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The Empire at War ... The Gamers Guild => WHFB The Electors' Forum => Topic started by: pables1892 on March 29, 2018, 03:22:38 PM
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Hi everybody !
Currently, i am collecting a Stalian army and I want to know if anyone of you know where to find the blazing sun knights ( the upgrade pack or completed) or if someone of you is interested on sell them as i've been looking for in ebay and it's almost impossible to find them.
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Thank you!
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A rather obvious one, but have you tried the GW's website? They used to have this upgrade pack.
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Hope you have a deep wallet my friend as they cost allot on e-bay.
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Of course, but the problem is that these models are out of production :icon_cry:. In fact i contacted with Games worksho and Warhammer World
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Then eBay is your only hope, or some kind of Facebook mini trade group.
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These bits are so rare because hardly anyone bought them - if you like them, that's fine, but they were (at least in my opinion) poorly sculpted and overprized on top of that. Not the best combination if you want to sell something.
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These bits are so rare because hardly anyone bought them - if you like them, that's fine, but they were (at least in my opinion) poorly sculpted and overprized on top of that. Not the best combination if you want to sell something.
but that combo worked out for GW a lot of times :icon_rolleyes:
I actually quite like the bits but, back in the days yes, they were to expensive for what you got. I think this is something where you should stop looking and then one day you will find them on a flea market for a pittance.
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Yes, the prices of warhammer always have been very high, i still remember the 5 bloody knights for almost 60 £ ( and in fact they are still sold by that price). In fact most of the miniatures i have are from the second hand market. I think that I' am going to do that, i will wait until I find them cheaper ( maybe never :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:)
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Your only hope is for someone selling their old set, or the rare possibility that they might come up when GW do a Made to Order for old "freeguild/Empire" stuff. but they don't have a schedule for if, yet alone when it might happen.
I still think the original 4th edition set were nicer though.
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I have some sort of knightly orders upgrade kit somewhere around, but can't recall what. It could be for the Blazing Sun for what little I know, although I liked it when I bought it, so probably won't give it up.
If it is the Blazing Sun upgrade, then I'm going to have these as ... whatever they use to call those veteran knights ... Inner Circle, of some such.
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I have some sort of knightly orders upgrade kit somewhere around, but can't recall what. It could be for the Blazing Sun for what little I know, although I liked it when I bought it, so probably won't give it up.
If it is the Blazing Sun upgrade, then I'm going to have these as ... whatever they use to call those veteran knights ... Inner Circle, of some such.
In other words, too bad sucka!
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I have some sort of knightly orders upgrade kit somewhere around, but can't recall what. It could be for the Blazing Sun for what little I know, although I liked it when I bought it, so probably won't give it up.
If it is the Blazing Sun upgrade, then I'm going to have these as ... whatever they use to call those veteran knights ... Inner Circle, of some such.
In other words, too bad sucka!
I think Blazing suns was the only upgrade pack to work with the full plastic kit. All the older knightly orders minis used the same plastic horses, but they were not really upgrade kits.
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Shame that they're not making them anymore. These are classics. Not perfect, but still with a certain charm to them.
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Well with the "exploding" Olde World, is there really much of a market for them? Probably not.
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Well with the "exploding" Olde World, is there really much of a market for them? Probably not.
Among the collectors, most probably.
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I have a set and other than the standard they are unimpressive additions. For completeness I get it but the kit added little, though in the elder days of ebay I got mine for $5 I thought it worth it.
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Bah, since when did GW make choices for the collectors?
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Havn't you heard GP? For a couple of years that's all GW thought they had. Afterall, they were making models for collectors, not for some kind of game. That would be crazy talk!
Happily we seem to be heading into better days.
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They knew exactly what they were doing, no matter what they said. Example ... 8th edition was all about selling more figures by forcing players to buy more figures for larger units.
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I bought everything Empire -- except that upgrade kit. I stuck with my old school KotBS lead figs (and new generic plastic knights painted in same scheme). I just thought the 'upgrade' pack was so underwhelming I refused to buy it.
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They knew exactly what they were doing, no matter what they said. Example ... 8th edition was all about selling more figures by forcing players to buy more figures for larger units.
Yeah. My 70 Handgunners are still giving me nightmares...
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Same, never bought it. I've been looking for appropriate third party shields with a sun motif though, can't seem to find any.
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Same, never bought it. I've been looking for appropriate third party shields with a sun motif though, can't seem to find any.
Yeah, never saw this kind of 3rd party shields, as well. Shame, as I once wanted to make a Myrmidia-only Empire force.
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man something you just kick yourself in the butt for not picking up :dry:
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man something you just kick yourself in the butt for not picking up :dry:
Yeah, no kidding. It took me about 5 years to gather two units of OOP metal Stormtroopers for 40K. When they were still in sale, I always chose other things to buy. Go me. :dry:
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man something you just kick yourself in the butt for not picking up :dry:
Yeah, no kidding. It took me about 5 years to gather two units of OOP metal Stormtroopers for 40K. When they were still in sale, I always chose other things to buy. Go me. :dry:
I know Dawg me too....SOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo many regrets lol
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Yeah, you're always thinking that there will be more time, and then... BAM! They stop selling them.
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Yeah, you're always thinking that there will be more time, and then... BAM! They stop selling them.
yup grrrrr :dry:
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I have some sort of knightly orders upgrade kit somewhere around, but can't recall what. It could be for the Blazing Sun for what little I know, although I liked it when I bought it, so probably won't give it up.
If it is the Blazing Sun upgrade, then I'm going to have these as ... whatever they use to call those veteran knights ... Inner Circle, of some such.
This is the topic ;)
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Ah! I'll take a look and let ya know what I have!
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Ah! I'll take a look and let ya know what I have!
Nice ! I'll wait for your news ! :)
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I did a cursory look in the most obvious locations, and didn't find it. Going to have to dig further.
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I did a cursory look in the most obvious locations, and didn't find it. Going to have to dig further.
Ok but be cautious during the excavation :-D :-D :-D :-D
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:icon_lol: Yep, don't want any cave ins! I can see the obituary now ... "Man Dies Buried in Metal & Plastic Digging For Toy Soldiers" :icon_lol:
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:icon_lol: Yep, don't want any cave ins! I can see the obituary now ... "Man Dies Buried in Metal & Plastic Digging For Toy Soldiers" :icon_lol:
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
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Or ... "Man Dies Excavating for Blazing Sun in Mound of Metal and Pile of Plastic". :icon_lol:
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Or ... "Man Dies Excavating for Blazing Sun in Mound of Metal and Pile of Plastic" :-P :-P :-P:
I just answer one thing:
(https://sylg1.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/principal-skinner-pile-of-newspapers.jpg)
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Or ... "Man Dies Excavating for Blazing Sun in Mound of Metal and Pile of Plastic"
I just answer one thing :-P :-P :-P :-P:
(https://sylg1.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/principal-skinner-pile-of-newspapers.jpg)
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Uh oh.
The upgrade pack has been located! They are definitely Knights of the Blazing Sun and called " ... Command Pack". There are 3 heads on one sprue, a commanders head with body and 3 feathers on helm, a head with a bugle, and arm with a standard with Blazing Sun motif, an arm with a huge sword, and 5 shields with Blazing Suns motifs on them. Price tag reads $16.50.
Uh oh, sorry, these bits are definitely going to be used by me on a set of knights at some point.
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I am sad for your news but enjoy them and, if someday you change your opinion about them, contact me ;)
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Found a blister of parts on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Knights-of-the-Blazing-Sun-Upgrade-Kit-Empire-Warhammer-Fantasy-AoS-NiB/192706025922?hash=item2cde2c99c2:g:8n0AAOSwQ5pb1529
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At that price I've got a couple of sets available ………….. :engel:
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red alert ... red alert ... red alert ... Be ware! ...
That blister doesn't appear to have the standard in it :icon_exclaim:
And yowza on the price! :icon_eek:
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And ... I don't see the helmet with the bugle for a musician either :icon_exclaim:
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Or the champion helmet and sword …………………. so it's probably the Rank and File upgrade pack.
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Ah! Were there really two different packs?