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Are you fething serious? I was in the process of checking out and got an error. I guess because they ran out before I could finish.

This is the stupidest fething company, I swear to God. "We're going to be so rich not having product to sell, guys!"...

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
And after spending all the cash tooling the mould, the kit will only be costing a matter of pence in plastic to make, yet GW feel flush enough to not bother making enough for all the customers that want one. Fething idiots.

Do you actually read what's been posted in this thread?

MajorWesJanson pointed out that this is the way that the Wall of Martyrs set was initially done. They released two different boxed sets including the entirety of the defensive works, sold through those, and then introduced the individual kit components.

What is "SOLD OUT"/"NO LONGER AVAILABLE" is the Web Store's allocation of this specific boxed set, including the entirety of the Tidewall Rampart. Contact your local independent or GW to see if all of the ones they have been allocated are already spoken for.


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 Sidstyler wrote:
Are you fething serious? I was in the process of checking out and got an error. I guess because they ran out before I could finish.

This is the stupidest fething company, I swear to God. "We're going to be so rich not having product to sell, guys!"...

This is exactly what happened to me with "End Times: Khaine". I feel your pain.

Best bet is to ask your local shop if any they are getting in that are as of yet unspoken for.

I'm also shocked at the price of the new fire warrior box. $50? The old box was $36.25, and the new one comes with 2 less dudes and gains a pop up turret (and the drone options? Not like that's a lot of bits anyways)

First of all, are you sure you're remembering that right? Because I remember both the individual components and the box set being available for the other plastic terrain kits at the same time, while for this one only the "limited edition" box set is available.

And not all GW terrain is a general release, either. The void shield generator and plasma obliterator both sold in minutes and have yet to return.

As of right now there's really no way anyone can be sure this terrain will actually be available beyond this box. As of right now it practically is gone forever, unless you can find one at a local store, which is going to be unlikely for me in particular because the local store here in my town doesn't really keep much stock and everything is a special order. If GW is sold out, they won't be able to get one, either.

<20 minutes from live to sold out. This better not be the only time this kit is sold =\

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
And after spending all the cash tooling the mould, the kit will only be costing a matter of pence in plastic to make, yet GW feel flush enough to not bother making enough for all the customers that want one. Fething idiots.

Yeah, dumbasses! They sold out their entire production run in like ten minutes? How incompetent can they be? It's not like offering "limited editions" of things makes them sell like hotcakes.

Speaking of which, time for breakfast!

Not directed at anyone here in particular.

This is why you don't order stuff for a big release until you know there is none of this limited crap going on. Then you can get the not limited stuff.

 Hive City Dweller wrote:
I'm guessing this is another female Tau judging by the Y shaped head markings. (Just like in the Ghostkeel)

Spoiler:

Kudos to them for not going with the overtly sexy alien route. I hope this means there is hope for female heads in future updated kits like Guard infantry.

Heresy. I say go as sexy as possible.

http://wargameexclusive.com/product-category/greater-good/

 Sidstyler wrote:
First of all, are you sure you're remembering that right? Because I remember both the individual components and the box set being available for the other plastic terrain kits at the same time, while for this one only the "limited edition" box set is available.

There's a reason I specifically made a qualifier of "MajorWesJanson said". That was a timeframe of release I don't know about, because I was busy having a bit of a personal breakdown and 40k wasn't on my list of priorities.

And not all GW terrain is a general release, either. The void shield generator and plasma obliterator both sold in minutes and have yet to return.

The Void Shield Generator wasn't a plastic kit was it? Serious question as I had no interest in it.

Plasma Oblierator I'll agree with you on, I have no clue why that has yet to return. If I had to speculate? It might be something like they wanted to clear it out quickly and it's intended to come with a repacked Aquila Strongpoint at some juncture.

As of right now there's really no way anyone can be sure this terrain will actually be available beyond this box. As of right now it practically is gone forever, unless you can find one at a local store, which is going to be unlikely for me in particular because the local store here in my town doesn't really keep much stock and everything is a special order. If GW is sold out, they won't be able to get one, either.

That sucks. You might want to set an email alert on it, Monday/Tuesdays are usually when orders get cancelled because of people's credit cards or payments bouncing. You might get lucky.

Like I said though, I can emphathize. End Times: Khaine sold out in the same timeframe; I was checking out and bam it was gone. I lucked into a copy being held for me by a local shop.


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maceria wrote:

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
And after spending all the cash tooling the mould, the kit will only be costing a matter of pence in plastic to make, yet GW feel flush enough to not bother making enough for all the customers that want one. Fething idiots.

Yeah, dumbasses! They sold out their entire production run in like ten minutes? How incompetent can they be? It's not like offering "limited editions" of things makes them sell like hotcakes.

Speaking of which, time for breakfast!

The funny part is that the kit wasn't even advertised as Limited Edition. Nobody would have known that it was unless they were explicitly told that it was "While Stocks Last" by their retailers or the price sheet had been leaked.

Hilarious. I got an email from GW showcasing the release of the Tidewall..... 10 minutes AFTER it was already sold out lol

notredameguy10 wrote:
Hilarious. I got an email from GW showcasing the release of the Tidewall..... 10 minutes AFTER it was already sold out lol

Haha... me too

My local (independent) store gets at least a couple of everything and I have dibs on one. Otherwise, I would be seriously annoyed!

I'm 100% certain this will come back, either as a complete kit or in pieces, though. Frankly, I would prefer in pieces, as I can imagine wanting more sections of wall, or more gun towers, etc. It's just too good a seller not to bring back.

Note that the two campaign boxes have NOT sold out.

Was this actually limited release like the Plasma Obliterator? Or is it general release and they just need to make more?

The release was "while stocks last" for the combines, all the parts, kit. They will LIKELY release various sections on their own.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Sidstyler wrote:
First of all, are you sure you're remembering that right? Because I remember both the individual components and the box set being available for the other plastic terrain kits at the same time, while for this one only the "limited edition" box set is available.

There's a reason I specifically made a qualifier of "MajorWesJanson said". That was a timeframe of release I don't know about, because I was busy having a bit of a personal breakdown and 40k wasn't on my list of priorities.

Fair enough. I was honestly just asking because I'm not even really sure, that's just how I vaguely remember it going down. As I'm not an Imperial player and the terrain looked kinda crap anyway, it didn't exactly have 100% of my interest, either.

 Breotan wrote:
Was this actually limited release like the Plasma Obliterator? Or is it general release and they just need to make more?

No one knows. It could honestly go either way at this point, and because GW are fething donkey-caves I know which one my money's on right now.

You know, the money GW didn't get from me today.

 Gamgee wrote:
Not directed at anyone here in particular.

This is why you don't order stuff for a big release until you know there is none of this limited crap going on. Then you can get the not limited stuff.

Uh, okay...all I bought so far was a single ghostkeel, though. I had my card out and was in the process of checking out when they apparently ran out of stock. Lack of funds wasn't the issue here, it was lack of fething product. So I'm not sure who in particular your advice was aimed at but it sure as hell doesn't do me any good, nor would it have.

Also, I wouldn't act so confident just yet anyway. You could very easily get an e-mail from GW telling you there was an error on the website and your order was placed after they ran out of stock, and get a refund and/or voucher instead of your terrain set. It's happened to other people before, you know.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40k-Tau-Tidewall-Rampart-Sold-Out-Pre-Order-/281831157394?hash=item419e722e92:g9kAAOSwA4dWIoCU

And so it begins, the first eBay auction on the U.S. site that I've seen. $375, more than twice retail. There's a special place in hell for eBay scalpers, that's for fething sure.

I said it wasn't directed at anyone here. You can get mad at me if you want but its kind of pointless really.

Actually I did have an error the first time I checked out, but next time it worked.

Apparently the product was marked as SOLD OUT as soon as it came up on the website on the west coast of the US. As a retailer I am even more frustrated by the fact that I asked our rep 3 times last week how many we would be able to order and when since I told him it would sell out before I could order any on Monday and he would not give me an answer.

 Sidstyler wrote:
Also, I wouldn't act so confident just yet anyway. You could very easily get an e-mail from GW telling you there was an error on the website and your order was placed after they ran out of stock, and get a refund and/or voucher instead of your terrain set. It's happened to other people before, you know.

They wouldn't do that. They don't even sell all their product when it's actually sold out -- there are lots of units allocated for both GW and independent stores, and those stores don't necessarily take all the units. Plus, the allocations aren't guaranteed until the store places the order, so instead of allowing a store to take 7, they could just say on Monday (when the stores will order), that they can only take 5.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Medium of Death wrote:

 Mr.T wrote:
I found that Ghostkneel and steath suits got something in common - that bits at left hand of ghost and at round base at steath suits. Is this that holothing?

I think the bit in the stealth suit kit is called the "Shroud Emitter" while the Ghostkeel arm part is the "Stealth Suite"

Those aren't the same parts he's referring to I believe. There is, on the Ghostkeel Wing photo, a small rounded bit with an antennae. You can see it on a Stealth Suit Shas'vre(and only the Shas'vre as IIRC it includes just one on the sprue) in this photo:

Spoiler:

On a Ghostkeel in this photo, but it is present on all three built examples for the Ghostkeel Wing:

Spoiler:

It leads me to believe that is meant to be the "Homing Beacon" as currently the Shas'vre of a Stealth Suit team can take one, but otherwise it does not exist except in certain places(Recon Drones for example)

I could be wrong but I imagine in game terms they serve the same purpose.
I'm not sure why that piece is on a base in the Tau kit. It seems kind of redundant/stupid that it would be its own individual model rather than being attached to one of the suits or drones.

Not sure if it has any function in game. It might function as a deep strike marker?

It has no function in-game. It's no different than the little Teleport Homer that comes with the Loyalist Terminator kits.

Ah right. Makes more sense.

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want to buy a Ghostkeel now.

God dammit!

 Kimchi Gamer wrote:
Apparently the product was marked as SOLD OUT as soon as it came up on the website on the west coast of the US. As a retailer I am even more frustrated by the fact that I asked our rep 3 times last week how many we would be able to order and when since I told him it would sell out before I could order any on Monday and he would not give me an answer.

Im in arizona and it went up at 9:56am and was marked "sold out" at 10:06am

On the issue of limited releases -

I was curious about the book included in the Infiltration Cadre Burning Dawn…

Is there any chance the book would be sold separately, rather than in that box - perhaps a few months later down the line?

Clunker wrote:
On the issue of limited releases -

I was curious about the book included in the Infiltration Cadre Burning Dawn…

Is there any chance the book would be sold separately, rather than in that box - perhaps a few months later down the line?

It's not really a "book".

It's the same size as what came in Stormclaw and Deathstorm, a very small thing that gives you just enough to toy around with.

Are the campaign boxes limited too?

Also I appreciate the thread but any chance that the thread title/OP could be updated please?

 Kimchi Gamer wrote:
Apparently the product was marked as SOLD OUT as soon as it came up on the website on the west coast of the US.

That's not at all true. They went VERY fast, but they weren't marked SOLD OUT right away.

 Gamgee wrote:
I said it wasn't directed at anyone here. You can get mad at me if you want but its kind of pointless really.

Actually I did have an error the first time I checked out, but next time it worked.

I'm a little salty right now, yeah. Regardless though I didn't really "get" your post, because I told you what happened in my case and I didn't see anyone else lamenting about not being able to afford it because they bought too many stormsurges or ghostkeels and didn't save enough for the rampart.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Are the campaign boxes limited too?

Also I appreciate the thread but any chance that the thread title/OP could be updated please?

They're also listed as "While Stocks Last".

Cheers Kanluwen, hopefully they are more of Death storm type "while stocks last" affair rather than the Tidewall. I like the two characters in the Campaign boxes, they also have offer some nice savings when bought from your FLGS.

I'll check with my local store on Tuesday to see if they are getting one. If so I'll pick it up. My GW or one of my 3-4 locals. I'm slightly annoyed but not pissed. I'll grab one or the parts at some point.

 Sidstyler wrote:

 Gamgee wrote:
I said it wasn't directed at anyone here. You can get mad at me if you want but its kind of pointless really.

Actually I did have an error the first time I checked out, but next time it worked.

I'm a little salty right now, yeah. Regardless though I didn't really "get" your post, because I told you what happened in my case and I didn't see anyone else lamenting about not being able to afford it because they bought too many stormsurges or ghostkeels and didn't save enough for the rampart.

It was a random thought I threw out into the internet. I mean wouldn't it be funny? I know I would laugh at the poor guy who bought the very first thing he seen and then couldn't afford the limited edition release. Now I'm not saying that was you. I'm just saying it probably happened to someone out there somewhere and I am laughing.

Hey guys does this help?

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/10/40k-new-tau-tidewall-rampart-details.html

All the way at the bottom it says: BoLS has been informed the Tidewall Rampart will be a limited run as a combined boxed set, so buy it while you can. It will return in time as separate standalone components.

I'm not sure how reliable Bell of Lost Souls is when it comes to rumors, but it's something to go on at least.

Really, it's gone already? By the time I even knew they were taking preorders it's flat-out gone.

Why are limited preorders even a thing? Isn't the whole point of preorders so you can make exactly the number you need to meet demand? Limited time I can understand, but why is everyone doing limited quantity preorders nowadays?