I don’t think anyone expected them to be discarded for a minor edition especially considering how late some of them came out. 12th will most likely continue the pattern and we will need new ones.
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I don’t think anyone expected them to be discarded for a minor edition especially considering how late some of them came out. 12th will most likely continue the pattern and we will need new ones.
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Wouldn't be the first time they've done exactly that and pushed people back to indexes. Glad they have learnt. 2 editions from one codex seems reasonable.
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Yep - more things to spend money on with slight rules variation haha
I ordered DOK box set. Was after Morathi so the extras won’t go a miss
I don’t know what that is.
Also I meant mutilators not obliterators, though not hugely fussed about them. Defiler I will likely do as the EC version as I’ve still not used my EC and they don’t have many units.
Struggling again with the whole fluff stuff as red corsairs don’t have much chaos iconography but I still need a load of normal units in there. Though that’s partly why I’m mixing them, I got two Nemesis claw kill team boxes for bashing and about 20 unassembled Legionaries, but I don’t really need many more.
Not painting my raptors until the new box comes out, I think they’re bigger plus have the 2h weapon option.
Still haven’t nailed down a night lords recipe which is partly why I’ve never progressed with them much.
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Yeah, I asked my local gaming store to put aside a copy of the two Repulsor/Dread Battleforce as well. Thing is, I've got enough loyalty with them it'll be 25% off; so at that point, its basically cheaper than buying the Repulsors and Ballistus seperately. I already have 3 Redemptors though so I'll likely sell that. My brother collects and one of my friends is just trying to get in, so can't imagine I won't be able to rehome a Redemptor easily enough.
I genuinely don't know why GW boxed them up with IF/BT customisation bits, and didn't just market it to all Space Marine players, which could have made the box cheaper, and realistically its the sort of box a lot of Marine players will be interested in.
Timing wise it's ideal, this is gonna be a busy month, but this should land around NEXT payday
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Oh I need me some of this, how did you get that deal?
Bargain!So the new cities of sigmar release has awoken something in me.
I've managed to pick up this box for £100 delivered! almost 33.3333% off
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For all the stick we (often pretty fairly) give Games Workshop, I do think it’s only fair to highlight when their customer service gets things right:
I picked up a Primaris Techmarine from Hobbycraft about a week ago while they were running a promotion (Spend £25+, save £5). Unfortunately, it looks like they unseal stock instore and keep it in the warehouse, and don’t keep boxes sealed. When I opened it a couple of days ago, I found the base and several parts missing.
That suggests someone had been a bit cheeky at some point — either instore or via a customer return that wasn’t properly checked (#sad panda). It could theoretically have been a factory error, but that feels less likely.
Hobbycraft didn’t have any more in stock, I didn't want to lose the discount I'd got on it, and I didn’t want to spend time and money travelling elsewhere, so I reached out to GW Customer Care via live chat yesterday. After a bit of back‑and‑forth with a genuinely pleasant chap called Callum, and with the Techmarine currently out of stock on the webstore, they offered me three options:
A) They’d monitor stock and send a replacement when it comes back in
B) They’d issue a voucher for the full value, usable on a future Techmarine or anything else
C) I could pick another item up to £30 that was currently in stock, and they’d send me that instead
I chose option C). They’re sending me a Jump Pack Captain (same price as the Techmarine), which I didn’t already have — I’ve been holding off on fast attack with the Vanguard Veterans and the fast attack refresh rumoured for 11th. On top of that, they also agreed to throw in an extra pack of five 40 mm bases, as I mentioned I’ve had to dip into my own spares in the past due to missing bases.
There was no requirement to return the incomplete Techmarine, which I can now source parts for separately if I want, and the whole process was painless and hassle‑free.
I fully appreciate that the models cost far less to produce than their retail price, but even taking that into account, this was genuinely good customer service. It was handled quickly, reasonably, and with a human touch.
GW pricing is always going to be a point of contention, especially with just how much it's risen in the last 5-10 years, but experiences like this do make me feel they haven’t completely forgotten what good customer support looks like, so credit where it’s due.
I picked up a Primaris Techmarine from Hobbycraft about a week ago while they were running a promotion (Spend £25+, save £5). Unfortunately, it looks like they unseal stock instore and keep it in the warehouse, and don’t keep boxes sealed. When I opened it a couple of days ago, I found the base and several parts missing.
That suggests someone had been a bit cheeky at some point — either instore or via a customer return that wasn’t properly checked (#sad panda). It could theoretically have been a factory error, but that feels less likely.
Hobbycraft didn’t have any more in stock, I didn't want to lose the discount I'd got on it, and I didn’t want to spend time and money travelling elsewhere, so I reached out to GW Customer Care via live chat yesterday. After a bit of back‑and‑forth with a genuinely pleasant chap called Callum, and with the Techmarine currently out of stock on the webstore, they offered me three options:
A) They’d monitor stock and send a replacement when it comes back in
B) They’d issue a voucher for the full value, usable on a future Techmarine or anything else
C) I could pick another item up to £30 that was currently in stock, and they’d send me that instead
I chose option C). They’re sending me a Jump Pack Captain (same price as the Techmarine), which I didn’t already have — I’ve been holding off on fast attack with the Vanguard Veterans and the fast attack refresh rumoured for 11th. On top of that, they also agreed to throw in an extra pack of five 40 mm bases, as I mentioned I’ve had to dip into my own spares in the past due to missing bases.
There was no requirement to return the incomplete Techmarine, which I can now source parts for separately if I want, and the whole process was painless and hassle‑free.
I fully appreciate that the models cost far less to produce than their retail price, but even taking that into account, this was genuinely good customer service. It was handled quickly, reasonably, and with a human touch.
GW pricing is always going to be a point of contention, especially with just how much it's risen in the last 5-10 years, but experiences like this do make me feel they haven’t completely forgotten what good customer support looks like, so credit where it’s due.
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Sorry it was just marked on clearance from my local store
What a steal! Love it when you get those local store deals
It’s a fantastic box, I’m excited to get working on them.
I’m going for greywater fastness so a lot of black and yellow
I just nipped online to see the cool stuff and every website has sold out in nearly everything!! I haven't seen that in a while
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That is a steal if we're talking about the same box, as the RRP for that is going to be £170!
If you bought all 4 of those models from GW, excluding the upgrade sprue which most people probably dont want, it's still £237.
I'm on the pre-order list with my local store, and will use loyalty to get 25% off, so I'm expecting £127.50 (although I'll sell off the Redemptor Kit as I don't need it, so hopefully I'll get £30-35 back), 104 is insanely good discount
It's out on the 18th so I'm hoping my local store get the stock they are promised.
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