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 Sasori wrote:
I'd be pretty suprised if we didn't get the Christmas bundles. There is usually no new model releases in December, so I think they have time to pump them out.

The exception May be Deathguard this year, but maybe that will be late November? Hard to know.

The next season of underworlds is coming out in December, and at this rate maybe a warcry release as well. (I would have figured the new starter would have released by now, but at this point I'm pessimistic about it releasing earlier than November, which almost certainly means January of 2023 :lol.)

I would use them to deck out the smaller giants, personally.

Carlovonsexron wrote:

 Sasori wrote:
I'd be pretty suprised if we didn't get the Christmas bundles. There is usually no new model releases in December, so I think they have time to pump them out.

The exception May be Deathguard this year, but maybe that will be late November? Hard to know.

The next season of underworlds is coming out in December, and at this rate maybe a warcry release as well. (I would have figured the new starter would have released by now, but at this point I'm pessimistic about it releasing earlier than November, which almost certainly means January of 2023 :lol.)

The novel for Catacombs is dated for October, so we'll probably see Catacombs by the end of the month.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I think a lot of people badmouthing the price on the giants are missing that fact you get 4 free coasters when you buy them.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Behemat-Coasters-2020



Free coasters!

So can we put this talk about prices to rest?

Those are neat. Is that only for ordering direct from GW’s site?

 Kanluwen wrote:

Carlovonsexron wrote:

 Sasori wrote:
I'd be pretty suprised if we didn't get the Christmas bundles. There is usually no new model releases in December, so I think they have time to pump them out.

The exception May be Deathguard this year, but maybe that will be late November? Hard to know.

The next season of underworlds is coming out in December, and at this rate maybe a warcry release as well. (I would have figured the new starter would have released by now, but at this point I'm pessimistic about it releasing earlier than November, which almost certainly means January of 2023 :lol.)

The novel for Catacombs is dated for October, so we'll probably see Catacombs by the end of the month.

only if Nottingham manages to avoid total lockdown, which is looking more unlikely by the day.

Nottingham getting locked down wouldn't affect anything that is the next two months worth or so. Shipments are weeks if not months in advance.
It would, however, affect releases for 2021's backend and restocks for stuff.

That's why the stuff we're seeing delayed for NZ/AUS still gets a date. They're tracking the shipping containers and figuring out from there.

There's a lot going on in the backend moving stuff from GW to their warehouses/distribution centers to their shops and independents.

shipments might be fine, but would stuff still get released? The first time covid locked down the UK releases halted. Why wouldn't that happen again?

Carlovonsexron wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:

Carlovonsexron wrote:

 Sasori wrote:
I'd be pretty suprised if we didn't get the Christmas bundles. There is usually no new model releases in December, so I think they have time to pump them out.

The exception May be Deathguard this year, but maybe that will be late November? Hard to know.

The next season of underworlds is coming out in December, and at this rate maybe a warcry release as well. (I would have figured the new starter would have released by now, but at this point I'm pessimistic about it releasing earlier than November, which almost certainly means January of 2023 :lol.)

The novel for Catacombs is dated for October, so we'll probably see Catacombs by the end of the month.

only if Nottingham manages to avoid total lockdown, which is looking more unlikely by the day.

Even level 3 makes no difference to work unless its hospitality related.

Carlovonsexron wrote:
shipments might be fine, but would stuff still get released? The first time covid locked down the UK releases halted. Why wouldn't that happen again?

The first time covid locked down the UK, everywhere was locking down. GW opened up their webstore in the UK before they did the US and releases did start to resume before I got out of lockdown in my state.

The current UK local “lockdowns” are nothing like in March/April. Back then everything had to shut down outside of food stores. This time it’s totally different. All retail shops, offices, schools, universities and most importantly for this discussion factories are all staying open. In the newly announced tier system even the worst areas are only shutting social stuff, such as bars and gyms.

Ofc no one is expecting the current measures will “fix” Covid, so more stringent measures may come in the future, but even then factories and manufacturing will likely be the last to shut down.

TLDR don’t worry too much about your toy supply

That makes me feel a bit more at ease-but I'll be happy when I've the scions of the flame and some of the new underworlds stuff (mortals of slaanesh! Lizardmen!) in hand to occupy me for a while

 NAVARRO wrote:
I do wonder if the amount of extra bits lets you build another one with just some putty or the bits are actually trashed due to scale in comparison with your other bits

You know you're going to get 1 body and end up with a pile of boats, shields, heads, hands and whatever else. I mean yes, YOU could make a whole new giant out of that, but for most of us, more worthless bits...

sounds like decent fodder to make some ship wreck beach scatter terrain. But you've have to sell be a whole plastic boat along with the wreck to begin to get me thinking about buying one of those giants

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 NAVARRO wrote:
I do wonder if the amount of extra bits lets you build another one with just some putty or the bits are actually trashed due to scale in comparison with your other bits

You know you're going to get 1 body and end up with a pile of boats, shields, heads, hands and whatever else. I mean yes, YOU could make a whole new giant out of that, but for most of us, more worthless bits...

Now if only there were cheaper alternative bodies you could attach them...

I’m now wondering where the FW giant fits in.
It’s considerably larger than the new gargants and ironically, cheaper too.

It’s profile is not even close though and it’s only 80/90 points less than they are.

Wondering if they will forget it even exists or just buff it up like they did for the dread saurian.

tneva82 wrote:

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 NAVARRO wrote:
I do wonder if the amount of extra bits lets you build another one with just some putty or the bits are actually trashed due to scale in comparison with your other bits

You know you're going to get 1 body and end up with a pile of boats, shields, heads, hands and whatever else. I mean yes, YOU could make a whole new giant out of that, but for most of us, more worthless bits...

Now if only there were cheaper alternative bodies you could attach them...

Or, say, smaller Gargants that can follow the others.

FW has had a very bumpy ride and its not even really sure if its going to keep supporting AoS - they stripped a lot of really great models from the line at the start of the year and they've mucked around between having an AoS team and then not having an AoS team. Plus the rules (which are done by GW central) haven't been updated properly in ages. They even hardly seem to remember it exists when marketing armies - oddly Gloomspite got a LOT of marketing of FW stuff; but I don't recall seeing any of the skaven stuff when Skaven got their update.

Heck GW even did an article on "exalted greater demons" and didn't reference the FW models once.

 Overread wrote:
FW has had a very bumpy ride and its not even really sure if its going to keep supporting AoS - they stripped a lot of really great models from the line at the start of the year and they've mucked around between having an AoS team and then not having an AoS team. Plus the rules (which are done by GW central) haven't been updated properly in ages. They even hardly seem to remember it exists when marketing armies - oddly Gloomspite got a LOT of marketing of FW stuff; but I don't recall seeing any of the skaven stuff when Skaven got their update.

Heck GW even did an article on "exalted greater demons" and didn't reference the FW models once.

That’s true, but I see them being HH mainly and keeping their big models, like they used to.
I’d honestly love to see models like the mammoth and chaos dragon come back to it.
AoS loves it’s huge monsters so that isn’t an issue either.
Just weird that sometimes they heavily market FW and other times they forget it exists.

For me though, £120 isn’t worth thinking about.
When GW gets to the stage that a bigger FW model of the same line is cheaper, there’s an issue.
I’ll be using mega gargants in my skaven and undead armies, but I’ll just be converting them.
I’d honestly rather spend £120 on parts for something unique that stands out than an over priced lump of plastic.

I usually don’t bat an eye at GW pricing, but overtaking FW for cost is just a bad joke.
Funny to see they have not got stock issues with any behemat models though, despite new armies/models of late always having problems with demand.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

 NAVARRO wrote:
I do wonder if the amount of extra bits lets you build another one with just some putty or the bits are actually trashed due to scale in comparison with your other bits

You know you're going to get 1 body and end up with a pile of boats, shields, heads, hands and whatever else. I mean yes, YOU could make a whole new giant out of that, but for most of us, more worthless bits...

If all fails we could always paint the bits stone like and decorate bases, seems like a waste of good bits though. I think extra bits are valid say for regiments but for these huge one off centrepieces not so much.

Speaking of price I wonder if you start digging into the realms of the collector boutique high end resins you probably can find some hidden treasures.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I think a lot of people badmouthing the price on the giants are missing that fact you get 4 free coasters when you buy them.

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Behemat-Coasters-2020

You know, when I saw these, I thought someone is getting really desperate. Tiny amount of junk thrown into really expensive box purchase, junk that is not even for the right army (all dwarf, no giant designs...), and funnily enough, it's probably something they hand out for free in WW bar, except thanks to Covid they are now overstocked and look for ways of getting rid of it

 Kanluwen wrote:

tneva82 wrote:

Now if only there were cheaper alternative bodies you could attach them...

Or, say, smaller Gargants that can follow the others.

You mean the ones that come with WAY more decorative bits than the new trainwreck? These ones? Because if anything, you will be using bits from smaller ones to try and give any character to new zero option, zero pose, zero bits disasters, it's like instead of using bits from IG kits to spice up their tanks going the other way and gluing random leftover spare track links and battlecannon bits to guardsmen...

Just got an email saying I wouldn't receive my order till mid November because they didn't have enough coasters to fill all the orders placed at the weekend.

 Rolsheen wrote:
Just got an email saying I wouldn't receive my order till mid November because they didn't have enough coasters to fill all the orders placed at the weekend.

That... that Has to be a joke.

 AduroT wrote:

 Rolsheen wrote:
Just got an email saying I wouldn't receive my order till mid November because they didn't have enough coasters to fill all the orders placed at the weekend.

That... that Has to be a joke.

it is, seeing how gw has already stated that you'll get the coasters while stock lasts

Yeah boy, Vampires!

Disclaimer: Hammerhal Herald is the Regimental Standard equivalent just minus the articles. We've been getting a lot of teases, some have led to stuff some won't.

To be fair considering how popular vampires were in Old World and how GW has pushed them in the lore a lot I'd be shocked if we don't get a vampire/Soulblight army in the game. Heck I'm more surprised that Ossiarchs came before vampires.

The real question is what focus they take - lots of vampires; vampires with human followers; skeletons; zombies; undead; monsters; something else.

There's a lot of ways GW could take it. They still have a regular skelton army getting started set and could make them part of the vampire force; or they could still be their own army.

 Kanluwen wrote:
Disclaimer: Hammerhal Herald is the Regimental Standard equivalent just minus the articles. We've been getting a lot of teases, some have led to stuff some won't.

We have some blatantly undead rumour engine pics too. Of course given the timing it's most likely an Underworlds warband, not an AoS army.

It’ll be interesting to see how they get revamped for AOS...

Its worth pointing out that the vampire model is one from the coven throne. But based off rumor pics, we've got to have something coming, even if only warcry or underworlds.