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2013/05/16 09:22:29
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Loyal Necron Lychguard
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El....Oh.... El
http://masterminis.blogspot.de/2013/05/gw-legal-department-defeated-by-slash.html
GW Legal Department defeated by Slash, the 20" tall Savior of the Universe
SHARE & ENJOY to win! By sharing this article with your friends on Facebook, you have a chance to win your piece of the YAG SWAG STACK!
OK Guys. You can blog safely now.
Should we help the GW Legal Department? No. So: Legal Department. This article is mine, go away. I don't want you to read it. Bye, now.
Biggest Threat to GW EVAR!
One of the Internet's most trustworthy sources, Bloodofkittens (not affiliated with FOX News) reported this well researched piece of soon-to-be-Pulitzer prize.
GW feels they need to protect their miniature business. But who protects us from their Legal department? Slash to the rescue!
Now, this time, our subject does not really fall into the 'miniature' business as such... Actually quite the opposite. How about a 20 FOOT TALL "Space marine"? Oh, sorry, I mislabled him. It's SLASH GORDON! He be slashing prices for you! DAUN!
That's right. The company Landmark creations has created this landmark in inflatable sex-toy. A 20 foot tall Gordons. I just wanted to order a unit of 12 for my squad, but they did not fit on legal gaming bases.
Well, I can understand that GW's Legal Department HAS TO react now. Their good reputation is at stake... I mean, what's next? A 70 storey sky-scraper in the shape of a Drop Pod? No, it has to stop and it has to stop now. So we all can be safe again.
Now, Landmark Creations of course cannot be held liable for nothing. Because they clearly know this to be an "electric blue Transformer-type action figure” as stated in their own press release.
What's really happening
Now the news behind the news. All of these giant action figures are being put up by bloggers all over the world. Personally, I think this is actually an ingenious tactic by the blogger community. In putting up these giant "Slash Gordons" all over the world, GW's Legal Departmant is bound to be confused and will focus on "shooting the big ones" and subsequently leaves us alone...
Well, one can dream... 
I only hope that GW's Legal Department does not invoke the Emperor's Order of the Pointy Sticks to poke and slash at Gordon.
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 11,100 pts,  7,000 pts
++ Heed my words for I am the Herald and we are the footsteps of doom. Interlopers, do we name you. Defilers of our
sacred earth. We have awoken to your primative species and will not tolerate your presence. Ours is the way of logic,
of cold hard reason: your irrationality, your human disease has no place in the necrontyr. Flesh is weak.
Surrender to the machine incarnate. Surrender and die. ++
Tuagh wrote: If you won't use a wrench, it isn't the bolt's fault that your hammer is useless.
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2013/05/16 18:35:45
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Bounding Assault Marine
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It looks like the company that made this inflatable produced that huge inflatable Ultramarine for Chicago Games Day. I'm trying to pull up their site http://www.landmarkcreations.com/ but it looks like the 40k blogosphere has melted their servers. I keep getting a server time out error when trying to reach their site to confirm this.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/05/16 18:51:27
Sun Tzu "All warfare is based on deception"
 Into the Fires of Battle!  Unto The Anvil of War!
2500 pts
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2013/05/16 18:40:25
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Loyal Necron Lychguard
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So it was (possibly) made for games day, then afterwardds sold and "repurposed"?
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11,100 pts, 7,000 pts
++ Heed my words for I am the Herald and we are the footsteps of doom. Interlopers, do we name you. Defilers of our
sacred earth. We have awoken to your primative species and will not tolerate your presence. Ours is the way of logic,
of cold hard reason: your irrationality, your human disease has no place in the necrontyr. Flesh is weak.
Surrender to the machine incarnate. Surrender and die. ++
Tuagh wrote: If you won't use a wrench, it isn't the bolt's fault that your hammer is useless.
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2013/05/16 18:40:46
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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He looks so happy ^_^
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2013/05/16 18:56:18
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Bounding Assault Marine
Nocturne
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 Maelstrom808 wrote:So it was (possibly) made for games day, then afterwardds sold and "repurposed"?
Doubtful. Here's a pic of the inflatable Ultramarine:
http://imgur.com/FSjnHWp
It looks more like the company took an old design, and then tweaked it to make this "Slash Gordon" character. Something which GW's legal department will be legitimately unhappy with.
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Sun Tzu "All warfare is based on deception"
Into the Fires of Battle! Unto The Anvil of War!
2500 pts
1500 pts
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2013/05/16 18:58:06
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Regular Dakkanaut
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All I know is I want one.
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2013/05/16 19:02:15
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Loyal Necron Lychguard
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 alienvalentine wrote: Maelstrom808 wrote:So it was (possibly) made for games day, then afterwardds sold and "repurposed"?
Doubtful. Here's a pic of the inflatable Ultramarine:
http://imgur.com/FSjnHWp
It looks more like the company took an old design, and then tweaked it to make this "Slash Gordon" character. Something which GW's legal department will be legitimately unhappy with.
Heh, yeah, totally different. I would have found it to be utterly hilarious if that had re-purposed the old one though. "What do Space Marines do when they hit retirement?"
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11,100 pts, 7,000 pts
++ Heed my words for I am the Herald and we are the footsteps of doom. Interlopers, do we name you. Defilers of our
sacred earth. We have awoken to your primative species and will not tolerate your presence. Ours is the way of logic,
of cold hard reason: your irrationality, your human disease has no place in the necrontyr. Flesh is weak.
Surrender to the machine incarnate. Surrender and die. ++
Tuagh wrote: If you won't use a wrench, it isn't the bolt's fault that your hammer is useless.
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2013/05/16 19:05:08
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Bounding Assault Marine
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Maelstrom808 wrote: alienvalentine wrote: Maelstrom808 wrote:So it was (possibly) made for games day, then afterwardds sold and "repurposed"?
Doubtful. Here's a pic of the inflatable Ultramarine:
http://imgur.com/FSjnHWp
It looks more like the company took an old design, and then tweaked it to make this "Slash Gordon" character. Something which GW's legal department will be legitimately unhappy with.
Heh, yeah, totally different. I would have found it to be utterly hilarious if that had re-purposed the old one though. "What do Space Marines do when they hit retirement?"
I used to slash through the throats of xenos and mutants with my chainsword, but now I use it to slash prices!!!!
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Sun Tzu "All warfare is based on deception"
Into the Fires of Battle! Unto The Anvil of War!
2500 pts
1500 pts
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2013/05/16 19:07:50
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Loyal Necron Lychguard
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Epic win
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11,100 pts, 7,000 pts
++ Heed my words for I am the Herald and we are the footsteps of doom. Interlopers, do we name you. Defilers of our
sacred earth. We have awoken to your primative species and will not tolerate your presence. Ours is the way of logic,
of cold hard reason: your irrationality, your human disease has no place in the necrontyr. Flesh is weak.
Surrender to the machine incarnate. Surrender and die. ++
Tuagh wrote: If you won't use a wrench, it isn't the bolt's fault that your hammer is useless.
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2013/05/16 20:51:40
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Myrmidon Officer
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The same company made this for Games Workshop:
http://www.landmarkcreations.com/lmcatalog/line18/detail/L1828
It's probably a case of them re-using the design to cut costs for another client that just wants a dude holding a home.
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2013/05/17 16:56:34
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Widowmaker
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I bet they caught GW in the fine print and now own the rights to make 20' tall space marines.
How awesome would that be?
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2012- stopped caring
Nova Open 2011- Orks 8th Seed---(I see a trend)
Adepticon 2011- Mike H. Orks 8th Seed (This was the WTF list of the Final 16) 
Adepticon 2011- Combat Patrol Best General |
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2013/05/17 20:09:18
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Worthiest of Warlock Engineers
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I loved this. Its awsome 
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Free from GW's tyranny and the hobby is looking better for it
DR:90-S++G+++M++B++I+Pww205++D++A+++/sWD146R++T(T)D+
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2013/05/17 20:13:46
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Badass "Sister Sin"
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This will end well...
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2013/05/17 20:14:48
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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I wonder what happened to it? I'd pay 10 whole dollars for it and would put it outside my house on government holidays.
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DA:70S+G+M+B++I++Pw40k08+D++A++/fWD-R+T(M)DM+
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2013/05/17 20:18:43
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Dipping With Wood Stain
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Now THAT'S a true scale SM
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2013/05/17 20:49:01
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Well, this is hilarious! I love that Slash Gordon Smile!
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Kirasu: Have we fallen so far that we are excited that GW is giving us the opportunity to spend 58$ for JUST the rules? Surprised it's not "Dataslate: Assault Phase"
AlexHolker: "The power loader is a forklift. The public doesn't complain about a forklift not having frontal armour protecting the crew compartment because the only enemy it is designed to face is the OHSA violation."
AlexHolker: "Allow me to put it this way: Paramount is Skynet, reboots are termination attempts, and your childhood is John Connor."
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2013/05/17 21:57:13
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Infiltrating Prowler
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Oh he knows something you don't. Yet.....
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2013/05/17 22:17:23
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Irked Blood Angel Scout with Combat Knife
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I'd love to play a game of 40k at this scale.
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2013/05/17 23:13:13
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Shas'o Commanding the Hunter Kadre
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Am I the only one who's fething terrified right now?
The cabling on the sides almost looks like it could be extra mouths, too. Clearly this is some kind of warp-spawned daemon.
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 Desubot wrote:Why isnt Slut Wars: The Sexpocalypse a real game dammit.
"It's easier to change the rules than to get good at the game." |
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2013/05/18 02:55:09
Subject: Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Infiltrating Prowler
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And he is very happy to see you all!
*edit* Link not working. Pooo... 
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2013/05/18 04:55:29
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2013/05/18 05:05:21
Subject: Re:Slash Gordon to the rescue
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Fresh-Faced New User
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Maelstrom808 wrote: alienvalentine wrote: Maelstrom808 wrote:So it was (possibly) made for games day, then afterwardds sold and "repurposed"?
Doubtful. Here's a pic of the inflatable Ultramarine:
http://imgur.com/FSjnHWp
It looks more like the company took an old design, and then tweaked it to make this "Slash Gordon" character. Something which GW's legal department will be legitimately unhappy with.
Heh, yeah, totally different. I would have found it to be utterly hilarious if that had re-purposed the old one though. "What do Space Marines do when they hit retirement?"
"I used to be a Space Marine, but then I took a Xenos to the knee."
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