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2016/11/03 05:22:12
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They had a decent enough following back when the factory used to be in Maryland. They would have to regularly cast them up to fill orders. If eBay prices are anything to go by actions usually go pretty high for them.
It's time to go full Skeletor
2016/11/03 05:40:19
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
In resin, unfortunately, and at quite an eye-watering price...
Egads, I hate the GW site. Flip to US and it sends me to the home page. Try and search for it, nothing. Is that set not available to deliver to the US?
It never ends well
2016/11/03 05:43:13
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
2016/11/03 14:58:53
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
Oh I remember Praetorians! Those guys were cool. I would love to see a battle of Rourke's drift scenario with them, that involves a small force of Praets fighting waves and waves of Orks.
What I have
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~1660
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2016/11/03 16:46:18
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
Oh I remember Praetorians! Those guys were cool. I would love to see a battle of Rourke's drift scenario with them, that involves a small force of Praets fighting waves and waves of Orks.
shade1313 wrote: Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
Oh I remember Praetorians! Those guys were cool. I would love to see a battle of Rourke's drift scenario with them, that involves a small force of Praets fighting waves and waves of Orks.
While I don't have the specific models, we did play the scenario out of WD with my Tallarns!
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
I don't NEED more...but I will if I get the opportunity!
So has the Space Marine and Chaos Space Marine made to order happen yet and I missed it or hasn't started yet and this is not a weekly thing.
Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong".
2016/11/04 11:57:58
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
My guess is that they don't offer next lot of items until they have cast and sent the previous lot. With 28 days scheduled for processing orders, that would mean once a month at best.
Third saturday of the month would be suitable pre-order date for Made-To-Order products, because first two weekends are reserved for products featured in WD.
That place is the harsh dark future far left with only war left.
2016/11/05 12:26:29
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
I dont know the official line at Gw for things like this and dont want to put the shop in trouble, but Diaz' Daemonettes (on foot and mounted) won the survey and will be available next in the Made to order program. This was posted by a GW shop on FB and should get official soon. There will be other models (preorder is Nov 19) like the Emperors Children Lord.
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2016/11/07 19:35:15
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
Out of interest, do you have a GW-only policy/requirement for your models? If not toddle over to Victoria Miniatures; her not-Praetorians are, IMO, better than the original metals and, as a bonus, you can do female troops as well as male.
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2016/11/07 19:51:23
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Warhams-77 wrote:I dont know the official line at Gw for things like this and dont want to put the shop in trouble, but Diaz' Daemonettes (on foot and mounted) won the survey and will be available next in the Made to order program. This was posted by a GW shop on FB and should get official soon. There will be other models (preorder is Nov 19) like the Emperors Children Lord.
Frankly not surprised at hearing that. They are top of most wishlists when people discuss oopGW models and the sculpts are so cool and iconic. Have 60 of them on foot and they are much nicer looking than the plastics. Only have 7 of the Seekers though so hopefully these are included!
Kid_Kyoto wrote: I wonder if Preatorians have a following outside the UK. I remember in the NY store they complained they couldn't give them away.
They're the only old, metal IG army I would buy and build. While I really want to do an "Enemy at the Gates" style Valhallan army, the urge isn't strong enough to do them in metal, given how infantry heavy such an army would be.
Praetorians, however...for them, I'd do the mean things to my wallet to buy enough while they were in the short "made to order" window, and I'd suck it up and deal with huge numbers of metal guys.
Out of interest, do you have a GW-only policy/requirement for your models? If not toddle over to Victoria Miniatures; her not-Praetorians are, IMO, better than the original metals and, as a bonus, you can do female troops as well as male.
Only recently heard about her site. Saw some of the sculpts and they are good. Definitely would recommend as a way of building up a nice Praetorian force.
A grudge never too old to settle with metal and ire on the funeral pyre of vanquished foe
2016/11/07 22:14:39
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
Howard A Treesong wrote: Shame it's limited to Chaos. With Genestealer Cults getting a release now would be an ideal time to do the Patriarch on the throne again.
Well... maybe they come with the 2nd generation of Daemonettes, not the Diaz ones. You'll get a lot of crushing claws for the Metamorphs then.
2016/11/07 23:06:48
Subject: Games Workshop made to order p18 marines & chaos requests
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you've got to have over 300 painted infantry there.
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