michu Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, Overread said: 1) Skaven Slaves. Agree. They fulfill the same role as clanrats and are worse - no need for them. 3 minutes ago, Overread said: 2) Weapon teams Too iconic to disappear. They are the epitome of clan Skryre. One kit for all would be good, but I don't know if it's something GW would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Well I can see the weapon team becoming like an upgrade for units like clanrats. it’s what they always where in some way, and it would be great to have them in such a way back. Edit: this would give us a change of having some kind of a support unit, which can help our clanrats. of course stormfiends can be seen as such too, but in the end a unit of these can easily destroy and keep themselves alive in close combat, even if they are only equipped with warpfire brazzlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michu Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I think there's a risk of not only losing models, but also wargear options (e.g. clanshield for warlord - there are no current warlord models with shield). That happened with BoC and Beatlord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 True Warhammer fantasy went through a phase of GW releasing loads of leaders with different equipment loadouts rather than single kits with multiple choices. The result is that as we've lost a lot of those leader models the choices for gear for leaders have gone down. Of course WYSIWYG is a little laxer in fantasy in general so chances are even if your warlord has a shield it will still be valid to play with. It's more of a risk for when they are mounted. Heck mounted skaven would be good to see (just NOT those early first designs which were - well - nuts; but clanrats atop wolfrats would look neat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just watching the UK site the Warp Grinder appears to jump in and out of stock a fair bit. Clearly its got some popularity! Also an update that the USA Clanrats are listed as "out of production" which suggests that they are getting reboxed up (unlikely to be a new kit as the rats themselves are not that old and there are much older troops such as gutter runners) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegisgrimm Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I sure hope so! I was just about to buy a box of them for an ongoing project.. Hopefully I can trust my local store's slow moving stock to have a couple of boxes, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman101 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/28/2019 at 6:35 AM, Overread said: Just musing on thoughts here but I was going through the warscrolls and such and wondered "if GW were to take things away from Skaven what would be "safe/nice" to lose." I'd like to think everything in the current GH is safe. We lost quiet a bit from the newer ones (Skaven slaves, Chieftan w/ Banner, named characters, etc). I think even the older Eshin kits are safe, and may see a makeover. I can't see us losing the weapon teams, especially the 2 that came in the IoB/SoD starters. Just a feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbossal Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 A side note, nearly all of Greenskins are now unavailable. Most Gutbuster that aren't the new models are also out of stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michu Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Where? On UK site there is only one kit "temporarily out of stock'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 @Barbossal Whilst GW trades internationally its the UK site that is in their home region so normally that's the best one to refer to when it comes to things going into out of production/last chance. Going "out of stock" is fine its just stock and overseas rely upon shipments so its likely for quite a few things to run out of stock at the same time before they get restocked. GW also uses their email system so if no one clicks "email me when available" that model doesn't get bumped up the casting line. It will be recast at some point and stock restored, but it won't be prioritized. When things go "last chance" that means its not getting any more stock ever* and once its listed as "no longer availiable" then its gone for good. *There are exceptions, such as when GW reboxes content. Though you can normally tell because they only rebox plastics. There was confusion recently over Greenskins because they were mentioned in the Gloomgitz battletome as allies and they also had reasonably modern plastic kits; so that was a "oh its rebo.. oh no its gone!" surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envyus Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Clan Rats are gone. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Skaven-Clanrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Horned Rat Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Still available in the UK. So either sold out and waiting for a restock or a possible update/repackaging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 most likely repackaging - everyone go buy skaven from GW uk to run them out of stock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Overread said: most likely repackaging - everyone go buy skaven from GW uk to run them out of stock! Done!! All clanrats Are mine-Mine!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushman101 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 12 hours ago, Envyus said: Clan Rats are gone. https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Skaven-Clanrats I know ClanRats have been going in and out of stock a lot lately. I just got a box a few weeks ago that was on back order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skreech Verminking Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, bushman101 said: I know ClanRats have been going in and out of stock a lot lately. I just got a box a few weeks ago that was on back order The skaven hype must be real!!! edit: also don’t worry that’s just me who bought all clanrats from around the world a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Sound the Sirens for the Carrion Empire and new Skaven Battletome approach! The chances for things to vanish just stepped up a gear! There's a new endless spell with a rat swarm so that makes it more likely the rat swarm model will go. A new Engineer makes it more likely to lose the engineers whilst the plastic warlord might mean that the finecast one goes as well (the metal warlord is already out of production). Thus far no other new models are hinted at, however that doesn't mean GW might not remove things. The weapon teams could (grinder and gattling) could be removed under the argument that stormfiends replace them (even though fiends are more an assault weapon approach rather than support weapon approach to the various weapons). Metal assassin is also likely due to the finecast one existing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirjava13 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 The new Warlock is a Bombardier, not an Engineer, so I wouldn't put too much on him being a catalyst to replace the old Warlock Engineer models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 Ahh good catch that might well be the case! Of course we'ev also no idea if GW will bring the Island of Blood models into use - that could really shake things up - new packmasters, weapon teams, warlock, ogres. It was a big release that I'm surprised they never followed up. Same for the new HE models they released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Alpaca Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I was reallY hoping the Skaven would get a big release, with the info shown it doesn’t seem that is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirjava13 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Overread said: Ahh good catch that might well be the case! Of course we'ev also no idea if GW will bring the Island of Blood models into use - that could really shake things up - new packmasters, weapon teams, warlock, ogres. It was a big release that I'm surprised they never followed up. Same for the new HE models they released. I believe some people have talked about how the fact that they're on the same sprue as the High Elves ensures they can't be released by themselves. Seems odd to me- they still have the designs, once the IoB/SoD stock is gone it's surely worth investing in putting them on their own sprues and selling them that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 See being on the same sprue just means that they are on the same mould. IF GW isn't going to use that mould again then it stands to reason that they could take those same designs and masters and put them on their own sprue and make a new mould up for them. Of course that requires a new mould, but yes it is really odd that that wasn't budgeted for and didn't come to pass years ago. GW could have made minor alterations to them and still released them - though the only one that really needed altering was the weapon team to include more options. That said Pyrovores and Biovores are still sold as separate kits by GW despite the fact that they'd make an ideal united kit. I think sometimes logical elements just get pushed out by the busy release schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throt the Unclean Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I said this in another thread, but here's my guess as to what's going on with the out of stock models: "After Skaven's update, most of their fielded models will still be on square bases, in second edition AoS! Unless GW comes out and says otherwise. Maybe that's why Skaven has some units not for sale, so they can simply restock them with round bases? All this rumor and speculation about out of stock models getting updates and it's just their bases getting the update." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novakai Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 so far it looks like only clanrats are getting repackaging into round bases judging by the suppose preorder list that came out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegisgrimm Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Yeah that didn't stop me from nabbing the last box from my LGS for a project that required them, lol. After 20+ years I am wary of GW, lol. Couldn't trust it to be a simple reboxing, even though that made the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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