The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[eilif]

Got my first Forge World model at the end of last year - split a pack of Vorax Automata.  A lovely detailed model and a good clean sculpt.  Those Thrallax look amazing too.

Go for it, models of that quality DEMAND to be built and painted!

I just picked up some Forge World Heresy armor marines in a trade.  Very nice figs and up to the same high standards of the few other Forge World figs I've owned. If I were going to build another marine army, FW would probably be the way I'd go.  If I were to build an IG force though, it would be Victoria Miniatures all the way.

[Dr Mathias]

Forge World should be the branch doing the design work for the parent company. They have more hits than misses.

[grant]

Can someone please put GW out of its misery? Please?

[beefcake]

so do I win the internet for predicting the shift to comp games first 

Computer Games Workshop

[Pijlie]

This might be the week's head cold and the subsequent drugs talking, but I quite like these and don't think the price is
completely nuts.



http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/New_Stuff

I still think GBP 10 for a 28mm robot is rather unhinged. Compare to



which cost GBP 0,50 a piece. The difference in crispness does not add up to GBP 9,50, IMHO.

[Barbarian]

Meanwhile on Dakkadakka

[Modhail]

Not enough skullz.... 

[Dr Mathias]

 

[eilif]

I still think GBP 10 for a 28mm robot is rather unhinged. Compare to...
(pic of EM4 Mechs)
...which cost GBP 0,50 a piece. The difference in crispness does not add up to GBP 9,50, IMHO.

The price is high of course (too high for me), but I think those are 40mm bases (and probably 40mm figs) and new resin sculpts rather than 20 year old plastics who's second hands molds have already been paid for many times over.

When one considers the cost and effort required for mass production of resin, plus whatever portion of the profits or licensing fees have to be paid to GW corporate, FW prices really don't surprise me.  They seem to be doing well, but I doubt that FW financials are spectacularly impressive.

[FramFramson]

Speaking of Computer Games Workshop, here's something that would never happen with non-Coputer GW: Your now-typical deep-discount online game sale.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/promo/gamesworkshop

[Luddite]

Good point, to distracted by work..

http://investor.games-workshop.com/2015/01/13/half-yearly-report-2014/

 

Bad figures for GW

The key figures are:

Turnover down 10.4% to £60.5m
Pre-tax profit down 30.6% to £7.7m
Basic EPS down 30.9% to 17.7p
Dividend - cancelled (was 18p last year)
Net cash £9.3m (£15.6m last year)

The reasons given for this poor performance are;

A continuation of the trend that developed in H2 of 2012/13
Disruption caused by rapid transition to one-man shops & reduced trading hours.
Decline in sales through independent stockists.

[eilif]

Wow, that's alot of bad news. Is there any good news in there?

[3 fingers]

Don't worry ,I fancy doing some space skaven,my couple boxes will bump them back up http://

[beefcake]

So they are blaming independent stockist for the lack of sales. Man up and take the blame yourself rather than passing it on.

[FramFramson]

So has anyone played the Dawn of War II series? Seems like it's a fixed-force game with no in-mission base-building and limited reinforcements that leans more towards skirmish instead of large battles? Those actually all sound pretty good to me, but I'm not sure how much GW play I can actually stomach.