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Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Big Limitations on the GW Webstore Opening

michaelbotterill — Fri, 01 May 2020 19:57:03 -0000

From what I understand there are various issues preventing them from opening up orders in certain areas, those being issues with delivery services, local lockdown rules and issues getting the warehouses modified to be suitable to function and allow for social distancing at the same time.

Yes GW have good cash reserves, yes they will benefit from the government furlough scheme in the U.K. and yes they will benefit from the suspension of business rates.

But they still have ongoing costs and during this crisis they will be bleeding money, which is not a good position for any company to be in regardless of their health going into the crisis. And due to their size the only assistance for costs beyond business rates and wages they are entitled to are loans, on a favourable interest rate, but GW has never been a company to be particularly keen on lending.

Personally I am okay with them reopening, but only so long as they can ensure compliance with local revaluations regarding virus transmission prevention and ensure adequate social distancing.

I understand that the staff in the Nottingham warehouse are working under very strict conditions and are having their temperatures checked in a daily basis alongside other measures and are also there voluntarily, no one has been made to return to work if they are in a position where doing so would result in them putting a loved one at home at risk.

If they are being responsible then I am glad they are opening, and I suspect a lot more companies will be doing something similar.

We will have to get back to work soon, because government are going to start lifting restrictions whether it’s wise to do so or not, but we have to find a way to do it safely.

Like any business I am sure GW want you to spend your money with them, if they could open up more warehouses I am positive they would.

Re: Choose Your ASDA Photo Valentine's Day Gifts | Coombe Mill New

michaelbotterill — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:20:48 -0000

Wor lass would love some these things made up for her

Re: Subscription Value for the Mortal Realms - Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors

michaelbotterill — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:02:28 -0000

I have doubts about it ever coming to North America, I mean Battle Games in Middle Earth was a huge success for GW, and that never crossed the pond.

Plus Hachette Partworks don’t operate in the US, yeah Hachette do operate there, but partworks requires a whole other type of logistical setup and partworks have never really been a thing for the yanks.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Start Collecting Slaves to Darkness- All New Miniatures!

michaelbotterill — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:21:29 -0000

Just reminding you guys that these are push fit Easy to Build models.

That said they look bloody awesome

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: New Sisters of Battle Vehicles and Support, Warcry, Slaves to Darkness and More

michaelbotterill — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 07:40:42 -0000

Hey dude, I was in the seminar last night.

Couple of comments about the Start Collecting set for Slaves to Darkness, it’s all pushfit easy to build stuff a bit like Shadowspear.

Also they did say that some of the chaos warriors do have head options.

One more point, Adam Troke said “don’t easy to build kits seem like a great idea to put in Start Collecting sets” so make of that what you will.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Price Increases are Coming...... Here are the Details

michaelbotterill — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:17:15 -0000

No my ESA is a benefit to make up for the fact I am unable to work due to no fault of my own.

Believe it or not but disabled people are allowed hobbies as well you know.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Price Increases are Coming...... Here are the Details

michaelbotterill — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 17:44:58 -0000

To be honest, most of these items haven’t seen a price rise since 2012.

Prices rises aren’t good, but realistically, the cost of living keeps going up and GW need to pay their staff a decent wage as well as ensuring profits for shareholders.

Throw in the rising cost of oil and Brexit uncertainty, and it’s only logical that GW raise some prices.

And in all honesty, my father in law spends way more on fishing than I spend on models and paints, and a friend spends a stupid amount on airsoft stuff.

Hobbies are a luxury and we cut out cloth accordingly, the difference in most prices is not so bad that I feel priced out of the hobby, and I am a disabled man on benefits.

Re: Something going on with Drop Pods? - Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors

michaelbotterill — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:53:35 -0000

Being repacked with 8th edition rules, which required a new stock code, hence why it goes sold out online until the new box and stock code is available.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Fires of Cyraxus on Indefinite Hold. Mechanicum models coming soon.

michaelbotterill — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:03:58 -0000

They said this on Warhammer TV, at Warhammer Fest and at the Forge World Open Day last year, it’s old news.

Would like to see the rules for the 30k units though, my AdMech could use some reinforcements.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Tooth and Claw Boxset Lore: Space Wolves, Genestealer Cults, Orks, and the Skitarii

michaelbotterill — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:51:42 -0000

There is the Wolfspear, an all Primaris successor chapter, guarding the Pit of something of other.

Hoping we get details for these in the codex.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Adeptus Titanicus Pics. Grandmaster Edition Box Set.. Miniatures and Train

michaelbotterill — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:46:13 -0000

A single Knight terminal does a squad of knights.

They come in a minimum unit size of 3.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Lieutenant Calsius..... Previously Unreleased Space Marine Revealed

michaelbotterill — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 04:11:12 -0000

It was a limited test run, which is something that the publisher do with most part works series.

The ones they did run were existing sprues which would have been cheap and easy to produce.

Re: Episode 3 – Tangent Within, Tangent Without (Year 2)

michaelbotterill — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:20:56 -0000

Hey dude

Yeah I was seriously considering splitting it up into two parts because its incredibly long. Will speak to Chris and Graham to see about possibly putting out two parts for easier consumption.

Will be publishing the Robbie MacNivan interview as a Dreadclaw in the next few weeks though.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: 40k Background Cutbacks- An Invisible War

michaelbotterill — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:03:05 -0000

You have to take into account the speed at which they are putting the books out.

If they were doing this at a normal pace, so perhaps four books a year, then perhaps they would do the full job, but they have committed to doing every single codex and have even introduced a couple of new ones.

I suspect that once we get back to normal, it will be back to business as usual.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: GW's Eisenhorn Model vs an existing Artel "W" Miniatures extremely similar scuplt

michaelbotterill — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:50:58 -0000

I bought the Artel Gabriel Angelos, was utterly awful I ended up chucking it in the bin.

The FW head might be a bit tall but it so much better detailed and more crisp.

Re: Second Opinion: Ready Player One Is The Worst Thing Nerd Culture Ever Produced

michaelbotterill — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:22:53 -0000

I couldn't agree more with this entire article

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Next Week's Pre-Orders are Revealed. New Easy Build Kits

michaelbotterill — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 05:56:11 -0000

The Dreadnought looks a bit boxy, but I can live with that for the price.

Will certainly be adding the Aggressors to my Blood Ravens as they have the opposite loadout to the ones I have already built and they look pretty good.

The only one I am unsure of is the Nurgle terminator kit, the Lord of Contagion is cool, but fielding the Terminators will be difficult as they are only a unit of 3.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: New Daemons Codex: Great Unclean One and More Seen.

michaelbotterill — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:04:51 -0000

Sorry thought it was clear but Simon started with “well the situation is... you can find out when the codex is released!”

Was really jokey about it all, I get that they can’t tell us much but they did tell us that the plasma specialism would be reflected in the stratagems.

I also asked if the different great companies would get rules in the Space Wolves codex, I loved using the Drakeslayers in 7th and they said that there would be ways to represent the different great companies, then I got a story about how Krom Dragogaze got his bionic eye after being trolled by Lukas the Trickster.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: New Daemons Codex: Great Unclean One and More Seen.

michaelbotterill — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:40:44 -0000

I was at the open day and when me and a pal were asking about stuff in the new Codexes at one point Simon Grant, did open up the Dark Angels codex to check something before basically telling us to wait and see.

So I accept its possible that people may have gotten a glimpse of the Codex, the guys were being a lot more open about stuff and talking a lot more freely about the future whilst being very vague about it all.

BTW we asked if given that Dark Angels Captains are all part of the Inner Circle, would Primaris Captains be in the Codex, as the WD leak said they weren't members of the Deathwing, or did Gulliman basically force Primaris Captains on the Unforgiven, and thus created a two tier command structure with normal Captains having knowledge of the secrets of the chapter whilst their Primaris brethren are being kept in the dark.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Tau Tiger Shark Is Coming Soon: With new Weapon Profiles

michaelbotterill — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:09:13 -0000

I wonder if it will have moulded spaces for magnets so you can swap out the weapons.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Kickstarter: A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game

michaelbotterill — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:54:16 -0000

I think the reason this is doing relatively poorly in KS is simply because it’s rather expensive for a starter set.

Re: Extremely Affordable Dropfleet Commander Playmats - Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors

michaelbotterill — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:08:01 -0000

I like the ones that Deep Cut make, they are absolutely amazing, neoprene and really well made.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Questions About Missing Weapon Profiles

michaelbotterill — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:35:43 -0000

Hunter Killer missiles were removed in the Heresy ruleset when it went into the red book, so I doubt that’s an oversight.

Re: Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors: Dropfleet Commander wins Best Miniatures Rules 2017

michaelbotterill — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:01:07 -0000

I played in the Summer Invasion at the UK Games Expo and had a great time. Managed to destroy a ship by ramming it!

Amazing game and I absolutely love it, just wish I could get more people playing it where I live.

Re: New Official Dropfleet Command Rules + Tournament Pack 2017 - Faeit 212: Warhammer 40k News and Rumors

michaelbotterill — Mon, 22 May 2017 18:13:40 -0000

Command Cards are already out, I got my UCM ones a few weeks ago in preparation for the UK Games Expo tournament.

Just submitted my list yesterday, will be interesting as I have only ever played an intro game before because no one else seems interested in playing it round here.