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PrincessGary

Instructions

I'm sure some of you get your package, and think "Holy shit, what am I doing with my life, my model" and throw it across the room in frustration or something.

Anyway, Can someone shed light on WHY the casters don't send instructions with each model? The original they bought would of come with them, why not make 20 or 30 photocopies of them to send out? I assume that they may not have instructions for all of them, if they've been sent by friends or generous people....

Yes I can email GW or FW with the instructions, but it takes a few days, and I want to to make it now damnit, and GW might get suspicious if I keep asking.

So...Does anyone have a database of them, or do you think this is something we should address with the casters?

Posted Jan 26, 2015, 12:03 PM UTC

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lafa24•

Well, I was just about to ask if someone has the Assembly instructions for Nagash! It will be a nice little idea to start a data base in the wiki of the sub without the need to email GW. At least I can scan some of the new Tyranids manuals if anyone is interested.

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

GW send them right out, but FW want an order number, which is obviously not going to happen. ahah.

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sdaron1707uses a daguerreotype to take pictures...•

http://www.reddit.com/r/yoyhammer/comments/2ey8xr/wiki_wip_all_instruction_scans_etc_in_this_thread/ could still use some help on this thread.. come on I know you want to help.... Pretty Please.. Well worth a try.

about to upload 3 more things as soon as they upload to my box... you know I keep hearing ppl say they could scan this and they could help... The old man could use a little help.. I don't even know what I am doing and I am scanning turning them into pdf's and putting up links... ...

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

Mail one of the mods and see if you can make it into the side bar, this should be there!

Sometimes the search doesn't work, so yeah...

I have some instructions I have scan and send over to you as well.

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sdaron1707uses a daguerreotype to take pictures...•

cool beans I will ask one of the mods.. yea any scans would rock..

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Kaptin-Bluddflagg•

Because GW will send you them if you email, there are other databases, and CCoN does send photocopies.

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

I've had instructions from GW, for an Eldar Razerwing, it was a complete jumbled mess, even when I printed it out, getting photocopies would be a much better way. It may be simple, but it's a pain in the ass to wait anyway.

CCON may send them out, but my partner didn't get instructions with hers either, so I assume that it's only some of them that come with instructions.

I also assume the instruction databases are taken down as much as people who do rules, because GW are like that.

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Kaptin-Bluddflagg•

instructions wouldn't be taken down......

If they send them to you for free.............

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

GW are fiercely protective all their stuff, for whatever reason.

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Kaptin-Bluddflagg•

but it's free to you.

They pay money for web hosting, and for customer service people to send them.

If someone else is doing it at no charge........

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BloodBridePhotographer•

FW does not though. They require an order number.
So if you ordered something FW, you're shit out of luck on the asking the legit company for instructions thing, annoyingly (I know, for I have asked. GW, quick phone call, they'll email you a printable PDF of your instructions. FW, 'just provide your order number!)

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sdaron1707uses a daguerreotype to take pictures...•

Yes there are other databases. 626 is cool.. the Russian one is cool.. send me a pm of any other ones you know of if you have the time....

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Kanndaswahrsein•

Had you used the search you might've found this! thread from 2 months ago. ;)

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

My search wasn't working, and with more people ordering than ever before, I thought it would be something to think about.

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frostbittenteddy•

Did you find your instructions yet?

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

Emailed FW. Shockingly if you want the primarchs, the instructions are there, I seem to be missing a piece, so that's most likely what confused me. aha.

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lolplayer2379•

Email GW to get instructions for GW products. For forgeworld as the recaster they will usually have. Waste of money and time to print instructions for each order when a pdf will do.

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

I don't know about all the instructions, it may be because it was a multi part kit, but I remember getting the instructions for my eldar plane off GW, and it was formatted so badly!

I'll be asking the recaster, hope he's got them around.

I mean I get that maybe not all of them NEED instructions. (TBH, I didn't think mine would of,but so many fiddly bits!) But I think some of them should be able to be requested, to either be printed and sent with the item, or emailed so they can be printed out or whatever.

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gwcoststoomuch•

Save this link. This topic comes up too often. Also, take 5 minutes to search this sub or use google.

http://www.6s2hit.com/viewtopic.php?f=407&t=598&sid=b640d98bcc56103343be0d00f9258eae#C

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BloodBridePhotographer•

When this subreddit was founded, we had manners.
That site lacks most FW kits. This is a very real issue, given that GW kits tend to be 'there is only two or three places this part could go', whereas FW kits can actually have a complexity to them - Ever tried to assemble a Castellax arm? the forearm is actually three pieces placed together, which individually do not look like a forearm, for example.

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PrincessGaryOPPhotographer•

Wow, no need to be rude there. I'm not some noob to recasting, or this sub. I explained that the search wasn't working, and google wasn't putting up anything for my figure, which got me to thinking.

I just think it should be something that recasters should be putting in their packages, saves people time and effort, especially on the new kits, ESPECIALLY FW kits, which ask you for an order number before they send you instructions, which I found out today.

That site is also for older stuff, none of my Mechanicum is on there.

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