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Tavis75 wrote:
Does anyone know if there's a way to switch from a yearly to monthly subscription?

Last year I switched from monthly to yearly, but rather than just changing over when the next month's renewal time came they instead refunded the remainder of the last month and started the yearly sub immediately, so I sort of got out of sync with the model releases (still waiting for access to the year 2 mini despite being a yearly subscriber) and I'd like to try and get my sub back in sync with the mini release.

Don't want to cancel the yearly renewal and restart a monthly sub as I worry that might stop me getting the year 2 mini, but hoping to go monthly for one month and get back in sync with the mini release.

That's weird. If you did a yearly sub in year two, you should have got your model after a month. Definitely worth contacting customer support.

Chikout wrote:

Tavis75 wrote:
Does anyone know if there's a way to switch from a yearly to monthly subscription?

Last year I switched from monthly to yearly, but rather than just changing over when the next month's renewal time came they instead refunded the remainder of the last month and started the yearly sub immediately, so I sort of got out of sync with the model releases (still waiting for access to the year 2 mini despite being a yearly subscriber) and I'd like to try and get my sub back in sync with the mini release.

Don't want to cancel the yearly renewal and restart a monthly sub as I worry that might stop me getting the year 2 mini, but hoping to go monthly for one month and get back in sync with the mini release.

That's weird. If you did a yearly sub in year two, you should have got your model after a month. Definitely worth contacting customer support.

I think because of the way it was done, cancelling and refunding the monthly sub and backdating the yearly sub to start from when the monthly sub last renewed, rather than just starting the yearly sub from when the monthly one would have expired, it meant that my yearly sub actually started right near the end of year one, rather than in year two. So it's due to renew on about the 28th of August, just a few days before I become eligible for the year two model, so I think unless I let it renew I will miss out on the year two model and then I guess this will keep happening each year. Guess I will just have to contact customer service, unless I can cancel the yearly sub straight after I get the mini and hopefully then get a refund for the remaining part of the year, then sign up again for a new yearly sub.

 Geifer wrote:
If you put him in the regular Kasrkin squad, he doesn't have much to single him out. He's not quite Necron Warrior level of identical, but the point is that he's nothing special. Selecting him or any other art from that series for a special miniature is kind of ironic.

You could say that about any of the dozen other alternate unit leader Limited Editions, too.

It’s too early to say if he is vanilla or not too. Though the artwork will likely be a pretty good approximation.

 Platuan4th wrote:

 Geifer wrote:
If you put him in the regular Kasrkin squad, he doesn't have much to single him out. He's not quite Necron Warrior level of identical, but the point is that he's nothing special. Selecting him or any other art from that series for a special miniature is kind of ironic.

You could say that about any of the dozen other alternate unit leader Limited Editions, too.

Sure. But there's no need to be so binary about it. It's more like a sliding scale, and the artwork of the Kasrkin, to account for GaroRobe's point, is way towards the wrong end of it for my taste.

 GaroRobe wrote:
It’s too early to say if he is vanilla or not too. Though the artwork will likely be a pretty good approximation.

I suppose there might be the odd surprise. The silhouette shows that the sculptor took liberties with the pose.

Well, 4 days till my annual renewal sends GW money... Still not a real picture of the miniatures, just vague silhouettes.
How long do I dare leave it till cancelling. I'm not paying for a pig in a poke.

I have read that the studio doing the exodite are shutting down?
Does anyone have any news on that?

I haven’t seen any actual confirmation yet, so it was curious.
Doesn’t seem to be related to GW, but the studio itself.

 Gimgamgoo wrote:
Well, 4 days till my annual renewal sends GW money... Still not a real picture of the miniatures, just vague silhouettes.
How long do I dare leave it till cancelling. I'm not paying for a pig in a poke.

We got the silhouettes on Wednesday last week. I could see the knuckleheads at GW figuring this Wednesday might be good timing for showing off the actual miniatures.

No idea if that's how it's going to go if so, how it may interfere with renewals/cancellations, but leaving day one subscribers with less than 48 hours to make their decision seems like a realistic thing to expect of GW.

They normally show off new models as the last article each Monday, so perhaps later today.

 xttz wrote:
They normally show off new models as the last article each Monday, so perhaps later today.

We already got a new Ork and a new Blood bowl mini today so i wouldn't expect more. It will be Wednesday as that is the Warhammer+ day

Apple fox wrote:
I have read that the studio doing the exodite are shutting down?
Does anyone have any news on that?

I haven’t seen any actual confirmation yet, so it was curious.
Doesn’t seem to be related to GW, but the studio itself.

I've seen several posts from what look to be successful 3d printing patreons (including those not concentrating on GW inspired stuff) so i wouldn't be surprised if the money just isn't good enough any more. A lot seem to have begun as on man operations, but i suspect the need for more and more content means they end up taking on other sculptors as staff and suddenly they've got salaries/benefits etc to pay


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Apple fox wrote:
I have read that the studio doing the exodite are shutting down?
Does anyone have any news on that?

I haven’t seen any actual confirmation yet, so it was curious.
Doesn’t seem to be related to GW, but the studio itself.

I've seen several posts from what look to be successful 3d printing patreons (including those not concentrating on GW inspired stuff) so i wouldn't be surprised if the money just isn't good enough any more. A lot seem to have begun as on man operations, but i suspect the need for more and more content means they end up taking on other sculptors as staff and suddenly they've got salaries/benefits etc to pay

edit: but i haven't heard specifically about a studio specialising in those closing, do you have a name/link?

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:

Apple fox wrote:
I have read that the studio doing the exodite are shutting down?
Does anyone have any news on that?

I haven’t seen any actual confirmation yet, so it was curious.
Doesn’t seem to be related to GW, but the studio itself.

I've seen several posts from what look to be successful 3d printing patreons (including those not concentrating on GW inspired stuff) so i wouldn't be surprised if the money just isn't good enough any more. A lot seem to have begun as on man operations, but i suspect the need for more and more content means they end up taking on other sculptors as staff and suddenly they've got salaries/benefits etc to pay


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Apple fox wrote:
I have read that the studio doing the exodite are shutting down?
Does anyone have any news on that?

I haven’t seen any actual confirmation yet, so it was curious.
Doesn’t seem to be related to GW, but the studio itself.

I've seen several posts from what look to be successful 3d printing patreons (including those not concentrating on GW inspired stuff) so i wouldn't be surprised if the money just isn't good enough any more. A lot seem to have begun as on man operations, but i suspect the need for more and more content means they end up taking on other sculptors as staff and suddenly they've got salaries/benefits etc to pay

edit: but i haven't heard specifically about a studio specialising in those closing, do you have a name/link?

Was just several posts I see all today that got me curious after I had seen a few, but I can’t Remember where I read the first post which had the details now since I didn’t think as much about it at the time. Thought maybe would pop up here if was true.

Since it’s the show that seems to have stalled as well.


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It’s lost legion studios I think. Post was made on the Warhammer 40K reddit.

3 weeks 'til pariah nexus

So we've got Kasrkin Sarge Mortens and Karlina Von Carstein :

https://i.goopics.net/jhetn9.png

We've got img tags!

Old-Four-Arms wrote:
So we've got Kasrkin Sarge Mortens and Karlina Von Carstein :

https://i.goopics.net/jhetn9.png

Not a fan of the Vampires head but looks easy to swap, will probably renew but content wise it hasn't been worth it, it's the mini and the voucher (are we still getting that?) that just about make it worthwhile.

Don't care for the skin colour of the vamps face, but otherwise a nice looking piece.

Interesting it’s a Von Carstein. We’ve not heard much of that bloodline in AOS. Unless I’ve not been reading the right books.

She looks like a Necromorph from the Riddick movie. I rather like her.

 xttz wrote:


We've got img tags!

The Sergeant looks as good as I hoped!

They both look fine I think, vampire the face paint just looks off, and the helm is a bit meh.
Wonder if with a head swap she would make an interesting sister of silence.

Also, I just got mail my mini from year one is up for order. And says I can order one in my account, but year two still locked and I have my year 1 mini.
I am confused now I been signed up since very beginning.

I am fairly whelmed by these and I feel they both just miss the mark.

The vampire is sort of in that "oh, another one" category where it's not a character that has much relevance to me in my understanding of the setting and is fairly similar to the numerous other vampires they've made recently.

The sarge is a nice homage to the artwork, but it's a bit bland beyond that, the base needed more... something. You can put him in a unit and he'd blend in almost too well to the point it could be a sarge kitbashed from the box.

Well, that's nothing to write home about. Now I actually have to think about whether I want to keep my subscription.

Again easy pick for aos. Especially as i can use her in gamn.

YouTube vid still doesn’t show much more




20% off merchandise but not seeing a voucher this time

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/08/25/new-warhammer-miniatures-subscribe-to-take-your-pick-from-two-exclusive-models/

The vampire is a pretty cool model, but am I the only one that’s a little annoyed that these have gone from fairly large models/a small group of models to normal 28mm character models in the space of like 2 years? I know models like these would still sell for like half the subscription cost but compared to the big scenic base on the vindicare from the first round and the sorcerer and familiars from last year they just feel (well, because they are) more insubstantial.

Vampire has an alternative, unhelmeted bonce. Not that they’ve shown us it.

The vampire is awesome, but something seems off with her. Like the body is fine, but the helmet and shoulder pad doesn't feel very soulblight or Age of Sigmar-y to me. I think it's because it's so different from every other vampire model.

About the vampire:

GW wrote:This miniature has a choice of two heads – one helmet with a bat-wing motif, the other with an exaggerated aristocratic hairstyle befitting an immortal terror of the Mortal Realms – you don’t reach a few thousand years old without picking up some eccentric ideas about fashion.

Could have shown it off, but at least the extra head exists. I don't like the Tyranid Warrior cosplay helmet.

 ImAGeek wrote:
The vampire is a pretty cool model, but am I the only one that’s a little annoyed that these have gone from fairly large models/a small group of models to normal 28mm character models in the space of like 2 years? I know models like these would still sell for like half the subscription cost but compared to the big scenic base on the vindicare from the first round and the sorcerer and familiars from last year they just feel (well, because they are) more insubstantial.

Quite. Doesn't surprise me either. GW looks to be in a "less value for more money" phase of late, comparatively speaking.

It seems the coupon is gone. Instead we got a 20% discount on the merchandise store. That's a bad exchange. The coupon was much better. I couldn't care less for the merchandise.