The Eternal Dilemma
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:46 pm
So my hobby budget for this month is about 10,000 yen.
I want about 15USD worth of stuff from Litko - some 40mm round bases for the Epic IG Stormblades I haven't based up yet, maybe some more blast markers because you really can never have too many. And this is pretty high priority, since (me being anal-retentive and all) I can't field non-based vehicles together with based ones, so the Stormblades won't see play till I base them. But I don't want anything else from Litko, which means shipping will be a significant chunk of whatever I spend.
But I also want about 50GBP worth of Epic Fliers from Forgeworld - some Phoenix bombers for my Eldar (which, annoyingly, are sold by the pair but fielded only in threes), and some Fighta-Bommas for the Orks, so all my armies have some air support. But that leaves a good chunk of my budget, and I've thought for a while that it seems like I ought to get some nice terrain to replace my increasingly-ratty cardboard buildings - and FW does have some nice "airfield" themed terrain in 6mm for Aeronautica Imperialis. The fliers also feel high-priority, since FW has not been recasting Epic-scale models when they run out - so it's likely my last chance to get the (much-nicer-than-the-ones-from-GW) FW Epic fliers.
But on the other hand, the place to go for 6mm terrain is Old Crow, which has a very big range of very nice terrain in 6mm. And getting a small selection of terrain from Forgeworld (as something extra with the flyer order) is hardly worth the trouble, since at 6mm if you're going to get terrain, you should either get a bunch or not bother.
And, of course, the kicker is that shipping to Japan means I can't really just do all 3 - it'll be much more cost-effective to get everything I want from one place. But no one place has everything I want. Why can't three companies I like, operating from two different continents, combine shipping to suit my needs?
I want about 15USD worth of stuff from Litko - some 40mm round bases for the Epic IG Stormblades I haven't based up yet, maybe some more blast markers because you really can never have too many. And this is pretty high priority, since (me being anal-retentive and all) I can't field non-based vehicles together with based ones, so the Stormblades won't see play till I base them. But I don't want anything else from Litko, which means shipping will be a significant chunk of whatever I spend.
But I also want about 50GBP worth of Epic Fliers from Forgeworld - some Phoenix bombers for my Eldar (which, annoyingly, are sold by the pair but fielded only in threes), and some Fighta-Bommas for the Orks, so all my armies have some air support. But that leaves a good chunk of my budget, and I've thought for a while that it seems like I ought to get some nice terrain to replace my increasingly-ratty cardboard buildings - and FW does have some nice "airfield" themed terrain in 6mm for Aeronautica Imperialis. The fliers also feel high-priority, since FW has not been recasting Epic-scale models when they run out - so it's likely my last chance to get the (much-nicer-than-the-ones-from-GW) FW Epic fliers.
But on the other hand, the place to go for 6mm terrain is Old Crow, which has a very big range of very nice terrain in 6mm. And getting a small selection of terrain from Forgeworld (as something extra with the flyer order) is hardly worth the trouble, since at 6mm if you're going to get terrain, you should either get a bunch or not bother.
And, of course, the kicker is that shipping to Japan means I can't really just do all 3 - it'll be much more cost-effective to get everything I want from one place. But no one place has everything I want. Why can't three companies I like, operating from two different continents, combine shipping to suit my needs?
. Not great but, at least it's been sent. The order arrived pretty soon after that mail, and like I said, everything was great. One vote for Old Crow from me but don't expect anything too speedy.