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- Goat

I know they're more or less Warhammer celeb-spokespeople, but it made me cringe seeing the "hey look, we'll have two...FEMALES there! Come on out!" lol.

Congrats to any of the Texas guys though for having a potentially decent spot to go game. If they manage to make good coffee/food...even better.

Wow huge turnout!
Line is around the building, of course I’m at the end lol

Yeah, just drove by, saw that line, and said "feth that". At least the drive isn't a total loss. I'm at the Breadhaus a few blocks away getting some goodies.

Move up kinda far, just outside now.

Oh well, at least I’m in the shade

Isn't there a seminar where new models might be shown off?

There was supposed to be. But I imagine that the models would appear on the GW community page at the same time based on recent history, and nothing there yet.

Pretty cool troll figure

And something orky too!!

Don't forget that there will be a preview seminar at the NOVA Open next week.

 Ghaz wrote:
Don't forget that there will be a preview seminar at the NOVA Open next week.

I'd expect Delaque and possibly a first look at the nightvault wh underworlds stuff. I hope I hate all of it, cause the last thing I need is more stuff.

Anyone there comment on what FW items are available?

 Uriels_Flame wrote:
Anyone there comment on what FW items are available?

At 10 AM pretty much whatever you wanted. They could have sold out of some things (like the WHW exclusives).

I just got back. The place is great, they have tons of every GW kit you can think of. Lots of FW, guy told me He wasn’t sure all they had because of volume of sales. Looked like they had most of the books as well. You get free shipping if you order with them. Plenty of Black Library, game tables, the works. The cafe looks like a basic coffee shop set up. I didn’t take too close a look though. They may serve more. It’s definitely worth going.

That troggoth sucks. Much too busy. One or two smalls mush would have been cool, but not a whole fragging plantation

I'm in the UK so i can't check it myself, but i'm curious what the exclusive stuff is and if it's the same sort of thing as the Warhammer World exclusives. Is there a list anywhere or does anyone know what they are?

I saw the FW Cataphractii Terminator and traitor psycher for HH. Also a couple warlord titan heads but I didn’t pay too much attention to them. They had a couple other models at the register but I didn’t wait in line so I didn’t see what they were. I did hear one of the employees call one model by captain. Those were packaged like GW stuff. I probably should have taken a look at them.

 40kFSU wrote:
I saw the FW Cataphractii Terminator and traitor psycher for HH. Also a couple warlord titan heads but I didn’t pay too much attention to them. They had a couple other models at the register but I didn’t wait in line so I didn’t see what they were. I did hear one of the employees call one model by captain. Those were packaged like GW stuff. I probably should have taken a look at them.

ooh, mars beta head? And were the SM command tanks there?

The models at the counter were the plastic Terminator Captain with grenade launcher and the plastic Terminator Chaplain. Also available were Warhammer Citadel dice, numbered challenge coins, dice trays, signed Kaiser prints and post cards, some signed books (not sure which ones).
Back in the cafe part were some Black Library posters and mugs.
Not sure if any of those are still in stock as I decided not to stay for the pub quiz and left about five hours ago, nor do I know which were limited to just the grand opening and which are regular exclusives for the Citadel.
Exclusives that ran out before I got to the counter were included shot glasses, (different) coffee mugs, and what I think were keychains. Again, don't know which were stricly for the grand opening.

Cafe looked neat, lots of themed drinks and hand painted decor. Replica Imperial and Eldar gear along one wall. A servo skull hanging from the ceiling that I hope was a functioning security camera. Nice seating and a lot of it, some basically set up for spectators of games/presentations/etc. Other seating had nice, big tables for taking advantage of the cafe's selection of GW board games available for play including Gretchen! and the Space Marine Adventures game.

Edit: I was hoping but did not see the Space Marine command tanks, but it was a busy place. If I overlooked them someone please correct me.

Second edit: the plastic Terminator Captain and Chaplain are grand opened only, but those are the only two I know for sure.

 40kFSU wrote:
I just got back. The place is great, they have tons of every GW kit you can think of. Lots of FW, guy told me He wasn’t sure all they had because of volume of sales. Looked like they had most of the books as well. You get free shipping if you order with them. Plenty of Black Library, game tables, the works. The cafe looks like a basic coffee shop set up. I didn’t take too close a look though. They may serve more. It’s definitely worth going.

bit disappointed they didn't go with "Thirst and Only", but Tanith tea is acceptable.

Wonder if Duncan's donuts have two thin coats of frosting.

Prices aren't bad, but then again I'm in NoVA which is just insane these days.

Bagel and OJ, that'll be $10...

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Prices aren't bad, but then again I'm in NoVA which is just insane these days.

Bagel and OJ, that'll be $10...

Any place with a 'captive' audience (e.g., hotels, amusement parks, etc.) can and do charge an arm and a leg for food and drink because they're the only option.

 streetsamurai wrote:
That troggoth sucks. Much too busy. One or two smalls mush would have been cool, but not a whole fragging plantation

I'm so far out of Age of Sigmar's consumer-zone, I didn't bother responding to the troll reveal. It's nicely sculpted if you're into that kind of aesthetic, but it's just another one on the pile for me --- they're so far from the classical fantasy aesthetic that I don't imagine I'll end up going into any form of Warhammer Fantasy. This troll looks to me like it should be in a film like Labyrinth, etc. GW is definitely making their own bizarro-fantasy aesthetic, but it's completely lost on me. Shame really as I've owned a lot of GW fantasy kits in the past for old things like Warhammer Quest, and various dungeon crawls.

I like the Troggoth, but do agree that it’s busy. The real bummer with a model like that is that they’ll all look just like that, which is noticeable because it’s so distinctive. Still like it, though

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Prices aren't bad, but then again I'm in NoVA which is just insane these days.

Bagel and OJ, that'll be $10...

You're not just in NoVa...you're in Arlington, lol. Jeez. When I was in AZ paying $650 for a decent apartment my sister was in Arlington, much smaller apartment at something like $1400...nooooo thanks. I grew up in NoVa but have NO desire to ever go back.

 Elbows wrote:

 streetsamurai wrote:
That troggoth sucks. Much too busy. One or two smalls mush would have been cool, but not a whole fragging plantation

I'm so far out of Age of Sigmar's consumer-zone, I didn't bother responding to the troll reveal. It's nicely sculpted if you're into that kind of aesthetic, but it's just another one on the pile for me --- they're so far from the classical fantasy aesthetic that I don't imagine I'll end up going into any form of Warhammer Fantasy. This troll looks to me like it should be in a film like Labyrinth, etc. GW is definitely making their own bizarro-fantasy aesthetic, but it's completely lost on me. Shame really as I've owned a lot of GW fantasy kits in the past for old things like Warhammer Quest, and various dungeon crawls.

It depends which 'classical fantasy aesthetic' you're referring to. I'll grant it isn't either Conan or LotR, but it's very fairy tale. It's the kind of thing I'd expect in slightly over-written tales about Seelie and Unseelie Courts, where the bumbling hero literally stumbles over a fungi-fied troll in cave or clearing.
Not sure how they'll jam that into Age of Sigmar, but I have the same question about Fallout Dwarfs and Flying Shark Elfs.

Voss wrote:
Not sure how they'll jam that into Age of Sigmar, but I have the same question about Fallout Dwarfs and Flying Shark Elfs.

..Huh, really? One look was all it took to remind me of the Fungoid Cave-Shaman. I imagine the new troll will be the big guy/heavy hitter for a Fungoid Grots.

Didn't they say the Troll was coming to Warhammer Underworlds? He might be more busy because he's part of the grot crew, rather than a kit we might see.

Their Facebook page says they're open on Mondays, so I'll be heading up there today. Maybe they'll still have some scraps left. Their hours, however, are just way too limited. Close at 6 on Monday, and at 7 Tuesday-Friday. Guess they don't want anybody getting a game in after work/school. And evenings is when downtown Grapevine really gets busy, too.