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I don't know if this is new news but I only recently came across the discovery a few days ago so I thought I would post a thread on it. Apparently at the end of next month in China they are releasing a version of AoBR including a chinese rulebook. Very cool since it means more players at our FLGS (and China generally). Could even mean the beginning of a brand new tournament scene on this end if things go well which would absolutely amazing.

Awesome! cheeeze!!!!

AOBR FtW

I hope that it takes off better in PRC than it has in Japan. It is rather sluggish here as 40K has a hard time competing with Gundam, anime, a plethora of card games and other nerdy pursuits.

Cool news, Lukus83! I hope it kick off well there

And as soon as some clever chinese guys realize that there is some money to make the market will be flooded with Space Marons and so on

I hope the knock off space marines dont have asbestos or lead in them!

"This month heralds the release of the Melamine Marines!!"

Wow,my sisters and lots of my local friends will get to join us,in the future,the bright future....

Grobrotz wrote:And as soon as some clever chinese guys realize that there is some money to make the market will be flooded with Space Marons and so on

lol I hope that will be true ,people who play wargames are always minority. There is a market ,but not that big like MMORPG or pop music ,they wont make so much money by copying GW or other gamesystem and models.

Cool stuff, I noticed the stores seemed to still be oding OK when I visited Beijing last month.

Beijing has always had more stores than Shanghai and they have been open longer so I'm not surprised. But I do know that Shanghai is now getting more business. A friend of mine who already owns 1 store is now looking to rent another shop with the express purpose of playing apocalypse games.

I don't know if he'll succeed but it's a good indicator that business is thriving.

Lukus83 wrote:Beijing has always had more stores than Shanghai and they have been open longer so I'm not surprised. But I do know that Shanghai is now getting more business. A friend of mine who already owns 1 store is now looking to rent another shop with the express purpose of playing apocalypse games.

I don't know if he'll succeed but it's a good indicator that business is thriving.

Really? When I got to China in 2007 Shanghai had 2 Zark! shops and Beijing none. While I was there 3 opened in Beijing, not sure what happened in Shanghai. So I think Shanghai has the longer history.

But I did hear Beijing used to have shops before 2007 but they closed.

Anyway the key thing is yay GW in China!

Damn right! I may have my facts screwed, but I had heard Beijing was more into GW than Shanghai.

Kirasu wrote:I hope the knock off space marines dont have asbestos or lead in them!

So what are you trying to say about my old lead space marines? Not that I have many... just a few chaplains, a few assault marines, a land speeder and a pair of dreads, but still They are lead and I do not have a problem with that.

That it's not so good for liver function?

Grobrotz wrote:And as soon as some clever chinese guys realize that there is some money to make the market will be flooded with Space Marons and so on

Not to break the train of nationalism or whatever this is, but don't we have like a dozen studios producing 40k centric models that don't work for games workshop? Also isn't there a significant movement on these boards to just resin cast everything anyway?

As for the chinese market entry, I hope it does well. It's a good market to get into with ludicrous potential for growth.

Don't be talkin' bad about my Space Marons and my Land Raidens.

Hope this isn't too off topic - but are there any GW spots / resellers in Hong Kong that you guys in China know of?

Khornholio wrote:I hope that it takes off better in PRC than it has in Japan. It is rather sluggish here as 40K has a hard time competing with Gundam, anime, a plethora of card games and other nerdy pursuits.

Oddly the GW in my corner of Japan seems to get the vast majority of its business in 40K (just as I switched to fantasy, it turns out). From Japanese and foreign customers alike. They always seem to be the same customers though, I rarely see demo games or strangers popping into the shop. I'm starting to think the common belief that 40K is in competition with Gundam/etc. is getting a bit outdated- you can't play Gundam after all. But I'm sure the moment GW achieves any serious recognition here, Bandai will correct that.

of course he plays nids xD

Dakka_X3 wrote:Hope this isn't too off topic - but are there any GW spots / resellers in Hong Kong that you guys in China know of?

Yep

http://www.funatelier.com/

Fun Atelier on Hong Kong Island, about a 10 minute walk from the subway. Good shop, great tables, good folks.


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ShumaGorath wrote:

Grobrotz wrote:And as soon as some clever chinese guys realize that there is some money to make the market will be flooded with Space Marons and so on

Not to break the train of nationalism or whatever this is, but don't we have like a dozen studios producing 40k centric models that don't work for games workshop? Also isn't there a significant movement on these boards to just resin cast everything anyway?

As for the chinese market entry, I hope it does well. It's a good market to get into with ludicrous potential for growth.

The difference is the studios we see are making original models that are based on GW IP (there's a whole issue there of whether they are producing something original or infringing by copying GW art etc, I won't touch it).

In China I saw people with whole armies of recast models, who would tell you this and tell you which company to call to make copies of what you want.

Huge difference.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Dakka_X3 wrote:Hope this isn't too off topic - but are there any GW spots / resellers in Hong Kong that you guys in China know of?

Yep

http://www.funatelier.com/

Fun Atelier on Hong Kong Island, about a 10 minute walk from the subway. Good shop, great tables, good folks.


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ShumaGorath wrote:

Grobrotz wrote:And as soon as some clever chinese guys realize that there is some money to make the market will be flooded with Space Marons and so on

Not to break the train of nationalism or whatever this is, but don't we have like a dozen studios producing 40k centric models that don't work for games workshop? Also isn't there a significant movement on these boards to just resin cast everything anyway?

As for the chinese market entry, I hope it does well. It's a good market to get into with ludicrous potential for growth.

The difference is the studios we see are making original models that are based on GW IP (there's a whole issue there of whether they are producing something original or infringing by copying GW art etc, I won't touch it).

In China I saw people with whole armies of recast models, who would tell you this and tell you which company to call to make copies of what you want.

Huge difference.

In scale probably, though I don't see a tremendous difference as opposed to western ebay sales or smaller casting outfits. Certainly could cut into games workshops operating margins in the region though. Probably something store owners would have to be wary of.

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Kid_Kyoto wrote:In China I saw people with whole armies of recast models, who would tell you this and tell you which company to call to make copies of what you want.

Well, duh.

China is the world's factory, with broadly-available cheap, efficient production systems. Who wouldn't knock off stuff when it's that easy and cheap?

I strongly suspect that if I were to have my 2E-era stuff recast from my best-aligned and cleaned models, the average piece recast in China would be of far higher quality than the originals I got out of blisters a decade ago. And it would cost less, even before factoring inflation.

Do we think its just a matter of time before GW decides to outsource all its production to China?

The only way I can see this not being the case is if GW manages to get the Chinese government to come down hard on anyone making cheap copies. Otherwise they'll be forced to move just to protect their IP.

GW is already in China.

China...The next expansion of 40k!The new era begins here!

Where can I find places to play in Beijing? I just moved here 3 weeks ago, and was thinking about getting back into 40k.

OT wrote:Where can I find places to play in Beijing? I just moved here 3 weeks ago, and was thinking about getting back into 40k.

hi,we are NO.14 arsenal,we play 40k in andingmen Dongcheng district,welcome to join us!
and my QQ is 14616111.
our store's telphone is 84011414,call us.
I am guan.
wish to meet you.

OT wrote:Where can I find places to play in Beijing? I just moved here 3 weeks ago, and was thinking about getting back into 40k.

I played at Warhammer Club Beijing, it's run by a friendly British guy and his Chinese wife. Good group there.

http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/listings/community/arts_crafts/has/warhammer-club-beijing/?most_viewed=1

There was also a shop called Malstrom near the drum tower but I've not been there since I left last summer.