Posted by
MortiS-the-Lost on
May 11, 2013; 5:02pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/any-one-else-totally-pissed-off-with-GW-tp7579915p7579926.html
I first became annoyed at GW's ever rising prices around about 10-11 years ago - and since then I've seen not only the prices continue to climb but the quality gradually drop at the same time. The release of FineCast was the last straw and since then I have not purchased any GW products brand new.
Fortunately there are many, many alternative companies out there producing superior products for much lower prices. If you're still buying from GW it's not a matter of paying more to get better - it's a matter of paying far too much for very little in return, you'll find most other miniature companies charge less and give you much better.
I'll probably be repeating what I've said elsewhere on the forum, but here's a few companies I highly recommend
Mantic tend to be the first one people mention and despite there being a perception among some gamers that Mantic are not as good as GW, it's simply not true - Mantic's products are of equal and increasingly better quality than GW (partly due to Mantic getting better, partly due to GW getting worse) and any genuine criticisms about the quality of Mantic's plastics are equally true of GW's plastics. (try getting your friend to price up the same Elf army using Mantic products)
A long time favourite company of mine is Ral Partha - many gamers seem to think they're gone - but it's not true, Ral Partha live on in forms of Ral Partha Europe and Iron Wind Metals both still producing some of the best metal miniatures available - they keep their old miniatures in production and produce some new ones too - all at great prices too
Reaper is one company that does have a legitimate claim to producing the world's best miniatures and they recently stormed into the affordable end of the market with their ultra-low price and at the same time excellent quality Bones range of plastic miniatures, which attracted a lot of attention on KickStarter last year. The Bones Range provides you with some of highest quality miniatures available at some of the lowest prices you'll find - many of Bones miniatures are perfect plastic reproductions of Reaper's metal miniatures, renown for their fine sculpting and huge ranges of different miniatures.
Keeping alive many of Grenadier's classic ranges at some incredibility low prices, EM4 miniatures are THE go-to company for the gamer on a budget. As well as some great ranges of metal miniatures (including a Call of Cthulhu range) , EM4 do a range of plastic miniatures - which while not the best quality you will find are certainly the lowest priced - bags of 50 miniatures for £7.70 makes them great for bulking out an army or 2
Finally - unlike GW, most other companies do provide their game rules for free, which allows you to try out a new game without having to make any financial commitment
Remember it's YOUR hobby, not GW's (or anyone else's). So play the games you want to with the models want - that's what The Lost and the Damned forum is about
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~The ravings of a single mad Goblin is bad enough, but such a power-hungry, malice-filled creature as Mortis can never hope to be understood~