Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Squarebase Invasion!


...so where I work, November & December are great if you want to pick up overtime - everyone is using their vacation time to attend holiday parties & family get-togethers, or to vacation in warmer locales.  On top of that, we were down two employees in my department, due to one retirement and one transfer - Since mid-October I don't think I've worked less than 55 hours per week, and there were couple weeks where I almost hit 70 hours.  But, I've been here before, and it's quite a shock when January rolls around and I'm back to my regular 40-hours-per-week paycheck.  So, since the Christmas shopping was done, the bills were paid, and I still had a little extra money in my pocket, I swung by my FLGS a few days before Christmas, figuring I'd pick up a few models to squirrel away for the upcoming lean times.

When I got there, I found the place pretty picked over by holiday shoppers - they didn't have a single Ork or Black Templar / Space Marine model that I wanted in stock.  I'd given the Island of Blood fantasy boxed set a look a few times in the past, after 8th edition came out.  They were sold out of those, too - while I was chatting with the owner, I picked up a Battle for Skull Pass set he had left over and was giving it a look.

FLGS Owner:  You realize that's the old set, right?

Me: Yeah.  What are the armies in the new set?

FLGS Owner: High Elves & Skaven.

Me:  Hmmm, I think I'd actually like Dwarves & Goblins better... but the rulebook would be out-of-date, right?

FLGS Owner:  Yeah, but I tell you what... if you want that set, I'll sell it to you, with a full-size 8th edition rulebook, for the same price as the new boxed set.

Needless to say, I thought that was a heck of a deal, and I jumped on it.  But fear not, readers - I haven't gone to the darkside, and remain focused on 40K.  This is a back-back-burner project for a rainy day, for after I've finished the two 2,000-point 40K armies I currently have in progress...

8 comments:

  1. That is a good deal considering how costly the current rulebook is, nice shopping! It's always fun to have something simmering on the back-back-back burner, enjoy those square bases!

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  2. DANG IT..... you know this means I have to buy a Fantasy Army....

    /HATE

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  3. Hey, I might know where you can get a deal on 500 pts. of Dwarves... :-)

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  4. Awesome! How could he sold you both things so cheap!!! You lucky man!

    BTW, what army would you choose for WHFB? Orcs?

    Cheers!

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  5. Nesbet -

    It helps if the local shop owner is also a personal friend. ;-)

    Yep, I'm doing Orcs & Goblins first - I've already bought a couple more units, but I'm going about it sparingly, since they're supposed to be getting a new codex in a few months...

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  6. If I'm going WFB it will be Ogres or Rats...
    When Sadie finds out you MADE me want more models. shes gonna be upset....

    Congrats on being my scapegoat

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  7. Go with Skaven - much cooler, plus the new releases look fantastic.

    You're pretty much my scapegoat for this entire *@#%$!'n hobby, so I guess we're even...

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  8. Dude. I like the way you roll!

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