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 notprop wrote:
I picked up a few for the marines and the Abaddon black which I seem to use up at an unsightly rate.

Still waiting on my subscription copies, even after two calls and emails.

See my post above reference dispatch of sub copies. Mon/ Tue if you signed up at the trial, next weekend if you have just signed up.

Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

 notprop wrote:
I picked up a few for the marines and the Abaddon black which I seem to use up at an unsightly rate.

Still waiting on my subscription copies, even after two calls and emails.

They start shipping Monday for the first lot of subscribers and then for the ones who subbed since last week.

Early subscribers from the trial will receive Mon/Tues,

Then anyone who subbed up to yesterday get theirs at end of week.

And others to follow after that if subscribing from now onwards

nedsta wrote:
Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

*cries in anguish*

Asda here doesn't appear to be carrying it, or many part works annoyingly, more annoying after it took 45 mins to drive the few miles home because they have "improved" a junction.

In London on Wednesday, likely walking past a few newsagents so will be trying for a haul then

leopard wrote:

nedsta wrote:
Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

*cries in anguish*

Asda here doesn't appear to be carrying it, or many part works annoyingly, more annoying after it took 45 mins to drive the few miles home because they have "improved" a junction.

In London on Wednesday, likely walking past a few newsagents so will be trying for a haul then

Order direct from hatchette bud that’s what I did in the end then Sod’s law the local smiths had another delivery the day after so grabbed another copy.

 xKillGorex wrote:

leopard wrote:

nedsta wrote:
Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

*cries in anguish*

Asda here doesn't appear to be carrying it, or many part works annoyingly, more annoying after it took 45 mins to drive the few miles home because they have "improved" a junction.

In London on Wednesday, likely walking past a few newsagents so will be trying for a haul then

Order direct from hatchette bud that’s what I did in the end then Sod’s law the local smiths had another delivery the day after so grabbed another copy.

have subscribed for the main body of this, just fancied a few extra of the first, and likely second, may order a couple as back issues if I can't find any

Bristol WH Smiths has them as of this afternoon.

leopard wrote:

nedsta wrote:
Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

*cries in anguish*

Asda here doesn't appear to be carrying it, or many part works annoyingly, more annoying after it took 45 mins to drive the few miles home because they have "improved" a junction.

In London on Wednesday, likely walking past a few newsagents so will be trying for a haul then

FYI - It’s not being carried in any of the Train Staions WHSmiths or so I was told at both the Liverpool Street stores. They recommended the Chancery Lane shop if your in that part of Town but I’m sure it’ll be at plenty of other locations.

 notprop wrote:

leopard wrote:

nedsta wrote:
Picked up two in Asda today and two in Smith's on release day, not a bad little haul for 8 quid.

*cries in anguish*

Asda here doesn't appear to be carrying it, or many part works annoyingly, more annoying after it took 45 mins to drive the few miles home because they have "improved" a junction.

In London on Wednesday, likely walking past a few newsagents so will be trying for a haul then

FYI - It’s not being carried in any of the Train Staions WHSmiths or so I was told at both the Liverpool Street stores. They recommended the Chancery Lane shop if your in that part of Town but I’m sure it’ll be at plenty of other locations.

I'm going to High Holborn so Chancery lane is just a short walk, ta for that hint

the ones at mainline stations are invariably rubbish

bought 4 in smiths, they had literally piles of them. Was gonna get more then the hobby karma in me thought of the kids that might not see them and get into the hobby so i left it at 4.

not bad, 70 quids worth of stuff for 8 quid.

Quick question - anybody know if I buy the first 3-4 editions in store, would I still get all the gifts if I then subscribed for the remainder?

Nope. You have to set up your subscription at issues 1-4 to get the gifts


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And I think possibly delivery one to get the modelling set. (Issues 1-2).

If you don’t take it out there you won’t get issue 3 free either I’d imagine? Not sure though, that might come as long as you order for delivery 2 at least (issues 3-6)

Random one, has anyone worked out how many sprues are in the actual contents image? Would help to see if any come more than one sprue or if it's one per issue

Won’t help, they have said “most issues” come with models, so there’s a bit of leeway there.

I’d think the big tanks could be 2-3 issues maybe..
Hopefully nothing else.

I would think that they’d give models in an issue, then a couple without to even it out for subscribers paying monthly,
But how do you stop single issue buyers taking advantage of that.. I guess maybe really limited copies of issues once they’ve got their set amount of Subs, that way it will mostly sell out quick on the back orders (by then there won’t be any in shops..)

Really pleased all these pesky new hobbyists will find it sold out, just so people can horde paint and primaris

Thebiggesthat wrote:
Really pleased all these pesky new hobbyists will find it sold out, just so people can horde paint and primaris

*rolls eyes*

this happens with just about every single partwork, the companies behind them are well aware this happens, and they print a lot more of the first few loss leading teaser issues than the rest, its essentially advertising for the subscriptions.

after the first few issues a lot of places won't be carrying it unless specifically ordered anyway.


Will be interesting to see how the various sprues are packaged up, the subscription ones come four at a time, I find myself wondering if you are likely to find a larger kit comes with its frames as a "four weekly", a frame with each issue then maybe a paint or two part way through it.

when you consider the 40k starter set is in here you are going to have various issues with frames you can't actually use until you have a couple more issues anyway.

also expecting all the more juicy multi-part stuff to feature much later in the series to avoid people waiting until they have that then cancelling.

Will be interesting to see how the various sprues are packaged up, the subscription ones come four at a time, I find myself wondering if you are likely to find a larger kit comes with its frames as a "four weekly", a frame with each issue then maybe a paint or two part way through it.

This is what someone at GW was saying yesterday - it will be subscription only after issue 4 if I understood (that may be via a shop or direct) and the bigger kits will turn up as a complete model in the delivery, but effectively a sprue per issue type of thing (but as you get 4 issues per delivery you will get the complete model).

puree wrote:

Will be interesting to see how the various sprues are packaged up, the subscription ones come four at a time, I find myself wondering if you are likely to find a larger kit comes with its frames as a "four weekly", a frame with each issue then maybe a paint or two part way through it.

This is what someone at GW was saying yesterday - it will be subscription only after issue 4 if I understood (that may be via a shop or direct) and the bigger kits will turn up as a complete model in the delivery, but effectively a sprue per issue type of thing (but as you get 4 issues per delivery you will get the complete model).

This someone at GW better call up Forbidden Planet and tell them it's sub-only, since they're taking preorders for single issues well past #4.

It’s not being sold passed issue 4 in GW shops. Most news agents are also unlikely to have post issue 4 as that’s when the free returns end. WH Smith’s and Forbidden Planet still stock some partworks after that point, they just can’t return the issues so take a bit of a risk.

Smiths tend to only carry the graphic novel partworks after issue 4 but this is the first miniatures one in a long time so they may also stock Conquest.

Huh, I just saw a TV commercial for Conquest during Hollyoaks.

Aeneades wrote:
It’s not being sold passed issue 4 in GW shops. Most news agents are also unlikely to have post issue 4 as that’s when the free returns end. WH Smith’s and Forbidden Planet still stock some partworks after that point, they just can’t return the issues so take a bit of a risk.

Smiths tend to only carry the graphic novel partworks after issue 4 but this is the first miniatures one in a long time so they may also stock Conquest.

generally post the free returns places stock it based on customers reservations, but hachette will likely still flog them.

for the larger models they may have to be ordered in blocks of four though


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 The Phazer wrote:
Huh, I just saw a TV commercial for Conquest during Hollyoaks.

Well there you have the obvious 40k player base then, perhaps every single TFG watches Hollyoaks and this is why they are bitter and twisted (joke)

Will probably grab the first issue for the paints if I see it on the shelves.

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 The Phazer wrote:
Huh, I just saw a TV commercial for Conquest during Hollyoaks.

Well there you have the obvious 40k player base then, perhaps every single TFG watches Hollyoaks and this is why they are bitter and twisted (joke)

ohh - so for me to get all the freebies I need to subscribe from issue 2? (was planning to just buy that in the local co-op which has been stocking this) and then think about subscribing from either 3 or 4 onwards

You might still if you sub 3 or 4, just not issue 3 free potentially unless you do it before 3-6 ships (though if you sub online and get all of those even if it’s when 4 is out you might.
But they said after Issue 4 subs it’s no free gifts at all).

Bear in mind they expect all the issue 1/2 shop buyers to discover it and then sub, so they have to allow some leeway for the freebies for them.
So I’d say yours safe until the date issue 5 ‘launches’ (though it won’t be coming individually, I’d assume that’s the date it’s cutting off)


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You might still if you sub 3 or 4, just not issue 3 free potentially unless you do it before 3-6 ships (though if you sub online and get all of those even if it’s when 4 is out you might.
But they said after Issue 4 subs it’s no free gifts at all).

Bear in mind they expect all the issue 1/2 shop buyers to discover it and then sub, so they have to allow some leeway for the freebies for them.
So I’d say yours safe until the date issue 5 ‘launches’ (though it won’t be coming individually, I’d assume that’s the date it’s cutting off)

ok, ta. I'll probably pick up the 2nd issue in store then, then maybe get the sub. (The wife had a look, and as we do, checked the 'regular' rather than 'introductory' price - (something we do to point out costs of part magazines to the kids when they ask for sticker albums etc) - so not sure how i'll hide this...

In case it's useful to anyone. After having no luck finding it anywhere on my London commute, I happened to be in Devizes this weekend. WHSmith had loads. Bought 2 and left some for the rest of you.

Just a cautionary tale. I decided to subscribe to Warhammer 40,000 Conquest with the understanding that I could cancel at anytime.

After some soul searching I realised that a lot of push fit Primaris (so premoulded shoulderpads) and Death Guard I wouldn't use would just be a waste of funds I opted to cancel.

This was when I hit the first roadblock. The company doesn't actually allow a cancel anytime (such as Netflix, Amazon Prime etc. where cancellation is immediate), but in fact requires 28 days notice. So I decided to ring them and implement the 14 day cooling off period outlined on the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) website...second roadblock.
The call center workers are unhelpful, aggressive and generally blasé; I have now called on 4 seperate occassions and they seem either unable or uninterested in assisting with cancellation.

I have since contacted my bank who have informed me that when Hachette makes their first withdrawal I can dispute that payment and place blocks to further prevent future withdrawals.

I honestly don't trust the company and would advise anyone who is considering subscribing to at least take what I've written to heart. Additionally the following link is for HachettePartworks Trustpilot reviews and they're pretty damning.
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.hachettepartworks.com

Great post Foxfyre, I have been surprised not to have seen much talk of their customer services on the thread. I was just about to subscribe myself but did a similar online search and there are some fairly damning reviews about the attitude to receiving lost or undelivered items, cancelling subscriptions etc. In the end I decided that no matter how tempting a subscription is it is just not worth any similar hassle and your post has pretty much confirmed this. It's still a great deal for the first few issues so will keep an eye out in stores and try to buy back issues off the website.