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Post by: OrlandotheTechnicoloured
A Free Model Every Month
Yep, you read that right. Free! Every month, you’ll be able to pick up a new model at no cost, themed around one of the month’s releases.
With the epic new Broken Realms narrative arc for Warhammer Age of Sigmar kicking off this month, November’s models are Witch Aelves! Morathi would be proud.
Getting your free model is easy – just stop by your local Warhammer store and ask! Many stores will also be running painting competitions around the month’s free model – even more reason to try your hand at painting something a little different. Best to get to your store early each month – they will only have so many free models to give out.
In summary: New free model in your local Warhammer store every month!
Earn Collectible Coins
Each month there is also a collectible coin, your reward for supporting your local Warhammer store. Sticking to the Broken Realms: Morathi theme, this beauty is the first one for your collection:
There’ll be a new coin to collect each month and will include iconic symbols from Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000, starting with Daughters of Khaine for November.
The thing about coin collections is that they look way better in a nice display! So, after you’ve collected six different coins, you can claim a gorgeous booklet to show off your Warhammer coin collection to the world.
Each month, you can claim your coin with a qualifying spend of £60, €80 or $100 – easily covered by a Combat Patrol, or a Start Collecting! set and some paints.
Speaking of paints…
Pick ‘N’ Mix Paint Set – Get a Pot Free!
Need to stock up on paints? Want to have complete control over the paints you choose? Want us to chuck a free one in? We’ve got you!
Choose any ten pots from the Citadel Colour range, and you’ll get the most expensive one free! Whether you’re looking for loads of Contrast to get your new models Battle Ready, want some Layer and Shade paints to take them to the next level, or are after Technical paints for those finishing touches, you’ll be able to select exactly the colours you need.
All this starts from Saturday 7th November: brace yourself!
To locate your local Warhammer store and start enjoying these new offers, be sure to check out our handy Store Finder.
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But I’m on Lockdown
Yep, us too!
We know there are a bunch of you unable to shop in stores right now due to local restrictions. Don’t worry – your local Warhammer stores will get all this great stuff as soon as it’s safe for them to reopen. And you needn’t worry about missing out on the collectable coins either. Let’s say for example that your local store is closed this month and is reopening next month. Well, when you pop down there will be two coins on the offing – this month’s and the next. If your store is closed for longer, then all of the coins over that period will be ready and waiting for you.
Every Warhammer store will get the opportunity to get every collectible coin!
As ever, the best way to stay up to date on what’s happening at your local store and with the Warhammer hobby at large, is to sign up to our newsletter.
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wonder if these will be the same coins as WHW did, or if they'll still have exclusive ones?
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Post by: Overread
$%"%" ! "$^"@£!@ !%!^%!"%
*insert much more swearing*
What about those of us who are outright avoiding shops even when they are open. The model sounds neat, though if that one on show is the "free model" then its just a regular witch aelf so it sounds like stores are just giving away one model from a pack. So the store managers have a pain of snipping parts off a sprue.
The coins though do interest me! But the £60 min spend to get one means that they won't be something the "hobby loot group" can easily help with.
The paints deal I can see being popular since 3rd party savings will likely get covered by the free pot and its the most expensive that's free, not the cheapest.
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Post by: lord_blackfang
ib4 another LE Catachan debacle.
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Post by: Ketara
What a load of tat.
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Post by: Argive
GW... free stuff... In.. one.. sentence... Mind.. overloading... explosion.. imminent.. cannot compute.. error... error... errorrrrrrr......ERRROR!!! WOOOSH BOOOM* *powers down*
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Post by: Nostromodamus
My nearest store is 4 hours drive away. Bugger.
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Post by: queen_annes_revenge
They used to do this stuff all the time. Single figs from the regular units. Good for getting kids into the hobby, and for people who want conversion bits I guess.
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Post by: porkuslime
Just called my local GW here in the states, he says he got the email this morning or overnight and that he should be getting his model, paint set and coins before friday
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Post by: Kanluwen
The colonel was independent shops only. Ripper was a made to order plus day of.
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Post by: Semper
How can this happen with UK Lockdown? People can't stop by the store until December...
Don't get me wrong, Warhammer is obviously a part of many lives but it's hardly an essential retail store...
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Post by: Arbitrator
 Kanluwen wrote: The colonel was independent shops only. Ripper was a made to order plus day of.
And what a fething mess that was. Get the free good press of 'supporting' independents whilst lumping all of the frustration onto those stores, then churn out this "come and by at official Games Workshop( tm) stores" promotion at a time they're now hugely restricting stock numbers sent to them on new products.  Arbitrator wrote: Kanluwen wrote: The colonel was independent shops only. Ripper was a made to order plus day of.
And what a fething mess that was. Get the free good press of 'supporting' independents whilst lumping all of the frustration onto those stores, then churn out this "come and by at official Games Workshop( tm) stores" promotion at a time they're now hugely restricting stock numbers sent to them on new products.
Presumably this was planned and the shipping sent out before an England lockdown looked to be on the cards - the turn around to this recent spike was relatively quick-ish. Also most of the world still isn't locked down and those which are will only be for a few weeks to a month, so trailing the promotion a month or so behind another country isn't that big a deal.
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Post by: Overread
Kanluwen wrote:
The colonel was independent shops only. Ripper was a made to order plus day of.
Ripper also seems to have been put to one side - I'm still waiting for mine :(
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Post by: Abaddon303
Excited to see how dakka can manage to make this the absolute depths of evil...
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Post by: Arbitrator
Abaddon303 wrote:Excited to see how dakka can manage to make this the absolute depths of evil...
Hurts LFGS' and other independents at a time they're already massively struggling. GW's making enough money they can take the hit to physical retail - and they've always been loss leaders to get people into the hobby long-term anyway. Excited to see how the GW Defence Force can make this into the most generous thing ever and tell us GW are amazing some more.
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Post by: MaxT
Semper wrote:How can this happen with UK Lockdown? People can't stop by the store until December...
Don't get me wrong, Warhammer is obviously a part of many lives but it's hardly an essential retail store...
A) clearly this was planned before this weekends govt announcement, and it’s a worldwide initiative
B) the article states the freebies will be available once lockdown lifts
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Post by: Mad Doc Grotsnik
I’m in for the coins, 100%. Got all of the similar stuff GW have produced so far.
Need to suss out if it’s one per customer, or one per £60 spend? Because rooty-toot-toot my own trumpet, I can easily fit in £120 of Hobby Spend each month. Automatically Appended Next Post: Arbitrator wrote:Abaddon303 wrote:Excited to see how dakka can manage to make this the absolute depths of evil...
Hurts LFGS' and other independents at a time they're already massively struggling. GW's making enough money they can take the hit to physical retail - and they've always been loss leaders to get people into the hobby long-term anyway.
Excited to see how the GW Defence Force can make this into the most generous thing ever and tell us GW are amazing some more.
Oh. That’s easy.
In my area? What FLGS?? There isn’t one. At all. Not for miles and miles. Or I can just waddle by buns up the Evil Hill to the top of town, and fling cash at my local GW.
Is it the most generous thing ever? No. Because that’s hyperbole. And you brimming’ well know it, young man. But as a reason for me to support my local GW? I’m in.
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Post by: JWBS
Load of old tat.
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Post by: Voss
Its neither. Its a fairly low key sales ploy to increase foot traffic.
Its the definition of not a big deal, unless you think a grocery store offering free samples and 'buy 10 get 1 free' is some sort of morality play.
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Post by: GaroRobe
Never underestimate the power of a free model. I took my friend to my FLGS during the 4th of July, since they were giving away free Liberators in the US. He sat down, painted it, and then the following week, he bought $600+ worth of Warhammer models.
His parents still hate me.
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Post by: Coenus Scaldingus
Semper wrote:How can this happen with UK Lockdown? People can't stop by the store until December...
Don't get me wrong, Warhammer is obviously a part of many lives but it's hardly an essential retail store...
In terms of getting the monthly coins, the article explains they will be available once the stores reopen (although it doesn't say whether you get both, have to spend double, or make multiple purchases).
In terms of how they thought this was a great idea to organize during a pandemic, no idea. Sure, the English lockdown may have been announced after this plan was drawn up and halfway executed, but the pandemic has been going for a while now. This doesn't feel like the time to recommend people to regularly visit your stores.
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Post by: porkuslime
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
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Post by: BobtheInquisitor
 Argive wrote:GW... free stuff... In.. one.. sentence... Mind.. overloading... explosion.. imminent.. cannot compute.. error... error... errorrrrrrr......ERRROR!!! WOOOSH BOOOM* *powers down*
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Sure, they’ll put a free mini In your hand, but you have to pay for the antidote.
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Post by: Mad Doc Grotsnik
 porkuslime wrote:
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
Tat means low quality goods, or rubbish.
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Post by: MaxT
porkuslime wrote:
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
“Tat” is British slang for cheap, poor quality stuff, usually without a function. Think ornaments or things you find in gift shops for tourists.
It’s also slang for a tattoo, so context is important 
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Post by: JWBS
porkuslime wrote:
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
Tat is just a British English word for worthless, low quality goods. I'm talking specifically about the coin collection. The free model is obviously just a free model and the paint discount is a paint discount. The coin collection, imo, is some sort of junk that I personally would prefer to put in a bin than a drawer if I happened to get it free.
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Post by: BobtheInquisitor
 GaroRobe wrote:Never underestimate the power of a free model. I took my friend to my FLGS during the 4th of July, since they were giving away free Liberators in the US. He sat down, painted it, and then the following week, he bought $600+ worth of Warhammer models.
His parents still hate me.
Jeez. You’re like the “cool” kid in a Very Special Episode of an 80’s sitcom.
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Post by: Mad Doc Grotsnik
JWBS wrote: porkuslime wrote:
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
Tat is just a British English word for worthless, low quality goods. I'm talking specifically about the coin collection. The free model is obviously just a free model and the paint discount is a paint discount. The coin collection, imo, is some sort of junk that I personally would prefer to put in a bin than a drawer if I happened to get it free.
No joke? If you do qualify for some, join the Loot Group and offload it there.
Admin Team are yet to agree a value - and it won’t be megabucks, but if you’re a regular Gw store shopper anyway? We can find it a good home.
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Post by: porkuslime
JWBS wrote: porkuslime wrote:
Not looking to disagree, but asking for understanding..
What does that sentence mean?
Tat is just a British English word for worthless, low quality goods. I'm talking specifically about the coin collection. The free model is obviously just a free model and the paint discount is a paint discount. The coin collection, imo, is some sort of junk that I personally would prefer to put in a bin than a drawer if I happened to get it free.
Thanks all for the edumacation.. I was thinking of it like a lousy product, as a shortened version of "In tatters" being ragged or worthless, which it probably is.
My daughter does use "tat" as shorthand for her next tattoo..
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Post by: SnotlingPimpWagon
Tis a shame, I don`t have an official Warhammer store nearby. I like Witch Elves.
The paint things is at least a 10% discount, which is even better news for those close by GW.
Couldn`t care less about the coins, looks like the same junk to me as pins, funko pop or crap out of LootCrates.
All in all, good news.
As to boo-hoos about a free mini being the ultimate end of LFGS in the time of COVID - well, if a free mini from a neighboring store pushes the business into the coffin - maybe it should be there anyway.
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Post by: jaredb
My nearest gw store, is 5min from my work. 100% going to be making a purchase each month to get the coins!
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Post by: Overread
 Coenus Scaldingus wrote:
In terms of how they thought this was a great idea to organize during a pandemic, no idea. Sure, the English lockdown may have been announced after this plan was drawn up and halfway executed, but the pandemic has been going for a while now. This doesn't feel like the time to recommend people to regularly visit your stores.
Agreed, but at the same time a lot of other retail outlets are doing similar things. Heck the UK Government did a voucher system for food outlets to encourage people to go spend at the government would pay part of each bill. I figure the GW stores are basically right now just a case of walk in, collect stuff, walk out. There's likely limited browsing and no painting/hobby/gaming time in store.
I still would like some kind of system for those of us generally avoiding stores, mostly just for the coins.
Another thing to consider is that whilst GW has no problem with us getting stuff off their webstore or 3rd parties, GW relies on their local stores having a healthy income and customerbase in order to ensure that they remain viable places to promote the hobby. so enticing/encouraging/reminding people to shop in their stores is a move so that they don't end up with their entire market "internet trained" and buying online only. Local stores need customers and gamers turning up to pay the bills and provide games/social for new customers who then go onto spend locally etc...
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Post by: Alkasyn
I wonder if the local Warsaw store will be doing this, as we're heading straight into a lockdown as we speak.
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Post by: Nevelon
Nice that the paint is the MOST expensive pot free. Almost all these Buy x, get one free, it’s the cheapest one you get free.
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Post by: Cronch
 Alkasyn wrote:I wonder if the local Warsaw store will be doing this, as we're heading straight into a lockdown as we speak.
They just announced they're closing down malls, and the Warsaw one is in a shopping mall, so it'll have to wait.
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Post by: MaxT
 Overread wrote:
I still would like some kind of system for those of us generally avoiding stores, mostly just for the coins.
Appreciate it’s a different deal, but the GW webstore did recently do the “spend X, get a free voucher the following month” thing. That’s still rolling, I’ve just got my 2nd voucher.
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Post by: Danny76
Well I think it’s a great offering. It’s not often they do much, so anything is a nice bonus.
I like the look of the paint box, that’s pretty cool. Gimmicky sure, but still.
Coins, I’ll never spend £60 in a month. Probably not in 3 months to be honest, as I’m cutting down spend not increasing.
But if I could get ahold of them for a good price, they’re a neat thing to have.
Free model. Well, I can walk into town for a free Model each month. I wonder how long that’ll last for. 12 months, or a new initiative from now onwards.
Hope they don’t run out that quickly..
(Also it seems they won’t be clipping off as mentioned above, as the store is getting sent the coins, paint boxes and models in.
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Post by: Super Ready
Overread wrote:
What about those of us who are outright avoiding shops even when they are open.
For what it's worth... and I appreciate there are multiple factors at play here (the smaller nature of the shops, the fact most are one-man, this being anecdotal evidence based on just one shop)...
My local GW and FLGS are both tied for absolute 100% best Covid measure responses out of all the shops I've been to. Between the shop being closed for a while before opening again, and the factory measures, it looks like GW are taking it very seriously.
Granted, enticing people in with a free model on a particular day may well do something to stymy that... 
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Post by: H.B.M.C.
"And make sure to log back in every day for a free reward..."
When did GW stores become a mobile game?
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Post by: Slayer-Fan123
Overread wrote:$%"%" ! "$^"@£!@ !%!^%!"%
*insert much more swearing*
What about those of us who are outright avoiding shops even when they are open.
I'm going to tell you this as a Healthcare worker.
I understand the virus is VERY easily transmitted. Nobody wants to potentially affect our loved ones as, unfortunately, everyone will react to the virus differently. However, think of this as more a trip grocery shopping, which many of us do regularly. Be quick and swift and then leave. Go get your mini. Don't live in fear but do be as cautious as you can. This is a hobby many love, and in times of social distancing that little bit of happiness we get from putting together a new model and/or painting it really helps.
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Post by: BorderCountess
I'd be more excited if there was a GW within a reasonable drive from my location. Or if GW could send these to the FLGS.
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Post by: Azreal13
 H.B.M.C. wrote:"And make sure to log back in every day for a free reward..."
When did GW stores become a mobile game?
Since they saw how much money they can make for next to zero effort from the developer?
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Post by: Breotan
Voss wrote:Its a fairly low key sales ploy to increase foot traffic.
Exactly. None of this is life changing but there's no need to complain about it either.
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Post by: Argive
Cant grumble about free stuff.
I say bring it on. Looking forward to getting bunch of random models for bits 
Will have to revise my paint inventory and see if I need any paints. Might get a bunch of fancy technical paints and washes int he gaps. Can never have enough washes..
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Post by: Danny76
 Super Ready wrote:
Granted, enticing people in with a free model on a particular day may well do something to stymy that...
It’s not a particular day to get the free model.
It just starts at the beginning of the month.
So you can go in whenever.
I assume they mean they’ll run out within a week for instance, not literally go that morning or you’re out of luck..
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Post by: Samko
free stuff and buy X get 1 free from GW ? 
I don't go often in GW store over my flgs but if I can get a free mini when I do I'm not complaining. 
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Post by: Da Butcha
Really like the free paint pot scheme. It doesn't seriously undercut most local shops (as most I know of would be offering something like a 10% discount or loyalty program anyway) and encourages people to think out their painting schemes and needs and maybe get something you use a lot of, or maybe something new to try out.
The free mini also just seems nice. It won't be some massive blow to FLGS, nor cause some massive influx to GW, because it's not gonna be some limited model, and it seems like it will be the same one for everyone each month. It's a nice little gift to people visiting the shop, and a cool source for a potential conversion or addition to the bits box (spot the ork player).
The coins are more annoying for me personally, but that's just because I would love to get me some 40K and Necromunda (or maybe even AT or AI?) coins, but are not particularly excited about AoS anything. They seem like they would be a cool little special way to mark out a particular objective, or use for a priority marker. Also, because I DO have a great FLGS, I would rather support them than get a coin or two. But for those of you who do shop GW, pick up the coins! Like Grotsnik said, join the Loot Group and help out your fellow GW fans! 
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Post by: Danny76
Da Butcha wrote:
The coins are more annoying for me personally, but that's just because I would love to get me some 40K and Necromunda (or maybe even AT or AI?) coins, but are not particularly excited about AoS anything. They seem like they would be a cool little special way to mark out a particular objective, or use for a priority marker. Also, because I DO have a great FLGS, I would rather support them than get a coin or two. But for those of you who do shop GW, pick up the coins! Like Grotsnik said, join the Loot Group and help out your fellow GW fans!
Annoying that not all the coins are 40k? I think a mix is the best way really.
Then people who only spend some months could even try to edge their bets on a different months if it’s good etc.
(A Dark Angel coin for Jan/Feb would be great. And I fell like it’s in the lore for some kind of inner circle coin thing?)
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Post by: Super Ready
Danny76 wrote:
It’s not a particular day to get the free model.
It just starts at the beginning of the month.
So you can go in whenever.
I assume they mean they’ll run out within a week for instance, not literally go that morning or you’re out of luck..
Yeah, I did see that, buuuuuut "while stocks last" and "free" combined have always meant "turn up on day one to even get a look-in" to my ears.
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Post by: BrianDavion
Abaddon303 wrote:Excited to see how dakka can manage to make this the absolute depths of evil...
they'll wait until next month and then scream when the next free mini inevitably turns out to be a guy in some sort of power armor.
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Post by: Argive
BrianDavion wrote:Abaddon303 wrote:Excited to see how dakka can manage to make this the absolute depths of evil...
they'll wait until next month and then scream when the next free mini inevitably turns out to be a guy in some sort of power armor.
Reading the nuts and bolts thread you might want to take your own comments and apply them here...
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Post by: Phobos
Cool deal, ice to see GW offering deals instead of price hikes for once.
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Post by: Egyptian Space Zombie
Hmm, smart promotion. You get a free paint if you buy 9 others, which is a pretty legit investment. The free mini is cheap for them, and will probably entice someone to buy extra stuff.
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Post by: Rolsheen
$165 a month in Oz for the coin, should be able to get them all no problem.
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Post by: H.B.M.C.
But you'd be buying GW stuff at full Aussie retail price.
Why would anyone ever do that?
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Post by: Snrub
The paint offer is nice. More so because they give you the most expensive for free.
H.B.M.C. wrote:But you'd be buying GW stuff at full Aussie retail price.
Why would anyone ever do that?
If you were able to get them via the online shop then it wouldn't be too hard, for me at least. HEAPS of the Middle-Earth stuff is only available from GW online.
But otherwise, yeah why would you.
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Post by: tneva82
Obviously you can...
Would like witch elf as that's army I have been considering so would be nice way to test but seeing nearest GW store(and infact only) is 100km away I think ebay is cheaper source of single
I presume this is official GW store only anyway
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Post by: terry
nice, this comes just in time for shadow and pain. So I'll pick up the model and get the coin.
As for other months, it will depend on if I need enough stuff for a coin. Seeing how a coin is a nice bonus when I already wanted to spend the 80+ euros, but not a reason to spend 80+
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Post by: Reavsie
Danny76 wrote:
Annoying that not all the coins are 40k? I think a mix is the best way really.
Then people who only spend some months could even try to edge their bets on a different months if it’s good etc.
(A Dark Angel coin for Jan/Feb would be great. And I fell like it’s in the lore for some kind of inner circle coin thing?)
Coins are for filthy heretics and their lodges. As to whether the Dark Angels would have anything to do with that...
... "I can't say"
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Post by: LiftForSwift
The paints deal is nice, though I don't often pick up 10 pots at once. The coins are probably plastic trash and like said above, tat.
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Post by: Alkasyn
Cronch wrote: Alkasyn wrote:I wonder if the local Warsaw store will be doing this, as we're heading straight into a lockdown as we speak.
They just announced they're closing down malls, and the Warsaw one is in a shopping mall, so it'll have to wait.
Oh I know, my question was more about whether they'll be doing this when they're open again.
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Post by: Rolsheen
H.B.M.C. wrote:But you'd be buying GW stuff at full Aussie retail price.
Why would anyone ever do that?
Because I'm filthy stinking rich and I like to lord it over you peasants
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Post by: Mad Doc Grotsnik
Alkasyn wrote:Cronch wrote: Alkasyn wrote:I wonder if the local Warsaw store will be doing this, as we're heading straight into a lockdown as we speak.
They just announced they're closing down malls, and the Warsaw one is in a shopping mall, so it'll have to wait.
Oh I know, my question was more about whether they'll be doing this when they're open again.
If it’s a Warhammer Store, it’s a yes whenever it reopens, you’ll be able to claim any coins you might’ve missed out on during lockdown.
Unsure if you’d have to make multiple qualifying spends.
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Post by: H.B.M.C.
 Rolsheen wrote:Because I'm filthy stinking rich and I like to lord it over you peasants
Wouldn't it be better to lord having more stuff over paying higher prices?
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Post by: Duskweaver
No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
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Post by: Not Online!!!
 Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
It's also a bit of a dick move from GW torwards what should be the epicenter of the community, the FLGS, atleast over here.
But then again maybee they percived it as a good opportunity to cut out the middleman?
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Post by: ekwatts
The new lockdown was announced, what, last week? GW aren't casting up a bunch of coins, planning a "free miniature" scheme and churning out the relevant packaging for their ten paint deal between then and now. They weren't planning this for lockdown. It was an initiative that they evidently had on the cards prior, and have now had to make contingencies around the new lockdown in order to deliver it.
I'm not defending them, I'm not really interested in any of it, but let's be logical about it at least.
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Post by: Mad Doc Grotsnik
Not Online!!! wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
It's also a bit of a dick move from GW torwards what should be the epicenter of the community, the FLGS, atleast over here.
But then again maybee they percived it as a good opportunity to cut out the middleman?
Unlikely.
It costs GW more to sell through their own stores, than FLGS, due to the dramatic increase in overheads.
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Post by: Danny76
 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote: Alkasyn wrote:Cronch wrote: Alkasyn wrote:I wonder if the local Warsaw store will be doing this, as we're heading straight into a lockdown as we speak.
They just announced they're closing down malls, and the Warsaw one is in a shopping mall, so it'll have to wait.
Oh I know, my question was more about whether they'll be doing this when they're open again.
If it’s a Warhammer Store, it’s a yes whenever it reopens, you’ll be able to claim any coins you might’ve missed out on during lockdown.
Unsure if you’d have to make multiple qualifying spends.
100% you’d need to buy three lots of £60 to get three coins if let’s say they didn’t open till Jan.
They wouldn’t give you all three for one £60 spend.
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Post by: Matakakea
Well, I've fancied painting a Witch Elf just for fun, and to see how it would look. Now I can do this without having to buy a whole box. I just have to wait for the shop to reopen. I would have been going in then to collect my White Dwarf anyway, so no extra effort involved 
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Post by: porkuslime
Rolsheen wrote: H.B.M.C. wrote:But you'd be buying GW stuff at full Aussie retail price.
Why would anyone ever do that?
Because I'm filthy stinking rich and I like to lord it over you peasants
I fully support you in your non-gender pronoun using manner, plus being direct and honest in your communication
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Post by: Argive
I think this might be a very good gateway into getting new peple in.
A free mini for somebody that doesn't know its value seems like a good hook.. I'm going to try get my friend to come with me so that he gets a mini and I get a mini and then rob him as "well youi dont really need this do you???" mauahahha"
10 Paints and a brush is going to be about £35 and you get a free mini to paint plus more minins the next month so for someone very conservative about starting new hobbies its very low investment with the knowledge that they can get a monthly supply of plastic crack.
Its not quite as good as the starter sets though.. Do they still do them ?
Overall I think its very smart on their part.
The GW marketing goblins seem like wizards on occasion.
Maybe they will bring back the bits boxes days... (who am I kidding)
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Post by: Fayric
GW see people are actually exited to get pointless token stuff like themed dice, and make these coins to really see how far they can push it.
At least they are free, kind of.
I bet they resize the coins soon enough, and make the collectors re-buy the old ones in correct size (and also a new collectors case because the coins dont fit any more)
Dont worry, Im not ragebitter, just joking around.
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Post by: beast_gts
Argive wrote:Its not quite as good as the starter sets though.. Do they still do them ?
Yep. The 40k Paints + Tools Set is £27.50 for 13 paints, Brush, Clippers & Mouldline Scraper. The Necrons & Marines boxes are £22.50 for 3 push fit models, 6 paints, and 1 brush. The AoS Paints + Tools Set is £25 for 13 paints, Brush, Clippers & Mouldline Scraper. The Stormcast & Nighthaunt boxes are £20 for 3 or 4 push fit models, 6 paints, and 1 brush.
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Post by: Deikov
 BobtheInquisitor wrote: Argive wrote:GW... free stuff... In.. one.. sentence... Mind.. overloading... explosion.. imminent.. cannot compute.. error... error... errorrrrrrr......ERRROR!!! WOOOSH BOOOM* *powers down*
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Sure, they’ll put a free mini In your hand, but you have to pay for the antidote.
Look, we all know that there is no antidote.
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Post by: BobtheInquisitor
Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
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Post by: JohnnyHell
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
No, no. Fascists are never missed. They can [insert forum permitted word] the [same word again] off and keep doing so.
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Post by: Kanluwen
Honestly, if things are bad enough that you're worried about getting someone sick? Your local GW probably isn't even open.
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Post by: BobtheInquisitor
Kanluwen wrote:Honestly, if things are bad enough that you're worried about getting someone sick? Your local GW probably isn't even open.
You can’t score record breaking case numbers every week with responsibly-closed businesses. Things are bad enough in the places where stores are open.
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Post by: Arbitrator
Don't think about it. Just consume the product.
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I would consume, but Doctor said they’d have to operate to get a dark elf out. All those hooks and blades.
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Post by: Duskweaver
Is it necessary to clarify that my "bugger off" was intended to be at least a little bit light-hearted? I'm pretty damn cynical towards GW corporate, but I don't seriously believe they're actively trying to murder my parents. It's just deeply unfortunate timing.
Fact remains, though, that whether my local GW is open or not, I won't be going in there until there's a vaccine. We are currently getting food and other essential supplies delivered in a contact-free manner. But I realise that most people aren't in my situation (sole carer for two elderly people with comorbidities) and don't need to be as cautious as I am.
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Post by: Azreal13
Yes, because if you think about it you'll realise that just buying 10 paints from any company that does 10% or greater discount works out just about identical and is way more flexible, and that buying a box of 10 or minis at same discount means you've got a free mini that you actually wanted Vs paying RRP and getting a random Witch Elf.
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Post by: Coenus Scaldingus
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
Denouncing racism is not about political views. It is about supporting basic human rights.
GW doesn't care who you vote for. They just told people not to be dicks.
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Post by: Overread
Duskweaver wrote:Is it necessary to clarify that my "bugger off" was intended to be at least a little bit light-hearted? I'm pretty damn cynical towards GW corporate, but I don't seriously believe they're actively trying to murder my parents. It's just deeply unfortunate timing.
Fact remains, though, that whether my local GW is open or not, I won't be going in there until there's a vaccine.
I've been told that GW stores can now take payments over the phone. It might be possible to call your local up (once its open again) and place an order through them. They might be able to have the order sent to your home, but at the same time put aside any rewards you qualify for for when you can safely enter the store or at least call by.
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Post by: JohnnyHell
There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
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Post by: Kanluwen
 JohnnyHell wrote:There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
Overread is likely referring to the GW stores actually being able to take an order over the phone and then place it for you via the webstore.
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Post by: MaxT
Kanluwen wrote: JohnnyHell wrote:There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
Overread is likely referring to the GW stores actually being able to take an order over the phone and then place it for you via the webstore.
Webstore won’t have the freebie or the offers tho.
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Post by: BrianDavion
Coenus Scaldingus wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
Denouncing racism is not about political views. It is about supporting basic human rights.
GW doesn't care who you vote for. They just told people not to be dicks.
and the fact that some people CONSIDER dennouncing racism to be a political stance says an aweful lot about them
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Post by: Kanluwen
MaxT wrote: Kanluwen wrote: JohnnyHell wrote:There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
Overread is likely referring to the GW stores actually being able to take an order over the phone and then place it for you via the webstore.
Webstore won’t have the freebie or the offers tho.
Orders placed through the shop count as 'in store' tho.
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Post by: MaxT
Kanluwen wrote:MaxT wrote: Kanluwen wrote: JohnnyHell wrote:There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
Overread is likely referring to the GW stores actually being able to take an order over the phone and then place it for you via the webstore.
Webstore won’t have the freebie or the offers tho.
Orders placed through the shop count as 'in store' tho.
Yes, but the freebies will physically be in the store. The webstore won’t have them to put into the order. Doesn’t matter what the order counts as, it matters that the freebie product is only in the store’s themselves.
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Post by: Kanluwen
And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
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Post by: spiralingcadaver
Coenus Scaldingus wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
Denouncing racism is not about political views. It is about supporting basic human rights.
GW doesn't care who you vote for. They just told people not to be dicks.
I would disagree on both counts: fair treatment and social welfare have very much been politicized, and have therefore become political. Furthermore, they've always been so, or at least have been the case for centuries now, whether that's how we categorize people/citizens or humans we deem unfit for status as either category, or how we interact with those who need help from the state or their neighbors (health, insofar as it is about difference or social dependence/interdependence (including disease vectors) is always social therefore easily political. Would I wish that such treatment didn't involve political sides? Yes. But, for the foreseeable future they do. Saying human rights shouldn't be political isn't the same as saying human rights isn't political.
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Post by: Azazelx
Overread wrote:
I still would like some kind of system for those of us generally avoiding stores, mostly just for the coins.
They offer click and collect, don't they? Not the same as mail order, but if they do have C&C just ring them when you're 5mins away our outside the store to pickup.
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Post by: Overread
MaxT wrote: Kanluwen wrote:MaxT wrote: Kanluwen wrote: JohnnyHell wrote:There’s no way a guy running a One Man Store is gonna take mail orders, pack them up and take them to the post office. Simply not gonna happen. You want store stuff? You go to the store. It’s the whole point... driving footfall to keep stores open and their staff employed.
Overread is likely referring to the GW stores actually being able to take an order over the phone and then place it for you via the webstore.
Webstore won’t have the freebie or the offers tho.
Orders placed through the shop count as 'in store' tho.
Yes, but the freebies will physically be in the store. The webstore won’t have them to put into the order. Doesn’t matter what the order counts as, it matters that the freebie product is only in the store’s themselves.
Hence why I said talk to the store manager. If they can place an order for you online through the store and take payment over the phone then they can likely put the items such as the coin and/or model aside in an envelope with your name on to collect later. It's really not a huge issue considering the current times and they'll already have your payment processed and done so they won't be left out of pocket holding those items for you. I'm unsure if they can have things also sent to your home (this would mean the webstore order delivery site is just set to your home instead of to the store). You'd still have to go to the store to collect any freebies.
Now it might be that with the freebies the store manager can't make a web order on your behalf or such, if that's the case then you might also have to have what you buy put aside as well - long term projects, books, audio books, terrain. You might be able to think of things that you don't need "right now" but which you still want to spend your hobby money on. So you just push them forward and perhaps work on your do-do pile. Chances are if you're locked down enough that you can't head to stores chances are you aren't playing right now as well so time pressure on getting things might be a bit less.
At the very least you might do that and build up a few months/weeks worth of orders then go on one trip for them - cutting down the risk significantly.
Really the best thing is to talk to your local store and see what they can do for you. Of course most won't be open or processing anything until lockdowns end so unless you've a personal email/contact or your store keeper is checking their store facebook messages, then it might be a long wait to find out.
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Post by: BobtheInquisitor
Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
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Post by: Overread
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
I'd say speak to your local. Chances are if they know you they will likely oblige. If you're unknown chances are they will too (since for things like the coin its a payment you make to be eligible so they've got your money). However you'd likely have to touchbase with them every so often. Ergo you couldn't just do it and then not talk to them for 6 months till you get there.
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Post by: Voss
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
For over a year, in the shoeboxes that are GW stores? For an unknown number of people?
No. That isn't even a reasonable ask.
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Post by: BrianDavion
Voss wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
For over a year, in the shoeboxes that are GW stores? For an unknown number of people?
No. That isn't even a reasonable ask.
GW stores won't be closed ro over a year dude. most GW stores run very solid precautions so long as you're not in a total hot zone you should be fine.
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Post by: Voss
BrianDavion wrote:Voss wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
For over a year, in the shoeboxes that are GW stores? For an unknown number of people?
No. That isn't even a reasonable ask.
GW stores won't be closed ro over a year dude. most GW stores run very solid precautions so long as you're not in a total hot zone you should be fine.
Read what I'm responding to.
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Post by: Overread
Voss wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Kanluwen wrote:And it says in the blurb that if you can't come in physically, the items will still be available whenever the stores can safely reopen for customers.
Some people will feel safe coming in today. Many won’t feel safe until (realistically) 2022. Will supplies really last for them?
*Seriously, will GW set aside stuff for “regular” customers? Because that would be cool.
For over a year, in the shoeboxes that are GW stores? For an unknown number of people?
No. That isn't even a reasonable ask.
Don't forget most GW stores aren't just the shoebox; there's often offices/room/space above the store. Heck one local to me at once stage had a whole floor full of spare and waste sprue from returned products and done promotions over the years etc...
In the end it might well come down to local stores and also your relationship with your local store.
I'd wager most people are cutting down on not-needed trips, but only a few will be totally isolated for a year or more. For them a local store might even just put the items in the post themselves for them as a customer relations move; simply because its likely only going to be a small handful who are like that.
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Post by: OrlandotheTechnicoloured
first coin revealed
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Post by: Overread
I look forward to trying to get it in December; Which budget wise might be semi-good for me since Shadow and Pain isn't direct order only, but I can likely find an excuse to order a pair of Necron arks in December.
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Post by: Dudeface
The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
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Post by: BrianDavion
Dudeface wrote:The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
I'm kinda hoping that those of us who ordered stuff last week on pre-order will be counted as part of that
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Post by: Overread
Dudeface wrote:The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
I'd have preferred closer to £30, esp since they want to do this once a month.
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Post by: Danny76
BrianDavion wrote:Dudeface wrote:The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
I'm kinda hoping that those of us who ordered stuff last week on pre-order will be counted as part of that
100% wont though.
As always with GW it’s first Saturday of the month for starting.
So this will run into December (and England reopening) to get this one before Saturday 5th is the second coin/model sets.
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It's likely at present that coins 1 and 2 will come at the same time for the majority of England; Wales and Scotland might get coin 1 earlier if they unlock and resume trading sooner than England.
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Post by: Dudeface
Overread wrote:Dudeface wrote:The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
I'd have preferred closer to £30, esp since they want to do this once a month.
This is the big kicker, I don't plan on paying £720 in store in gw this year... or any to be honest.
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Post by: Mentlegen324
Dudeface wrote:The coins annoy me, if they're conveniently 40mm objectives sized I'd probably just buy them for a fiver or something small, but being locked behind a physical store purchase of £60 is too much.
That's how I feel about them too, Warhammer World has 2 Souvenir coins at £2 each, and 2 silver/gold plated Bugman coins at £10 and £12 each. If these were priced somewhere between that then I'd try and get them all, but a £720 spend for them is just absurd.
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Post by: JWBS
They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
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Post by: Dudeface
JWBS wrote:They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
There is a slight charm to a weighty metal objective coin, I regret not getting the anniversary set a couple of years ago, it seemed a bit too much at the time.
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Post by: Super Ready
Apart from possible use as objectives - which it should be noted, GW already sell for considerably less than £60 - I can't see why on earth anyone would even want the coins...?
They serve no purpose, it's not like they're even going to be remotely valuable for selling as a complete set (collectibles made for the sheer sake of being collectible while serving no other purpose never are).
If I wind up with a £58 spend by accident it's not like I'm going to spend even that extra £2 just for a coin that I actively do not care for.
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Post by: Cronch
JWBS wrote:They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
I'll be honest, I'm baffled whenever I see people fall for "commemorative tokens" and any promotional material like that, the fact that you actually have to pay to get the silly things just makes me scratch my head even more.
If I were a kid I'd be excited for the free model, I remember being hyped about getting a free skink model in a local wargaming magazine literal decades ago, but why a grown person should be excited about that is also beyond me.
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Post by: terry
Cronch wrote:JWBS wrote:They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
I'll be honest, I'm baffled whenever I see people fall for "commemorative tokens" and any promotional material like that, the fact that you actually have to pay to get the silly things just makes me scratch my head even more.
If I were a kid I'd be excited for the free model, I remember being hyped about getting a free skink model in a local wargaming magazine literal decades ago, but why a grown person should be excited about that is also beyond me.
the free mini is nice if you´re thinking about starting an army of the faction. This way you can try out a color scheme and see if you like painting them and all it will cost is some time and paint.
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Post by: Overread
Well the coin only costs £60 if you specifically set out to spend that much just to get the coin itself. In reality its a small prize for having spent money you were going to spend anyway. GW still sells plenty of models and products that aren't discounted much by 3rd parties. Books, audio books, "direct order" type products.
Clearly GW stores work at turning a profit and healthy sales otherwise GW would have done away with them years back. Heck who knows there might be enough that there's a semi-healthy secondhand trade in them.
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Post by: Slayer-Fan123
 spiralingcadaver wrote: Coenus Scaldingus wrote: BobtheInquisitor wrote: Duskweaver wrote:No, GW, I'm not going to put my elderly parents' lives at risk by coming to your store in person just for the chance of a free witch elf. Bugger off.
First they alienated people of a certain political persuasion by telling them they would not be missed. Then they alienated everyone of the other political persuasion with a pandemic-risky promotion.
I guess those guys were missed?
Denouncing racism is not about political views. It is about supporting basic human rights.
GW doesn't care who you vote for. They just told people not to be dicks.
I would disagree on both counts: fair treatment and social welfare have very much been politicized, and have therefore become political. Furthermore, they've always been so, or at least have been the case for centuries now, whether that's how we categorize people/citizens or humans we deem unfit for status as either category, or how we interact with those who need help from the state or their neighbors (health, insofar as it is about difference or social dependence/interdependence (including disease vectors) is always social therefore easily political. Would I wish that such treatment didn't involve political sides? Yes. But, for the foreseeable future they do. Saying human rights shouldn't be political isn't the same as saying human rights isn't political.
You can claim it's political all you want, and I'll say the same thing GW did: those racist people will not be missed. Screw them and their ideals. They're not welcome to have a game with me and they're not welcome to even lick the bottom of my shoe.
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Post by: queen_annes_revenge
If you believe that gw, or any company for that matter, cares about the socio political views of their customers, you are very naive.
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Post by: Cronch
They might not care, but care and support are two different things. If GW's announcement actually served to make one racist/fashy quit the game (and ideally the whole hobby), it was worth it.
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Post by: JWBS
 queen_annes_revenge wrote:If you believe that gw, or any company for that matter, cares about the socio political views of their customers, you are very naive.
It's become quite the thing to have one's McEthics affirmed by .corporation. these days though, hasn't it? Let's just try to ignore the McHypocrisy of it all, as we wander through life in our slave-made Nikes, righteously hammering denunciations onto the screens of our slave-built iphones. I just want Monsanto to tweet something about the current state of gender politics, that would be great.
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Post by: spiralingcadaver
Slayer-Fan123 wrote:You can claim it's political all you want, and I'll say the same thing GW did: those racist people will not be missed. Screw them and their ideals. They're not welcome to have a game with me and they're not welcome to even lick the bottom of my shoe.
I don't know what you think I'm saying? Because I think we have the same opinion on everything but the details or maybe the language? To expand, I think that human rights, insofar as they pertain to how you would want to treat and want others to treat other people, is political in that it expresses a worldview that affects interactions with others. I'm not at all arguing some sort of pluralist "they're just opinions" or "I believe in your right to be a bigot" or anything like that. I believe very strongly that there's no place for racism, but racism still exists, therefore it's a political problem insofar as it still exists as a problem. There's never been a point in human history where human rights have been apolitical; denouncing racism is a political action, as much as it would be great to live in a world where it didn't need to be perceived that way, because there are people who currently don't believe in such rights. As it continues to exist as a political problem, GW wasn't necessarily making a grand, bold, or revolutionary political statement, but they were making one, which is made obvious by the fact that people politically disagreed with it.
I wish something as basic as human rights wasn't a political problem, but believe that it still is until there's consensus. Was that not clear?
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Post by: Danny76
terry wrote:Cronch wrote:JWBS wrote:They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
I'll be honest, I'm baffled whenever I see people fall for "commemorative tokens" and any promotional material like that, the fact that you actually have to pay to get the silly things just makes me scratch my head even more.
If I were a kid I'd be excited for the free model, I remember being hyped about getting a free skink model in a local wargaming magazine literal decades ago, but why a grown person should be excited about that is also beyond me.
the free mini is nice if you´re thinking about starting an army of the faction. This way you can try out a color scheme and see if you like painting them and all it will cost is some time and paint.
Didn’t they say competitions based around painting the model and other such things?
Maybe you can win a £60 voucher and get a free coin
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Danny76 wrote:terry wrote:Cronch wrote:JWBS wrote:They look like tokens you'd put in an arcade machine though. I'm surprised anyone would want to pay £6-7 for a single one, let alone a set of twelve.
I'll be honest, I'm baffled whenever I see people fall for "commemorative tokens" and any promotional material like that, the fact that you actually have to pay to get the silly things just makes me scratch my head even more.
If I were a kid I'd be excited for the free model, I remember being hyped about getting a free skink model in a local wargaming magazine literal decades ago, but why a grown person should be excited about that is also beyond me.
the free mini is nice if you´re thinking about starting an army of the faction. This way you can try out a color scheme and see if you like painting them and all it will cost is some time and paint.
Didn’t they say competitions based around painting the model and other such things?
Maybe you can win a £60 voucher and get a free coin
The last time I entered a store painting comp (some 20+ years ago), the prize was a certificate or something iirc. Maybe they've upped their prize game a bit though
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Post by: Vaktathi
Lets drop the politics and philosophy and take it elsewhere please, back to talking about the models, thanks!
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Am I right in thinking the DoK model is just a normal witch aelf from the unit set and not a special model?
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Post by: Overread
Ashaar wrote:Am I right in thinking the DoK model is just a normal witch aelf from the unit set and not a special model?
Correct, its likely all the free models will be the same. They are not unique sculpts, they are simply cut from a regular box.
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People seem to be talking about it as an existing model from one of the units, yes (I'm not at all familiar with those models but I'm getting that impression from this thread). Presumably it will be on its own little sprue like the free Intercessor from a while back.
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Post by: yukishiro1
Should be doing this for independents (along with an interest-free buy-on-credit program until the pandemic is under control) to keep them alive. GW is doing fine; the independent stores it depends on to be actual hobby spaces are folding left and right.
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Post by: spiralingcadaver
yukishiro1 wrote:Should be doing this for independents (along with an interest-free buy-on-credit program until the pandemic is under control) to keep them alive. GW is doing fine; the independent stores it depends on to be actual hobby spaces are folding left and right.
Yep, would be smart of them to look to the future and support that relationship.
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Post by: Kanluwen
Independents are by no means "hobby spaces". They're gaming spaces, and most of them don't even seem to bother trying to make that a real thing beyond the token green mat and scatter terrain.
My understanding is that GW is working with indies that stock directly through them. Here in the US though, some people still use third party distributors...mostly so they can put GW stuff out as soon as they get it rather than having to follow street dates.
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Edit.
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Post by: Dudeface
spiralingcadaver wrote:yukishiro1 wrote:Should be doing this for independents (along with an interest-free buy-on-credit program until the pandemic is under control) to keep them alive. GW is doing fine; the independent stores it depends on to be actual hobby spaces are folding left and right.
Yep, would be smart of them to look to the future and support that relationship.
I get that stores are struggling but I honestly don't think gw giving them stock on free credit will fix that. More importantly if a flg has its sole revenue and business centered in GW new releases that speaks of a greater issue.
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Post by: Theophony
Dudeface wrote: spiralingcadaver wrote:yukishiro1 wrote:Should be doing this for independents (along with an interest-free buy-on-credit program until the pandemic is under control) to keep them alive. GW is doing fine; the independent stores it depends on to be actual hobby spaces are folding left and right.
Yep, would be smart of them to look to the future and support that relationship.
I get that stores are struggling but I honestly don't think gw giving them stock on free credit will fix that. More importantly if a flg has its sole revenue and business centered in GW new releases that speaks of a greater issue.
Plus they'd just sell these instead of giving them out. Just look on ebay for the store exclusives that were pawned there. At least in store they can control that to a greater extent.
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Post by: Kanluwen
The Catachan Colonel models were meant for the shops to sell or figure out some way of distributing. Those were, in all likelihood, meant to be the GW shop exclusive figures this year hence the low model numbers since they'd give a certain number out each store's birthday and then do runs for them afterwards to fulfill the rest of the demand.
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Post by: Cpt. Voltarius
I mean yeah it's gonna hurt some independents by I personally plan on getting a free model if I can. I've always found painting female faces to be hard anyway and so I'm always looking for opportunities to improve. It's not like I plan to start an AOS army or anything. Besides the only way to resist corruption from the dark forces of the Chaos god of greed (GW) is through sheer psychic willpower.
Besides, I need all the models I can get my hands on because of my addiction to plastic crack.
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Post by: Breotan
Cpt. Voltarius wrote:I mean yeah it's gonna hurt some independents by I personally plan on getting a free model if I can.
For the first month or two, perhaps. After that, traffic will drop off and people will go for the model that they like or one that fits their army. Only the die-hards will be going for a set of coins.
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Post by: Matrindur
Seems like thats how the minis will be given out
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Post by: Rolsheen
Didn't get a free mini but did manage to get two coins
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Post by: Overread
Yep that's all the parts to build a Sister of Slaughter or a Witch Aelf with the blades and shield and whip weapons and both heads. Straight off the sprue
Somewhat annoyed that the UK isn't up and running for Morathi coins :(
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Post by: porkuslime
Called my local GW last night, and the manager/sole employee was a bit curt.. he had gotten 2 retail boxes of Witch aelves and was having to assemble them all, and that was "his supply"
He was frustrated that he had to assemble 20 models, and hand them out first come/first serve, no purchase required.. and I wasnt the first person calling to ask about them.. he expected them to go by the end of the day
When I asked what he was doing with the alternate bits left over, he said he was supposed to return the sprues to GW
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Post by: Overread
Sounds a bit odd, but then GW USA has often operated a bit differently to GW UK.
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Post by: Kanluwen
Overread wrote:Sounds a bit odd, but then GW USA has often operated a bit differently to GW UK.
Not that differently when it comes to stuff like these 'in store freebie models' for paint classes. It is, however, worth mentioning that in years past those freebie models are designed from the outset for it. The Stormcast and Tactical/Primaris Marines are a specific model with its own sprue.
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Post by: porkuslime
The extremely cynical part of me wants to think that the "unused bits being returned to GW" might end up in a certain employees bits box..
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Post by: lord_blackfang
Mebbeh enfrenchised people could not go full black friday walmart shopper over one basic troop model and let the kids have em.
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Post by: Platuan4th
 lord_blackfang wrote:Mebbeh enfrenchised people could not go full black friday walmart shopper over one basic troop model and let the kids have em.
Do you mean entitled? Because I'm going to assume you didn't mean "people with the right to vote". Either way, I agree.
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Post by: Matrindur
This image from the storefinder website seems to show the next two coins which are Death Guard and Hedonites of Slannesh so maybe the DG Sorcerer which wasn't released as part of SM Heroes S3 will be their free mini?
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Post by: Kanluwen
I don't think that the Sorcerer will be the free mini sadly. He was from the paint set in Japan...but he might definitely be seeing some kind of release.
Hedonites is definitely going to be interesting to see what happens.
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Post by: Tokhuah
My time is worth more than plastic so a single model I will probably never paint looks like nothing to me.
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Post by: Danny76
 Matrindur wrote:
This image from the storefinder website seems to show the next two coins which are Death Guard and Hedonites of Slannesh so maybe the DG Sorcerer which wasn't released as part of SM Heroes S3 will be their free mini?
Can you imagine if it was that good a model
If for this one all they got was a few boxes of basic troops and had to self assemble.
They aren’t going to give away a special mass produced model. They could sell that for £20.
Standard figure from the box.
Or even more likely here. One of the three ETB or ones clipped from DI.
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Post by: Kanluwen
Honestly, they've said in the past that the Heroes stuff is not manufactured by them. They design it but it's manufactured by a partner in Asia for distribution in the Japanese market. That apparently is what causes the issues with distribution for Heroes and the board game stuff.
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Post by: Doohicky
I picked up my model in Belfast today. Had choice between Wych Elf or Sister of slaughter build.
I didn't get both options in my box.
They had obviously just been cut from a wych elf box sprue, so I imagine it will be the same for all future months.
Makes me think Deathguard will be poxwalkers as that is a unit without specials
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Post by: Danny76
Poxwalkers is a good shout.
I was auto thinking marines (hence the DI or ETB, the cheapest most mass produced options as opposed to the box of 7).
But poxies yeah could be.
On the SM Heroes note (as there doesn’t seem to be a thread for them..)
Are they sold out on the site already?
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Post by: Kanluwen
Poxwalkers is a bit less likely. They try to do something 'iconic' for the factions. It would probably be an easy build Plague Marine.
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Post by: beast_gts
Danny76 wrote:On the SM Heroes note (as there doesn’t seem to be a thread for them..) Are they sold out on the site already?
There're a couple of threads, and it does look like they're sold out. The guess is the first batch was imported from their Japanese partner, and a UK made batch will follow later.
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Post by: GaroRobe
Not surprising, tbh. The death guard models are going for around $20 apiece on ebay, so scalpers are probably buying them in bulk. Seems that people are willing to pay more if they're guaranteed a certain model
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Post by: Doohicky
When I was in store earlier I pre ordered the full box of heroes.
Whilst in there I found that they had doomstalkers in stock (not available online) so I ended up getting one as I've started a new necron army due to indomitus
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Post by: Danny76
How long are they expected to last availability wise?
I’d like to get a £60 voucher for Christmas from the wife (claiming a free coin!) and get these with it.
I had no interest/need for the first two seasons so don’t really remember how long they were about..
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Post by: porkuslime
GaroRobe wrote:Not surprising, tbh. The death guard models are going for around $20 apiece on ebay, so scalpers are probably buying them in bulk. Seems that people are willing to pay more if they're guaranteed a certain model
Im kinda like that.. I would happily buy 2-3 blind boxes, just to see what I end up with.. Of the 6 models, I only want 4, so, I MIGHT have trade stock to get what I want.. or I just buy one periodically, but if the guy I really want I cannot luck into, ebay is my buddy
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Post by: Tyranid Horde
Dropped into mine yesterday afternoon and didn't manage to pick up one as they were gone in the first hour or so of opening.
I was basically told that they were only given a few boxes so they're trying to spread them out over the month. Which is a shame, but I'm not surprised.
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Post by: Saturmorn Carvilli
 Tyranid Horde wrote:Dropped into mine yesterday afternoon and didn't manage to pick up one as they were gone in the first hour or so of opening.
I was basically told that they were only given a few boxes so they're trying to spread them out over the month. Which is a shame, but I'm not surprised.
Yeah, I considered making a trip to pick one up as I do want to put together a D&D game very loosely based on AoS in more a Conan/pulp fantasy so I could make use of my AoS models more easily. The free model would have worked well as a PC character or a boss NPC really well. I didn't want to have to 'Black Friday' to have a chance to get it. Particularly, since the closest GW store was being super coy on Facebook if they even had any.
So a remote chance for bit of free plastic just wasn't worth the effort to even bother. Especially dollars-to-donuts making the trip would leave me empty handed save a hard-sell speech on trying to get me to buy a whole box or a start collecting or something. I mean if I going to have to listen to GW sell me a timeshare I want them to ensure me I actually get something before I say no thanks.
Sorry, I am in a better mood than this, but I am feeling pretty cynical towards GW of late.
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Post by: Danny76
Tyranid Horde wrote:Dropped into mine yesterday afternoon and didn't manage to pick up one as they were gone in the first hour or so of opening.
I was basically told that they were only given a few boxes so they're trying to spread them out over the month. Which is a shame, but I'm not surprised.
You’re showing as UK. What part?
Not sure who else is locked down with us in England
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Post by: MrFlutterPie
I got my free mini. I was surprised to find it was pre built. I don't know if they had sisters of slaughter available I got a standard witch elf.
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Post by: Overread
I'm sure GW management might be considering that, in retrospect, the free model policy might have worked better being announced on a store by store basis in person rather than through the community page. Because it clearly went from a "get new people into the game" into a "existingfans want free stuff"
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Post by: Tyranid Horde
Danny76 wrote: Tyranid Horde wrote:Dropped into mine yesterday afternoon and didn't manage to pick up one as they were gone in the first hour or so of opening.
I was basically told that they were only given a few boxes so they're trying to spread them out over the month. Which is a shame, but I'm not surprised.
You’re showing as UK. What part?
Not sure who else is locked down with us in England
I'm in Scotland, only England are in full lockdown right now, with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland doing their own thing.
Overread wrote:I'm sure GW management might be considering that, in retrospect, the free model policy might have worked better being announced on a store by store basis in person rather than through the community page. Because it clearly went from a "get new people into the game" into a "existingfans want free stuff"
You can still get the free mini if you're starting out, just the push fit marine or sigmarine. These I thought were separate to that new player promo in order to get some footfall in their branches.
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Post by: Danny76
Yeah if anything. To edge you towards getting whatever that months thing is.
Broken realms this month for instance.
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Interesting point perhaps for the models.
They’re built. But I assume still full of mold lines?
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Post by: Overread
Some of the UK stores appear to be using boxes and parts. I think its going to vary depending on the regional manager's orders to the local mangers and on local managers take on the promotion.
Things like mould lines might vary depending on the local scene - eg someone in a high volume area who has to build them might well only get the clip points cleaned off and not do all the mould lines; meanwhile someone with a much smaller turnover of customers and walk-in-randoms might well do more cleaning if they've the time.
Heck I suspect right now with no gaming and no demo games and no painting in-store and the general highstreet attitude, there's more than a few managers who, when the store is open, have more free time than normal.
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