What’s going on with the pricing for the new plastic Character model kits that Games Workshop has been re-releasing since Kharn the Betrayer?
This fall GW made all our dreams come true with new sculpts for two old pewter Characters that were nearly 20 years old. I think we can all agree that the new Kharn and Ahriman both are fantastic models that hold true to their first versions all those years ago:
Checkout these sketches by Jes Goodwin enclosed in the new Index Chaotica:
Which gave rise to these fantastic new miniatures from yesteryear and today.
And Kharn himself:
But is there a price for this kind of progress? Checkout how the retail for these new mini has been steadily escalating witch each successive release:
Kharn 2016 (Single Mini) MSRP: $35
Ahriman 2016 (Single Mini with Disc Option) MSRP: $40
And now were hearing rumors that the new Celestine may be a whopping $60
Saint Celestine and the Geminae Superia (Three model kit) $60?
Does a price a $60 make sense? In theory it may make perfect sense, at least to GW. Checkout the pricing on these kits that are similar in nature:
Exalted Sorcerers $60
Tyranid Broodcoven $60
With the ladder featuring one “oversized” miniature flanked by two smaller ones.
So what do you think about the pricing of the new Character re-makes now? Is the price creeping ever so upwards worth it? Are we getting our money’s worth on these minis?
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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.
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