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I don't think there's any way FW is coming to regular GW stores. They'd have to outsource production in order to keep up and I don't see them doing that again.

 Yaraton wrote:
I think the limited edition FW miniature is the signal that FW products are coming for real into the GW stores. How they would sell them is another question.

It would certainly make sense for them to aim for this, they would however, need to make an enormous step up in production, to make it happen currently.

I personally think its just trying to get more people from GW into the more expensive FW stuff, its not really advertised that much in some GW stores.

It might also be a way to just get people into GW stores.

Especially with the recent openings of stores in the US. The 100th Store mini sold out pretty quick (as did the 30th anniversary Space Marine).

Once you walk into a store, they can hook you with a few small purchases in addition to the special marine and hopefully you come back?

If they release a special mini in GW store only every couple months, people keep flocking to the store for the special mini and they get a few extra sales.

I don't know if it is accurate, or cost effective, but it is what I have been thinking with all of these GW store only releases.

 BrookM wrote:
You mean the one I posted a bit up?

My bad! Didn't see that. Was too busy drooling over the giant doom guns!

 Rayvon wrote:

 General Kroll wrote:


I wonder if this is a taster to see of FW stuff sells well in store. Would be awesome if they started selling the product line in store, even if it was just in limited numbers.

Would be nice, but I doubt it will happen without major changes.
As it currently stands they cannot even keep one store stocked, even warhamer world has you often ordering stuff via the computer to come by mail at a later date.

Yeah they currently produce in quite a small scale don't they? But even if it's just opening up the possibility of free delivery to stores that would be something. And as others suggest, it will get people into the stores.

Weren't the plastic Horus heresy models supposed to be a way of reducing the demand on FW? Maybe we are going to see more of the really popular kits in plastic, leaving them to focus on the rest of their product line, and this will then allow them to cope with the increase in demand that will come from being able to order into stores.

Free delivery to GWs would get me going more for sure.
Re GWs stocking FW, I also don't think so. My local (Portsmouth) isn't the biggest store but it is much larger then some I've been to & they have trouble stocking everything as it is.

While FW's shipping fees aren't ideal with some of their stuff, having them accept Paypal has made them so much accessible these days.

 BrookM wrote:
While FW's shipping fees aren't ideal with some of their stuff, having them accept Paypal has made them so much accessible these days.

Being charged taxes in GBP on top of the high prices and cost of shipping is even rougher - the cost of my new Y'Vahra makes my heart cry.

 bubber wrote:
Free delivery to GWs would get me going more for sure.
Re GWs stocking FW, I also don't think so. My local (Portsmouth) isn't the biggest store but it is much larger then some I've been to & they have trouble stocking everything as it is.

I'd also buy a lot more off them if it could be delivered to store Really hope they adopt this policy soon as would like to raid the Fantasy stuff they have before it goes Last Chance!!

 BrookM wrote:
While FW's shipping fees aren't ideal with some of their stuff, having them accept Paypal has made them so much accessible these days.

This helps me out a lot when I need to get some models.

The fact they take PayPal has probably netted them a fair few sales from me....it's far easier to make drunken impulse purchases late in a Saturday if you don't need to input your card details :p

If FW was to come to GW stores, my local GW store manager is gonna be p****d as he doesnt allow FW in ANYTHING
ANYTHING
Not even FW Chapter Tactics....

A GW store and he won't allow any FW in..... Gotta ask .....why??

They don't here either. It doesn't net the store any income as far as Rountree is concerned, so the store's future is in danger if people start buying FW instead of models from them.

GW competes with itself.

A lot of that is held over from the old days where FW rules were overpowered

 Januine wrote:
A GW store and he won't allow any FW in..... Gotta ask .....why??

1.Hes the only Employee, so he tries to maximize sales (So people coming in dont see a FW model and think of buying that instead of a GW product from the store)
2. He still thinks its the old days when everyone thought FW was OP
3. Not everyone owns FW, so best to keep it out for balance (even if it was SoB fighting Tau, where FW would increase their chances of winning)
4.He Focus' too much on AoS

The Problems this Causes
1.Most of us play with FW/30k, This is Frustrating as we have to organize seperate places for us to play
2. Can't really discuss FW stuff to him, as he doesnt know anything about it, so we cant have suggestions for conversions ect using GW products
3. As said before, if you're facing an OP army (Tau, Necrons) with and UP army (SoB, Orks) it makes you want to offer your soul to Khorne
4. There is No variety, fighting basic armies with no cool models gets boring
5.Have to travel further to play FW in a GW store, sure its only 5 miles further in a different direction (still takes the same time on the bus) but i shouldnt have to do that, and even then the Store Manager of the other GW store still thinks FW is OP (despite the fact that there are several necron and tau players that use OP formations and Detachments in 1000 point games) and tries to make you buy stuff ALL THE TIME (its annoying)
6.If an Apocalypse/Large Game pops up, No FW makes it not worth going to, so us FW/30k players have to organize our own game(s) (who doesnt want to see Calgar,Lysander and a C'tan fight a Primarch whilst 3 Stompas are fighting 5 Shadowswords?)
7.Because he Focus' on AoS, a 40k game/tourny/whatever doesnt pop up often, whereas AoS ones do (and even then the points above explain why the 40k games are not that good as well)

It just gets annoying sometimes...

commander dante wrote:

 Januine wrote:
A GW store and he won't allow any FW in..... Gotta ask .....why??

1.Hes the only Employee, so he tries to maximize sales (So people coming in dont see a FW model and think of buying that instead of a GW product from the store)
2. He still thinks its the old days when everyone thought FW was OP
3. Not everyone owns FW, so best to keep it out for balance (even if it was SoB fighting Tau, where FW would increase their chances of winning)
4.He Focus' too much on AoS

The Problems this Causes
1.Most of us play with FW/30k, This is Frustrating as we have to organize seperate places for us to play
2. Can't really discuss FW stuff to him, as he doesnt know anything about it, so we cant have suggestions for conversions ect using GW products
3. As said before, if you're facing an OP army (Tau, Necrons) with and UP army (SoB, Orks) it makes you want to offer your soul to Khorne
4. There is No variety, fighting basic armies with no cool models gets boring
5.Have to travel further to play FW in a GW store, sure its only 5 miles further in a different direction (still takes the same time on the bus) but i shouldnt have to do that, and even then the Store Manager of the other GW store still thinks FW is OP (despite the fact that there are several necron and tau players that use OP formations and Detachments in 1000 point games) and tries to make you buy stuff ALL THE TIME (its annoying)
6.If an Apocalypse/Large Game pops up, No FW makes it not worth going to, so us FW/30k players have to organize our own game(s) (who doesnt want to see Calgar,Lysander and a C'tan fight a Primarch whilst 3 Stompas are fighting 5 Shadowswords?)
7.Because he Focus' on AoS, a 40k game/tourny/whatever doesnt pop up often, whereas AoS ones do (and even then the points above explain why the 40k games are not that good as well)

It just gets annoying sometimes...

He sounds like a pillock, since your lucky enough to have another GW nearby, I'd vote with your feet and go to that one instead.

commander dante wrote:
If FW was to come to GW stores, my local GW store manager is gonna be p****d as he doesnt allow FW in ANYTHING
ANYTHING
Not even FW Chapter Tactics....

I wouldn't let you play the FW Chapter Tactics in a random pickup game, personally. And I say that as someone with a Raptor army.
Why? Because even with the FAQ, you're still looking at being at least two books out of date. Things are wildly different in terms of how Chapter Tactics work now, most notably the fact that Chapter Tactics has a very real effect on how/what Doctrines you can use.

That said...

1.Hes the only Employee, so he tries to maximize sales (So people coming in dont see a FW model and think of buying that instead of a GW product from the store)

Yeah...there's an alternative reason for this as well.

I've never had an issue with FW stuff and discussing it locally at my GW. The issue comes up when someone decides they are going to chime in about buying stuff via recasters...of which there's a very large market for FW recast stuff.

2. He still thinks its the old days when everyone thought FW was OP

Has he actually said that? Because I've seen this one used by GW employees, store tourney organizers, everyone as just a simple way to keep the whiners who think FW is broken quiet.

3. Not everyone owns FW, so best to keep it out for balance (even if it was SoB fighting Tau, where FW would increase their chances of winning)

I'm actually in agreement on this one. Not everyone is familiar with the books, and there's a lot of people running around using scans/PDFs of questionable origins or something like Battlescribe rather than actually having the book on hand. Nothing is more annoying than finding out later that someone was, for all intents and purposes, cheating thanks to them not actually knowing how things worked.

4.He Focus' too much on AoS

So?

This isn't the place for this discussion.

Wow! Another event exclusive

That is a thing of rare beauty!

 Mymearan wrote:
Wow! Another event exclusive

Oh boy, that does look GORGEOUS.

I'm not a fan mostly of Librarians and Sorcerers, but that is rather amazing.

Interesting to see it painted up as a Night Lord.

Nice! One for the wanted list...

 BrookM wrote:
Interesting to see it painted up as a Night Lord.

Well he is summoning a demon!

That is actually stunning.

WOW. Yes, that is gorgeous.

Oh my, another reason to go

I'm gonna have to find someone going who can pick me one up because I really want that model.

Actually I really really want it as well... And I'm nowhere near UK :( anyone know the price and if there have instances in the past of dakkaites helping each other out to get these event exclusives?