"Taking Advantage of the Pound Crash" Topic

Hello,

With everything melting down merrily all over I figured we might as well take advantage of what we can. Here in the US we're seeing the British Pound slide lower and lower, and I started thinking this might be a good time to pick up some miniatures I've always been curious about but have always shied away from because of the exchange rate. But once I put my mind to it, I came up with startlingly few British miniature manufacturers – certainly a failure of my memory, as I know I've seen many.

So that's why I'm coming to you fine folks for help and inspiration. What excellent miniature manufacturers are there in lovely Avalon that are on the 'I would buy if the darn Pound wasn't so expensive… oh wait!' list? All genres are fair game.

Here is a quick list that I can think of off the top of my head:

GW / Forgeworld (boo hiss)
Hasslefree
Perry
Wargames Foundry
Black Tree Design
Essex

???

Ground Zero Games!

Crusader
Artizan
Gripping Beast
Victrix
Warlord Games
Copplestone Castings
Conquest Games
North Star

Calpe
Front Rank
My two favourites.
Also Little Big Man Studios for shield transfers and flags.

Ebor. Their brigade deals lower the price considerably, although they may have "adjusted" their pricing--I thought the foot came out at 88p,but right now they're 94p. Still good value.

I think the shipping is actually more of an issue than the exchange rate, but to each his own.

Yeah, on my February order to Gripping Beast, Paypal hit me up for $1.47 USD GBPs, last week's order was $1.33 USD and today, I'm seeing $1.22 USD online.

I'm assuming people will come to their senses about this sooner than later?

Off the top of my head-

Minifigs
Heroics and Ros
Navwar
Peter pig
Baccus
Irregular
Mantic
Elite
QRF models
Dixon
First corps
Matchlock

I'm assuming people will come to their senses about this sooner than later?

I can't see any reason why the rate will suddenly improve.

Please send us your money. We're going to need it

And now is a great time to book and pay for a UK holiday. A £100.00 GBP / night hotel room would have been ~ $150 USD + a few months ago, now you can have it for ~ $120 USD !

Stay for a week – save $210 USD! Two weeks – $420. USD Think of the figures you could buy with that!!

Spencer Smith

I've been going crazy buying Warlord and Artizan for Bolt Action and Perry for ACW.

1st Corps and Front Rank, for buildings Total Battle Miniatures.

Too bad I'm broke until the end of the month. Hoping it holds till then because I'm getting a bonus from work…

Damon.

Killer B Games

Wargames Supply Dump

wargamessupplydump.co.uk

Cheers Roger.

Zephyr40 I sell foundry figs for

$1. USD Inf.
$2.50 USD cavalry
$5. USD Art.
$10 USD-15 chariot's

If your interested let me know.

Renegade

Mad Mecha Guy
15mm.co.uk

I've been eyeing Kallistra, but don't think it is going to happen. I like both big boards and height, and that would be a lot.

andy

A lot of this is available as is from their US dealers – save on shipping. My prices reflect the lower exchange rate.

I sell Black Hat, 1st Corps and QRF/Freikorps from the UK along with Magister Militum (3mm, 10mm and 15mm) and Brigade Models.

Good for you Extra Crispy.

I'd also suggest the discerning non British shopper takes a look at Outpost Wargames Service.

Yes, Mark has actually dropped his prices on English products that he stocks. While I have not been able to take advantage personally, many of my friends have. Mark is a stand up guy to do business with.

Black Tree Design has a US (Texas) address as well a British one.

Warlord sets its own exchange rate and the last time I looked it was still $1.60 USD per Pound. However, they are offering discount coupons.

I have to raid the savings account….

Ebor….
Otherworld….
Langton….

I'll second doing business with Mark. He is great to buy from.

Mark = ExtraCrispy? What's his website? I don't see any details on his profile.

I'm considering an order of Dark Fable's lovely Ancient Egyptians.

Grelber

Do some keep their prices at a dollar price?
And donithers post in pounds and swing with the current exchange rate?

Crooked Dice crooked-dice.co.uk/wp

Extra Crispy is scalecreep.com

Your best bet is a company with a UK only shop, your dollar is simply better value. Some larger companies have US and other overseas market options.
Hasslefree seem to be doing a special promotion to appeal to US and EU customers, the figures aren't cheap but they're arguably the best anywhere.

Well I suppose you had best add Empress Miniatures to the list then ; )

Never been a better time to get top quality at lower prices.

link

What about Hovel terrain?

Didn't know the Americans had all that extra cash to spend in this burnt out world economy, I've been saving up to buy overseas too but seems the government I live under is determined to commit economic suicide and create a banana republic, admittedly they have tried very hard to put the cherry on to of the banana split republic for 22 years but I see them achieving it very soon. Mean time I could save for a month of Sundays for the slight blip in the UK currency. But I'm blowing smoke me thinks. Enjoy and buy Gents, I may need the UK to be able to repatriate us soon hah.for me I'd be some Emperess stuff for VBCW and a bunch of perry stuff for Sharp practice 2

Thunderchild.

Black Tree Design has a US (Texas) address as well a British one.

If you're in the US, keep watch on BTD-US's sales. What you're after will go on sale at some point, and you won't find a better deal anywhere else.

Amarillo, Texas

Mick Yarrow still trading over the distaff side of the pond? That'd be Blighty.

Yes he is.

The 20mm western desert stuff I have on eBay at the moment. ;-)

Not mentioned yet but if you have spare $$$ and want to spend them over here then I thoroughly recommend:

Pendraken
Lancashire Games
Elhiem
Britannia
S&S

All nice people, too.

There, I've done my bit for GB Plc.

Just don't let Donald Trump what we're up to!

VIPER911, Interested in the Foundry. How do a get a list?

Carl…
p.m. me at…

cjaklic(AT)Verizon(DOT)net

Bend Sinister, if they ever get their web site back up.

Stupid question, but does this mean it's a good idea, or a bad idea to fund a UK-based KS?

Hang in there guys -soon you'll be able to buy the whole companies never mind just the miniatures lol

@ced

Your contribution will buy more but the resulting earnings will buy fewer dollars.