the fantasy bits nixed.

Another mantic email.

I think they just want to get the most mileage possible out of that goblin parachute drawing

 lord_blackfang wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Which one of you melonfethers bought 50 peacekeeper and 50 enforcer sprues?

I honestly think Mantic put out that update just so they could mention that.

lol, yeah that puts my attempt at buying an army to shame

I'm guessing thats $1000 in sprues?

Whoops, I new I should have fled that sticking "0" key before I submitted my order

They put out an update for all of their kickstarters. Maybe they mentioned it for the same reason maccas has a "supersize" thing. "Well if someone gets 50 of each, me getting 20 of each wouldn't be bad surely" ; p

When is the Dwarf King's Quest pledge manager?

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
When is the Dwarf King's Quest pledge manager?

The update said it was released for testing to volunteer backers yesterday, and will be out for the rest of us on an unspecified day in the new year.

Kings of War 2nd will be likewise, since that'll obviously be using the same system once they've finished implementing it.

I saw the KoW2 PM was coming out soon, which is why I asked. Is Mantic really trying to compete with themselves so badly? I could add a lot more items if they simply spaced their campaigns and pledge managers out a bit more.

As it is, I doubt I'll get anything from the DKQ PM other than the fighting fantasy books, instead of the boardgame plastic minis I've been curious about.. Plastic sprues win out every time.

Yeah they took way too long getting the pledge manager ready, and given that they talked about making their own system well before we got DBX on the kicktraq owned MyPledgemanager, this system has been very, very long in coming.

The only thing I can say is that the KoW manager is going to be open for months, so if you're able to manage your purchases across a longer period it's feasible to get both. Certainly if you ignore the resin legendaries and other extras in DS

Entered e-mail... unread "Project Update" from mantic. hoped for Forge Father sprues official "review" os something like that. Bland message about someone who got what i should have spent money into...

Not happy about it...

Has anybody got a reliable mail for mantic, I still wait for things I should have gotten more than a year ago and I do not see their recommended "contact us" form getting me any response.

bother them on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/manticgames?fref=ts

at least messages there won't disappear as emails from some folk seem to do

Apparently Mantic are having a big sale but the website won't load for me.

You're not alone. Won't load for me either. Don't think I need anything. Tempted by a Scifi Christmas box though.

^Ditto and ditto, can't load and probably shouldn't buy anything. Wonder if it's a percentage or by-item basis.

I got in! I was thinking of buying a crazy box, but I got a Mhorgoth rising box instead. It was only €5 more and you don't risk getting any basileans. Now I am wondering, was this a good deal?

As long as you actually wanted the two armies in Mhorgoth rising then yeah its a good deal. If you bought the crazy box you were unlikely to get anything approaching a playable KOW army never mind two.

I wouldnt get it personally because I am not a fan of the Dwarves and I am still working on a KOW army that is far from finished but the undead are great in my opinion.

You are paying roughly 30p a model for 99 models and two warmachines. I would call that a good deal personally.

The UK to US price conversion is pretty wonky on some of those items.

GBP4.99 Hellfire and Stone going to US$9.99 is the worst offender.

 judgedoug wrote:
The UK to US price conversion is pretty wonky on some of those items.

GBP4.99 Hellfire and Stone going to US$9.99 is the worst offender.

Yeah, that seems be a bit odd. Usually the stuff is slightly more expensive to order in € or $ instead of £. The free shipping for orders placed in € over €35 makes usually more than makes it up though. And everything has gotten to be noticeable more expensive with the SEK getting weaker against all of the mentioned currencies. A year ago it was around 10 SEK for £1, 8 SEK for €1 and 6.50 SEK for $1. Now it almost 12/10/8. It is probably good for our economy, but bad for my miniature shopping...

The Starship Tile Packs are GBP4.99 but convert to USD$7.99, which makes sense. Hrm.

The wonky UK-US exchange rate is why I refuse to buy anything from Mantic direct - outside of KS. Well, that and the fact that they won't allow RoW people to purchase using anything besides US$. If I could use UK£ then I would have made quite a few purchases in the last two years.

I see on their Battlezone offer they say "free Ruins terrain sprues" but I can't find anywhere that specifies how many and which ones.

Anyone have any info on that?

 Azazelx wrote:
Well, that and the fact that they won't allow RoW people to purchase using anything besides US$. If I could use UK£ then I would have made quite a few purchases in the last two years.

Wut? Every single purchase I've made from the Mantic webstore, including the Xmas crazy boxes I just got, has been in UK£

Are you sure you're clicking the right button?

I was gonna buy something but their cart doesn't support my country and I don't care enough to message them.