More bad news for your wallet. Less than one year since Forge World adjusted their prices to local currencies, they just raised their prices for 2019.
Forge World announced last year that their prices would be increasing for local currencies and that caused a quite commotion in the community.
Fast forward to now, they’re back at it again with smaller, unannounced price hikes that look to be for most products site-wide. There has been no official announcement or list of any pricing adjustments thus far. Be sure to check Forge World and see if any items you have had your eye on have increased since July 8th.
Forge World Just Raised Their Prices Again!
We took pics of the prices of some of their models a year ago after their last price adjsutments. Now looking back, we can see the prices of these units and how much they’ve gone up.
Leviathan Dreadnought in 2018
They’ve since removed the Dreadnought with weapon options as a one-click buy option. However, all of the weapon options now cost $22. When added up with the body, the total comes to $122. +$10 from this time last year.
Sicaran from 2018
The exact same Sicaran from last year is now $131. +$8 more now.
More Units That Have Gone Up in Cost
Constantin Valdor, the almost-Primarch of the Custodes in 30k has gone up from $93 to $98.
The new Titanicus weapons have also gone up $2. Originally from $22 to $24.
Last but certainly not least. The object of the 3D print heard around the world, went up $8 while still remaining out of stock.
1st place Army Finisher: 3D Printed Caladius Grav Tanks on Cardboard Bases
Forge World Caladius Tanks, previously $130
Overall, it seems like all of the changes have been minor in amounts, but potential no less significant in the hearts and minds of weary hobbyists. After all, now it’s obvious that GW’s plastic line wasn’t the only thing that went up in cost July 8th.
With the 3D printing culture growing, this could arguably be the worst time to raise prices. Escpailly with no response for the 3D printing issue on the horizon from Games Workshop.
However, new products consistently seem to go out of stock almost as soon as new they become available. So maybe this is just a sign of retail growing pains; production and pricing wise?
These have just been a few examples of the price changes, and as we’ve said earlier, these seem to be comparatively small jumps for the overall price of the items.
Have you noticed anything else jump in cost? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group, and sign up to get your free hobby updates newsletter each morning as well!
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
