Strelka wrote:I stopped playing at the tail end of 3rd Ed. 40K due to a move and a job change, and kept the hobby stowed away in the attic for several years. I recently got the bug again and started dusting off and trying to recreate army lists out of the mishmash of models I had left.

Today, I tried to go fill in some gaps with the Games Workshop website, and I have to say that it made me kind of sad to see how ... sparse... the selection is. I remember calling up the mail trolls back in the day and ordering some really random and esoteric sprues and models without them ever blinking an eye. But now, it seems really hard to track down the bits and bobs I used to take for granted (transfer sheets, models with specific weapons, flying bases, and stuff like that).

Does the old way still exist, or does the current web offering really represent what's available?

Does the old way still exist, or does the current web offering really represent what's available?

terribletrygon wrote:I can understand GW's reasoning to some extent. They are not a little company like Reaper. GW deals in millions. And to run a bits service they would need several dozen employees sorting thousands of bits. That's gotta cost.

kaidsin wrote:I miss how it used to have lots of articles and bat reps. Now its all store, no hobby i feel. :(

terribletrygon wrote:I can understand GW's reasoning to some extent. They are not a little company like Reaper. GW deals in millions....

RanTheCid wrote:Not to mention that molds have 10-20 different figure bits contained within them. If 1 bit is popular, you still need to spin the entire mold. Even if the metal is just re-melted - that's a lot of wasted effort for 1 piece. I completely understand why the new bits service from GW is confined to a handful of complete bits sets - 1 mold, 1 cast, 1 dump into a packing bag.

RanTheCid wrote: If 1 bit is popular, you still need to spin the entire mold. Even if the metal is just re-melted - that's a lot of wasted effort for 1 piece.

Gamble wrote:Do yourself a favor and check out other Bits servics before Warstore. Not a knock on his service, but Warstore's Battle Wagon Bits is the most expensive I've seen. There are bargains to be had on E-bay with some sellers that are as good as Warstore. There are also other bits services that offer MUCH better prices, but their shipping times are a bit longer.

ArbitorIan wrote:I remember the old 2ed bits service well - I'd fill out my order form in the back of WD and mail it in to the trolls for the specific bits i needed.

I imagine part of the reason they stopped it was the general move from metal to plastic models - if you remember, the bitz service NEVER sold individual plastic parts - it was metal parts, or full plastic sprues.

The newer bits companies will actually take the time to catalog every bit on the sprue and clip off the exact bits you need, and I imagine GW wasn't prepared to do this.