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Grown Men Playing with Toys · April 2 · 1 hr 6 min

29 - Mo' Models, Mo' Problems

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the "Grown Men Playing With Toys" podcast, Erik and Steve tackle one of the most common experiences in the Warhammer 40K hobby — the impulse buy — and discover that they couldn't possibly approach it more differently. Steve is the guy who walks into a GW store for a battle line unit for his current army and walks out with a flashy monster for a faction that he has never played. Erik is the guy who spends months talking himself into a new faction but then goes "all in" to collect the entire army once he is committed. Somewhere in between, they manage to explore: What even is an impulse buy and do you have to be standing in the store for it to count? The good, the bad, and the "I paid to paint an entire army I gave away" How nostalgia and pop culture fuel some of the hobby's best (and worst) financial decisions The impulse that lives inside the game — and why "I choose violence" is a completely valid tactical framework What happens when your impulse collides with everyone else's at the table? Whether you've ever fallen in love with a model you'll never field, talked yourself into yet another army, or just stood in a GW store knowing full well you're about to make a terrible decision — this one's for you. Check out our other content: https://gmpwt.blog/ https://www.youtube.com/@GrownMenPlayingWithToys

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In this episode of the "Grown Men Playing With Toys" podcast, Erik and Steve tackle one of the most common experiences in the Warhammer 40K hobby — the impulse buy — and discover that they couldn't possibly approach it more differently.

Steve is the guy who walks into a GW store for a battle line unit for his current army and walks out with a flashy monster for a faction that he has never played. Erik is the guy who spends months talking himself into a new faction but then goes "all in" to collect the entire army once he is committed. Somewhere in between, they manage to explore:

  • What even is an impulse buy and do you have to be standing in the store for it to count?
  • The good, the bad, and the "I paid to paint an entire army I gave away"
  • How nostalgia and pop culture fuel some of the hobby's best (and worst) financial decisions
  • The impulse that lives inside the game — and why "I choose violence" is a completely valid tactical framework
  • What happens when your impulse collides with everyone else's at the table?

Whether you've ever fallen in love with a model you'll never field, talked yourself into yet another army, or just stood in a GW store knowing full well you're about to make a terrible decision — this one's for you.

Check out our other content: https://gmpwt.blog/ https://www.youtube.com/@GrownMenPlayingWithToys

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