Obsolete Items

[EpicWarGamer]

This is an email my wife got from GW because they were terrible with an order we placed recently. I have not gotten time to go down the list, but there are many things listed as 'obsolete.' This means they will not be replaced at the warehouse anymore. There are some interesting entries on there... can you guys help me sort this out? There is a rumor hiding in here... ala Vespid Stingwing Squad?


Hello,
We are currently packing the order you placed with Games Workshop. However; one or more of the item(s) you ordered are currently out of stock and will be on the list that follows. This is a list of all items that are on back order and when they are due to arrive into our warehouse.
Please note that not all of these items are on your order. This list is provided to you, for your convenience, in case you wanted to place an order for other items that may be out of stock.

PRODUCTS OUT OF STOCK
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Expected Due Date
13249999390 White Dwarf 390 OBSOLETE
70100181098 The Killing Ground OBSOLETE
70100181135 Blood Gorgons 9/17/2012
70100181146 Savage Scars OBSOLETE
70100281088 Wulfrik 9/17/2012
70100281104 Sword of Vengeance OBSOLETE
70100281109 Dragonmage OBSOLETE
70100281110 The Hour of Shadows OBSOLETE
70680181015 Dead in the Water OBSOLETE
99060103096 Ork Kannon OBSOLETE
99060103112 Ork in Mega Armour with Kombi Shoota-Rok OBSOLETE
99060103121 Ork Nob with Waaagh! Banner OBSOLETE
99060103129 Ork Boss Snikrot OBSOLETE
99060103130 Ork Kaptin Badrukk OBSOLETE
99060104120 Eldar Farseer with Staff 9/17/2012
99060113001 Tau Pathfinders OBSOLETE
99060113009 Tau XV15 Stealth Armour OBSOLETE
99060113033 Tau Shield Drone Set OBSOLETE
99061102016 Mordheim: Sigmarite Matriarch 9/17/2012
99110103100 Ork Kommandos OBSOLETE
99110103100 Ork Kommandos OBSOLETE
99110113019 Vespid Stingwing Squad OBSOLETE
99110208044 Lizardmen Slann Mage-Priest OBSOLETE
99111399068 Inquisitor: Thorian Inquisitor 9/17/2012
99119915035 Flesh Hounds of Khorne OBSOLETE
99119915046 Kairos Fateweaver, Oracle of Tzeentch OBSOLETE
99140113005 Tau Broadside OBSOLETE
99140113005 Tau XV88 Broadside Battlesuit OBSOLETE
99189999203 Orkhide Shade OBSOLETE
99189999211 Badab Black OBSOLETE
99189999303 Blood Red OBSOLETE
99189999307 Sunburst Yellow OBSOLETE
99189999316 Vermin Brown OBSOLETE
99189999321 Warlock Purple OBSOLETE
99189999327 Ice Blue OBSOLETE
99189999329 Dark Angels Green OBSOLETE
99189999330 Snot Green OBSOLETE
99189999332 Goblin Green OBSOLETE
99189999338 Chaos Black OBSOLETE
99189999339 Codex Grey OBSOLETE
99189999341 Skull White OBSOLETE
99189999342 Mithril Silver OBSOLETE
99189999344 Boltgun Metal OBSOLETE
99189999348 Burnished Gold OBSOLETE
99189999367 Complete Paint Range 7/20/2012
99220199030 Razor Wire OBSOLETE
99819915003 Flamers of Tzeentch OBSOLETE
99060202228 The Blessing of Sigmar 7/20/2012
99800101083 Space Marine Captain in Terminator Armou 7/20/2012
99060999148 Blood Bowl: Elf Cheerleader 7/27/2012
99061203007 Warmaster: Bretonnian Grail Knights 7/27/2012
99110105201 Imperial Guard Vostroyan Command Squad 7/27/2012
99060104126 Eldar Warlock with Singing Spear 8/3/2012
99110204094 Wood Elf Eternal Guard (5 models) 8/3/2012
99229999104 Flying Stem and Base 8/3/2012
99060101406 White Scars Shoulder Pads 8/10/2012
99060102109 Chaos Space Marine Lord with Jump Pack 8/10/2012
99060204068 Mounted Wood Elf Lord 8/10/2012
99110105193 Imperial Guard Vostroyan Firstborn Squad 8/10/2012
99800101091 Iron Hands Tactical Squad Upgrade Pack 8/10/2012
99110214011 Leopolds Leopard Company (12 miniatures) 8/17/2012
99239999058 Citadel Clean-up Kit 9/17/2012

[Inquisitor Engel]

Obsolete in this case may also mean it's been replaced by the Finecast version, as well as by a new product, like the paints. The others with dates are probably just in-stock dates.

[Rick Blaine]

Old paints and models that are being Finecasted this month? Not exactly breaking news.

[EarlGrey]

Although the flamers are already finecast...

[Shaft, Lord of Slaanesh]

Anything beginning with 9906 (metal blister) or 9911 (metal box set) is most likely going finecast. Or in the case of things like the Mega Nobz, plastic (supporting other rumours on these forums). 9914 are mixed metal/plastic boxed sets which are most likely going to be completely replaced (again supporting other rumours).

Just throwing it out there...

[t-tauri]

Thread closed. Out of production paints, out of print books and soon to be finecast metals aren't really news or rumours.