Plastic Apocalypse Biker Gang and More Coming From Warlord Games

[Duncan McDane]

Interesting.
I'm not a big fan of multipart plastics, but these will probably come in handy. 

[eilif]

Really great stuff.  Looks like there's at least a few sets of extra rider legs per sprue.  Just the thing to get some riders on those hot-wheels bikes.  I've got quite a few waiting for riders…
Looks like I'll be expanding my biker gang soon!
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2012/03/28mm-on-cheap-sci-fi-bikers-and-post.html

[Belgian]

These will finally be released by Warlord Games as part of their Project Z wargame! More intel on my Wargame News and terrain blog along with preview pictures and reviews of the zombie survivors and zombies. Looks like loads of zombies will be released in 2016, as also Mantic Games will be releasing their The Walking Dead wargame.

http://wargameterrain.blogspot.be/2016/01/warlord-games-breaking-news-project-z.html

[Dewbakuk]

Hope they have redone the male zombies, they were terrible.

[Belgian]

Hope they have redone the male zombies, they were terrible.

I think they have designed a brand new box looking at the pictures, not sure though.

[eilif]

These will finally be released by Warlord Games as part of their Project Z wargame! More intel on my Wargame News and terrain blog along with preview pictures and reviews of the zombie survivors and zombies. Looks like loads of zombies will be released in 2016, as also Mantic Games will be releasing their The Walking Dead wargame.

http://wargameterrain.blogspot.be/2016/01/warlord-games-breaking-news-project-z.html

This is really good news.   I've got a bunch of Hot Wheels bikes that have been waiting for cheap riders for some time. I'll probably use a couple of the plastic bikes in the kit also, but the riders and plastic handlebars are the big attraction of that kit.

I do hope they don't bump up the pricepoint too much from WGF ranges though.

[Dewbakuk]

They haven't put the prices up in the AWI boxes that have already been released.

[rwwin]

New male zombies and the bikers would be nice, but what I really want are the plastic modern troops.  mmmmm so much could be done with them.

[eilif]

New male zombies and the bikers would be nice, but what I really want are the plastic modern troops.  mmmmm so much could be done with them.

Just noticed that fig, how did I miss that before?  If they're compatible with the other survivor ranges, there's going to be a ton of options for post-apoc military and militarized forces.

[TheCaptain]

Hmmm these bikers with the Mad Robot SOA conversion bits.... hmmm I feel an idea coming on...

[The_Baron]

$62.50 AUD for the bikers 
http://www.warandpeacegames.com.au/Warlord_Games_Project_Z_Motorbike_Gang_p/wgz-zom-03.htm

$37.50 AUD for the male survivors, 10 to a box 
http://www.warandpeacegames.com.au/Warlord_Games_Project_Z_Male_Survivors_p/wgz-zom-02.htm

You used to get 30 for that price. Those hoping for a cheap alternative to Mantic's Walking Dead would do well to hunt down the old boxes first...

[Maspalio]

You're right but that's life

Finally, it's cheaper to get the box game (zombies+survivors+bikers), a discounted one if possible...

The Spec ops not the same though

[eMills]

You're right but that's life

Not to single you out but that attitude is why these companies keep doing stuff like this.

Buying the tools and getting work done on them or not, tripling the price seems unnecessary. And before anyone jumps in to tell me I don't know the costs or what happened, I'll just say: You're right, I don't. I do know that plastic kits pretty much always make their cost back long term, and that these kits are some of the best on the market so they will have good longevity.

Keeping the price the same and taking one sprue of Survivors out (so, 20 instead of 30) seems like it would have been a good compromise.

As it is, these all were instant buys for me that have turned into buys if I can find a good deal.

Just my 2 cents.

~Eric

[eilif]

Just looked up the USA prices.
Survivors are 10 for $24.  IIRC, that's more than double the WGF price!
No listing for the Bikers yet, but I'm waiting in resignation.

I'm with Eric,
      I've been looking forward to the bikers for over a year, and if they were at-or-near the WGF pricing scheme I'd be all in.  As it is, these just dropped off the "must buy" list and onto the "if they show up on deep discount" list.  Also, I've philosophically got less and less interest in supporting a company that seems to be steering itself more and more towards GW-ish-ness.

[Deathwing]

I think I saw the retail price for the bikers was like $35 or $40 US for eight models.