Twiddling my Thumbs
Pic: a display board for a custom Tzeentch Daemons army I made about five years ago.
Gentle reader, I’m bored out of my skull. Things are caught up. Everything is assigned. I’m ready to set up new projects whenever you are.
I’ll be available Saturday for any matter.
Ho hum.
Tertiary Notes
I ordered three copies of End the Fed. That book is a delight. I’m scarfing it up. It’s about monetary policy. I highly recommend. It’s only $12 at Amazon. I have a few copies to give out if you want one with your order.
If you’re thinking of doing a Skaven army, just keep us in mind. I’m going to order a ton of them first thing and be ready to set up armies. We’ll have options for bulk discounts.
Notes about Trade-ins
I just updated the Trade-in rates. For those that bother to read it to the end, you will notice that the rates are temporarily up noticeably, nearly double.
The value of second-hand figures on the market is about 40-60% of retail. It’s tough to get above that since online stores will typically discount as much as 30%. So, why haggle with a private individual when you can just pick what you want?
The thing to remember is that I am working with the secondary market as well, and I need to make a profit on top of that. Don’t get me wrong, the trade-ins can turn into a sweet deal. However, they can also go terribly, terribly wrong. Notably, I have bins upon bins of “scrap” models that are worthless except as base decoration. If that.
I have to be very picky with what I re-sell to clients. They have to be as-new condition.
Trade-in Rates for Late October and November
Here are the trade-in rates for early Fall 2009. I’m offering service credit in trade for models.
Read this completely as I have recently improved several aspects of this program. Notably: I am now trading in army books. Also, you do not need to figure out the retail prices of your trade-in items.
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NEW: we are also accepting as trade armies that BTP painted. The trade value will be much higher since it will account for the value of assembly/painting.
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We will also pay cash. After the models arrive we’ll paypal you the agreed amount. The rate is generally $0.15 on the dollar (fifteen percent of retail).
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You can usually get a much better deal going to the secondary market (local shop, ebay) on your own. However, the advantage of trading in with us is that you are likely to be able to unload disparate items without a lot of hassle (e.g. finding various buyers, setting up payment, lots of minor questions).
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If you want to trade in, we need a list of what you have. You do NOT need to calculate the retail value, but it helps. Please tell me the condition (e.g. new in box, new on sprue, assembled, primed). The rates below are a multiplier. If the entry says 0.30 it means you would get $30 for $100 worth of retail items. Just take the retail total and multiply it by the number. You do not need to figure this out; you can just send in your list of stuff to bluetablepainting@gmail.com .
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I just know there’s someone who goes out to their garage, surveys the mass of unpainted models, sighs then turns out the light. This program will hopefully allow someone with the “white primer horde” to finally show up with a painted army. As an added bonus, your models will get a good home where they will be painted and loved.
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We don’t need painted figures. Exception: if they only have a little bit done with them; not too thick, not too many layers. Primed models are OK, again not too thick. NEW: If you send painted models and they are un-useable because the paint/primer is on too thick, the trade value reverts to 0.10 (it’s actually almost zero). If this is the case I will inform you and you’ll have the option to get your models back.
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You can also get a credit of at least $10 to help with your shipping costs. NEW: I will add this automatically as part of the quote.
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If you want to trade-in figures, but don’t have a project ready, that’s OK, I will confirm your total and then you will have it on tap for when you want to use it.
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This trade-in is recorded as a payment on your project. It is non-refundable except at our discretion (eg you can’t refuse the project and then get your trade-in amount refunded as cash). Trade-in can be applied to cost of models, assembly or painting as you wish. This means you can also just get models sent to you (this is limited to models that are commonly available, eg not Forge World).
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Generally, we only need in-print models that are currently in production. . These rates and conditions may change so it is recommended to check in every once in a while. I am likely to update the numbers about once a month. The plan right now is to update every first of the month. Fairness is the guiding principle.
. Forge World 0.70
. Army books $8 credit (must be current edition, no OOP)
. Assault on Black Reach Models:
Complete set of orks $9 credit
Complete set of space marines $9 credit
Space Marine Dreadnought $5 credit
Small rulebook $4 credit
Template sprue (complete) $2 credit
. 40K 0.40
. Warhammer Fantasy 0.40
. Hordes 0.30
. War Machine 0.30
. Battlefleet Gothic 0.20
. Lord of the Rings 0.15
Please note that some armies might net more or less. Send me the list and I’ll tell you what’s up.
Furioso
I woke up this morning bright and early. My ten year old daughter, K, was up before the crack of dawn watching TV. She gets herself ready for school, laying out her clothes the night before. She’s ever so responsible. Unlike her father. I slept in (well I guess if you call getting up at 8am sleeping in) and had to drive the kids to school. They got there on time.
I arrived at the studio parking lot at almost the exact same time as Sarah. She was still preening herself in her car. We got cracking on the day’s work. Three more packages of Space Hulk, each with custom foam, got out today. We ordered specialty boxes of just the right size. I still have five copies of Space Hulk on hand for clients who may want to get their painted copy of this soon to be discontinued game.
The big news is that I picked up an Eldar Type ii Cobra super-heavy Grav Tank. And a Scorpion Type ii Scorpion super-heavy Grav Tank. Both exquisite Forge World models, only $160 each if you want to commission either of them.
The studio Dark Elves army now has two gorgeous Hydras, absolutely beautiful creatures they are. I can’t wait to play them in a game.
This coming week, we are working on two huge tank projects, including an inquisitorial Warhound.
As usual, I’m ready to book any project. Let’s roll!
Put on Your Red Shoes
Oh, my what a past few days it’s been. I’ve been up at around 6am each morning and diving in head first.
Let’s start with last night. G (my four-year old son) was with me at the office for a little bit, then fell asleep on the way home. He woke up again at 8pm and stayed up until 2am.
My wife and I watched some Seinfeld then Proposal with Sandra Bullock (you had me at “Bullock”). She’s one of my faves. That was romantic. But then the baby was up until all hours. So, we were pretty sleep deprived. Well, my wife was. I slept through the whole ordeal. That was romantic?
Today at the studio we had three more sets of Space Hulk come through, just as beautiful as the first run. I found some sets at a local shop. I have five more sets in stowage.
The bulk of the second wave for Fateweavers is done. I still have to convert the Heralds, basically. That’s the hard part. Over seventy Horrors for that one. It looks great. No pics yet. Still working on the details.
I am setting up projects for completion in November and December. I’m at your disposal for any matter.
You can even set up an army completely over the phone: I can help you set up your army list, decide what to include, make the quote, take your painting specs by dictation and take a credit card by phone. I also like checks and MO.
Today I raced home at 3pm to help my wife, relieving her of duty and letting her sleep. There’s nothing I love more than to be in the living room in the sweet bosom of my family. I’m currently watching Arthur and the Invisibles with my kids. It got terrible reviews, but I liked it. The animation and art was extremely evocative. I thought it was a decent story. Certainly great for the kids.
There are two very obscure references for the title of this post. Can you guess them?
Death Korps at ease and on the block
Just put this up for sale:
Giant Chaos Warrior
This thing must be like a foot tall. Not sure.
Might make a good Giant for a Warriors of Chaos army.
Lizardmen on eBay
I found this army on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260491945589&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123
It’s a good deal. You should buy it, send it to us and have us paint it. Cost to paint is $720. You can also pick and choose according to our regular pricing guide.
Personally, I would drop the Saurus Cavalry and Salamander. Other than that, it’s a pretty good looking army. Oh, and I would add ten Saurus Warriors. In fact, I would do that trade: give me the cavalry/salamander and I’ll provide ten Saurus Warriors.
Revving
It’s 6am and I’m up and ready to get started. Engines humming.
I’m ready to set up new projects. Pandora’s armies, regular armies, turbo armies, anything you want. Any project large or small we’re ready to go.
I figured out why I was waking up in the middle of the night! I had a scan scheduled on my computer at 2am every morning, so the monitor would click on and there would be a soft chiming noise. Just enough to wake me up in ten minutes, but not enough to make me conscious of it.
Advance Scout Report
Shawn,
I hope this email finds you well. Here’s the last week’s news.
These goblin generals are adorable
chapterhouse studios released salamander land raider and rhino kits that looks awesome
Legion of the Damned models coming out (will be metal)
These guys may make some neat special characters (maybe in an ogryn themed guard army). There’s also some amazing space marine type special character models there and some elaborate bases that I just spent too much money on. (Don’t tell my wife!)
http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,shop.php?art=694
–Advance Scout Paul