The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Gibby]

It isn't a new model, it's been around for years. A lot of characters are still metal, but for how long?

[Too Bo Coo]

Calling all Python fans!  This is just bloody brilliant!

https://www.behance.net/gallery/2428458/Monty-Python-and-the-Holy-Grail-Warhammer-Miniatures

[matthais-mouse]

Calling all Python fans!  This is just bloody brilliant!

https://www.behance.net/gallery/2428458/Monty-Python-and-the-Holy-Grail-Warhammer-Miniatures

Oh Sir Robin ran away....


Haha well worth a look and a laugh Thanks for sharing with us all 

[The Voivod]

So this is going on now:

https://www.change.org/p/games-workshop-limited-refocus-your-business-model-on-the-sale-of-a-game-and-support-of-a-gaming-community-vice-the-pure-sale-of-collectible-miniatures

It's a petition to GW to change their ways.
I don't expect much of it, but won't hurt much either.

[Tactalvanic]

So this is going on now:

https://www.change.org/p/games-workshop-limited-refocus-your-business-model-on-the-sale-of-a-game-and-support-of-a-gaming-community-vice-the-pure-sale-of-collectible-miniatures

It's a petition to GW to change their ways.
I don't expect much of it, but won't hurt much either.

I agree and wish them luck,

I disagree with several of the points outlined and some of the wording - as will others here  - for me, especially the comments about the miniatures are for their - GW - "game/s". er, no they are for whatever game I wish to play with them, either GW rules or someone elses as proxies - my toys, mine toys, mine toys... Mine! 

There are not many in the wonderful land of LAF still solely addicted/afflicted/dedicated to GW product lines. Most have merrily moved on.

I do have many fond memories related to playing GW games..

That goes way back to the 80's/90's and the same issues apply now as then, in regards to their business and practices, I am little concerned with them or trying to change them. I actually dropped this hobby for many years because of it, but happily got dragged back in by the diverse alternative that by chance I started to stumble upon.

Will I miss them, will we miss them, if they go? Absolutely. But something else will fill the gap, and there's plenty of other stuff to occupy our hobby time.

So yes, like you don't expect anything from it, and anyway, if they did suddenly change what then could we have a really good bitch about?

 

[zemjw]

Victoria Miniatures are doing a wheel conversion kit for the truck abomination thing that GW produced.

Still looks pretty ugly, but getting closer to something that could be useful for running around a post apoc wasteland 

[YPU]

Does 40k still use true line of sight, cause that is a big target.

[FramFramson]

The flat fenders still look a bit naff, but that's actually interesting now.

[Archie]

Actually I was toying with getting one if the GW truck kits and converting it to a Judge Dredd Pat Wagon. Stick an eagle on the front and it could look great with a couple of amends.

[OSHIROmodels]

Actually I was toying with getting one if the GW truck kits and converting it to a Judge Dredd Pat Wagon. Stick an eagle on the front and it could look great with a couple of amends.

That's not a bad idea 

cheers

James

[Archie]

That's not a bad idea 

cheers

James

Cheers 

Pat wagons are supposed to be mobile jail cells after all so it would fit that they wpild need something fairly robust and big. The only flaw in the plan is the cost of one of these kits!

[beefcake]

Just curious, what other countries use "paddy wagon" as the name for police trucks that take a lot of arrested people away? It's pretty common here in NZ.

[OSHIROmodels]

We do in the UK 

cheers

James

[beefcake]

I googled it and it seems rather widespread. A few different thoughts on why it is called paddy too.

[Dr. Zombie]

While this is getting pretty far from GW.
In Denmark a "Paddy wagon" is called a "Salatfad" this translates into "Salad dish". Supposedly because they used to be green and it was said that the policemen were sour as vinegar.