One Hour of Warhammer 40K Money Saving Tips and Tricks - How to Afford 40K

[@robertwhite5839]

Auspex looking after our Wallets going into the Holiday Season. We truly dont deserve him.

[@Daemonik]

For my mind, if you want official products, self-control is the #1 thing. - Don't buy things just because they're limited - Don't buy things just because they're "a good deal" - Don't chase the meta, especially when the things you buy now because they're good will be out in a month. - Don't buy things you won't use (whatever your use is). - Don't overbuy in excitement Most of us in the hobby buy _way_ more models than we need to. There's a reason that Pile Of Shame became a meme. If all of us exercised a little restraint and just bought what we actually needed, rather than acting like a 4yo given free rein in a lego store, we might do a lot better.

[@RaptorPegasus]

Me reading this comment as I just did 2 of the things on this list

[@birb330]

@@RaptorPegasusI feel so called out right niw

[@robertlewis8295]

I collect Leagues of Votann, my whole army is limited, so I have to use everything. Oh, you meant limited time availability, not a limited range of kits, my bad.😂

[@Daemonik]

@@RaptorPegasus James Workshop sends his appreciation!

[@Lupercal6319]

Buying individual sets seems like you're being a rube with how expensive they are, but when you realise how slow painting actually is, even immediately buying full price sets as you fully complete the previous one would be infinitely more in your favour and against GW's interests than how most people engage with this stuff. I have so many tyranids because "they're going to be in Leviathan, if I buy the combat control etc. I'll have a huge combined force". Nevermind that while I like them I had no intention of collecting tyranids in at least the next year, probably not for multiple years if ever.

[@JudasCrusader]

Two things that really helped me out. 1.Almost every kit is an Ork kit. I got a Bomber jet which im using the extra bits to put on a cheaper Necron flyer and turn a Rino into another bomber so im using all the bits.This includes using the HH Spartans as Battlewagons. And the Blood Bowl Orks as Mega armored nobs and gretchin. 2. The HH range is one giant SM and CSM range to pull from. By getting an Age of Darkness box, you can simply make the Beakie bodies up to be used for all sorts of parts. Use the Terminators as CSM terminators/Relic terminators for SM. The contemptor as a Hellbrute. The big axe dude as a DG plague lord or Exocutioner. If your creative grab some deamons and slap it on some dudes to make CSM possessed. And before I forget, grabbing a HH box of assault marines nets you the shields to slap on normal SM and kit bash them to be Bladeguard. Also glue the special weapons to the arse of a normal dude so you can choose what weapon he uses for the game.

[@bigrick1226]

Horus heresy models are perfect for my 40k iron warriors. Just shit loads of mk3 tacticsl squads with weapon upgrades and I csn have chosen, legionaries, havocs etc. Similarly I use the cataphracti terminators

[@Fezzik312]

Man, I'm so tempted by the Ironjawz battleforce because that would be more Nobz for my 40K Orks than I’d probably ever need plus a big mount for my Ogors Kitbashing is the way to go

[@olabolob]

Buying and stripping second hand minis is also a really fun process, while also being much cheaper

[@todders559]

I love doing this. The KZbin channel eBay Miniature Rescue is very inspiring. I’m not the greatest painter but there’s something very satisfying with restoring models to the best of my ability.

[@WardenOfTerra]

It's far more work than it's actually worth unless the model kit isn't built.

[@richardseaton6390]

@36:17 just a reminder that you can still use Firstborn marines and use the Primaris rules...it's much cheaper to re-base models than buy the new kits.

[@Omnius777]

Once GW removes all of the firstborn kits I expect a lot of people to do this. The only things that will have a somewhat hard time transitioning is the tanks due to the crazy amount of guns the Primaris glued onto them.

[@brycedery9596]

But it's silly AF. Here's my Attack Bike which now inexplicably has gone from 4 to 8 wounds, was up gunned and I have to use the stupid Primaris names for things. Besides in 18months they'll be dust binned beyond legends recovery.

[@xRaptorScreamx]

In the long run, the best way to "afford" is 3d print them, either from someone, or if you have the space, print them yourself. FDM if you dont mind the lower quality (even with 0.2 nozzle), or Resin if you wnat really good quality, and you have the space and understand the safety/risks

[@tdlainc.4737]

Use FDM for the bulk of vehicles and then Resin print the Detailed parts. You get more bang for you buck that way. And if you want to get rid of layer lines on FDM prints you can use Automotive Sandable primer filler.

[@chaosclg]

Just do them all in resin why would you do it in fdm lmao

[@thefloatingcontinent9897]

I mean yeah the way to save the most money when buying a product is to not buy the product. Correct

[@AWPtical800]

@@chaosclg uh, because resin printing is toxic as fuck and not everyone has the space or infrastructure to do it properly?

[@DrakonPhD]

​@@chaosclgBecause resin printing is dangerous if done poorly and time consuming and extra expensive to set up and safely dispose?

[@RH__1]

Games workshop employees get 50% off on most things and 30% off Forgeworld i think, if you could manage to seduce one of them...or befriend even.

[@tylerholmes2727]

Personally I have been thinking of opening a hobby shop to feed my addiction and help others feed there's.

[@thelonespacemarine5211]

Sadly your purchases are tracked and if you buy too much of too varied head office shows up and asks questions.

[@Daemonik]

@@RH__1 I love how "seduce" is your default and "befriend, even" is an afterthought! 🤣

[@RagerAwesomeNova]

@@thelonespacemarine5211do you have any stories about this

[@zacyquack]

50% off????? So they are making more than 200% profits off every sale??

[@TannerCLynn]

#1 tip I have… don’t buy your next box until the one you are working on is done… Even a single character can take 20+ hours from box to finished… No reason you should have a combat patrol, a tank, and a few characters in backlog

[@200Rats_in_a_Trench_Coat]

That transition into talking about the Patreon through free give aways was very cheeky. Well done 👍

[@GM-rs2fv]

I have ~2k of DA and a few armigers. Not counting paint and time probably like $800 spent, all on eBay. It took about two years but just keep your eye for good deals.

[@bobbyhillthuglife]

I'm starting a DA army, got most stuff on eBay (new/unassembled but open box) and will round it out with the christmas box. 2k army came to about $600.

[@GM-rs2fv]

@ if you managed to snag a DA Xmas box you may be the lion himself

[@Mr.NaZtheY]

I started with Chaos Daemons and bought a combat patrol, Sould Grinder and Bloodthirster. But after that i had an idea and bought bigger packs of second hand models, often sold cheap since they don't wanna split up. I then sell most of em one unit at a time, and when I have sold for as much as I bought it for, I keep the remaining models. Now got over 3100 points of daemons with "only" £240 spent. Pretty time-consuming though, avoid missus going whaaagh!

[@ianryder8286]

Great idea for a video, thank you for thinking about us Auspex!

[@CatroiOz]

Just to be honest with people watching : if you want to buy a resin model (let's say a necromunda model) then recasters produce stuff of higher quality than GW/FW i literally bought the same kit from both to compare and the Chinese one was MILES ahead in quality (bonus point for the seller taking the time to clean the resin himself before shipping it)

[@skriznacrunthunner2178]

I suggest blacklegionmarket, but they're also the only recast I've used. Don't feel like paying GW/FW for three $178 models i feel like are probably going to get put to legends next edition

[@neonritual]

@@skriznacrunthunner2178 do you mean dark legion market? looked up black legion but that seems like a regular store

[@chrisrosado5707]

@@skriznacrunthunner2178 are they a store or an individual seller? where could i find them the easiest?

[@skriznacrunthunner2178]

@@chrisrosado5707 I assume it's more than a one man operation and they have a website but idk if ukrainian IP laws would let them have an actual store front. Google black legion market and their site will pop up, you don't pay directly on the site which made me nervous the first time i ordered i was getting scammed but i just received my third order and pretty confident I'll get all my orders in the future. If you're worried about getting scammed I'd just use PayPal so you can get a refund, payment is done through email and a third site probably because it's illegal.

[@brainnowrk]

One hour of Auspex. Gotta love it.

[@Erebus_the_trustworthy]

Buy bases & print pictures of the models then paperclip them to the base. Cheapest army on earth.

[@dominikfittschen2955]

Cut the Bases our of cartboard ... Even cheaper 😅

[@SGWeber]

Playing smaller games is underrated advice. I remember in 5th edition the norm was to check with your opponent, and I saw games anywhere from 750 points for a skirmish to 1750 for a large battle. 2000 points was considered huge, and was more of an all day game for weekends. I recently played a 1500 point game with a friend, and it was a breath of fresh air. We had more room to maneuver on the board, and weren't just throwing units in our lists to fill out points after taking the important stuff.

[@doctor8bricks]

For me, the time investment that Warhammer demands far outweighs the financial investment. Now if there was a video on time-saving tips and tricks...

[@aqz7603]

assembling is pretty fast and easy, but for painting you can use slapchop or zenithal with speedpaints to save a ton of time and get an ok result. But honestly saving time doesn't really make sense here, for many people painting is an enjoyable part of the hobby and not some chore they have to finish to get to a tournament. The time investment is kinda the whole point since its a hobby

[@Daemonik]

He did do one on how to get games to go faster a month or two ago. I mean, you're generally still looking at 2-3+ hours per game, but you're never gonna get away from that with 40k.

[@quentinmarks8315]

Depends what you dislike the least assembly, painting, whatever. Start there

[@Weaver_Games]

@@aqz7603 For me assembling takes a long time because I'm neurotic about cleanly removing mold lines.

[@eewweeppkk]

@@aqz7603 If you slapchop then you need to remove mold lines or the paintchop suffers significantly - and removing moldlines can easily take hours depending on the model/kit. Takes me about 2-3 hours to get a single AOS Chaos Knight from sprue to assembled.

[@emberpowertcg7692]

Can confirm Jenga and lego make for great budget ruins/Forts, heck even jam jars can be fine

[@triplea657aaa]

My biggest money saving change was going to TTS for most of my games. I don't need to buy/print/build/paint anything (I still have 4 physical armies), and now I can play whatever I want without having to commit to buying a whole new army!

[@sergeantquackers7815]

text to speech?

[@triplea657aaa]

@@sergeantquackers7815 Tabletop Sim

[@Weaver_Games]

@@sergeantquackers7815 Table Top Simulator

[@jacemoran1190]

@@sergeantquackers7815I think it means Table Top Simulator.

[@vojtadrasner2440]

proxy a model with piece of cardboard, and after few test games, when you know that you want this unit in your army, buy it

[@otumanienie]

"Warhammer 40K" and "money saving" in the same sentence o_O I think the title should be more about "damage control":D

[@angustulloch4560]

Against my better judgement I’ve been pulled into this hobby and this video was a godsend. Thank you

[@OniGanon]

Conversion is a big money saver, especially for characters. If a character is just a fancier looking normal soldier, then just buy a box of 10 normal soldiers and slap on decorative bits to make characters. A single character model typically costs half the price of a box of 10 troops, so if you can get a mere 2 characters through conversion you have broken even on cost and got more plastic out of it. Boxes that can build multiple different unit types or multiple loadouts of the same unit are another great source of bits for more conversion, providing the extra equipment to turn basic troops into more elite units. If you're playing a Space Marine army, especially Chaos or more firstborn themed, it needs to be said that Horus Heresy boxes tend to have double the models of equivalent 40k boxes for similar price. Even if you don't want to use firstborn models, it's at least worth looking at the equipment boxes with the special and heavy weapons, and especially the upcoming melee weapons box.

[@belish5665]

You da real MVP. Your videos are invaluable to bring a part of the hobby.

[@namewastaken360]

In only doing killteam focused hobby until the Space Wolves refresh. If you are in New Zealand you can save money by ordering from Australia. Cindy Company has free shipping to NZ if you spend over $250AUD

[@Crispr_CAS9]

'Save money by ordering from Australia' is the most horrifying thing I've read today

[@Smilomaniac]

Cutting to the chase: 3D printing is by far cheaper and will force GW to eventually compete. Yes, the disadvantage is the up-front cost and time to learn, but if you're a busy person you either don't have the time for the hobby or the money to pay for commissions. While it's mainly marines, who now just have flat out better alternatives, especially due to GW's mishandling of models, such as the Sanguinary Guard. Here's a genuine tip you probably didn't know. Small toy stores. Sometimes you'll find them with stock that's over a decade old and you can buy boxes at a discount price. I've gotten two 'start collecting' boxes for half off.

[@aqz7603]

You can work around the up-front cost and learning curve disadvantage by commissioning prints from someone who already has a printer. You can realistically expect 60-70% off GW prices this way.

[@jacket2848]

The disadvantage is also having resin models, fragile, lower quality, can't be used at GW events. If you're a serious competitive player this can be an issue as there are large tournaments at Warhammer world

[@aqz7603]

@@jacket2848 Resin models arent fragile unless you're using water washable. If you cure them properly and use a tenacious resin mix (5:1 works) or use an ABS like, they will be durable enough. Either way even with plastic models, dropping them off a table or anything is not something you should be routinely doing anyway. As for quality, unless you closely inspect a properly printed model its virtually indistinguishable on the tabletop. As for tournaments, plenty of people bring resin prints or recasts and simply lie about it. If you get a 1:1 and paint it, outside of weight its very difficult to identify a real model from a print. It's not like they are physically picking up and inspecting every single model. Of course, if you don't want to do this anyway you can just bring your models to non GW events or tournaments for the very few people that are serious about the competitive scene.

[@Smilomaniac]

@@jacket2848 Except you can get prints of the official models and they'll never be the wiser. Also, boybott official GW events. Their arbitrary and hostile anti-consumer practices are only for mindless zealots.

[@leeedward2574]

Does anyone really cares about GW event？​@jacket2848

[@Crispr_CAS9]

One extra tip about Ebay: Look for sellers with higher shipping that offer to combine it. If you find a seller like that, and they've got several things you want, you can often save an extra 10-20% beyond the usual Ebay prices, especially if they are auctions.

[@ViolosD2I]

The downside being that you don't know yet if you are going to win all of those auctions. ...and that you support shipping vultures.

[@Crispr_CAS9]

@@ViolosD2I If you win two you're already ahead. The major problem with it is that the sellers I watch for this rarely have multiple lots I'm interested in at the same time. Nearly every time I have entered bids I've come out with a better discount than the standard 15% on only items I actually want. Average around 10% better, at least 2-3%, and at best 25-30%.

[@brycetobiasson1277]

Getting second-hand models really helped on saving for my Tyranid swarm list. Snatched up 40 Termagants for about $80 CAD. Typically it’s around $55 for 10. Outrageous

[@ashdog9235]

If you can find any of the space marine board games specifically the American ones it’s 40usd for 20 terms and 2 swarms + Titus that can be sold for a little over 30$. Do note all the models are mono-pose.

[@GusOmega]

Fun fact about 3D printing, if you design it yourself it’s actually legal for tournaments. It counts under their Greenstuff clause, but you need to have proof you designed it

[@sergeantquackers7815]

does anyone actually get kicked out of tournaments for that kinda stuff?

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

Something I magnetized recently was the Tempestus Aquilon Servo sentry. I'm looking to play Kill Team with them, so I thought it was a wise idea to use any of the three weapon options and not glue them down. I was actually really satisfied with how I managed to do it as well, as there's a really good spot for the magnets on those that even allow the gun to traverse a little bit.

[@ashdog9235]

Seems like one of the best models for magnetizing. I’ve seen a lot of people have great success with it being their first attempt at magnetizing. Though likely not on purpose I hope more models especially killteams will have this more often.

[@Steve_Keen]

You were able to work many product placements in this one! Very efficient.

[@ViolosD2I]

For Mek Guns, the fact that they come with all 4 barrels that you can stick on any type of toy canon base (and man them with regular grots) makes them somewhat more efficient. Kitbash-friendly factions in general are a big plus. Between that, a couple of printed greater demons, and buying cheap lots on eBay while trading back the parts I don't need, I managed to get three 1k-2k armies plus paints, storage and terrain within a year while staying within three digits.

[@erickgarza3370]

Secondary market is my biggest go to. Bought my first ork army from a friend's dad for half the price.

[@scarletimpaler7919]

Two things. 1. As a 3D printer guy, it always pain me a bit when someone tells others to "just buy a 3D printer" without telling them that 3D printing is a hobby and skill set all by itself and not simple "press button to print" machines, as cheap Chinese printers need routine maintenance and parts break and fail often. But good on you for at least warning about resin fumes. 2. As a Death Korps of Krieg fan, I looked deep into WWI and WWII miniatures and found you can probably kit out damn near a full DKoK army on these alone. WWI Germans give you the Krieg-like helmets, gas masks, etc. Pretty much everything iconic about them except great coats and LasGuns. Plenty of that era artillery could probably be used, too. Only thing that stopped me from doing this myself is that there Krieg releases on the horizon (and I'm busy with my Adepta Sororitas army).

[@aguywhocodes]

I realized that I was not the target audience for this video. “Maybe a bit of impulse control” was where you lost me😂

[@SabreXT]

Another third party minis company that does cheap sci-fi minis is Northstar, specifically their Stargrave range. "Troopers" in particular are generic rank and file infantry by design, and come in a box of 20 for £20. For the Wargames Atlantic, the World War 2 infantry was a bad example (though you get a lot in that box to be fair). Other examples are Ooh Rah (they look like the marines from aliens), Bulldogs (praetorian), Cannon Fodder (guys in jump suits that make good conscripts or generic infantry), Iron Core (kasiken or space marines) and many others. They also recently crowd funded a bunch of traitor guard sets called "The Damned". Most kits are 24 to a box, but this varies. They also don't come with bases. Some of their older kits are hard to pair up the arms, so be careful with that. Finally, I want to mention their fantasy range sometimes has sci-fi options. I think their ogre kit has an option for Ogryns.

[@niccolo6865]

50:38 that's the go to in the end

[@bighairguy7]

I’ve always has good luck with job lots/minis off eBay, especially for starting a new army. At this point the only time I buy new is if I’m doing it to support the LGS I play at. Kit bashing may be a way to save money, but it can just as easily cost you more. That said I was able to convert an AoS nighthaunt kit I got on eBay for $10 into a nightbringer for my necrons. For marines kit bashing is even easier once you have some bits built up - buy some used intercessors and give em whatever guns and bits they need to be the unit you want.

[@r1areone377]

20:22 The store Dirt Cheep was a discount store that would get a lot of stuff from places like target that were damaged/didnt sell and sell them extremely cheep. I was able to buy 5 boxes at around $100 in total ($20 each). Now i have 100 Tyranids so guess im gonna play them now, and giving my buddies the extra Titus’s i have

[@ayoubromdhana7624]

great vid to watch while painting

[@hollisharrington4061]

Best money saving rule of all: don't buy another kit until everything you have is painted. I do adjust this rule a bit to have a squad I'm currently painting, a squad I'm assembling, and an unopened squad on layaway. That way I always have something to work on if I can't buy or prime another set.

[@dhaub7174]

3D printing has saved me a TON of money on Warhammer minis. Been able to find a lot of incredible looking GW scans

[@morhal7306]

I'm thinking about starting printing too, but where to you find these scans? Cause I want them to like for example Cadians and not that are similar.

[@dhaub7174]

@morhal7306 they're on the usual stl sites like cults. Just need to figure out the right keywords for what you're looking for and dig around

[@eewweeppkk]

@@morhal7306 Check out the printed warhammer subreddit. They don't allow scans, but in their FAQ and startup guide they'll show you the websites that people get most of the proxies from. If you do a tiny amount of digging and poking around you'll find stuff that is so similar nobody would know - and if you check the new releases for some websites every day then you can nab a few scans that people put up before GW has them taken down. A couple days ago there were 6 pages of GW scans that were up for a few hours. Two pieces of advice - don't worry about 1 to 1 accuracy with GW models, because unless you're playing with hyper neurodivergent folks who study every mini meticulously, you seriously can't tell the difference, and I'm telling you this as someone who thought the same as you in the past. The second piece of advice - most scans are not amazing in terms of printability. People who make their own models which are similar to GW sculpts are artists who typically care, and often times their stuff will come pre supported and be easy to work with. A scan might not even be a properly solid model that you may have to repair in a 3D modeling software before you can even begin to support it, which is a pain in the butt to do. But rest assured, you can definitely find scans when you start looking regularly.

[@vxicepickxv]

Combat Arena Lair of the Beast is a Barnes & Noble exclusive. There might still be some in stock from their online store. The models are all snap together.

[@Lupercal6319]

Once again pointing people to the Age of Darkness box as 40K proxies if your playgroup is happy with it, or you are. Unfortunately it was cheaper in the past but is still an exceptionally good deal. In 40k terms you get 4 units of intercessors, 2 units of terminators, 2 captains one of which you can maybe use as another character, a small dreadnought and a huge Rhino-esque tank. Personally I used the 40 tactical marines as 20 regular intercessors, kitbashed another 10 into an extra unit of assault intercessors using extra parts from 2 assault intercessor boxes(I don't care how they are in game I like melee weapons and I'm happy to have 30) and the remaining 10 I'm going to use when I start a chaos space marine army, kitbashing them with spare parts from different csm sets into legionaries

[@robtibbetts890]

Target isn't the only source for boardgames that have pack-in GW minis. I got Lair of the Beast at a Barnes & Noble bookstore, for instance.

[@eeko01]

Ordering from countries with weaker currencies can be even more affordable than the UK prices. For example, a Combat Patrol box is usually 100 GBP which at todays rate converts to about 120 EUR or 125 USD. However, it also converts to about 1400 SEK and the suggested retail price in Sweden for most boxes is 1250 SEK (90 GBP). With regards to 3d printing, FDM quality has gotten really close to resin miniatures so it's not a path to consider even for households who might have trouble handling the toxic chemicals and fumes from resin printing.

[@sygabz]

Just a note: space marines are not a cheap army if you look at it as a whole. They have so much datasheets that’s you’ll end up spending a lot alot of money in the life of the collection. Sisters on the other hand although have expensive kits have less datasheets and the sisters/dominions can be interchanged

[@VenzyntRoleplay]

Any other good point-per-dollar examples currently? I really like that metric. I know blight haulers are good at 3 ppd

[@SuperGameFan77]

The only issue I have with recommending units like Guiliman and Abadon is that you run into the issue my group calls "The Baneblade Problem" where you can fill 2k but your army barely functions

[@Weedwof]

Played from 3rd to 6th edition and jumping back in now, the #1 irritation for me are codexes & battletomes. I had way more codexes than armies back in the day. I loved flipping through them to get into the lore of the faction. They basically acted like one giant advertisement for people to begin to get invested in an army and invest hundreds into model kits. By reading one I’d get inspired to paint a particular sect from that lore and/or miniature dioramas found inside them. $70cad feels nuts to me when they used to sell them for $20. They update them way too frequently now and the books themselves just don’t pull me in like they used to. In part because the high cost and low return now deter me from just picking one up on a whim.

[@reverenddmo8944]

Independent stockists and the FLGS are a godsend with the price barrier to the hobby that GW seems intent on hammering into Buckminsterfullerene. Particularly when you want specific items. The trouble I had getting Killa Kans and Deff Dreads from an actual GW store was laughable, constantly getting told I'd have to order them online or through the store... looked in the local indie store - there they were. Sold.

[@dr_lulz]

I seen several people paying well over the odds for box sets like Hexfire. Paying more than the value of the components within! Crazy.

[@TitanAnon]

as someone from canada (We have very similar prices to AUD, just less by a couple dollars) a 20 man tac squad from HH is a way better deal than one 10 man intercessor squad at the same price

[@darthkillhoon]

The devastator squad always comes with a sixth pair of legs so part of my kit bashing is I use those extra legs to make lieutenants. The other day I use some spare bits from a deathwatch veterans kit which has a caped back and weapons as well as deathwatch upgrade sprue I got out of the deathwatch Terminator captain. I made a new first born lieutenant who is a noted deathwatch veteran of my chapter. I've made two Lieutenants this way, giving me cheap character models

[@coraxcox9242]

I was expecting sell a kidney to come up at some point 😂

[@Daemonik]

One kidney per combat patrol at the rate we're going!

[@ashdog9235]

Nah this isn’t Magic the gathering you can definitely get by with just selling something that regenerates like blood.

[@coraxcox9242]

@@ashdog9235 never said my own kidneys 😂

[@mrfeicco]

Imho. The first way to save money... is spend time putting together your pile of grey this holiday season. Reward yourself with a sense of accomplishment... ... ... ... ... "DO YOU HEAR THE VOICES TOO?" *CLICKS CHECKOUT* 2:56

[@lilv3966]

Handys behind the GW store helped with my third army.

[@joeyn3590]

I'm very excited for combat patrol magazine to come to the US because it seems like a ridiculously good value

[@sergeantquackers7815]

Any idea where to purchase when they come out

[@paulsdrc]

Up until I retired last year, we ran a hobby store. And I can tell you the markup for GW sucks. If you’re finding something at 20% off the seller is only making between 10%-15%. And when customers come in expecting these discounts made me want to get rid of it, especially when they want you to order a minimum quantity every month.

[@YouWinAFREEiPOD]

Regarding limited supply things at hobby stores... Pro tip: ask the person at the counter to order and set one aside for you, giving them your name and number Voila! You have won at Warhammer. Wow!

[@undertalebob3207]

"Warhammer has a reputation for being expensive" Ya, boxes of plastic that takes 10-15 cents to make and are sold for 60-200 dollars. As a home 3D printer hobbist I can tell you that ISNT an exaggeration.

[@Abp.Mars-Assembly]

Simulating gameplay to determine is the list is right for you. Also waiting several months into a new editions before buying anything. Watching model reviews and studying competitions to get a better idea if those models are even worth it. Basically the same principle when trying a new video game can apply. Dont buy impulsively and study what you want to buy more closely.

[@ItsKlawtastic]

Any tips on getting paints for the best value ?

[@frostedbutts4340]

Try Vallejo. Bigger bottles and cheaper, and imo better than GW.

[@Eta_Carinae__]

In Aus., we also have Emerald Games

[@lastdracon]

I second kitbashing. Rather than spend 120+ on 6 BGV I bought a crusader squad kitbashed the marines as BGV and the neophytes as scouts for like $80 (with 3d prints from my lgs). Then if I get a 2nd box I finish a scout squad and I either have a 2nd squad of BGV or 6 bodies to kitbash in to something i want down the line. Rather than buy 15 sanguinary guard (300) i bought 15 jump Intercessors body/legs off ebay and turned them in to Sanguinary Guard for like... 80.

[@iandestroyerofworlds576]

40k is worth it if you're going to use the minis as intended. For Competitive play, Casual play, Narrative play and pew pew noises and finally a display art piece. I do all of these.

[@gg-dy6cf]

i used to play magic and drink alcohol and both if those dwarf the cost of playing 40k

[@sergeantquackers7815]

Glad youre clean brother

[@Geebees93]

War Organ is also a good alternative to Battle Scribe and New Recruit

[@joeblogs8049]

Some bogan flipped off James Workshop and we are all paying the price for it.

[@tylerholmes2727]

I use cardboard boxes and packing peanuts to transfer my models here and there. The combat area is an offer by barns and nobles for 36 usd

[@kilosubzero650]

Auspex has a new 1-2hr video seemingly every day, how does he do it?

[@ryousukechong8380]

I had gained interest in agents of imperium and collect the individual kill team boxes until the 10th edition codex comes out. Although more discount I can get if buying big boxes but I am also glad that the higher price point per money spend push me to look for other GW kit to kit bash (like Hive Scum for Inquisitorial Agent). 😂 But then I can only hope if there is a cheaper alternative to kitbash Corvus Blackstar

[@diniiantares]

Very gppd video. Didn't help me at all since I use neatly all of these tricks or know what minis I want so I don't resell but, for anyone who wants to start. Great entry video.

[@HooDie-Trench-GoTh2022]

Can't beat purchasing from Warhammer itself and waiting to unbox with the more Warhammer tape all over it. 😎

[@wancrit2317]

I’m currently working on an alpha legion army, which can proxy as both a chaos and loyalist. Mostly with resin recast for characters, marine donations from a friend and proxies for cultists and traitor guard. It’s still gonna cost me a 100 quid 😂

[@deadliftyournan3293]

Thanks again Auspex

[@ashleyharris4114]

I live in a land down under, Where games workshop does plunder, Why GW are you trying to tempt me? Because my wallets getting empty, Oh! I live in a land down under... *Sing in land down under tune.

[@istathar]

Update: Dark Angels Christmas Battleforce box sold out in Australia in under 45 seconds. So no, not really an option for people to get Warhammer models "cheaper".

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

Well that depends, if you’re playing marines go to Horus heresy. They are cheaper by the bulk. Buy second hand and then kitbash the hell out of anything

[@themagicalrobotprisma2793]

Also if you’re apart of a WarHammer group or a game store group, ask around fellow players if they got spares they’re willing to offload

[@dasheavy101]

@@themagicalrobotprisma2793 I second that. With the guys at my tabletop hangout, sometimes we'll leave a note on the bulletin board asking if someone wants to trade bits or whole models for something else. I traded some necron warriors to a guy who gave me some space marine shields and five intercessors. We like the group accountability setting (in reference to making the deal), and we all know/have bits and figures to offload

[@chrishandy9172]

If you are okay with kitbashing and converting, make friends with other people in your local scene and trade extra bits with each other. Seriously, you can easily make interesting characters, sergeants, and bases by just sharing extra bits with your friends.

[@uther10]

Gouge Workshop expensive?

[@okamikitsune4870]

I got $2000 worth of tau for $260. They were either just primed are very nicely painted. Plenty of second hand people on discord sell warhammer.

[@icecraman3430]

I have been looking all over to find decent discounts for 40k minis for about 4 months. These prices are insane. I cant wrap my head around spending $40 or more for pieces of plastic. If these were 20 dollars id spend quite a bit of money.

[@lawrencebianco5855]

On the selling models slide, he forgot the arrow to complete the cycle, from the pile of cash back to more minis.

[@xxofameousgxx9686]

With the ever growing price changes lowkey ima start stealing this shit 😂

[@Toxxxic_]

darksphere in UK usually has more discount than others

[@mekanized215]

I managed to put together a 2000+ point Raven Guard army from eBay for about $400

[@LordNerfherder]

Mt favorite model is Saturn 4 ultra.

[@maurommazza]

As an Argentinian, it's sad that I can't possibly get into the hobby in terms of prices. Everything costs double due to taxes, and salaries here are so much lower...

[@Weaver_Games]

IMO Warhammer is a very expensive GAME but it's not really that expensive as a hobby (at least, comparing it to other adult hobbies). If people just bought one kit after they were finished the previous kit they would spent far less money I imagine. This is coming from someone with 4 of those home depot 102L boxes full of unopened 40k in his basement - consider it a lesson learned. My new years resolution is going to be to actually get through at least one of these boxes.

[@mrheisenberg83]

Just invest 250$ into an Elegoo Mars, buy a bottle of resin for 15$ and print a whole ass army. You print some terrain and even a bust and maybe something practical for your home and the investment has already been recouped. Hell, print 3 or 4 squads and you got your money back already with GW prices these days. I made that investment a few months ago and have already printed a whole Custodes army and enough expensive character units for my other armies that the cost to benefit ratio is getting better each week. I will never not see this is as a good hobby investment.

[@eewweeppkk]

Mars 4 Ultra is on sale for $190 right now and prints at 18 microns, same as the Mars 5. I actually can't find a new resin printer for cheaper than the Mars 4, and it prints at the highest resolution that you get a resin printer to print at these days - the resin printer market is insanely consumer accessible right now.

[@mrheisenberg83]

@@eewweeppkk True dat. I got the Mars 4 Ultra for a good price and it was worth every cent. Truly a delight to work with and quite easy to handle as well.

[@Mister_Arrow]

Wargame Portal is utter dogshit. Shit tales a month to ship and they will cancel your order if you ask for an update. Utter waster of time and money for only a 10% discount. I'd rather pay full price than deal with those shady ass scalpers.

[@AX50K]

The 40k equivalent of lofi/ambient music

[@philippelaurent3776]

The fact this video hits home makes me sad.

[@BB-pn2qv]

It is honestly at the point where I just cannot afford it myself, let alone sanely recommend it to anyone. Literally two options. 1) Play on TTS 2) If you want the hobby, play KT and just paint small teams.

[@aqz7603]

I love KT for this very reason, its way easier to get my broke friends into 40k

[@Daemonik]

It's not just broke people who can't afford it. Price of entry is so high, especially considering the main target demo for big boxes is kids who are new to the hobby. Not many parents are willing / able to commit the way GW want them to. They either nope out, or buy small bits and pieces, which lessens the experience for the kids (because they can't play the way they see it being played) and are thus more likely to drop out, in a self-fulfilling prophecy. £250 for someone who is committed to the hobby already is a lot less than £250 as a starting point for someone who has a good chance of deciding it's not for them after 2-3 actual games.

[@sergeantquackers7815]

@@Daemonik That and i feel as if a lot of parents really dont see the value in $60+ (first box) for plastic

[@lewisburrough2745]

Ah the Aussie Tax... Shame we pay so much more...

[@jonathangriffin4594]

Probably should have watched this before I started collecting admech lol

[@Alexpowkn]

How do you guys deal with the local warhammer store guy? I come in to buy paints very often but i cant justify buying models there when i can get it for sometimes 30-70 dollars cheaper online. The employee is agressive asf on sales and i can tell hes always disappointed when i just pick up a couple paints and a brush or two.

[@Michaelkayslay]

Buy box sets Split them. Keep units you want Buy more box sets Split them Make profit. Get free army

[@lovablelycan]

#1 tip: stop giving money to the Warhammer store, support your lgs. Sometimes don’t even buy the games workshop products. If they have guys that 3D print, literally just buy proxies. Tournaments barely even verify proxies anymore. I’ve played in 2 with them so far.