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Ok, can we actually not, please?

Take it to a different, non-news and rumour thread and stop gaking up this one. Thanks!

 Snrub wrote:
Ok, can we actually not, please?

Take it to a different, non-news and rumour thread and stop gaking up this one. Thanks!

Seconded, thirded, and possibly even fourthed. Take the arguments elsewhere, peeps.

I endorse that idea. Take it to its own thread.

MTO up next week:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/02/05/sunday-preview-skirmish-games-reign-supreme/?utm_source=CUSTOMERS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WHP_5th_February_Preview_&utm_content=&utm_term=

Of course it comes the same week as the new Warcry box. A month of nothing and then it all comes at the same time

This has got me wondering, is that Gandalf on Shadowfax the original version with the horse split in two parts or the updated version where only the legs are separate? I already have two copies of that particular model but both of mine are the former version. My near-obsessive desire to have every model made for MESBG has got my considering whether I gamble on a 3rd. I do need that foot version of that Gandalf, as the one I have is other version where he's not standing on the rock, so getting it wouldn't be a total waste.

Hmmm. Guess it'll come down to how much it is $-wise.

Is there any expected timescale for pre-orders/release date on the new Osgiliath terrain? Specifically the unruined building and tower rather than the ruins that come in the starter set.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/01/06/recreating-the-ruined-city-of-osgiliath-with-awesome-new-terrain/

It was previewed on WarCom on the 6th of January but hasn't gone up a month later, I'm curious if there's any pattern to their previews regarding release dates. I.e. usually X weeks/months after showing them off?

Cheers
Chris

Usually it's anywhere up to three months after being shown. So could be up until march. I'd expect it to come with a separate release for gothmog faramir.

Preorders are up for the MTO stuff. Surprisingly the prices aren't completely off the wall (for GW anyways). The metal Fell Beast is the same price as the plastic one, which for some reason really surprises me. I might just have to pick one up. Not sure what else I need from this MTO though.

Wow those prices are totally not extreme.

Nazgul is only a fiver more then the plastic version, and includes Frodo. The Warg Riders are the only ones with a price increase on last time, and they've gone up from $55AUD to $70. Guess I'll probably not grab another set for now. Might nab some rangers though instead.

The prices are reasonable in relation to GW's other game systems.

I am picking up Gimli chills' and the 3 hobbits chilling by the fire.

Faramir and Gothmog seperate releases next week:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/05/sunday-preview-vashtorr-besieges-the-rock/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sunday-preview&utm_content=sunday-preview&fbclid=IwAR132cqRKgtrBJKZeP1DcxNTf0Y9wB-NDMpgOmBEqwNJmMK4zmZdCxZNsG4

Surprised they didn't drop the tower and buildings at the same time.

Awesome, I've been waiting for Gothmog.

Finally!

Nice Gothmog is on my wishlist...

Price rices on MESBG are pretty tough. Standard Boxes going from 35€ to 40€ is an over 14% price increase. Didnt they say something about 6%?

HeIlsing wrote:
Price rices on MESBG are pretty tough. Standard Boxes going from 35€ to 40€ is an over 14% price increase. Didnt they say something about 6%?

Average increase is 6%, with items actually going up 10-15%

Snuck that one in on us didn't they?

When was the last price rise?

Last year, announced in February 2022. They now increase the prices once a year.

Last year they did massive prince increases on the mesbg range too. Like 10-20% increase on most stuff. If only plastic + FW was increased this time around it would have been fine. But they did like 10% on most resin and metal this year again so a lot of the range have had a 20-30% increase in just 2 years.

Funnily enough mesbg FW prices are increasing slower than the failcast prices so the new FW Glorfindel sits between models like Elessar and Bard in price. Most of the 2-3 character packs from FW is now less than 10% away in price from the equivalent failcast packs.

They get away with that 6% average by releasing so many new items with the already increased price and then figuring that item into the total number that had a 0% price rise. Also I think last time paint went up it did so separately from the models, so all those skus of paint also count as a 0% increase item. That way you can bump up all the other items 15%. Sneaky Gits

Johanxp wrote:
Last year, announced in February 2022. They now increase the prices once a year.

Ouch. That's not great for enouraging the game, especially with most of the models not being available most of the time.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! MOTHER fething HALBARAD!


https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/03/16/middle-earth-made-to-order-rangers-of-the-north-clash-with-mordor-orcs/

Only really the grey company piques my interest this time (on account of having everything else). But i always had trouble justifying them when the Dunedein modles already existed.

I've not got Halbarad, the grey company or the Kings of Men, but I'm happy to let the kings pass by this time around. They're common enough that you can pick them up for reasonable prices.
Depending on how much I've got in the slush fund at the time, I might grab another set of the orcs too. Absolutely charming models and excellent to paint. I'm also interested to see how much they ask for the witch-king. I managed to nab one for $75 dollars off a local fella about a year ago. I suspect it'll be the same price as the other metal nazgul from the last MtO.

Don't they still sell plastic versions of quite a few of those?

Ehh in a round about way. The orcs all come in the bog standard plastic kit. There is a plastic cave troll, but they don't sell it currently for some odd reason. There is also the plastic nazgul on fell beast that makes a regular ringwraith and the witch-king.
And while it's not a direct kit, you could certainly proxy the plastic rangers as the grey company/rangers of the north.

Wasn't the plastic Cave Troll on a shared sprue, as part of the Mines of Moria box or something?

Not sure about how it came in the Mines box, but the Balins Tomb game they did a year our two back, it came on a single sprue by itself.

Well, all I know is Grey Company and Halbarad for meeeeeeee!