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GW News: LAS VEGAS OPEN 2025

Crowsfoot said:
I've decided to still get some Trogs with discount it's £58 for a box of Trogs and a Trog boss, you can get the Mangler for £38
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That does seem a lot more user friendly lol.
I tend to shop half and half (buy smaller bits at GW and the bigger/more plentiful stuff from eBay or elemental gaming) 20% off is always welcome :D
 
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NIGHTBRINGER said:
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:wtf:

Never liked POP figures.

NIGHTBRINGER said:
At the end of the day, it is just more Space Marines. At least these are better than SCE ;)
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Really, considering that they are the new Primaris Marines and one of them is a Blood Angel? :vomit:

The only half-decent looking one is the Space Wolf and that’s only because they’re the most Dwarfish and Vikingy of all of them and his beard and hairdo hide the blockiness of POP figure heads.
 
Same reaction here.
I don't know why, I don't understand what that could be good for, and I don't like how they look, also they are of course all members of the least interesting race of 40k, which also happens to not be a very appealing universe to me to begin with.

TL;DR: "Nope."


Edit: also, can anybody explain to me what a pop figure is? What is it used for?
 
Aginor said:
Edit: also, can anybody explain to me what a pop figure is? What is it used for?
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I think they’re just collectible figures you put on display. That’s why I’m not keen on them - they’re not used for any sort of game and I don’t think they look particularly good. Their heads are too wide and blocky and their eyes are like a Barn Owl’s (read: pure black pupils) which just don’t look right to me. In any case, why have any of these when you can buy the miniatures (or in the case of other franchises like Star Wars, action figures)?
 
Aginor said:
Same reaction here.
I don't know why, I don't understand what that could be good for, and I don't like how they look, also they are of course all members of the least interesting race of 40k, which also happens to not be a very appealing universe to me to begin with.

TL;DR: "Nope."


Edit: also, can anybody explain to me what a pop figure is? What is it used for?
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I think they are aimed at youngsters, if you look at toys around the age 8-10 they all look like this big heads small bodies, lol dolls for example.

Do you think it's a way to bring younger players in?
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
At the end of the day, it is just more Space Marines. At least these are better than SCE ;)
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Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
Really, considering that they are the new Primaris Marines and one of them is a Blood Angel? :vomit:
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I never said I liked them... only that I like them better than SCE. I have no intention of buying any of them. If it was up to me, they would have been Necrons!

Crowsfoot said:
Do you think it's a way to bring younger players in?
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I can't really see it bringing in many new players, at least not directly. Two groups of people will buy them: 1. those that are already into 40k 2. those that are hardcore Pop collectors. One of those two are already in the GW ecosystem, while the other is unlikely to transition as their focus is elsewhere. I'm not saying that it won't draw in anyone at all, only that the effect will be negligible.

That said,it is a good move on GW's part. Easy money and it does help establish your brand as part of the mainstream.
 
I’ve never understood the appeal of Funko Pop models, but I get the sense there is a pretty large following for them, as there seems to be an awful lot. Presumably why Games Workshop made them.
 
I will probably buy one for my modeling desk; I cant help but like pops. (They are 'toys', but im also painting space lizards, so.......). Hoping for some Age of Sigmar though.
 
NIGHTBRINGER said:
I never said I liked them
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I know - I was disputing whether they were really better than Sigmarines because they’re the cash-grab Primaris Marines from the abomination that is 8th Edition rather than the real McCoy, but each to their own *shrug*.

NIGHTBRINGER said:
I have no intention of buying any of them. If it was up to me, they would have been Necrons!
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At least that’s one instance where we agree :) (they could have been Tyranids too - I’m sure they’ve done a POP of a Xenomorph so it’s possible)

NIGHTBRINGER said:
That said,it is a good move on GW's part. Easy money and it does help establish your brand as part of the mainstream.
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Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
I know - I was disputing whether they were really better than Sigmarines because they’re the cash-grab Primaris Marines from the abomination that is 8th Edition rather than the real McCoy, but each to their own *shrug*.
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At least Space Marines are somewhat original. SCE are just a plain ripoff of Space Marines.

Primaris Marines are just Space Marines updated to match today's aesthetics. I see no real problem with them other than their over proliferation. As for 8th edition 40K, I have no clue. I haven't played 40k for over a decade.
 
I think @NIGHTBRINGER has covered the reasons pretty well. They just follow a trend of "Nerd Culture" by licensing computer games, animated series, comics, and now pop figures, to establish Warhammer as a franchise to a wider audience. Being well known helps their core goals. If someone knows something of the universe and discovers wargaming they will start Warhammer instead of something else.

They are probably very cheap to produce, with no high risk for GW as they most likely don't manufacture them themselves, they just gave the maker the license and market them.
 
Lord Agragax of Lunaxoatl said:
That is considerably more affordable - there’s a shop quite near me that does I think around 10% discount on stuff so Mangler Squigs would be reduced to around £45. A slightly better deal at least :p
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God damn it, I was trying to fool myself into thinking it would cost too much to create an army from scatch...oh well by next pay check ;D
 
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