The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Vladimir Raukov]

You haven't seen the 'seraphon' part of the GW site?

Yes, but they took out a couple of models from the range.

[Glitzer]

I just realized GW cancelled the Fantasy Realm of Battle and is now only selling it in a bundle together with lots of AOS ruins (for about twice the last price)

It looks like they really working hard on scaring away any possible customers who come from other games...

[Elbows]

What did the previous entries include?  Was that their old line of fantasy buildings etc?

[YPU]

Realms of battle is their six piece modular battle board IIRC. Kinda strange because I think more people buy that for 40k then AoS. 

[Glitzer]

Realms of battle is their six piece modular battle board IIRC. Kinda strange because I think more people buy that for 40k then AoS. 

They still sell the 40K Realm of Battle... just the Fantasy one suddenly disappeared without warning.

[YPU]

Sure but I've seen more people play 40k on the "first" fantasy RoB table then on the newer city themed one.

[grant]

Realms of battle is their six piece modular battle board IIRC. Kinda strange because I think more people buy that for 40k then AoS. 

It's insanely expensive too. 

[Arlequín]

Do you suppose they will reach the old Rolls-Royce model of not putting an actual price on things, implying that if you have to ask the price then it's not the hobby for you?

I imagine Forge World's six Horus Heresy faux-leather bound books at £74 a go, are really the direction the discerning gamer collector wants to go.

 

[grant]

six Horus Heresy faux-leather bound books at £74 a go

 

Sir, that volume, folio if you will, is bound in the finest genuine synthetic that can be artificially created. Clearly, sir appreciates a quality synthetic when he sees it!

Sales pitch.

[nic-e]

Sir, that volume, folio if you will, is bound in the finest genuine synthetic that can be artificially created. Clearly, sir appreciates a quality synthetic when he sees it!

Sales pitch.

Welcome to the tyrell corporatio....sorry, forgeworld.

[Arlequín]

Grant, if it were not for the fact that my family would have had me sectioned under the Mental Health Act for buying that unique example of the bookbinders craft, you'd have made a sale. 



I did note that the books were at the cheap end of the FW spectrum... there's models there that are dearer than some cars I've bought. 

[grant]

Grant, if it were not for the fact that my family would have had me sectioned under the Mental Health Act for buying that unique example of the bookbinders craft, you'd have made a sale. 



I did note that the books were at the cheap end of the FW spectrum... there's models there that are dearer than some cars I've bought. 

Glad you enjoyed it

[Tactalvanic]

I suspect that  the GW hobby will devolve to the level of packaging collecting, one day.

There won't be anything in the packaging - box, blister, binder or whatever. Just the GW packaging collector's limited edition boxed sets.

Errr, Litterly.

Boxed sets of Grim/dark/fantasy picture covered boxes.

And then the price rises will of course continue, but as a break from the previous thirty years, rather than reduce the amount of miniatures/pages or whatever that previously would have filled the packaging, they will just make them....

Smaller.

Eventually I can see GW hobby becoming the default home and haunt of dedicated, collectors of high-end, empty collectable match boxes. Really really Grim/Dark/Fantasy empty match boxes.

Then after that, not sure how much smaller they can go, but I am sure they could think of something, maybe just go virtual packaging, digital download instead of actual real physical empty box.

Just a random thought 

[Argonor]

Come and see my GW stamp Collection...? 

[rebelyell2006]

I suspect that  the GW hobby will devolve to the level of packaging collecting, one day.

There won't be anything in the packaging - box, blister, binder or whatever. Just the GW packaging collector's limited edition boxed sets.

Errr, Litterly.

Boxed sets of Grim/dark/fantasy picture covered boxes.

And then the price rises will of course continue, but as a break from the previous thirty years, rather than reduce the amount of miniatures/pages or whatever that previously would have filled the packaging, they will just make them....

Smaller.

Eventually I can see GW hobby becoming the default home and haunt of dedicated, collectors of high-end, empty collectable match boxes. Really really Grim/Dark/Fantasy empty match boxes.

Then after that, not sure how much smaller they can go, but I am sure they could think of something, maybe just go virtual packaging, digital download instead of actual real physical empty box.

Just a random thought 

There are Paul Rand collectors out there.  At one of the museums in my past, I assembled an exhibit about him using books, book covers, and various product packaging that we loaned from private collectors.