I was extremely fortunate to have spent the last two weeks in beautiful sunny Scotland. I’m not even joking, it was sunny while I was there. It rarely rained and even if it had, it still would have been a great trip.
While in Edinburgh, I stopped in the Warhammer store on Castle St. and picked up a Sloppity Bilepiper and the 2025 Black Library Celebration.
So far, the highlight is “The One Road” by David Guymer. As a collector of all things Gotrek, I was really happy to see that story in there. It was a quick, fun read, though Gotrek factored in as only a minor character. The short story bridges into Verminslayer, that I haven’t checked out yet, as it still has limited availability.
I wanted to hit an independent game store while I was there, but the timing didn’t work out.
As much as I like this stuff, I rarely find myself in a proper Warhammer store. This time I was really struck by how limited the selection is at the brick-and-mortar store. There was hardly anything I wanted to buy, really.
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of things Warhammer doesn’t carry in-store.
- New Releases
- Limited Releases
- Single Models <$20 USD
- Single Models – from deep in the catalog
- No Skarr Bloodwrath
- No Harlequin Solitaire
Well, I didn’t start this post to bash GW, but I guess I just don’t understand the retail strategy there. Maybe all those specialty models just languish in-store. But, it feels going to a Coke Freestyle machine and having it only dispense Coke and Diet Coke.
Regardless! It was fun to check out, they had a lot of painted models on display and possibly the WORLDS BIGGEST PLUSH NURGLING in the front window!
