Have a friend that has multiple armies. He can only play one at a time, and will likely appreciate having someone to play against. Past that, plenty of stuff on eBay or check to see if your local game shop does swap meets and/or consignment sales of minis - my friend bought 2000+ points of Space Wolves for $200 via consignment - half of them were even painted to tabletop standard.
one day I'll have that big ork/guard army I always dreamed of I'd say Krieg also but at those forge world prices...
If you want to start an Ork army, the Killdakka Warband box is still on Amazon for $170. 2x MSU Boyz, Nobz, Defkilla.Wartrike, Gretchin, Dakkajet. Mek with Shokk Attack Gun. Great start to an army.
Wait for the christmas boxes.
Kill team?
Get those Krieg Kill Team models.
probably not enough to make an army or at least a particularly diverse one
It's a good start and fills the parts where they are needed.
Also, look for cheaper 3rd party alternatives on sites like etsy. They'll often cost half as much as GW, and probably look better.
It's a pretty cool idea, instead of being a force multiplier, have him go full Batman with insane gear to the point in going toe to toe with whatever is to dangerous for his legion to take on.
I hope that they retcon perty being a Demon Primarch an uncorrupted renegade Primarch would be so much cooler
Yeah it’s gotten pretty bad tbh. Long gone are the days you could get five minis for £5 and somehow without advertising GW is still the biggest war gaming company on the planet. Value isn’t a word in their company charter and the only number that matters
I was prepared for some inflation but it's out of all proportion. I wonder if GW are essentially in a death spiral with their minis and it's just not noticed by people yet. They sell non-perishable goods that don't become outdated. I have a whole toolbox of old minis (the metal ones). And if there were some easy way to remove ten-year-old me's attempts at painting them I'd probably just use them instead. There's a small Eldar army (incl. the old non-giant Avatar) in there. 20+ years and I could still game with them if I wanted (and they weren't painted like Teletubbies had bukkaked them).
If they’re definitely all metal isopropyl alcohol will strip the paint clean off so long as it wasn’t enamel. Just leave them for a couple hours, take a fresh toothbrush to clean off the paint, rinse under cold water and repeat as necessary.
Haven't actually been in a GW retail location, but your experience mimics my brother's at his local GW stores. Check your local (non-GW) shop(s) - mine routinely undercuts MSRP by about 20%, and I've found a couple of online retailers that have similar pricing (though you lose a bit to shipping costs there). On top of that, you can likely preorder stuff that isn't in stock and they'll just call you when it arrives.