Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

 Jollydevil wrote:
Well that was a dumb mistake.
"Your order just shipped"
I shouldve just ordered from my store :l

Same here sadly, my two boxes from triple helix are being shipped by a company called "myhermes"
I will probably still be waiting this time next week !

 Jollydevil wrote:
Well that was a dumb mistake.
"Your order just shipped"
I shouldve just ordered from my store :l

Yeah, past experience has taught me that if I preorder directly from GW, I get my stuff about a week after it's released in stores.

I remember the days when GW would ship pre-orders up to a week before they hit stores, to try to get it to you as close to release day as possible.

 Rayvon wrote:

 Jollydevil wrote:
Well that was a dumb mistake.
"Your order just shipped"
I shouldve just ordered from my store :l

Same here sadly, my two boxes from triple helix are being shipped by a company called "myhermes"
I will probably still be waiting this time next week !

Myheremes are usually pretty speedy, so it should only be 2-3 days unless they were sent via the slowest/cheapest possible option.

I say that after they have just totally fethed up a delivery I was supposed to be getting, but other than that one incident they're effective couriers.

If your desperate to get your delivery from Hermes then your best result will be to stand in the garden so you can instantly react to its delivery when the launch it over your fence for a moving delivery van.

Only DPD rate lower in my books, that's because they like to park at the end of the road an kick it all the way OP the road, then they drop kick it over the fence.

Should help free the bits from the sprue though.

BaC feels professionally done to me - The assembly instructions are very nicely done!

 Slinky wrote:
BaC feels professionally done to me - The assembly instructions are very nicely done!

I agree, the whole thing (except the rulebook) feels like quality.

The box is also quite heavy - first thing that occurred to me when I collected it, second was the awesome box art.

 giantearlessgnome wrote:

 Slinky wrote:
BaC feels professionally done to me - The assembly instructions are very nicely done!

I agree, the whole thing (except the rulebook) feels like quality... even the cardboard used for the box!!! Not that that is really something worth shouting about..

From the unboxings I've seen, the rulebook looks no worse than the softback ones that come in most starter sets. There looks to be some awesome artwork in their too, and I am so, so glad they're using the FW style armour/weapon pics rather than the ones in the new codexes that look to have been completed using Microsoft Paint's 'fill area' tool...

shade1313 wrote:

 Jollydevil wrote:
Well that was a dumb mistake.
"Your order just shipped"
I shouldve just ordered from my store :l

Yeah, past experience has taught me that if I preorder directly from GW, I get my stuff about a week after it's released in stores.

I remember the days when GW would ship pre-orders up to a week before they hit stores, to try to get it to you as close to release day as possible.

Thats what i expected would happen. Shouldve just ordered in store.

Muhahahaha!

I found out the other day that I had enough loyalty "XP" at my other FLGS to get a $125 store credit, so I got that fifth set I was strongly contemplating for a whopping $25 plus tax.

And that after the first four were gotten for 20% off.

I get all my citidel stuff for 20% off. I hope to get this for 120$ and build a 2000 point list (Take that FW...) Ill probably buy tanks from FW though... like that smexy new Dreadnaught

 Paradigm wrote:

 giantearlessgnome wrote:

 Slinky wrote:
BaC feels professionally done to me - The assembly instructions are very nicely done!

I agree, the whole thing (except the rulebook) feels like quality... even the cardboard used for the box!!! Not that that is really something worth shouting about..

From the unboxings I've seen, the rulebook looks no worse than the softback ones that come in most starter sets. There looks to be some awesome artwork in their too, and I am so, so glad they're using the FW style armour/weapon pics rather than the ones in the new codexes that look to have been completed using Microsoft Paint's 'fill area' tool...

Yep, its the same as the lets say Dark Vengeance, but for me within the whole package its a bit of a let down. I guess mainly because it looks like its been stylised after the FW HH books so I was expecting a bit more in terms of fluff (lets face it the rules are simple it probably only really warranted a quick reference sheet).

But ultimately, for me, its a minor niggle in what is a great package.

 Tactical_Spam wrote:
I get all my citidel stuff for 20% off. I hope to get this for 120$ and build a 2000 point list (Take that FW...) Ill probably buy tanks from FW though... like that smexy new Dreadnaught

Oh gods, I've just been thinking in terms of building a nice, big core for my Alpha Legion, and not even considered what it'll all make, points wise, even before I fill the army out with other units.

 giantearlessgnome wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

 giantearlessgnome wrote:

 Slinky wrote:
BaC feels professionally done to me - The assembly instructions are very nicely done!

I agree, the whole thing (except the rulebook) feels like quality... even the cardboard used for the box!!! Not that that is really something worth shouting about..

From the unboxings I've seen, the rulebook looks no worse than the softback ones that come in most starter sets. There looks to be some awesome artwork in their too, and I am so, so glad they're using the FW style armour/weapon pics rather than the ones in the new codexes that look to have been completed using Microsoft Paint's 'fill area' tool...

Yep, its the same as the lets say Dark Vengeance, but for me within the whole package its a bit of a let down. I guess mainly because it looks like its been stylised after the FW HH books so I was expecting a bit more in terms of fluff (lets face it the rules are simple it probably only really warranted a quick reference sheet).

But ultimately, for me, its a minor niggle in what is a great package.

Considering I only have to pay a huge fraction of what they want me to pay (I swear, that much stuff from forgeworld wouldve been around 270£ or so) its practically a steal


Automatically Appended Next Post:

shade1313 wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:
I get all my citidel stuff for 20% off. I hope to get this for 120$ and build a 2000 point list (Take that FW...) Ill probably buy tanks from FW though... like that smexy new Dreadnaught

Oh gods, I've just been thinking in terms of building a nice, big core for my Alpha Legion, and not even considered what it'll all make, points wise, even before I fill the army out with other units.

Convert the chaplain into a primarch and youll easily get 2000 points.

 Tactical_Spam wrote:



Automatically Appended Next Post:

shade1313 wrote:

 Tactical_Spam wrote:
I get all my citidel stuff for 20% off. I hope to get this for 120$ and build a 2000 point list (Take that FW...) Ill probably buy tanks from FW though... like that smexy new Dreadnaught

Oh gods, I've just been thinking in terms of building a nice, big core for my Alpha Legion, and not even considered what it'll all make, points wise, even before I fill the army out with other units.

Convert the chaplain into a primarch and youll easily get 2000 points.

Way over 2000. Remember the one I picked up today for $25 was my fifth box. When I said "a nice, big core...", I did mean BIG.


But, I do like the idea of converting one of my many chaplains into a stand in for Alpharius until FW gets to him.

Use all of the Termie praetors and make another squad of terminators or Lythaen's... Then make 3 of the Chaplains into a bodyguard for Alpharius... or Omegon... I dont remember which

 Tactical_Spam wrote:
Use all of the Termie praetors and make another squad of terminators or Lythaen's... Then make 3 of the Chaplains into a bodyguard for Alpharius... or Omegon... I dont remember which

Neat ideas. I have other notions of what I"m doing with some bits, though. Not EVERY bit of the boxes is going to AL.

For instance, one squad of Cataphracts are going to my Deathwing army. So is one Contemptor. Another Contemptor is going to my 40k Salamanders, or perhaps to LotD if I fancy that instead.

It's the tacs that are all spoken for as AL.

4 20 man tac blobs
1 ML squad
1 HB squad
1 of Headhunters
1 Veteran squad
1 each tactical support squad of flamers, melta, and plasma

Well, looks like South Korea is sold out of BaC!! Our (one and only) flgs ordered in excess of the 70 copies and is totally sold out as of a few days ago on the pre-orders.

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Interesting that my local (and thus all others in the UK I assume?) are running this scheme:



Is GW actively trying to grow the community?

It's also in the US.

It's a good idea. It's a pathetic amount given GW's absurd prices and high barrier to entry, but it is a good idea.

It's a neat little idea, and it might help with people who come in and end up buying a starter box between the two of them.

For what they give you in the starter box, I think Gw is listen to its customers

 Kanluwen wrote:

 Thraxas Of Turai wrote:
Interesting that my local (and thus all others in the UK I assume?) are running this scheme:



Is GW actively trying to grow the community?

It's also in the US.

What the hell is someone putting into the water over in Nottingham?

 Tactical_Spam wrote:
For what they give you in the starter box, I think Gw is listen to its customers

I think they're listening to their somewhat dwindling bottom line

But still, definitely positive development.

It honestly feels like GW is trying to turn over a new leaf! Didn't think I'd see it happen.

Watch, they balance this out by giving their entire product range a 10% price increase. I wish I had a friend to introduce to the game. No one really needs the contents of any of the new starters sets either. It does make not getting the BaC boxed set a little difficult though.

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Watch, they balance this out by giving their entire product range a 10% price increase. I wish I had a friend to introduce to the game. No one really needs the contents of any of the new starters sets either. It does make not getting the BaC boxed set a little difficult though.

Battle of Calth does not apply.

It's Dark Vengeance and Age of Sigmar only.

 Kanluwen wrote:

 casvalremdeikun wrote:
Watch, they balance this out by giving their entire product range a 10% price increase. I wish I had a friend to introduce to the game. No one really needs the contents of any of the new starters sets either. It does make not getting the BaC boxed set a little difficult though.

Battle of Calth does not apply.

It's Dark Vengeance and Age of Sigmar only.

Ah. So no real loss for me, then. I guess if I wanted to start a Chaos army, I could get DV.

I don't suppose I could post here about trading Contemptor arms/guns?

I would and probably should go to the swap shop but that seems like a lot of effort to trade a single bit for a bit.

I was going to paint iron warriors, but Im not so sure now...
Anyone painted them before who could tell me whether theyre really boring to paint or not? With all that straight silver it seems like itd be really hard to make them actually come out nicely and not... super super bland
Thoughts?
The alternative is Emperors Children

 Jollydevil wrote:
I was going to paint iron warriors, but Im not so sure now...
Anyone painted them before who could tell me whether theyre really boring to paint or not? With all that straight silver it seems like itd be really hard to make them actually come out nicely and not... super super bland
Thoughts?
The alternative is Emperors Children

Weathering is one way you can make it more interesting. Things like oil washes and stuff. Plus they have like a brassy coloured trim and the yellow and black hazard stripes if you're into that and black details, they're no less varied to paint than most of the other legions.