Reply To: Warlord drop Gates of Antares (moves production to Skytrex)

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Just checked the Web Store, it looks like the Dr Who range is still up there for sale?

I’m expecting them to move game systems with metal (or mostly metal minis) as I doubt Skytrex will be dealing with the plastic range items (could be wrong however). The “moves” might be down to warehouse space perhaps at their new HQ (I just don’t know). I WAS floored  however when I checked on the Warlord site just how much things have gone up. The old 10 man boxes of WW2 Bolt Action are now £25 (I’m sure they were £15 a year ago), and the plastic boxes of infantry are now £35 (I remember them being just shy of £30, so they haven’t gone up by as much). Alas with all the increases in energy costs, distribution and supplies no doubt they HAD to raise the prices….but with the cost of living increases I’m wondering just how many gamers are going to be priced out.

Anyhow, anything where Warlord are paying a license to produce I suppose Warlord HAVE to keep that going to return on their investment (so that’s Judge Dredd. Strontium Dog, Slaine and Dr Who safe). Warlords of Erewhon is a purely paper product who no dedicated miniature line, so it wouldn’t benefit them moving that over to Skytrex. So the only few candidates left (with metal minis) that I can see being moved over to Skytrex is Konflict ’47 and/or possibly Black Seas (Resin hulls and metal “bits”, but Skytrex DOES have some experience of cast smaller resin pieces). And we have to remember I suppose that Warlord now own Skytrex (so is production really leaving the company, or is it more of an internal reshuffle?)