I wonder what they'll be charging for this?

[Gluteus Maximus]

Shop assistant : "You like some GW stattic grass and glue too ? "

... and some cardboard to make a dwelling out of when your house is re-possessed and you are made homeless and penniless? 

You are probably right though,  Bjoern. I've seen it with my own eyes when I take young Minimus in to buy him a pack of Space Marines.

Some parents spend several hundred pounds in one go without a second thought 

[Argonor]

Some parents spend several hundred pounds in one go without a second thought 

Makes you wonder how GW will fare in the current economic climate...?

[Captain Blood]

Makes you wonder why they don't make terrain, buildings and so on with skulls and assorted loopy sword-and-sorcery trimmings as add-ons, rather than built into the fabric of the product...
The product spec of 'skulls with everything' pleases their core adolescent market I'm sure, but they could probably expand their market for these goods significantly amongst the wider gaming audience if they made all the sub-occult / heavy-metal bits and bobs as add-ons rather than integral...
Given GW's voracious marketing instinct, it's strange they haven't yet figured out that they could grow their market greatly in the direction of 'historicals' on the accessories side of things.

Anyway, that's enough of that. I am not getting drawn into yet another argument about GW! 

[Ramshackle_Curtis]

THing is though, how much is one going to spend on a gaming surface anyway? How much does it cost to make a cool board? ANd what if you arent good at modelling? AT least this way you get a detailed board for £150. If you are a kid with no clue and parents who arent in the least bit creative, what other choices are there?

[Christian]

I too have dwelt on the effects of the current economic climate on GW. They have reported losses for the last 2 years due to ridiculous overheads. I take it from eBay that people don't have as much money for plastic and metal soldiers any more...

I'd like to think they'd keep going. We whine a lot due to the fact that they don't listen to the gamers. But if your business is floating on the stock market you only really have one group of people to listen to: your shareholders.

I still think they have produced some of the best miniatures ever, they've certainly been home to some of the best sculptors and artists in the genre.

I think the Lord of the Rings game may have signaled a big change in the way they do business.

Anyway, back to the game board: they are starting to phase out scratch built terrain in their stores and are focusing more on selling the "complete package". A tad contradictory to Jervis Johnson's comments about moving away from a "Buy this now!" attitude (and Space Marines being a possible front for drugs), but that might have been more to do with White Dwarf.

Anyone remember Citadel Journal? That was mostly fan-based. An entire mini-magazine, just for and by fans.

Things sure have changed.

[WillieB]

Sorry guys , but this is ridiculous.

That kind of money would buy you a lot more  ready flocked tiles from companies like Total System Scenics.

[meninobesta]

you can even use the table for LARP!