GW's supply drops are coming (mystery models inside)

[AenarIT]

Some uncredited boxes floating around Fb of another box containing the massed special characters, bikes and wolves from Italy, though as its uncredited it may be the same person who tipped off the mod here.

I've messaged the mods here based on some pics I've seen on a FB group. I haven't got the supply drop myself. 

[StraightSilver]

Earlier I posted that I was disappointed not to have been able to order one of these.

When I saw the Beastgrave boxes i was even more disappointed as it was a really good spread of stuff for the price.

But it's the total and utter randomness of the 40K ones that makes me feel like I dodged a bullet.

If I had received the Cadian one rumoured I would have been over the moon, but if I had the weird SM characters one I would have been very disappointed - just no sense to that one at all.

It's the fact that it feels like Russian Roulette that means I probably won't partake in future.

[MrSpoon]

Earlier I posted that I was disappointed not to have been able to order one of these.

 

When I saw the Beastgrave boxes i was even more disappointed as it was a really good spread of stuff for the price.

 

But it's the total and utter randomness of the 40K ones that makes me feel like I dodged a bullet.

 

If I had received the Cadian one rumoured I would have been over the moon, but if I had the weird SM characters one I would have been very disappointed - just no sense to that one at all.

 

It's the fact that it feels like Russian Roulette that means I probably won't partake in future.

I'm actually the opposite. I have a home brew SM chapter and I run them as which ever chapter takes my fancy. Other than the OG bikes, it would have been a win for me. 

[chapter master 454]

Maybe if GW made their Special Characters correctly, they wouldn't have 20 million odd korsarro khans no-one wanted, not because he became primaris but because he yet again didn't get his bike. Would be like trying to sell Calgar without his gauntlets or Lysander without his hammer. He just looks like a fancy Khan for white scars, not Korsarro Khan.

[Indefragable]

Maybe if GW made their Special Characters correctly, they wouldn't have 20 million odd korsarro khans no-one wanted, not because he became primaris but because he yet again didn't get his bike. Would be like trying to sell Calgar without his gauntlets or Lysander without his hammer. He just looks like a fancy Khan for white scars, not Korsarro Khan.

<slow clap>

[Doghouse]

Maybe if GW made their Special Characters correctly, they wouldn't have 20 million odd korsarro khans no-one wanted, not because he became primaris but because he yet again didn't get his bike. Would be like trying to sell Calgar without his gauntlets or Lysander without his hammer. He just looks like a fancy Khan for white scars, not Korsarro Khan.

I think that was more of a release schedule thing as Primaris didn't have bikes at that point and he was tied to the suppliment release. Had they waited for bikes to release they would have missed the window then they would have had to create a new Primaris character which could have meant he never gets a model at all.

[Joe]

Not to mention the fact that generic user whose sole purpose in the community is to complain would have been unreasonably apopleptic over the fact he's having to pay more for his character than those of the other supplements released around the same time.

[Blindhamster]

 

Maybe if GW made their Special Characters correctly, they wouldn't have 20 million odd korsarro khans no-one wanted, not because he became primaris but because he yet again didn't get his bike. Would be like trying to sell Calgar without his gauntlets or Lysander without his hammer. He just looks like a fancy Khan for white scars, not Korsarro Khan.

I think that was more of a release schedule thing as Primaris didn't have bikes at that point and he was tied to the suppliment release. Had they waited for bikes to release they would have missed the window then they would have had to create a new Primaris character which could have meant he never gets a model at all.

 

no reason they can't release a bike version separately. Last i checked he has always been able to be on foot or on bike.

[MrSpoon]

A few folks on FB are talking about the slow dispatch of the boxes (UK).  One contacted GW and they are going to be dispatched "soon"; he said he thinks they are waiting on some bits, but I can't speak to it as it wasn't my email. 

[Halandaar]

A few folks on FB are talking about the slow dispatch of the boxes (UK).  One contacted GW and they are going to be dispatched "soon"; he said he thinks they are waiting on some bits, but I can't speak to it as it wasn't my email. 

 

I can corroborate that; I ordered the Underworlds box and as of now it still hasn't been dispatched.

[stephan harkon]

I am still waiting on my Imperium box to be shipped, i did send them an email asking as to when they would be shipping them but i have yet to receive an email back from GW.

[MrSpoon]

I am still waiting on my Imperium box to be shipped, i did send them an email asking as to when they would be shipping them but i have yet to receive an email back from GW.

Anything yet? I'm ready to send the same question but it would be better to not spam them. 

[Halandaar]

I just got the shipping notification for my Underworlds box this afternoon, so hopefully the rest are going out today as well.

[Vadhan]

I received the supply drop in Germany today. The contents are exactly the same as the one from Italy posted earlier. 

 

Edited August 11, 2020 by Vadhan

[stephan harkon]

 

 

I am still waiting on my Imperium box to be shipped, i did send them an email asking as to when they would be shipping them but i have yet to receive an email back from GW.

Anything yet? I'm ready to send the same question but it would be better to not spam them.

I've not had anything yet, fingers crossed that it will be shipped be the end of the week

[Halandaar]

Well, despite being open minded about this, having no other Underworlds stuff at all (so all Warbands are useful to me) and fully expecting there to be a bit of padding, GW still managed to disappoint me with the contents. Nearly half of it was non-model accessory stuff. One or two things, fine. Half the bloody box isn't models? Not cool.

 

Well, nothing ventured nothing gained, but I won't be taking the punt again on future drops, and I say that as somebody who would have been extremely pleased with the SM character pick&mix

[GreenScorpion]

Based on pictures on dakkadakka, it seems that the UK imperium boxes are the same as the Italy and Germany ones, the random assortment of characters, wolves, arcos and bikes.

[Tyberos the Red Wake]

 

Arco-Flagellants, Firstborn Bikes, Fenrisian Wolves, Primaris DA, WS, and Salamanders HQ, taken from a Reddit thread complaining about the Bikes.

Edited August 12, 2020 by Tyberos the Red Wake

[chapter master 454]

So what your saying is there will be a surplus of cheap character kits on E-bay along with bikes :D

 

Supply drop? Someone want to definition check that for me because I'm currently trying not to bust a gut about how horrible that supply drop is because not even half of it is usable by a majority of players...oh wait that's why they did this!

[Triszin]

So what your saying is there will be a surplus of cheap character kits on E-bay along with bikes :D

 

Supply drop? Someone want to definition check that for me because I'm currently trying not to bust a gut about how horrible that supply drop is because not even half of it is usable by a majority of players...oh wait that's why they did this!

I'm hoping

[MrSpoon]

So the Cadian rumour was false? I’m actually quite happy about that! Although there will be a lot of tat, I mean models, going on eBay soon!

[JJD]

And with that JJD went to pick up a cheap DA master on e-bay. I’ll be back shortly......

[MrSpoon]

And with that JJD went to pick up a cheap DA master on e-bay. I’ll be back shortly......

Hold your horses! Mines not on there yet.

[grailkeeper]

I had thought GW might out something exclusive in the first supply drop, so as to spur interest in future ones.

 

Instead this seems pretty rubbish. I'm glad I didnt get one and I won't in future. I suppose it was always to make room but I don't see them getting much interest in future, which they could have had. Maybe a bit short sighted by them.

[Tyberos the Red Wake]

I had thought GW might out something exclusive in the first supply drop, so as to spur interest in future ones.

 

Instead this seems pretty rubbish. I'm glad I didnt get one and I won't in future. I suppose it was always to make room but I don't see them getting much interest in future, which they could have had. Maybe a bit short sighted by them.

 

They would definitely advertise an exclusive new model for the supply drop, they'd feature it prominently and mention the rest of the supply drop would be random. No way they'd tool up a new mold and pay one of the designers to sculpt up a nice new model and just slip it in quietly with zero fanfare. Yeah, the customers would report it all over the net, but a company like GW wouldn't leave it up to chance like that. They put out multiple articles about exclusive models that are merely handed out at Adepticon or given out at store birthdays or the Citadel opening.