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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II  Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:35 am |
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Hi all,
Gifted with insane amount of optimism, I contacted GW sales for Epic Exodites (UK, US, France, you name it.) My requests were politely declined, but I went on asking, refusing to drop the ball.
After all, with so few Exodites miniatures released molds couldn't be worn out, could they?
I finally had the following reply from GW:
After speaking to my supervisor I have learned that the Exodite models in question were advertised and released limitedly prior to the demise of Epic 40,000. ?Unfortunately when Epic 40,000 was discontinued the molds were destroyed. ?Not the answer you were hoping for, but hopefully with the release of Epic Armageddon there will be a new mold and the Exodites will ride again.
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Well, it gives a new twist to the Exodite release that appeared on GW US online store in fall 2003. It's not that they found and used molds again, it's rather than they discovered a bunch of never-released Epic miniature stock and decided to sell them, molds being long gone.
Epic players just have to wait for 2D6 + 6 years before Exodites are released again for Epic:Armaggedon this time.
On the plus side, it will be brand new miniatures. ?
I am still looking for Exodite knights  and I will pay them:
- $10 for each Flying Dragon and Dragon Rider
- $15 for each King Dragon and Horned One
I think it's really a good offer, the best I can afford.
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:49 pm |
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Kotrin,
Keep in mind it's not necessarily the molds which are an issue, it is the original model that is used to make the mold. If that still exists, then new molds can created.
However, the response from GW does give us a glimmer of hope that perhaps in the future new exodites will be released. I think the buying frenzy for them would exceed the one that will occur for Feral Orks! 
One other thing, the amount you offered to pay seems reasonable. I'm just not sure you'll find any sellers.
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:27 pm |
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Your offer is fair, but there are just no sellers. I've been looking for those hard-to-find pieces too in the last year, and they're a bitch to find.
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:41 pm |
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Hi!
To be frank, I think its near impossible to get them anymore.
Most of us who bought them, bought enough to make the units and detachments we wanted to make, no spares.
Those who would have them would sell them on e-bay, and I GUARANTEE they will sell much higher than 10 or 15 bucks each.
It sucks really, but such is the life of an epic fan....
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:51 am |
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:17 pm |
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My advice, continue to post on Bartertown, as needed and surf eBay often ... I do that in my search for a number of items (L/R Rec Veh., MK2 Warlord wpns, metal Stompa w/ --- mouth, 40K Tinbotz, etc.) ... Who knows ... we might get lucky ! 
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:14 am |
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That'd be lucky ! :)
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 6:21 pm |
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:27 pm |
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Hi!
I think pickings are mighty slim for getting those.
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:56 am |
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I'll post pics of mine soon ! Not that it helps ...
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Kotrin
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Post subject: Eldar Exodites Wanted, part II Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:32 am |
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Me? Desperate? Noooooo!! ?
Let me tell you the whole story, and why those exodites are getting me upset...
1. I'm the gentle soul that first noticed their availability on GW US website in october 2003 and notified every NetEpic discussion group members that those Exodites were there!! I did that twice. I didn't bought them yet because - fool me - it was nowhere mentioned that they were a limited release and I though I had time... ?
2. Recently, I've lost a bunch of Exodites figures on eBay. One of those garage sales, of course, where the seller wasn't even aware of what he was offering. So, it happens... Once in a blue moon. Hint: no hope of getting any Exodite through regular auctions - rater try "bulk miniatures", "getting rid of old suff" type auction. And be very, very lucky. ? ?
3. I plan to have each and every possible NetEpic Army in the 8'000-10'000 points range. As my website shows, I have decent forces for Eldar, Space Marines and Tau at that time. Yet so far I already have most Chaos stuff (including those rare slaanesh titans), Squat (land trains and all), Imperial Knights, everything apart Ork (that I find ugly but that's just me). And I even have more than my share of Eldar Exodite Knights. So the dinosaurs are really the only missing pieces to my collection.
I'm not in hurry since it's unlikely that everything gets painted before 2010, at least  . But since Epic miniatures are getting scarcier over time, I'd rather push the enveloppe to get those Exodites and turn my attention to other, more interesting matters, like painting them._________________ : : www.stephane.info : : "It's better to enlarge the game than to restrict the players" -- Eric Wujcik
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