Warhammer is usually associated with really expensive figures. Loyal customers regularly receive gifts from Games Workshop. It seems to be even more than planned, as a user recently had to realize.
What are those minis?
- “The Unyielding” is an exclusive mini for Warhammer+ subscribers. The figure belongs to the Astra Militarum, thus the army of the Imperium of Man.
- The mini represents a Kasrkin. Among the best soldiers of the already famous Cadians, this is the elite. They standardly carry high-energy laser rifles and plate armor.
- The minis are individual figures. Unlike entire army sets or the cheaper battle patrols for beginners, there are special characters as individual (and more expensive) minis.
Where do the free minis come from? Subscribers of Warhammer+ have access to various minis each year that they can purchase exclusively. The respective models are only officially available in the corresponding year.
Non-subscribers cannot buy the figures officially. Warhammer+ is a kind of supplementary subscription for all Warhammer fans, with exclusive videos and some series, such as the new Kill Lupercal.
In each cycle, there are two minis that subscribers can receive: One of them is a free addition when you sign up for an annual subscription, the other is purchasable in the shop and costs 34 Euro.
The free mini is actually sent to subscribers according to their choice. However, the system does not seem to work entirely well, as a thread on Reddit shows.
Another legendary regiment is the Deathkorps of Krieg:
“You too? I have four of them now”
On Reddit, a user wonders that he had his free mini in the mail – a few weeks later a second and shortly thereafter a third. In his account, there is also a countdown indicating that another mini should appear in 19 days.
None of the packages contained any receipts or order confirmations. He simply received the sealed packages of the Cadian. The community reacts classically with: “Ah, nice for you,” or: “Oh no, my lobster is too tasty, and my steak is too juicy!”
Others comment that he is not the only one: They have exactly four of this figure lying around and don’t quite know what to do with them. Presumably, one will be painted, one will stay in original packaging, and the others will be sold on eBay (where one of these minis currently costs about 40 Euro on average).
For others, the opposite is true: They are subscribers, but have to manually inquire each year again because the automated system does not work for them. They suspect that there are logistical problems behind Warhammer+ that lead to such situations.
Many also selflessly offer to take the excess off his hands so that the user does not suffer from the surplus. The majority of fans, however, show themselves – as was to be expected – jokingly envious. The figures are relatively rare or sought after, and Warhammer players can indeed be peculiar: Grandma ran a comic shop 20 years ago, gives her grandson dozens of figures from Warhammer, makes the community envious
