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2014/08/13 10:20:04
Subject: Rumor floating around my area fantasy is going skirmish?
Kilkrazy wrote: They aren't that good at manufacturing, actually. Their plastic moulding technology is at least 10 years behind the rest of the model kit/toy industry. Their recent kit design is going backwards, with less poseability and fewer options included and a higher price.
Compared to model kit manufacturers like Dragon and Bandai I'd agree, compared to other wargames miniatures I'd still say they are far ahead.
"The 75mm gun is firing. The 37mm gun is firing, but is traversed round the wrong way. The Browning is jammed. I am saying "Driver, advance." and the driver, who can't hear me, is reversing. And as I look over the top of the turret and see twelve enemy tanks fifty yards away, someone hands me a cheese sandwich."
2014/08/13 11:03:41
Subject: Rumor floating around my area fantasy is going skirmish?
Kilkrazy wrote: They aren't that good at manufacturing, actually. Their plastic moulding technology is at least 10 years behind the rest of the model kit/toy industry. Their recent kit design is going backwards, with less poseability and fewer options included and a higher price.
Compared to model kit manufacturers like Dragon and Bandai I'd agree, compared to other wargames miniatures I'd still say they are far ahead.
Snark aside, I agree with mechhorizon, compared to some of the more exotic and prolific toy manufacturers Gee Dub, for all of their flaws are at the top end of the manufacturing scale when it comes to toy soldiers as playing pieces.
Wyrd and Kingdom Death have some phenomenal looking stuff in the pipeline too so it's not as though it's all set in stone.
2014/08/13 13:36:00
Subject: Rumor floating around my area fantasy is going skirmish?
GW would be smart to offer 'gateway' skirmish scaled games, but their business model will always 'demand' and favor larger army sized games as the 'end goal' for new and existing customers.
Having said that, I'd love skirmish sized 40K and WFB games, and would buy quite a few extra factions worth, beyond what I currently own.
And I might be then tempted to expand on these new acquisitions, building them into 'full armies' too!
You know, IF GW was smart enough to do something like this.
BUT, they might have to actually ask their target audience about this, so...
2014/08/13 17:40:18
Subject: Rumor floating around my area fantasy is going skirmish?
Not big on youtube.. is this an official GW source.. and does it play at all towards this Nagash stuff we are hearing about.. or is an Undead army incoming on the sly?
"That's not an Ork, its a girl.." - Last words of High General Daran Ul'tharem, battle of Ursha VII.
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2014/08/13 18:08:12
Subject: Rumor floating around my area fantasy is going skirmish?
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote: Not big on youtube.. is this an official GW source.. and does it play at all towards this Nagash stuff we are hearing about.. or is an Undead army incoming on the sly?
Yep, looks legit to me. That's the usual account they post their stuff from, comments blocked an' all!
