Warhammer 40k: It's the end of the game as we know it (and I feel fine)

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Lungboy: Aug 23, 2002; NEED SQUAT FORM HELP

That bike needs more wings, swords, and winged swords.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 14:21

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# ? May 10, 2024 16:11

Moola: Aug 16, 2006

Megaspam posted:

The flag from the Ravenwing command squad is the biggest one I can think of:

Is that flag depicting an angel (Dark Angels) stabbing a viking longboat (Space Wolves)?

Because if so, that's pretty rad.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 14:51

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

My buddy painted this back in 93 or

It's his librarian.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 14:55

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

Moola posted:

Is that flag depicting an angel (Dark Angels) stabbing a viking longboat (Space Wolves)?

Because if so, that's pretty rad.

It looks like a serpent.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:08

Direwolf: Aug 16, 2004; Fwar

MasterSlowPoke posted:

It looks like a serpent.

Yeah it's a snake with a skull/demon skull head.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:20

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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LingcodKilla posted:

My buddy painted this back in 93 or
It's his librarian.

Can't decide if that's awesome or terrible.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 15:58

Scowny: Jul 11, 2006; Nice guy, that Kharne

SRM posted:

Would anyone happen to have one of the old Mordian Lieutenants lying around? This guy:

I might have him, minus his chainsword? I'll take a look in the ol'bitz box after work. I'm in the UK mind, might be better looking closer to home but if no one else got one, I can part with mine.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:09

ThNextGreenLantern: Feb 13, 2012

Hihohe posted:

Posting my Bullgryn from the painting thread

I like 'em! It looks like a trio of angry Sid Haigs.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:11

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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Tom Kirby is stepping down and posted his Chairman Pre Amble, it's kind of insane.

http://investor.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chairmans-Preamble-2014.pdf

quote:

Games Workshop has had a really good year.
If your measure of 'good' is the current financial year's numbers, you may not agree. But if your measure is the long term survivability of a great cash generating business that still has a lot of potential growth, then you will agree

It's kind of a really weird letter. Also he kind of comes off as a rear end in a top hat.

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We have, this last year,spent an indecent amount of your money trying to stop someone stealing our ideas and images. It is a very difficult thing to do
when it is done through a legal system designed to prevent people stealing hogs from one another. Our experience has probably been typical of most far too much money spent on far too little gain. The argument is that we have to do this or we will, bit by bit,lose everything that we hold dear, everything that keeps the business going. Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?

We spent close to a quarter million pounds and got a settlement for 20,000. Plus, we kind of poo poo the bed in losing a whole bunch of rights to specific things that we had previously had rights to.

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# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:13

Mango Polo: Aug 4, 2007

Hollismason posted:

Is it true?

They're obliged to protect their IP, but some of the poo poo they've gone after is bananas.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:21

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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It sounds like he straight up got ousted.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:27

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Hollismason posted:

It sounds like he straight up got ousted.

He's been pushed. There were rumblings after he sacked off entire teams that he might be getting the shove.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:29

Crab Dad: Dec 28, 2002; behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB

What does this mean then.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:33

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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It doesn't really mean much, Kirby though has been in charge for a long time ( I think since 1996?). So it's always not a great sign when the CEO who totally knows how to fix the company, and would do so but says "Nah, gonna sit this one out" gets ousted or leaves.

It means that the sales figures and such are going to be really low, and this is a way of saying " look this is why we are doing so poorly".

It's just one more mistep in the line to being purchased by Hasbro.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:38

Rulebook Heavily: Sep 18, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

I'm waiting for the quarterly to see if it's true, but there could easily be a connection between investors now getting votes on how the company is run, the increased dividend and Kirby getting ousted. :v:

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:38

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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Rulebook Heavily posted:

I'm waiting for the quarterly to see if it's true, but there could easily be a connection between investors now getting votes on how the company is run, the increased dividend and Kirby getting ousted.

I'm not sure what you mean.

I have no idea beyond a basic laymans terms of what all this means, I know it's not good when the CEO writes something like that and actually publishes it.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:40

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

Does anyone want some Necrons? Because I'm selling some Necrons:

1 Necron Lord
2 Immortals
2 Flayed ones
2 Wraithers
1 Tomb Spyder
3 Destroyers
20 Warriors
5 bases of Scarabs
1 Monolith

They're mostly all painted, albeit pretty simply. Spyder, Flayed Ones, Immortals and Lord are all metal models. Looking for $150 for the lot of em.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:42

Big Willy Style: Feb 11, 2007; How many Astartes do you know that roll like this?

LingcodKilla posted:

My buddy painted this back in 93 or
It's his librarian.

Is that king diamond?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:45

Ignite Memories: Feb 27, 2005

SRM posted:

Does anyone want some Necrons? Because I'm selling some Necrons:

1 Necron Lord
2 Immortals
2 Flayed ones
2 Wraithers
1 Tomb Spyder
3 Destroyers
20 Warriors
5 bases of Scarabs
1 Monolith

They're mostly all painted, albeit pretty simply. Spyder, Flayed Ones, Immortals and Lord are all metal models. Looking for $150 for the lot of em.

I am STRONGLY considering this. I'm so close, it's like I can't afford not to!

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:50

SRM: Jul 10, 2009; ~*FeElIn' AweS0mE*~

Ignite Memories posted:

I am STRONGLY considering this. I'm so close, it's like I can't afford not to!

Saves on shipping costs and everything!

# ? Jul 28, 2014 17:55

Ghost Hand: Aug 10, 2004; Rampant 40k Fanboy

Hollismason posted:

Tom Kirby is stepping down and posted his Chairman Pre Amble, it's kind of insane.

http://investor.games-workshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Chairmans-Preamble-2014.pdf

Good catch - thanks for sharing.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:19

Lord Hypnostache: Nov 6, 2009; OATHBREAKER

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Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky.

I didn't know GW made all announcements in-character. Must have been hard not to shout 'For the Emperor!' while giving that speech.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:19

Mango Polo: Aug 4, 2007

Lord Hypnostache posted:

I didn't know GW made all announcements in-character. Must have been hard not to shout 'For the Emperor!' while giving that speech.

At this point he probably thinks he is the emperor.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:20

long-ass nips Diane: Dec 13, 2010; Breathe.

I can't wait to buy Citadel 3-D Printers.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:22

koreban: Apr 4, 2008; I guess we all learned that trying to get along is way better than p. . .player hatin'.; Fun Shoe

It looks like a CEO message from a high schooler in a Business Skills for Life class. Who publishes investor letters written like that?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:37

CyberLord XP: Oct 18, 2005; Goldie...She says her name is Goldie

CEO level drunk posting.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:42

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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This is my favorite part

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The argument is that we have to do this or we will, bit by bit,lose everything that we hold dear, everything that keeps the business going. Our crops will wither, our children will die piteousdeaths and the sun will be swept from the sky. But is it true?

Is it true you should defend your IP or wait are you saying you shouldn't have went after CHS, or are you saying that it is in fact true that this will occur if you do not do this.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:48

opulent fountain: Aug 13, 2007

Someone made the joke of them being bought by Hasbro. Would that even be so bad? Everything I've seen come from Wizards (honestly, just magic and DnD) has been of high quality since being purchased, even if I don't agree with stuff that has nothing to do with Hasbro (such as rules.) It's not like GW isn't already gouging us constantly with questionable business practices.

I really love Warhammer (it's crazy exciting to be getting into it for the first serious time - pretty soon you guys will get to see my newbie foray into painting my first models) but I hate that I feel like if I'm not buying my models and paints third-party, then I'm grossly overpaying. Honestly, a lot of their sculpts are amazing and so I don't mind buying them, and the games' scale seems unmatched in the market, but I still hate loving it.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:48

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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It'd be awesome if they were bought by Hasbro, because Hasbro would go " Oh wait we have this awesome IP that no one has made any films about in 30 years". Here Michael Bay, produce Warhammer 40k movie like you did for our Transformers.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:49

WhiteWolf123: Jun 18, 2008; The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

Warhammer 40k: Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:49

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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WhiteWolf123 posted:

Warhammer 40k: Our crops will wither, our children will die piteous deaths and the sun will be swept from the sky.

New thread title please.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:50

Slimnoid: Sep 6, 2012; Does that mean I don't get the job?

A lot of people WANT them to be bought out by Hasbro, but does Hasbro even see any potential profit in it? Is it even attractive to them? Is it attractive to anyone?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:51

opulent fountain: Aug 13, 2007

Hollismason posted:

New thread title please.

It really sums up every aspect of the hobby.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:52

WhiteWolf123: Jun 18, 2008; The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

Slimnoid posted:

A lot of people WANT them to be bought out by Hasbro, but does Hasbro even see any potential profit in it? Is it even attractive to them? Is it attractive to anyone?

But is this true?

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:52

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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Slimnoid posted:

A lot of people WANT them to be bought out by Hasbro, but does Hasbro even see any potential profit in it? Is it even attractive to them? Is it attractive to anyone?

Hasbro has expressed interest in the past of purchasing Games Workshop.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:53

koreban: Apr 4, 2008; I guess we all learned that trying to get along is way better than p. . .player hatin'.; Fun Shoe

quote:

Because no one seems able to grasp the essential simplicity of what we do there has always been the search for the Achilles heel,
the one thing that Kirby and his cronies have overlooked. These are legion.

Someone's a little butthurt.

quote:

We know quite a lot about 3-D printers, having been at the forefront of the technology for many years. We know of what we speak.
One day 3-D printers will be affordable (agreed), they are now, they will be able to produce fantastic detail (the affordable ones
won't) and they will do it faster than one miniature per day (no, they won't, look it up). So we may get to the time when someone
can make a poorly detailed miniature at home and have enough for an army in less than a year. That pre-supposes that 3-D
scanning technology will be affordable and good enough (don't bet the mortgage on that one) and that everyone will be happy to
have nothing but copies of old miniatures.

Because technology never improves.

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The board has prepared a job specification for CEO, and the consequential advertisement. The ad. will be published the day after
our AGM (September 18th). If you apply, we require that you write a letter saying why you want the job. No letter, no interview.
The interviews will take place on November 7th and will be at Nottingham. An announcement will be made the following week.

We here at GW are so confident in our CEO courting capabilities, we'll nail the right one from a pile of "why do you want to work here" letters and get a contract nailed down inside of 7 days from the interview. (Also, we've never done this before.)

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Let me dilate about this letter. Last year I wrote here about our recruitment process, and shortly afterwards we recruited a new
non-executive director (NXD) using the method described. We got a great (not good, great) new board member. She is still
surprised that I did not read her CV (exasperated would be a more accurate word) but there was no need. Her letter told us what
kind of person she was: sincere, open-minded, a learner, excited at the opportunity. The interview told us she had all the qualities
needed. It mattered not one jot what her CV said.

CVs don't matter, kissing up in your "why I want to work here" letter is the truest mark of a professional.

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:53

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; FEEL FREE TO DISREGARD THIS POST

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I'm sending them a loving letter.

edit:

Oh winning list for BAO

Kor'sarro Khan [125]
+ Moondrakkan [25]
= 150
� Command Squad [100]
+ Company Standard [15]
+ 3� storm shield [30]
+ power fist [25]
+ Space Marine bikes [35]
+ Apothecary [15]
= 220
Chapter Master [130]
+ Space Marine bike [20]
+ The Shield Eternal [50]
+ digital weapons [10]
+ artificer armour [20]
+ thunder hammer [30]
= 260

4 Space Marine Bikers [84]
+ 2� grav-gun [30]
+ Biker Sergeant
+ combi-grav [10]
+ melta bombs [5]
+ Attack Bike [45]
+ multi-melta [10]
= 184
4 Space Marine Bikers [84]
+ 2� meltagun [20]
+ Biker Sergeant
+ combi-melta [10]
+ melta bombs [5]
+ Attack Bike [45]
+ multi-melta [10]
= 174
4 Space Marine Bikers [84]
+ 2� meltagun [20]
+ Biker Sergeant
+ combi-melta [10]
+ melta bombs [5]
+ Attack Bike [45]
+ multi-melta [10]
= 174
4 Space Marine Bikers [84]
+ 2� plasma gun [30]
+ Biker Sergeant
+ plasma pistol [15]
+ melta bombs [5]
+ Attack Bike [45]
+ multi-melta [10]
= 189

Stormtalon Gunship [110]
+ Skyhammer missile launcher [15]
= 125

Knight Errant
= 370

1,846 points

That's kind of gross.

Hollismason fucked around with this message at 19:01 on Jul 28, 2014

# ? Jul 28, 2014 18:57