Um... What happened to GW's Specialist Games????

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Um... What happened to GW's Specialist Games????

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Er...
So, I went to GW's website (shocker), and I wanted to take a look at the Specialist game lines.
Now, I knew that things were getting a little thin there the last time I checked. But, now it appears to be gone completely.

What happened? I guess they have just decided to jettison everything other than the "Big 3".

Is there a place where you can still find Mordheim or Necromunda gangs? Other than here and eBay...

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Still there from my computer....2nd from right.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catal ... list-games

here's the link if you want it.
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http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/s ... Smelt-quot

If this is true, all metal models are gone. It might be just my computer, but the tabs on the Specialist links are not opening for me.
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I can open the links but there are no products listed in many of the categories. Given that there is a rumour that GW is literally smelting away all their metal figures I suspect that would explain the lack of SG miniatures as they were almost entirely metal.
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Re: Um... What happened to GW's Specialist Games????

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Rumor on Naftka is that specialist games is being "reborn" in a way with all plastic kits. At least epic/gothic/blood bowl and the kits will be a starter set with expansions - much like the Westeros Battleore...

At least that is the rumor I read....
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Re: Um... What happened to GW's Specialist Games????

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Hi,
Yeah I have read several places that epic, Etc. Is going to be re released this year in an all plastic range strictly box sets.
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I'd be quite surprised if that happened. It would require making a lot of plastic moulds as other than the core infantry all of the figures were in metal. That would be a pretty significant outlay
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Re: Um... What happened to GW's Specialist Games????

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So, I guess they are done. Hmmm... That kind of blows.
Basically, all you can get is the Blood Bowl game.

It would be great to see them all re-released in plastic, but I am fairly sure that pixelgeek is right.

Kinda sux. I was thinking about picking up some of those nice boxed sets they had for the Necromunda gangs. Oh well.

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