Question for the Warhammer 40k Table Top Game…?
I recently got even more obsessed with Warhammer 40,000 (40k) and decided I want to buy the table top version, including its miniatures, etc. I’ve visited the website and, the prices blew me away…15$ for 5 space marines, and 45$ for 15. And the modeling and painting kits, around 10-30$ (least).
I want to know if the mini’s that you buy on the site are already modeled, assembled, and painted, or not. I also want to know if there are other website(s) that sell the mini’s that are already assembled, and painted, or if there is a store (Near LA County would work, please) that sells them like that.
Well, first of all, I’m delighted you’ve found the Warhammer 40,000 universe so gripping that you’ve been moved to look at the tabletop game. I imagine that you’ve come to it either from the computer games, like Dawn of War, or from the range of novels published by Black Library Publishing (if you haven’t already encountered either one of these, then perhaps you’d like to take a look at them, too?)
The tabletop hobby is a completely different ballgame to the computer games, though: a pass-time best suited to patience, attention to detail, thoughtful contemplation and patience (you need a lot of patience).
The price of the models can seem shocking to those who are used to getting their 40kverse as a complete package in DoW or a novel. But you’ve got to remember that a miniature is an infinitely renewable resource. First, you get to assemble it (and will need the tools, knowledge and patience to do it well); then you get to paint it (tools, knowledge, more patience…) and then you get to play with it. And, once you’re playing with it, you can play again and again and again. No subscription. No electricity bill. No batteries. Each model may be anywhere from twenty minutes’ to eight hours’ work, so your talking about a substantial investment of time and effort and, if you don’t enjoy that sort of thing, then this side of the hobby probably isn’t for you.
Having said that, it is possible to buy pre-painted models. Take a look on eBay and you’ll find people selling whole painted armies, although you’ll be lucky to get one for less than $500 of any considerable size.
Alternatively, you can employ a professional painting service. These vary in price but a full service (buying, building, painting and dispatching your choice of models to you, along with consultations on army composition and special conversions – if you like that sort of thing) is unlikely to leave much change from $2000 – and potentially much more! If you want an idea of prices, then you can check out my own homepage, as I’ve been running a custom painting service for a year or so.
Assuming that that’s not an option, you have a few alternatives. The first is good, old eBay, where you can find both online retailers and private sellers with discounted and second-hand products. You may need to be prepared to find a good paint-remover in some cases.
Model paints can be found cheaper, but not if you want a good quality. Other manufacturers, like Reaper, Vallejo and Andrea, make equivalent paints to Citadel but at about the same price. Artist’s acrylic paints are much cheaper but completely unsuitable for painting miniatures.
You can also save a considerable amount on the list price of boxed sets by buying one or more army deals, which sell a number of boxed sets in one package at a discount of between 10% and 25% depending on the set in question (it’s worth adding up the individual prices of all the included sets to work out the best deal).
Finally, I have to spare a mention for the fact that there are *much* cheaper games set in the 40kverse than Warhammer 40,000 itself. “Battlefleet Gothic” is a ship-to-ship combat game set in the vastness of space. “Necromunda” pits gang against game in the brutal underhive. And “Inquisitor” is a skirmish combat game based around the secret wars of the Imperium’s most powerful agency. All of these games have rules that are free to download and for an initial outlay of about $50 or less.
More details on these “specialist” games can be found here:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landing.jsp?catId=cat410008&rootCatGameStyle=specialist-games
Warhammer 40k – Space Marine – Trailer – (HD, Full)
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