GW News: BIG N' SMALL WAAAGH! COMIN'

That does seem a lot more user friendly lol.
I tend to shop half and half (buy smaller bits at GW and the bigger/more plentiful stuff from eBay or elemental gaming) 20% off is always welcome

 

Really want to create a trog army, but struggling to find a competitive/fun balance, hag is a must - couple of good synergies in there but just not enough meat lol

 

A place somewhat near me used to offer a 20% discount, but then GW came out with new rules and the discount was capped at 15%. Still not bad I suppose.

 

Meh, on all counts.

 

My sentiments exactly... but I thought I would share for those that might be interested.

At the end of the day, it is just more Space Marines. At least these are better than SCE

 

Never liked POP figures.

Really, considering that they are the new Primaris Marines and one of them is a Blood Angel?

The only half-decent looking one is the Space Wolf and that’s only because they’re the most Dwarfish and Vikingy of all of them and his beard and hairdo hide the blockiness of POP figure heads.

 

I think they’re just collectible figures you put on display. That’s why I’m not keen on them - they’re not used for any sort of game and I don’t think they look particularly good. Their heads are too wide and blocky and their eyes are like a Barn Owl’s (read: pure black pupils) which just don’t look right to me. In any case, why have any of these when you can buy the miniatures (or in the case of other franchises like Star Wars, action figures)?

 

I never said I liked them... only that I like them better than SCE. I have no intention of buying any of them. If it was up to me, they would have been Necrons!

I can't really see it bringing in many new players, at least not directly. Two groups of people will buy them: 1. those that are already into 40k 2. those that are hardcore Pop collectors. One of those two are already in the GW ecosystem, while the other is unlikely to transition as their focus is elsewhere. I'm not saying that it won't draw in anyone at all, only that the effect will be negligible.

That said,it is a good move on GW's part. Easy money and it does help establish your brand as part of the mainstream.

 

I’ve never understood the appeal of Funko Pop models, but I get the sense there is a pretty large following for them, as there seems to be an awful lot. Presumably why Games Workshop made them.

 

I will probably buy one for my modeling desk; I cant help but like pops. (They are 'toys', but im also painting space lizards, so.......). Hoping for some Age of Sigmar though.

 

I know - I was disputing whether they were really better than Sigmarines because they’re the cash-grab Primaris Marines from the abomination that is 8th Edition rather than the real McCoy, but each to their own *shrug*.

At least that’s one instance where we agree (they could have been Tyranids too - I’m sure they’ve done a POP of a Xenomorph so it’s possible)

 

At least Space Marines are somewhat original. SCE are just a plain ripoff of Space Marines.

Primaris Marines are just Space Marines updated to match today's aesthetics. I see no real problem with them other than their over proliferation. As for 8th edition 40K, I have no clue. I haven't played 40k for over a decade.

 

God damn it, I was trying to fool myself into thinking it would cost too much to create an army from scatch...oh well by next pay check ;D