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http://www.fantization.com/ (good Sales on a regular basis and good selection)
http://www.miniaturemarket.com/ (good sales on a regular basis and decent selction, timely shipping and good customer service)
http://www.coolminiornot.com/ (good selection and occasional sales, good customer service and very fast shipping)
http://ironwindmetals.com/d/ (never used but is what old ral partha turned into basically)
http://www.reapermini.com/ (reaper is probably the biggest and most well known producer of miniatures that is still alive and active; they rarely have sales or deals although if you order a lot they will ship for free. Also they don't do high cast so the miniatures aren't outrageously awesome but are still pretty dang nice. They also offer the bones line which is cheaper then metal)
http://www.thewarstore.com/ (decent selection but problems keeping their site up to date. AWESOME CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR REALLY REAL!!!!)
Miniature market and fantization also offer pre painted miniatures although I have never looked at the selection they have because I don't buy pre painted. Every other source I have given sells primarily unpainted miniatures. (please be aware that pictures of the model that are painted are a demonstration picture and is not an accurate representation of how the miniature will arrive....because the one you get will be unpainted and may also come in mulitple parts whihc will require assembly)
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Games Workshop has sets of figurines, in case you wants to stock up on a bunch of orcs, goblins, skeletons, etc. However, they are expensive.
Www.coolstuffinc.com.
Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Games Workshop sight unseen at this point. It's fine if you can look over the actual mini you're going to buy, but I think their quality control has gone downhill over the last few years. I've seen so many casting problems that I don't order from them online anymore.
Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Games Workshop sight unseen at this point. It's fine if you can look over the actual mini you're going to buy, but I think their quality control has gone downhill over the last few years. I've seen so many casting problems that I don't order from them online anymore.
I haven't used the website. There are a few stores in my area, so I use those.
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Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Games Workshop sight unseen at this point. It's fine if you can look over the actual mini you're going to buy, but I think their quality control has gone downhill over the last few years. I've seen so many casting problems that I don't order from them online anymore.
Their finecast line of resins are terrible as far as QC goes, plastic miniatures on the other hand keep getting better and better. The newer releases have had less flash, mold lines that are easier to clean up, and generally fit together better than older plastics. I think they make some of the best models on the market, but you do have to pay a premium for it.
Personally, I wouldn't buy anything from Games Workshop sight unseen at this point. It's fine if you can look over the actual mini you're going to buy, but I think their quality control has gone downhill over the last few years. I've seen so many casting problems that I don't order from them online anymore.Their finecast line of resins are terrible as far as QC goes, plastic miniatures on the other hand keep getting better and better. The newer releases have had less flash, mold lines that are easier to clean up, and generally fit together better than older plastics. I think they make some of the best models on the market, but you do have to pay a premium for it.
I'll take that into consideration; I'd been avoiding the plastics because of the finecast QC issues, but I really like a lot of GW's sculpts, so I'll give them a try. :)
Plastics are usually fine from GW. And they seem to have finally twigged that Finecast isn't working and are phasing it out, or so I'm told. They also have a decent, if no longer great, customer service team and replacement policy. So buying from them is usually OK.
I avoid them 'cos they've been horrible bullies the last few years and have sent me from being a games workshop stockist to not even wanting to play there products.
I avoid them 'cos they've been horrible bullies the last few years and have sent me from being a games workshop stockist to not even wanting to play there products.
Ok i know that i am derailing but why are you saying this?
Ok i know that i am derailing but why are you saying this?
I avoid them 'cos they've been horrible bullies the last few years and have sent me from being a games workshop stockist to not even wanting to play there products.
Basically, Games Workshop went nuts a while back and started suing everyone. Fansites were told they had to remove all copyrighted images or get sued, other companies that made parts you could use with Games Workshop models were sent ceased and desist letters, and such.
The three examples that stick in my mind are;
- Blood Bowl. The game was essentially kept alive by a fan, who even worked on the rules for free. Games Workshop even asked him to update the rules when Blood Bowl was being made into a video game...and then sent a nasty letter just before release, telling him to never mention working on the rules again and that his name would not be in the actual release. Classy.
- Did you know Games Workshop owns Space Marines? Apparently they thought they did, and sent a cease and desist order to an author who had the words in a title of there book...which was giving part of it's profits to charity. Yeah.
- Chapterhouse Studios. Games Workshop sent them a cease and desist letter, demanding they shut there business, destroy there stock, hand over there molds AND pay a large sum of money in damages. Chapterhouse Studio, alas, had a pro-bono legal team helping them. Turns out Games Workshop can't actually do a lot of what they've been doing, and it took two years of fighting in court before it happened. It ended very badly for Games Workshop, as it made it very clear what third party people could do.
It also revealed that Games Workshop believed they owned the trade marks and copyrights on just about everything ever made.
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So GW is turning to EA Games?