Prices going up

Hey all, I just read that the prices of GW metal miniatures are going up soon, as the price of tin, petrol and whatnot did increase drastically in the nearer past. The full announcement can be found in White Dwarf Online, but I'm not able to access the page at the moment, so there's no link from me.

Anyways, better start buying what you always wanted to buy before it's too late

They are "adjusting" the prices AGAIN? (suuuuure, blame the "high petrol prices", what a lame excuse.).

God, am I glad that I don't like wargames and hate miniatures... no wait...

Indeed, readed it to, what the f*ck
even paint is going to get expensiver, it already is 2,50 euro a pot.. damn, I wish it was back in the old days, 10 euro for a blister -_-

Tagnator wrote:

10 euro for a blister -_-

Does it say how much an "old" €10 blister is going to cost after the price boo... "adjustment"?

Nope, it simply says that the price of tin has doubled and that GW is no longer able to absorb the increased production price.

Oh, and in the beginning, it says something in the lines of "everything is getting more expensive, so are we..." Last time I read this it was said by my good old friend Mr. Mehdorn of DB...

However, they say they'll expand their plastic range even more (those miniatures are not (yet) affected). I wonder why they didn't do it already, the O&G and Empire and High Elves did prove that it is possible to have highly detailed plastic miniatures, so I wonder why they did metal Dark Elves and metal Vampires etc...

indeed, they should expanse the Plastic range and make it cheaper.. it already costs a real lot! if you think about it, its crazy isnt it? 30 euros for a bit of plastic.. I dont say I dont like it but still...

If GW ran a Gas Station, they'd augment their income by stealing their customers' cars. They have the same entrepeneurial instincts as Jesse James; only he used a gun.

Of course, they could go back to using a bit of lead. It's easier to work with from a modeler's viewpoint, much less expensive, easier on their molds, & it's THE main reason that "historical" minis are SO MUCH CHEAPER than their fantasy brethren.

Well, yeah, the tin prices are going up drastically (ban china and they will go down again! )
plastics are cheaper, but a lot of gamers still prefer the metal ones (heavy equals good! )

other than that, over the last couple of years, GW has expanded their range a lot, and we've seen a lot of updates too, the costs of designing these molds are high, VERY if not EXTREMELY high, so lets not forget that!

then, Detail goes up a lot too, and in big plastic regiment boxes with a lot of detail to the miniatures, you won't hear me complaining about 30 euro's a box (even though its rediculous!)

try making warbands out of Rackham miniatures.... 1 for... 12 euros! yeuj!
then again, with GWs prices going up, that becomes more and more appealing!
oh wait, my first 2 are already purely rackham! haha


Just be glad you play mordheim, and not Apocalypse scale 4TK! saves you a lot! hehe

Ezekiel wrote:

Just be glad you play mordheim, and not Apocalypse scale 4TK! saves you a lot! hehe

Much as I HATE defending GW, in all honesty [I also HATE being forced into the honesty thing merely from a sense of fairness ], after searching for some minis for the Vampire commission I'm working on, my findings are that the prices of MOST Ciatdel minis are relatively competitive. With the exception of SOME of their "Special Characters" and the "Collector Range", they are NOT even at the high end of the price range.

As the "leading" manufacturer of minis their prices are the guide line for the rest of the mini makers. Ergo, because GW can command a fairly high price for their stuff, the smaller folk can charge a similar amount, which enables them to survive & gives us ALL THOSE WONDERFUL NON-GW MINIS to paint.

Now, I think I'll go off & be not-so-quietly sick.