james71989 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I went to order a set of rhino doors for my storm eagle and noticed that they dont show up on the website. I also checked thousand sons and they are gone as well. Did fw do away with the standard rhino doors for horus heresy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0nolith Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 I went to order a set of rhino doors for my storm eagle and noticed that they dont show up on the website. I also checked thousand sons and they are gone as well. Did fw do away with the standard rhino doors for horus heresy? The Deimos pattern are all still there, but they did away with some of the Mars pattern rhino doors a while ago. Some are still here, some are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james71989 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 The death guard ones werent even that old. This article was posted in 2017 and they are gone already https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/11/24/new-doors-adorn-space-marines-tanks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Your best bet would either be decals or chase down OOP etched brass for doing mars pattern vehicles by the looks of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0nolith Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 The death guard ones werent even that old. This article was posted in 2017 and they are gone already https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/11/24/new-doors-adorn-space-marines-tanks/ All of the Mars Pattern doors came out around the same time. I guess most 30k players would rather use a Deimos Rhinos instead of Mars pattern rhinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StruManChu Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Too bad if those players also want to use fancy doors on their MkIIB Land Raiders or the afore-mentioned Storm Eagles though. It's within the realms of the possible that FW are moving towards some kind of general (plastic?) upgrade kits for each Legion, thus the removal of torsos, brass etch, icons and a load of vehicle doors, but it's been so long since they started taking stuff away with no replacements in sight that I just don't hold a lot of hope for that any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okonomiyakimarine Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Too bad if those players also want to use fancy doors on their MkIIB Land Raiders or the afore-mentioned Storm Eagles though. It's within the realms of the possible that FW are moving towards some kind of general (plastic?) upgrade kits for each Legion, thus the removal of torsos, brass etch, icons and a load of vehicle doors, but it's been so long since they started taking stuff away with no replacements in sight that I just don't hold a lot of hope for that any more. i would not count on that. there are several reasons discussed for discontinued products and of course there is never only one reason, but always a set of conditions that lead to the removal of an item: 30k is in a clear decline after 8th edition and lots of new plastic models by GW, 30k is expensive and sells slowly, shelf space is expensive, molds for resin wear out over time. Take Mk II for example. Many people love the design (including me), but were not willing to buy a whole army of Mk II for monetary reasons once BaC and/or BoP were out. So while FW was able to sell more tanks and flyers and special units, Mk II and the extra bits sold badly I assume and so did the bits. for design reasons (sharp edges, overlapping armor plates, small studs and lines on the shoulder pad trim) the molds wear out earlier than for other designs (same is true for EC Palatines). At some point FW probably send out two sets of M II assault marine packages for each order, because many came out of the mold with bad details and they send a replacement. Hell, some 'ebay-sellers from russia' sold stuff that was in a better state. Hence we have reason to assume that for many smaller items like the doors it just was not worth it to replace molds/safe shelf space, especially as there also were alternative products like the transfers and the brass. But, BUT, I'd love to have full plastic heresy. i just won't believe it till i see it... Oh, hi FW, where's that EC transfers sheet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Etched brass and decals for everyone should be the minimum if things like door options are discontinued for vesicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drekkan Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 In the grim darkness of future, there is no such thing as minimal.. Gosh, I still want to believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradigm Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 It's surprisingly easy to etch your own brass, if you are up for a bit of learning curve and have a free afternoon. I haven't done it for models yet, but I've done other things. Doesn't take long, and you can etch anything 2d very easily, with a little practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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