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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 18, 2011 16:20:19 GMT -5
So I probably should've partaken in the last visit, but I was curious if anyone needed to go for anything? I'd be willing to drive.
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Post by Servo on Oct 19, 2011 0:01:15 GMT -5
YES!
Count me in please. I need 3" deep trays, and I can't find them anywhere.
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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 19, 2011 12:42:59 GMT -5
I'd be good to go next saturday 10/29 or the following saturday 11/5.
The store's hours are pretty brutal on the weekends only being open between 8am-12pm and closed on Sunday. Other than that they're open M-F 8am-4pm during the week days, but that doesn't really help me much since I'm out of vacation days.
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Post by Servo on Oct 20, 2011 15:02:51 GMT -5
I am free for either Saturday.
Let's meet for breakfast before we go. Or, go first and then lunch?
If we go Saturday Nov 5, we could do a combined Plano/GW day since that is the release day for Necrons. I know I am getting the codex at least.
Or, if some of us cannot spend that much time out, it might be a good reason to go Oct. 29 to Plano and leave Nov 5 for Necron-gasms.
I could actually go this Saturday, Oct 22 if you are in a hurry.
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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 20, 2011 17:49:27 GMT -5
Let's plan for 10/29, I can't do this saturday but I'm not in a rush either.
I am free pretty much all day 11/5 so I plan on being around some GW stores that day to at least get the codex.
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Post by JohnnyDangerous on Oct 22, 2011 6:35:07 GMT -5
Might want to see if you can get one reserved for you... dont want to drive around all day just to find out they are all bought up. According to the lawsuit against Paulson games the Chicagoland area is the biggest market in the us for their product... Though this could work to your advantage as they may have their stockists get extra...
Servo, you have picked up some dexes the first week of release right? Did you have any issues?
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Post by Servo on Oct 22, 2011 11:07:56 GMT -5
I have never had any issues, but I did reserve the Dark Eldar codex and I think the Blood Angel codex. Both times I saw more on the shelf, but it doesn't hurt to be careful.
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Post by JohnnyDangerous on Oct 25, 2011 4:40:22 GMT -5
How fr in advance do you have to reserve? I walk past a GW store everyday on the way into work, but they almost never have the current white dwarf or models I want in stock, Id like to be a bit more proactive on this one...
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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 28, 2011 12:48:35 GMT -5
Meet at colonial at 8am for bfast and then we'll leave from there.
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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 29, 2011 22:06:37 GMT -5
Interesting things we learned on the trip today. They didn't have any of those tackle boxes you guys had from last time BUT what we did find out is that a soft tackle bag would be a nice option for transport. Tim and I found the bags at Gander Mountain in Geneva on Randall from the Flambeau brand, but they were too spendy($80-$100). Plus they came WITH trays, which we already know we can get trays real cheap at the plano store. So I did some searching for the Flambeau models that we saw at Gander and discovered that there's another bag system from Cabela's that will actually work better. Here's the link: www.cabelas.com/tackle-bags-cabelas-advanced-angler-pro-series-tackle-bags-boxes-1.shtmlThe cool thing is that Cabela's offers these bags WITHOUT boxes and the "large" is the comparable size to the Flambeau brand we saw at Gander and it's only $39.99 at cabela's store. The VERY cool thing is that the "magnum" (which is backordered unfortunately) is only $49.99 but it'll hold EIGHT of the trays we've been getting at Plano store (2-3700 model) not including the outside pockets for other things. I'm pretty damn stoked about this Cabela's bag being able to use the Plano trays too (there's a guy in the comments that confirmed the plano trays work just fine in this bag). EDIT: I just noticed that the "Large" has smaller trays than the "Magnum" so that probably won't work for the current trays. Don't see any other colors and there's a huge "Cabela's" logo on the front, but whatever, it's a cheap bag system.  I know a lot of you guys picked up those rigid plastic cases for really cheap and I still think that's a sweet deal that I totally missed out on, but I think I have an opportunity to try out this "tackle bag" thing and see if it can fit everything that I'll ever need. |
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Post by Sil Odan on Oct 31, 2011 8:46:14 GMT -5
I like the idea of the tackle bag; it would be nice to be able to use a shoulder strap when carrying stuff around rather than using the handles. The only poblem I have with the tackle bags is the trays sit on their sides rather than on the bottom; that's a whole lot of minis being shifted around unnecessarily, IMHO. If you find one that let's the trays sit flat, let me know. I may be interested in trying it out myself.
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Post by ghostwheel11 on Oct 31, 2011 17:11:46 GMT -5
I don't see why you couldn't just put them in flat instead of on their ends. I guess it would be more difficult getting them out if you had to pull each one out first when their stacked in there as opposed to being able to grab each one when in there on end. It's 14" high so you could stack 7 of those trays flat inside and still have room for one or two on it's end I would think.....
I'll let you know though since I'll probably be buying one.
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Post by Sil Odan on Nov 1, 2011 9:29:50 GMT -5
I'm just not sure about the inner dimensions of the bags vs. the trays; I'd rather pull out trays to get to the bottoms than have the trays lying on their sides. When you get one, I'd definitely like to take a look at it.
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Post by tiamat on Nov 7, 2011 11:50:49 GMT -5
>i still have my old "Division Transport" bag. i can't remember the name of the manufacturer, but it's done pretty well for me the past 4 years. i'll update this with the company name at a later date.<
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