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2024/06/12 18:56:54
Subject: Re:40K Combat Patrol partworks by Hachette
Damn I was hoping to grab a couple of issue 1, might find some out in the wilderness
Has anyone had issues with the hachette site for combat patrol (not their main site) every time I click a link for it I get various scam warnings ie infected with financial scam
"We're very pleased to announce that we will be launching Warhammer 40,000: Combat Patrol across the UK and ROI on Wednesday 28th August!
As you signed up to the test stage, your subscription will automatically start again from issue 1. Please note, your subscriber number will not be the same one you received earlier this year."
Still debating in my head to stay subbed or cancel, but I think I'll stick with it this time.
So issue one - people buy it for the Nid, captains soon to be flooding sales sites.
Issue two, do you need Lictors? Everyone needs lictors. Buy them all lictor lovers.
Issue 5, fight for them! Resales I guess.
Issue 6, well I guess if you need new Nids?
I had some questions that were answered by a nice person called Sam S at Hachette Partworks. I thought this info would be useful to others who are subscribing/thinking of subscribing.
Here's want I asked:
Spoiler:
- When will the first batch of issues be dispatched?
- When will payment be taken from my PayPal?
- How much will it\'s cost for the first batch with the cheaper issues to start (I have the premium subscription)?
- Which issue will I receive as part of the free gifts?
And the reply I got:
Spoiler:
Currently, we're being advised that the first dispatch date for Combat Patrol will be either Aug 30th or Sept 6th. So, the first delivery (of issues #1 + #2) should be with you within 14 days of that date. Information on whether your dispatch has been processed for delivery should be viewable on your web account once the collection begins.
I can confirm that payment will be scheduled via PayPal approximately 10 days after the date your dispatch has processed. So, if the first dispatch is processed on Aug 30th, payment would be scheduled for Sep 9th.
It sounds like you may have not received this, but an update was emailed to Test subscribers earlier this month informing them that their subscriptions are uniformly all being started as a standard subscription. This is due to the scope and cost of the premium content increasing, and Hachette wanted to ensure that no subscribers were being met with a higher cost than they were expecting when the collection launched.
If you'd like to upgrade your subscription to Premium, you just need to get in touch with us once again when you've received your first dispatch, and we can do it at that point. By doing it at this stage, you will not miss out on any Premium gifts or extras.
The free issue gift is not a separate issue, this is actually a reduction in cost of the most expensive issue in your first dispatch. So, on your subscription, this would reduce the cost of your first delivery down to £2.99.
Your dispatches following this first one (at Premium pricing) will contain 4 issues at £11.99 each, totalling £47.96. On a standard subscription, this would cost £9.99 each, totalling £39.96.
TLDR
First dispatch of Issue 1+2 will be either the 30th of August or 6th of September and will cost £2.99 in total.
Payment will be taken around 10 days after dispatch.
The free Issue will be the most expensive one in your first delivery.
Everyone who subbed during the test phase is on a standard subscription even if you took the premium option. If you want the premium subscription, then send them a message when you get your first delivery to upgrade.
I like the idea of getting Von Ryan Leaders for free
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Gomezaddams wrote: Thinking of subscribing - I like Combat Patrol so it'd be nice to build them all up. Two questions really.
1 - Do they do returns? I really dont need 15 infernus marines
2 - How frequent were the random extra stuff? e.g. the ring binders they sent and charged for... seems like a faff dealing with that.
They don't take returns. they tell you to keep the stuff and send you the new stuff at a later date. If you don't want that particular issue, you tell them you don't want it, but it's in the subscription, and you can always pawn it off on someone else at a later date.
The first box is in or around the first delivery. In My order, they sent me a gakload of stuff- the first 4 issues, and the modeling gear, the three binders, and the models/ paints collective to get you started. every couple of issues, you get the bonus gifts/ additional content. So far I have 3 on deck, and am waiting for them to get the boot out of their butts to get the rest of my orders/ etc.
This company is just average, to fair in the delivery and communications department. I've had worse, but I've also had better as well.
A time or two, they never contacted me back on the correspondence.
A couple of my issues they sent me, the paint bottles opened up inside.
I'm still waiting on an issue that came with half of a previous issue info in the magazine part, (Issue 60 cam with half of Issue 56's information in the mag.)
I'm still waiting on issues that they held up because of the changeover to this new mag.
Some months, they will take the payment out, but then you don't know if they sent the magazines/ models. you have to pay attention to your issues that you receive.
Knowing what I know now? Just buy the magazines you want from them specifically. You don't need all of the subscription stuff, unless you are totally new and have never bought any gw products in your life.
At Games Workshop, we believe that how you behave does matter. We believe this so strongly that we have written it down in the Games Workshop Book. There is a section in the book where we talk about the values we expect all staff to demonstrate in their working lives. These values are Lawyers, Guns and Money.
2024/08/24 23:32:40
Subject: Re:40K Combat Patrol partworks by Hachette
Where as my experiences dealing with Hachette customer service has been the complete opposite. I've had to contact them a few times (5 times I think) for different reasons, mostly warped/bent sprues, but also a missing issue, and they've always been very communicative and helpful, the replacement issues always sent without fuss or delay. Absolutely no issues what soever with their customer service.
Thinking of subscribing - I like Combat Patrol so it'd be nice to build them all up. Two questions really.
1 - Do they do returns? I really dont need 15 infernus marines
From their faq:
Spoiler:
How do I return an issue?
If you subscribe and decide for whatever reason not to keep a received issue, you must send it back unopened within 14 days following the receipt of your despatch to the following address:
Warhammer Combat Patrol
Staci
Swift Park
Old Leicester Road
Rugby
CV21 1DZ
Please include your subscription number with your parcel. A parcel kept more than 14 days means acceptance and the invoice should be paid promptly.
2 - How frequent were the random extra stuff? e.g. the ring binders they sent and charged for... seems like a faff dealing with that.
You usually get a note in a delivery informing you that a binder or additional items will soon be sent to you at extra cost and to contact them to stop it. You need to do this each time.
Spoiler:
Are there any binders or extras with the subscription?
If you subscribe from Issues 1, 2, 3 or 4, you will receive your FREE binder with dividers in your 3rd delivery. If you subscribe from Issue 5, 6 or 7, you will receive your first binder with dividers with issue 7 at the price of £10.99 (€13.99).
Subsequent binders (without dividers) will be sent to all subscribers with Issues 23, 43 and 63 at the price of £10.99 (€13.99).
As a subscriber, you will also automatically receive special issues as they become available (items and prices vary).
You will be automatically opted in to receive binders and special issues throughout your collection, though you may opt out of receiving these by contacting our Customer Service Team.
Any time i've been in contact with their customer service team it was a good experience, quick and professional.
It was today. Went WHsmith in the morning to get some and got a few. Checked another around 2pm, they'd sold out. I'd be surprised if there are any left in shops after today really.
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I subbed, but then a few days later got an email saying due to high demand, my first issues won't be with me until sometime in October. I luckily got issue 1 from Travelling Man, just in case. I'll trade if I end up with 2.
I saw a load of issue 1 in my local cost cutters here in Ireland, so check your local newsagents. I got an email today telling me that my bundle of 1&2 have been dispatched.
My local Morrisons had them on the end of an aisle for 2 days then put them on a newspaper stand after the checkout, on the side facing a wall, as in up against the wall. They made a choice to not put it in the magazine section to make room for some girl gossip mag, so wasn't too impressed. But they are out there if you look.
They finally arrived on Tesco Stafford this weekend, so they might be just appearing a week behind in some areas. The last two of Hachette's part works seemed to operate like this round here.
I've subscribed, I quite fancy a bunch of small forces but have been on the fence regards cost/value so I did a projection of the first few drops (uk).
The short version is:
To get Tyranids and Space Marines it's way more expensive than getting it from places like Wayland games (less than 20% saving) for the 6 subscription drops that will complete these armies.
If you sign up to the Premium for the Dread and Hive Tyrant for an extra £36 over the 18 issues you're subscribed to, you break even vs the cost of getting all the Tyranid and Space Marine models at 20% discount from 3rd party shops.
If you're especially keen on the Primaris Comany Champion, it comes in drop 7, after the Marine army is all finished, with presumably some Eldar and Chaos so unless you're in for those armies or can be bothered with ebaying stuff off, its an expensive wee miniature.
However if you're in for the subscription beyond these two armies then the savings are about 20% again vs 3rd party shops for a saving of approximately 45% from then on.
I'd guess that most people who will drop out do so within the first few subscription drops and so this poor initial deal is damage limitation.
So if you're like me and a bit on the fence, either abandon it after the first drop or go some distance because you're getting the worst deal across every drop (after the first) until after drop 6.
Hoping to grab specific issues from forbidden planet. SHould have been greedy and grabbed more than 2 of the first issue as they have both already gone as gifts and I could have given away at least another 3 issues to nephews/friends kids!
Well the 'best' club for wargaming in general is the Central London Wargames Club. Lots of historicals, some GW.
CLWC.org.uk Best because it is freee, just can't bring in outside food and drink.
I go to on Monday nights BattleUx as I used to live near there. Search for the London Wargaming Club: BattleUx on facebook. £3 a night from 4-11
The London Wargaming Guild meeting at Badmoon shop (I think the most expensive option) and Seven Dials,
Darksphere shop
And then a load more clubs scattered around. Really we are lousy with them.
2024/09/10 22:08:26
Subject: Re:40K Combat Patrol partworks by Hachette
Whilst I have more than enough from buying Leviathan sets I have to say I really do love the Barbgaunts. From models to even how they play on the table they are just such a fun "throw down LOADS of dice" models.
Not every model needs loads of dice so its good fun to get to roll a load with them
He's got a bare head option, and I like the arms and shoulder pads being separate parts. He will make a neat character with tactical xeno head with the right kit bash, might be worth doubling up on him after all. I'm surprised by how many of the parts are separated from each other, no foot moulded onto the termagant head type of thing, it's good to see.
Issue 7 and 8 info:
Spoiler:
Termagants! Termagants!Termagants!
Credit to Son of Rawl over at B&C for posting these pictures.
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