St. Murphy Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 For instance, will the Viks, Taylor and Student of Conflict be sold as singles at some point, or will they only be available by purchasing the crew box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 No official word has come down on this. However we can infer most likely not due to a few factors. 1) Wyrd likes to maintain a good relationship with brick and mortar stores, and one of the things that helps B&M stores is to reduce skew numbers. Not offering every single miniature they sell as individual options helps reduce the Skew. 2) The first wave of Wyrd plastics has been out for over a year, and in that time they have not offered any of those models individually. Now to be fair, in the initial plastic molds all the figures are off the same sprues, so marketing any of those separately will be tricky, but given precedent it seems unlikely. Now at least in the plastics I've recently gotten the master and special models have been on separate sprues so Wyrd could at some point in the future decide that they want to sell the pieces individually, but at the present if you want the master, totem, or special big mini that comes with the set you need to buy it separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 No plans to do so now or any time soon unless something drastically changes, which I don't expect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zFiend Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 No plans to do so now or any time soon unless something drastically changes, which I don't expect. Thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRC Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Historically, the best way has been to hope someone buys the box, clips the models apart, and auctions them out individually on ebay. If you want to start the process, you could buy the box and hope people are willing to buy the bits you don't need. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaarup Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 No plans to do so now or any time soon unless something drastically changes, which I don't expect. Sad to hear that. Some of the old crew boxes didn´t have the same models as the new one, but buying a box just to get one or two models is a bit to expensive for me. The collodi box especially is a bit problematic as you miss Vasilisa but you already got 4x marionettes and Collodi, so a new box is not going to bring a whole lot of new useable models. Same if I wanted to get Taylor as a mercenary henchmen but didn´t want the rest of the crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDisaster Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Sad to hear that. Some of the old crew boxes didn´t have the same models as the new one, but buying a box just to get one or two models is a bit to expensive for me. The collodi box especially is a bit problematic as you miss Vasilisa but you already got 4x marionettes and Collodi, so a new box is not going to bring a whole lot of new useable models. Same if I wanted to get Taylor as a mercenary henchmen but didn´t want the rest of the crew. I can certainly see your point but if say you wanted Taelor, buying the entire crew isn't a bad thing really (Other than the cost implications). The entire box excluding the Viks are Mercs and many crews can benefit from a Ronin or the Student in some way. If that isn't realistically an option for you then you always have the metal Taelor single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaarup Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I can certainly see your point but if say you wanted Taelor, buying the entire crew isn't a bad thing really (Other than the cost implications). The entire box excluding the Viks are Mercs and many crews can benefit from a Ronin or the Student in some way. If that isn't realistically an option for you then you always have the metal Taelor single. The problem is that a lot (if not all?) of the metal versions are not being produced anymore...so getting the metal version of the old miniatures are going to depend on Ebay or something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 The other option is the trade threads on here, if someone just wants the student of conflict, you might be able to get their Taelor, someone else might want one or two ronin, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonSeraph Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 No plans to do so now or any time soon unless something drastically changes, which I don't expect. Is this the same for things that aren't Rare 1? Like say, the Ice Golem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwwin Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Is this the same for things that aren't Rare 1? Like say, the Ice Golem? I don't know if Wyrd would, but it could be possible, The Ice Golem is on a separate set of sprues from the rest of the box set, so it could be sold individually like the rail golem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Or Minions like Rail Workers? All the newer cre2s have Minions released separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Not a huge fan of uniques not being available outside the crew boxes (especially those that weren't available previously). For those of us that already bought in huge to Malifaux over the years, its difficult trying to justify purchasing crew boxes for the one or two new models then hoping you'll be able to sell off the rest. Probably wont change any minds, after all we have already bought in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker_cky Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 2) The first wave of Wyrd plastics has been out for over a year, and in that time they have not offered any of those models individually. Now to be fair, in the initial plastic molds all the figures are off the same sprues, so marketing any of those separately will be tricky, but given precedent it seems unlikely. Now at least in the plastics I've recently gotten the master and special models have been on separate sprues so Wyrd could at some point in the future decide that they want to sell the pieces individually, but at the present if you want the master, totem, or special big mini that comes with the set you need to buy it separately. On these grounds, I think Cojo may provide guidance - he's a rare 1 model from the Marcus starter, but is available separately. He's a bit of a special case though, since he wasn't in the old starter and is a new model. Gives hope for models like Barbaros to get a separate release though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 True, but Myranda still isn't available separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 On these grounds, I think Cojo may provide guidance - he's a rare 1 model from the Marcus starter, but is available separately. He's a bit of a special case though, since he wasn't in the old starter and is a new model. Gives hope for models like Barbaros to get a separate release though. I am still hoping that models that fall into this category (rare 1/ unique models that weren't available previous to M2E) will be available singly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkingInBlack Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I have looked into the possibility of getting single miniatures from the boxes like mentioned a couple of times, but the moment Wyrd is mentioned I get a no right away, plus the miniature I want I need adleast 6 of them, by the way the miniature has not been released yet I have just asked around to find out where I would be able to get it when it comes out, this box set only thing is hard on a collector, conversion experimentalist and mad experiment painter like my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xGIxJOKERx Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I’m really hoping they release single plastic minis, even if it is direct only sans packaging. Especially with the wave 2 stuff bringing so many new models that aren’t available elsewhere. I already have a Lucius crew; I don’t want to add another just so I can get a scribe. Same deal with Kaeris. I have her metals; I don’t want to buy a whole new set just for the Firestarter and Eternal Flame. The idea that long-term Malifaux players should just buy whole new boxes and maybe we can sell the extras and maybe we can’t is asinine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Vening Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Xgixjokerx, I agree. But in those cases, I'll be using Governor's Proxy, Iggy and Purifying Flame, respectively. The first and last are totems, so can't exist simultaneously, and Iggy can't be played in a Kaeris force anyway. It's different if you don't have those models available, but if you've got the metals, Iggy was a likely purchase for Kaeris, and Kaeris was a slightly less likely purchase for Sonnia. Gov's Proxy? I've never really liked him, so any opportunity to use him as something else... And as to suitability, he's got a big f'n book! Just what a Scribe should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc T Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Will be kinda tough if you want any Flesh Constructs or Canine Remains and having to buy a whole box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 A variant sculpt flesh construct is available separately (this month, I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetid Strumpet Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Flesh construct is sold separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I’m really hoping they release single plastic minis, even if it is direct only sans packaging. Especially with the wave 2 stuff bringing so many new models that aren’t available elsewhere. I already have a Lucius crew; I don’t want to add another just so I can get a scribe. Same deal with Kaeris. I have her metals; I don’t want to buy a whole new set just for the Firestarter and Eternal Flame. The idea that long-term Malifaux players should just buy whole new boxes and maybe we can sell the extras and maybe we can’t is asinine. Expecting those who have already bought in heavy (more than a few crews) to re-buy is even worse. And the resell the extra's idea is pretty moot as the models that are most likely to move are the uniques that you'r trying to get yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausplosions Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Will be kinda tough if you want any Flesh Constructs or Canine Remains and having to buy a whole box Except both Canine Remains and Flesh Construct are/will be sold separately. As are the Nurses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTDemon777 Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 considering Marcus' crew, it looks like just medium-large base models are sold individually. Maybe pack of 3 for things that were originally sold in a pack of 3 for the metal line since witch handlers and terror tots were sold like that, but torakage weren't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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