Publius New Gladiator Set we are getting lots of plastic figure news. As you know we let you know about the new offerings from Plastic Platoon and Expeditornary Force. Now we have gotten word that Publius has issued a new gladiator set. Just what to start your year off.
Publius New Gladiator Set The Figures
The set has six different figures. The poses are as follows
- With sword and sometype of spike weapn that covers arm
- Gladiator hold sword up and hold on to his shield on the ground
- sword pointing down Gladiator stepping back shield in left hand
- Retiarii with net and trident
- Gladiator knees on the ground one leg at least trapped in net. Right hand up in the air.
- Gladiator advancing with spear and shield
Publius New Gladiator Set Thoughts
Overall the detail is excellent. Publius has four different helmets on these figures. I see the thracian style helmet on two of the figures. I have no idea on the other helmets. Likewise the weapon on the first figure I listed. What is that weapon on his left arm? I like the figure on the ground with hand raised.
We have to wait and hear on the plastic. As we have heard Publius changed their plastic.
For people interested in gladiators the number figures has increased by six. What more surprises Publius has up its seelves we will just have to wait and see
Well Russian/east european are k ..a …. in production quality and detail in our hobby .
I soon will bring a newly discovered maker as well…
best
The name for the Gladiator “spike” weapon is called a “Scissor”. Most pictures I have seen of it has it as a rounded vs. pointed blade. These are great addition to Gladiator figures and weaponry. All figures are nicely done and a welcome addition.
Thank you Fred x information.Good catch !!!
Yes first time i see in unpainted figures,however the weapon was depicted in two variations by Furuta brand set in pose#9(Surprise pose) and #7 .
Also the weapon apparently is a reconstructed speculation base in partially images as not quite any original have ever been discovered.
Yet not doubt could well had be done f course.
Best regards
I would love to buy there stuff, but the price is so high. I feel they could sell more if they
could come down to the 20 to 30 range and make more sets, they kind of price people out of the market. Thanks, Ed Bearnson 2-7-18
i agree with you friend i love publius and the plastic platoon figures they have been coming out with but the price is honestly too much for me i have bought quite a few publius sets and although i really like them i have lost in total 20 dollars because of broken figures they tend to have a rough journey cause of freeze and thaw i have lost 2 figures and i’m very unhappy about it i have mentioned before i would try to return them but i simply will not invest anymore money into this company for the ethics involved i bet they would want me to pay shipping and i just figure if i’m going to get my money wasted i will just make people aware so they don’t waist their cash good call though i agree the price must be altered cause i really like them and want to give my approval but at that price i can go buy 2 good bags of tssd Calvary and you see why i can’t give my approval it would be different if i could get my money back for sure but simply too much time has passed i was going to fix them but they are unfortunately unfixable breaks without me pinning the broken pieces which happen to be gun or spear breaks which are virtually impossible to do any good patch up job on its really sad cause there is so much potential being squandered
Bought mine today. Yes, they are expensive!!!!!!!!!!!
i don’t mean to bash this company too hard but to me a figure set without a spare of each pose is squandered potential they have so much potential and yet these keep proving themselves to be simply shelf pieces i love the detail but there is simply no difference between scale modelers and us if we patronize retailers asking these kind of prices what’s the point in owning plastic army men if they can’t be set up and knocked down for ages to come i really don’t like the metal army men community because of this they spend insane amounts of money and i simply refuse to let this hobby become like that army men are supposed to be cheap i feel like that’s what the main appeal is i am not bashing anyone willing to spend that amount i just ask people to really consult the ethics and morality around your decision if we prove ourselves to be willing to pay these prices we will in fact get these prices its nothing personal i just hope people realize we okay this every time we go out and spend 50 dollars i want to like these figures but at this price we are removing the central dogma i understand the economy is rough but in times of need solutions will prevail even a decline in material quality would be okay if i got a bag of 30 of these little guys i just wish the Russian companies could give us something as beautiful as this but like tssd where we get a bag of 2 of each pose for 30 bucks i feel like that is the standard and i’m not going to buy these anymore for this reason of course don’t listen to me let the market dictate who’s right i’m jut putting my 2 cents in i hope everyone realizes my point that is all they are beautiful figures i just hope this doesn’t become the standard
Although these figures resemble toy soldiers you really should look at them as works of art; custom sculpted, limited edition artwork. If they wanted to mass produce plastic toy figures they could use nylon or some other tough material that would provide years of play value, etc.
honestly my biggest quarrel is i’m scarred to receive broken figures gimme 2 of each pose and some indestructible plastic and honestly i will buy them at this price i just expect zero flaws at this price nothing personal as always
I don’t want to bash them either, but the owner needs to read this. This company needs
to be come more like Mars, which is good quality with the two poses at $25.oo Please owner read this and make adjustments. Thanks, Ed Bearnson. 2-7-18. P.S. If they can do
it you can do it too!
my personal favorite is tssd they do really good figures and you can buy them in the states their a little cartoony but i find them to be the standard they cover a good range as well but their best sets are their very first as time went on some of the sets became a little less attractive but that doesn’t say much because what they did is pretty great i really don’t like how they started using computer generated figures i find them to be really dull i like their us gi’s and their Stalingrad Germans the sniper pose is excellent i also like their confederates and their first Calvary set the second Calvary set happens to be terrible which is really sad but i know things can’t always be perfect conte did good as well but apparently didn’t keep well with his promises which was unfortunate he made some amazing rubber type plastic figures i hate the mold lines on them and that’s why their second behind tssd and are a defunct business or else i would brag on them more tssd is still making figures though i really don’t like contes resin figures like their gi’s which i own allot of almost all of which have broken their way too brittle and go for wayyy too much on ebay
Ok i will speak regarding the price as i’m a maker of toy figures/tank-dealer as well a collector buyer and know the two sides of this.
First for those thinking the maker of EB,Publius ,WARHANSA and Plastic Platoon plus others will go down in prices.It would Not happen at all-Sorry.
In fact prices since 2013 had increase in both EB and Publius so far .
The reason had been repeated many times,counteless here mainly by me unfortunately.
Short run molds used by this small makers owners are done in molds that after 100-300 production are complete wasted and if need more need to be redone again entirely .They barrely redone their sets/mold unless few occasion such normands and Soviets ww2 sets.
The type material to be used in this mold differ a lot of conventional standard industrial material and is bought at prices of not industries but local retail prices per material that is very costly x these makers with very small budget but enthusiast.
The artist involved are top of art compared to TSSD ,LAD and many others in long production(not saying others are nicer as well done ) but Publius and Plastic platoon three artist are far superior to any seen around so far and i compare in detail and dynamism to OWN brand artist in most aspects.(NO defending or saying OWN figures are the best at all please!!)
A regular steel mold as those use to produce-long production standar sets such (CONTE,LOD,Expeditionary forces,TSSD ,Paragon,etc ) cost no less 14-16 000 USD ,then the transportation plus the shots(number sets done per machine runned) are not less than 2000-3000 sets per run as industrial big mold machinery from China were are done require that in order to make then run and produce worth their payroll the pay to their workers in handling machine ,cleaning it(a process that take up to 72 hours many time) .So think about an initial investment not less 20 000 per set in just 3000 sets of 8 poses every time not counting costumes transportation fees and packing cost before start to be sold .
That to is main reason the long run steel mold are not profitable in this hobby in short term at all and in decay for past 10-15 years as most company stop making and producing-Such Conte,AIP,SW and those making(CTS,Paragon,lod) do one-two set or less every 1 or three years if ever while take 2 to 4 years sale off one shots run of 3000 sets per run.
Now these others such Publius risking less money but using far better artist; risk less but out produce more sets per years and in limited run in order to recup fast .
I had interview the Russian makers and in not way they will go down in prices at all x sure ,neither AT ALL the prices had affect their sales as off now in any brand i mentioned above .They are selling these as hot dogs ,believe or not all around .European been the 65/80 % buyers right away .
When i first bought few sets x resale funny thing was i ended selling most sets to abroad ,not here very fast .Yet the margin from maker to sellers in not that high yet ,so x me as not full time hobby dealers was not profitable and not much time on this.
In the other hand i understand those who will not spend the money or can not afford and unfortunately is the price of the collection but is your money and your decision of course.
Last time i check a collection or been collector is not a cheap hobby at all.
These sets are not made or mean to build war game sets or as toy soldiers x kids.They are super sculpture collectible figures suitable for our collection if we can afford.
Last:Prices will rise soon in most makers included EXF as well others making long run too so the hobby line had gone high mark in order to cup with losses and high cost of all.
The owners of Publius and PP had seen the negative comments about prices but because they sale good and fast and is their money invested they will not go down at all.
When Barzo start in 90s their resin figures to many were schock as too expensive ,yet they sold fast and good and now are collectible with very high price per set or figure. ,same for Replicant still selling till now as one of first pioneers in toy soldiers new figures making and I considered and salute as the main pioneer of real future hobby collectible production in short run idea as forerunner of that production first..
Conte increase the long long production traditional price per set and with stengels Jr new casting figures(not anywhere near in detail to these); the prices are or were as not even few sets shots done far high from 5 to 7.00 per figure.And and did not heard much complain ,yet i did not bough any of those as per quality to me if figure is expensive need to be well done by artist.
The future of the hobby is set in costly figures short run production.not long run
For long run producers few making now and EXF that produced many sets but spend a lot it is about time to see then stop .
Those still bringing few sets every few years -CTS that did Koreans and chinese will take then years to initiate another’s set if ever as they know take long before do profit.
HAT,ITALERI,WATERLOO,EMHART,ACCURATE,REBEL,ACTA,IMEX from Europe all went down after not making enough.They simple stop their non HO scale line complete
HAT had try several time to get money from collectors to fund their new production,twice it had fail as they ask x no less 24 000 USD per set .And barrely after long time not even 3000 approx are collected.The fund trial had ended in failure.
The russian maker of Mars are using the ugly artist design were faces are grotesque in many ,uniforms helmets and weapons not deetail and else.Yes not horrible but cheap done more alike simple AIP ,yet in my opinion many are less detail than AIP.
That is about what you will get if want low prices today .Not super done sculptures in plastic as these Russian production.
Let see how long before Mars realize they will not continued.
BUM from 1988-1997 run 4 poses each original former PH/OLIVER1:30 scale mold for test in some set ,but after long years and not profit they never continued yet continued with the HO line as well most other(HAT,ITALERI,WATERLOO,REVEL) had done because gamers used the HO and you can do much more out ogh that scale versus cost and profit.
I import The AMEX sets from Mexico short run and they were costly even so produced out of already made old molds long ago and rediscovered by me .Yet they took long x sale as well here and not to buyers abroad.
To me and please meaning not offense ; more than 60% my buyers had been europeans today .The Europeans(East and central Europe) have a tendency to get thing at high price without questioning .Most these European collector are also ages 30-50 max in my personal experience ,indicating the interesting more younger generation from abroad are the main buyers .
Yet i do not want change thematic and will end by saying this please.
If you considered too expensive of course do not buy or try buy it ,is your money and these at the end are plastic figures.I understand it and very sorry you will not .
But asking these young(most my age exactly ) makers with just few to expend to reduce price will not work at all unfortunately.Trust me ,i had brought that comment before and red many times their answers.
My thoughts.
My opinions .
best regards.
warhansa is actually doing really good their prices aren’t that bad i’m willing to sacrifice a little bit of the detail for the price honestly in this situation not so much so like mars i honestly do not like them at all its okay if someone was to collect them but for me their overpriced and poorly sculpted and that makes me not really want any of their sets nothing personal of course tssd,exforce,LOD,CTS,replicants and some lesser known makers like Austin miniatures which is unfortunately defunct now did really superb although i won’t argue with you on if theirs a market sell to it i do beg you to realize doing this will in fact sway the hobby closer to a closed group setting though and that is my only talking point i hope everyone is ready for that because it will impact where everything goes that is after all just a little food for thought nothing ever personal it is after all small plastic men i do have one debate for publius though i have never bought plastic platoon so i can’t say much but i will say this because it is important to note not all publius sets have been perfect their Normans to me were a little lackluster while their Saxons were excellent at 50 dollars i expect supreme quality honestly the price is right but the business practices scare me i worry if i buy figures from them from now on they will be broke i’m not so much saying don’t so much as realize people will ask for quality not that we aren’t getting that but realize when the price increases it has potential to raise the bar i just hope its handled correctly and their is no fowl i just worry for people who have just now caught on and receive broken figures like me at this price their cannot be any hiccups if i ever choose to buy them let them be domestic unfortunately i have been biased nothing personal honestly beautiful figures just be aware catering to a small group brings about unwarranted criticism and if you make your base angry they won’t buy your figures anymore just some words of caution i see your name wrapped up in stuff allot actually and i really like your tanks i find them to be reasonably priced i see you are trying to be somewhat fair i agree let the prices be what people will pay if you would direct me to where i could get some of them OWN sino Japanese war figures and some of your tanks i would buy some stuff off of you
Erwin,
Where do you see Aluminium Moulds fitting in with the various pricing structures, I read an article that says that the current materials can give a longer life to the mould than the previous types, allowing more mould shots to be made before any problems occur. Aluminium, that’s ALUMINUM to you guys ‘over the pond’, costs much less than steel and is easier to work with to produce a good product utilising the same qualities of plastic.
So this type of mould could give good service for thousands of shots which would mean enough product for the market.
Best regards,
Les
Les .Yes is true about aluminum moulds and is been used .
In China I saw being used but x production such DGN or Hing fat type figures.
The mould could do easy 2000 runs in one production easy.
Then require different cleaning chemical that those used in steel mould.
Then reused .they have a life spand of about 20 000 runs aprox before need do a new one as they suffer damage.versus steel do not unless it is damage in drop or else of courses but not in making process x decades.
When I did my tank they offer aluminum and steel quotes.
The aluminum is much less but (they indicate is hard x deep design and” not recommended”.!!!!???)
So That made me think is not that good for deep detail in figures w high quality but definetely an option.
The chemicals x cleaning the machine and blocks mould are more costly but the energy used is much less than steel mold .u need minor adaptation and pressures adjusting of course.
Chinese used it a lot x cheap toys figures else since 90s.
I will post all material moulds used by these makers soon I got full data from makers .
It will be surprising funny what they use some times..
I recommend those making long run ask and request mould done in aluminium as a cheap option as far does not compromise the deetail too much.
Chinese also suggest the steel saying they don’t work aluminum often to get more money out .
Is a typical treack .
That is what I know .
Best
Erwin,
Thanks for the information.
It is interesting that there is a issue with the detail in the depth of the figure in the cavity, this would be an advantage to the makers that do multi part figures where the indent could be less as it would only concern the width of the body if the arms and head are separate.
I understand that the Japanese GASHAPON figures come from Aluminum moulds.
Appreciate the insight.
Best Regards,
les
No all Gashapon figures come from Aluminum Mould .Furuta , Bandai(Patent register of word name Gashapon trademark), Yujin and Kotobukiya and few others using chinese factory since early 2000 are switching to it ,but they are using still the multipart pieces process they design that result in a much better detail per part figured versus if were done as solid one pice two halves mold figure pose
They use type PVC in most time too versus rubber soft type used too but in less.
Gashapon are limited run in most line Aluminum mould are best .But when doing the repeated lines decided in main production directive in advance they required a steel mold to be done .In past early Japanese used via Singapore ,Philippine and HK factory Bronze moulding too .
There two books about the factories and history but lack a lot photos yet explain the early history and origin till now,one is in english ,also in french ,other so far in french and japanese .
Please do not confuse for simple color photo guide series book sold by makers all over place .
The figures are still hand carved in multipart and 3D designed in computer by Japanese today ,then send to overseas to be manufactured.
Some series are sold out within weeks and then become highly priced collectible.Others run for years.
Japanese are the most fan collectors with many having thousand of then from early pre war times till now .
Best
I forgot saying this.
Typical mass production steel mold call P-20s in today industry are the best used in toy figures.
Aluminum molds suffer on clank production creating halves juncture union flashes.
The light surface detail,such faces ,eyes,clothing marks and else is poor done .That is what i was referring in deep detail.
The saving is huge versus steel mold even when carving in the steel block the mold ,done by stell tooling and today robot machinery under computer program from 3D design directive software.
burt are disposable and if need minor retooling are very difficult to do so .
Definitely the best choice for figures in this hobby unless u want a very deep detailed figure such PP or Publius .
Making a multipart figure to be assemble require a great good artist as body parts need been accordingly done to match later.
Japanese use computer programs then 3D print samples from were cast is done ,then split in parts and redone same processing to do final mold.
That is base in what i know ,red and been told.
best.
PAY THE PRICE!!!
Truly great and inspired toy soldiers are worth it!!
The Soviet Union may have lost the Cold War,
but Mother Russia is beating the world in toy soldier production!
The basic key of success in entrepreneurship is to produce the best possible product at the lowest cost and sell it at the lowest price while making enough profit to stay in business.
Not an easy task in a market such as ours.
Bottom line – it is up to each producer/seller to decide which business model works for him/her.
As Erwin has explained repeatedly, the Russian makers such as Publius, EB, and now Plastic Platoon have come across a model that calls for them to produce (for the most part) superbly sculpted, limited production, high-priced plastic figures to a limited consumer base. I wish them good results.
There are many of us out here who enjoy the hobby and get a great deal of satisfaction out of our little guys. At the same time we have limited budgets to spend on little blobs of plastic – no matter how beautiful they might be. We sadly sigh, realize the price of the latest Vietnam figures from Plastic Platoon could be used for other purposes like rent/mortgage, car payment, food… we choose to pass.
Erwin mentions all the companies that have backed off 1/32 scale production in favor of 1/72. No arguments for the most part. However, not every company has completely backed off 1/32 scale production. HaT is trying to “crack the code” so to speak on producing good quality (perhaps not PP, but pretty good) toy soldiers at a price reasonable enough to attract an audience. I know that the folks over there have learned lessons from their last foray and hope to be able to avoid repeating past mistakes.
I am a fan of TSSD, CTS, Paragon, and others. Yes, I eye the price creep warily, but recognize it as part of life; face it NOTHING is as cheap as it used to be. But I still feel I’m getting my money’s worth. At the same time, I find I buy fewer units of new sets than I used to. Even in 1/72 scale it used to be nothing for me to buy five or more boxes of a given set to field what I considered to be an impressive formation on my table. Back then we got 48 to 50 figures per box – now, it’s between 36 to 40 and SOME as few as 20 (I pass).
Again, it is up to each of us to decide for oneself where we draw the line and where we want to spend our money. It is up to each company to decide their target market. This has all been said before and I’m repeating myself; but there is method to my madness.
I see no harm in us making our opinions known – after all, this is supposed to be a friendly forum where we can swap information, ideas, and opinions about toy soldiers among folks who share our interests – hopefully without anyone meaning or taking personal offense.
If I were a producer I would definitely “cruise” these sites to get a feel for the “pulse” of the market. I have been surprised when I find out some makers don’t. By the same token, I can understand to a point. Some companies have their own forums and often commentary degenerates (IMO) to whining and petty complaints. But that’s my opinion. I guess even in the “whining” there is feedback that might prove valuable to a businessman seeking to please his customers.
Erwin, I appreciate your take on the future of the hobby and the industry and don’t doubt you are right. After all, we of the old business model are an aging breed – perhaps we will die out and our hobby will die with us? That would be sad, because I’ve always felt toy soldiers were not just about fun and games and “boy’s” stuff – but educational for the history contained in our little blobs of plastic.
How many of us learned history because our curiosity was aroused by our toy soldiers? I often wonder if part of the reason for the decline of toy soldiers is found not only in the rabid anti-war mood of the USA in the 70s (and I will only speak of the U.S. as I confine myself to areas with which I am familiar), but also a general apathy of our history.
When I was a kid we had TV shows about our national heroes. How many of us grew up to Disney’s “Davy Crockett” and the Daniel Boone TV show? I can name others. We grew up watching “They Died With Their Boots On” and “The Alamo” with John Wayne at the movies among others. Yes, it was Hollywood and rarely accurate, but we had awareness of our history (even apart from old war movies) and therefore had some sort of frame of reference to hang actual historic knowledge on when they learned it in school.
I know that for years I taught social studies (primarily government/economics and history) in the public schools and I put the information out and was always amazing and discouraging at how little background knowledge kids had and how little interest they showed in history. It made my job tougher. I would put the information out in as many different ways as I could. They would pass the tests, pass the courses – then move on and forget it as they saw no need to retain it and no interest.
Now, there are exceptions, of course; and I don’t know how many times I’ve been told by my former students how they wish they had paid more attention in my classes. Oh well…
You might ask what this has to do with the price of toy soldiers? It’s all supply and demand.
If Erwin is right – and he may well be, then the hobby isn’t going to survive us boomers by much.
The “old” model, followed by folks like Marx, MPC in the past and now TSSD, Accurate, and others gave us something lasting. By that, I mean their figures are with us and will be for some time. True, Marx and MPC are gone – even Airfix as we grew up with it is not here. But the molds are and their figures are still out there producing figures for this and future generations if the demand exists for it. Airfix is the serial Phoenix repeatedly rising from the grave; LOD has combined with Barzso.
And who knows? These things tend to run in cycles – if our civilization survives toy soldiers might make a comeback.
In the meantime, I’ve been able to buy “recasts” of old Marx and other figures and make up some nice toy soldier sets for my grandsons at fairly reasonable prices. Right now, I’m already working on next year’s Christmas with Marx ACW. Hopefully, I can pass my love on to another generation. If not, they get a kick out of them now and I’m not putting out a second mortgage on the house.
That’s not going to happen under the new model. These high-end products are gorgeous, but as has been said, they are more collector’s items than toys. And when the molds wear out they’re gone. After all, we know from sad experience plastic doesn’t last forever. We are already having problems with some of the plastic on these new figures, we really don’t know how long it will last.
And with the quick wear-out rates of the molds, when these few are gone they’re gone forever. It’s kind of like “Slash and Burn” toy soldier making.
I wish the new makers well – I will enjoy their fantastic work through pix. At least I don’t have to worry about breaking them (LOL).
Sorry I ran so long. Just the discussion always brings a lot to mind.
Funny, so much ado about toy soldiers.
Wayne you made a good point about the quantity of figures in a set being reduced over time. Look at a Marx play set from the 60’s and think of all the figures and accessory items they included. Then go to the Airfix figure boxes of the 70’s, maybe 7 or more poses and about 30 figures in a set. Then they went to only 14 figures in a box. Then look at Call to Arms which may only have 4 different poses in a set. How do you field an army with only 4 poses?
that’s my honest to goodness complaint about plastic platoon publius and other various russian makers i could stand the price if i just got 2 of each pose i agree they are catering to a fairly small community but the price is quite hard to work with i know their doing their best i just need 2 of each pose the price is negotiable just give me 3-2 of each pose and i’ll buy them i just want replacements for ones that get broke or lost i’m really good about not loosing stuff but at the same time i know the reality plastic figures will get broken and there isn’t much of a option to get replacements because of their catering to people outside of Russia if they were domestic this would not even be a debate also i will add some of their figures have been flat and 2d those recent crusaders publius put out recently their crossbow guy is not attractive i liked that i saw a limited edition figure gonig for the standard 25 dollars but the shipping is sooo expensive i wish they would sell poses individually cause then i could get 3 of the poses i like for the same price in shipping that’s actually quite a reasonable debate imo i like the figures but at that price let me pick and choose which figures i get cause i don’t like every pose and that also keeps my pocket book firmly in my back pocket i agree completely let the market decided but have mercy on us the collectors and try to work with us and i honestly have 0 complaints another thing if the shipping was free or cheaper i could totally buy all these sets its just that extra 10 dollars i pay on ebay that forces my hand to stay firmly at my side
I’ve gotten to the point where I use new sets to augment or supplement what I have if they fit in somewhere. Like Call to Arms – there’s no way I could outfit an army or even separate regiment with just what they offer, but I’ve been able to stick a few here and there with other compatible figures and they vary the formations.
Considering the rising costs and the fact I find myself buying fewer sets – it works for me.
Very good point, which is mix the various companies to giveyour scene a more rounded experience
Wayne, I agree. More power to the Russian makers and their beautiful collector figures. That said there are still plenty of options for folks on a budget looking for toys – Marx and MPC recasts, Jeff Imel’s reissuing of Timmee and BMC, AIP, HAT, A Call to Arms, made in China stuff, etc. I don’t know what the future holds, but I doubt that toy soldiers will ever die out – and they may even make periodic comebacks as play fashions change. The Frazier History Museum in Louisville has a large permanent exhibit of the Stewart toy soldier collection with a magnificent range of metal soldiers. I think the oldest on display are some German flats from the 1770s – a reminder that we should put our hobby in a long context.
I can understand both sides of the story, Yes they are a bit pricey and unfortunately are out of my range at this time, But on the other hand as Erwin has said it takes such a lot of time effort and money to produce these Publius figures which is why they are so high, And they are really lovely sculpted works of art. Just one thing I would like to add and this is just my personal opinion, I really like the bulk of my figures to be in dynamic exciting poses with just a few boring posing poses. For me there is only 1 dynamic pose in this Gladiator set with most of them in more subdued poses which I would find disappointing even if I could afford them, Just my opinion.
another good point like i said its fine to charge allot for good figures but when all the poses have zero action about them and i only want one pose it really staves my hand i think these should be sold individually so i can just buy the 3 figures i like at 30 dollars and the 10 dollar shipping or better yet make shipping free cause i’m spending 50 dollars on plastic men already its kind of crazy to ask me to pay shipping nothing personal i’m just telling the truth i will not buy figures allot of the times cause the shipping is absurd its a fair claim nothing personal as always just telling people what really bothers me
Nice sculpts with rather pedestrian poses. No really obvious fighting pairs either. Sort of a let down unless you want to a few figures to look cool sitting on a shelf.
Ed, that may be the whole point?
It’s possible, but it misses it’s mark with me, I will not buy them. It would be like buying Marx presidents for a whole lot more money.
My take – and why I never desired the President series when they came out and pass on them now.
I only wanted civilians I could use in my battles as refugees or noncombatants caught in the mayhem.
My older brother was into model cars when we were kids. That was all well and good – but I was only interested if I could throw a .50 mount on the hood. Just the way I rolled.
I find it difficult to believe very many little boys actually asked their parents to get them a set of the Marx U.S. Presidents.
There wasn’t much “play value” in such a set.
Of all my choices of a toy soldier playset to get for Christmas, the set of U.S. Presidents, even with the capitol building, would have been about last on my list — which is probably why I never had one.
I think there’s probably a greater demand for the set from adult Marx collectors today, who want to have a set of them just because it was made by Marx. That’s the time I got mine — as an adult collector when I could live without being able to actually play with something.
I strongly suspect about the only Marx U.S. President sets which actually got sold were purchased by parents who thought it made a good educational toy — something that would help their kid learn the names of all the U.S. Presidents — like learning the names of all the states and each state capital — which schools of my generation used to emphasize, but probably don’t anymore.
Ok i will respond here to various comments .I hope everyone could see who i’m responding please in respectful way .
I don’t think the hobby is complete death but more like transitioning and evolving .
From the quote (then the hobby isn’t going to survive us boomers by much.)
I think it will in probably reduced in a way but will not be gone if follow the transition as so far is doing.I hope i’m not one of last mohican here and in willing to fight back as i can but seen the changes in production i need to adjust to it as makers of long run will not make more as that in few years from now and collectors that buy new figures depend in new productions sets.Those who collect only vintage that is x ever if like as vintage figures will be always around.
What is not doubt is death of the long run production in steel mold ,least here in US almost death compared to late 90s and early 2000.To few making and too exparced in a year producing versus short run amount sets made in a single years along by just one maker such Publius
3D molds and short run production (practiced first and STILL in business by Replicant) ,now being used by Russians ,ukraine(soon mongolia-I’m kidding here) .
Also used by mexicans makers such AMEX brand i import,by arbs recast mold new poses sets and else carry by me and CTS too is the future of keeping it alive.
And thank to you all ,older generation the hobby will survive with your example .
Me personal will always keep high and admire all you who maintain what could had been long ago death but revived in mid 80s pretty much thanks to you ALL.
IF YOU GUYS HAD NOT START IT BEFORE I GREW UP it will not exist now .
SO BIG THANK YOU TO YOU ALL.
About buying russian sets as i say it is a high price market collectible figures and cost high make the price high .No negotiable there in that line makers.Sorry.
Makers decide the poses they like as well and not everyone need to be fighting in a collection ,what about the death poses so many ask,or the one loading rifles so many need in line fire in sets!?
Or the marching that many ask like as battle formation drill required many as well ???
What about the officer ,banners,drummers,wounded,carrying ladder ,climbing ladder,loading cannon and so on so many like and need?(they are not quite fighting but needed too in collection of every army and range else too and many buy then )
Yes a set with 8 poses too few in aggressive poses other semi action ,but also could be easy hot/cold water move down or up and put to more action in 5 seconds .
You will not do it because they cost too much and feel sorry put figures in hot water to bend arm !?
Please!!! You are not cutting then,but those poses out there have easy action poses to be done if need too.
At the end is your budget,simple buy or not .So i do not push at all .
But i respect makers and support then .
For sellers is selling and they will not back down as Publius since 2013 had made 27 sets and sale then fast at the price that had been increased twice.
E B as well same .
Warhansa same .
Even the rare ww1 soldiers and kossacks set made in east europe now by others are selling too .
Plastic Platoon had to do another repeated mold x his US soldiers as sold out .
I chat with owner (a young person my age pretty much all time and he just adventure here with few money from his pocket finding this way only available for him create figures such these ).
Would we not have it then we have seat tide to see if any long run production will dare risk $20-25 000 to make another single set of 8 poses as TSSD in not were near same deetail or get the crude made MARS figures
So those tree makers are happy with their line ,production,prices and sales.
So i’m x then as well and x those who can not
For others they can not buy these , still get as Daniel Murphy sais above plenty other choices still out there in abundant overstock .from cheap BMC ,chinese stuff such DGN ,Hing Fat ,supreme,TM to reissues of MARX,LIDO ,TM ,IDEAL ,etc and few new makers such CTS,PARAGON,AUSTIN,TSSD DSG,AIP and others.
Also as TD Barnecut post and i copy here ( Although these figures resemble toy soldiers you really should look at them as works of art; custom sculpted, limited edition artwork.)
When Action Casting release his very extra super limited sets figures i never red so much hush about prices at all ,yet figures were 7-8.00 per figure .If you can ever get one as too limited and no more.Yet those were any where near in appearance ,detail or accuracy to these.
About buying and receiving damage .unless you are dealing direct with russian dealer i recommend you use the protection buyer Ebay system that will protect you 100% when one single item arrive damaged.Just open a case and will see either seller send you a discount ,a figure or ask send it back as his full shipping refund cost as Ebay force seller do this all time .I’m a seller and buyer and it does that at all time .
Still also paypal under your payment method has another protection as well that work exact same way .
So there is not excuse as to get a refund ,return or else as all you will have to do if send back pack/figures is put back in same case arriving and print ebay seller prepay label enforced by ebay to seller ,once you print label even without shipping out ebay that has already retain the sale entire total price money from seller will do the refund to you by paypal.
I’m a seller and buyer ebay and have store on ebay for over 15 years .I had seen this system work 100% and unless very obvious not foult proved by seller Ebay 99% give immediately rights in favors of buyers.
About plastic in Publius it was as 100 times repeated by me here fix already and it end when change to new flexible soft type with two indian sets.So are the PP sets as well.
About Hat .
I bet many us had received not expensive and even expensive vintage figures also broken as well by mail.
About Hat being still in business- HAT had not back up, but theoretical till now .
Since 2013 they had done not new 1/32 set and had try 3 times consecutive to fund 1/32 sets with collectors/fan money collection.All times had failed till now as they require a lot money to do a single mold.So not done any sets .
All they keep doing is testing market about how many collectors want to afford it .
But in the other hand several of funded HO sets by HAT had been done and is because the cost of one mold steel plate HO is much less ,but more important the amount of shots per production you can do while running the machine per hours.
And HO still have far more demand as gamers use it massively too and they build huge armies far greater than us so they buy much more.
I know of the German main dealer that says few times he sale 50 sets HO of any brand x each single he sale in 1/32 and making 20 times more money still .
So there is the issue.
I really hope Hat do one set more ,but after following it blog( i do for years now) i had seen not success in this way.Plus if ever done will be one set out every year as far collectors support it if they can afford it .
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do you think i could rectify my problem with publius? because i have only just bought the figures in a 2 year span at the most although i didn’t return them right away i would honestly drop my debate if i knew i could get my money back i can prove i didn’t break the figures as swell not fully but i can show you that their all weapon break they have all shown up this way i have a soviet from one of their ww2 sets and his ppsh barrel snapped off i couldn’t believe my eyes i was so appalled when i found it i didn’t know what to do if their is no hassle in returning them i will of course be really happy with them for doing that it in fact a small community i don’t want to be accused of breaking them though cause i keep my figures really well i didn’t return them right away but i really didn’t break them i just didn’t know what to do about it it makes me quite angry that their 10 dollars a piece i expect complete quality that’s why i can no longer buy figure from Russia i don’t think they would really want to take my broken figures back or else i would honestly have no complaints
You want to know if you can return the items because you say they arrived broken TWO YEARS AGO? Are you kidding?
What would YOU do if you were the manufacturer and somebody contacted you with that kind of request?
Definettely wait too much
That is done right away received I guess.
I had done so .
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i would figure that he’s spending so much on his set he shouldn’t receive any broken
also i said within 2 years at the most not 2 years like i said i have no hope they will and that’s my point i will not be giving money to people who cannot do adequate business back and i suggest everyone else do the same based on my experiences this is a rather small community i don’t think anyone would lie over plastic army men but go figure apparently people will jump your bones in a comment section
Sorry you are so biased against Mars. Is this personal? Their Vietnam War sets are comprised on many nicely sculpted poses. Their recent US Delta Fore and Somalia insurgents are excellent and their upcoming WWII Germans are based upon historical pictures. 15 Figures for $25 a great value!! Affordable with lots of play and conversion value.
Kent we went on this before ,everybody has his like and opinion,
Mine is MARS are poor detailed=crude to my view and critique-.That is my quote.
I did not mentioned any at all about price or value else.
For cheap price that is what you get.
So are Marx HO according to HO bloggers .While strelets brand is far better in detail.
The Germans as plenty mentioned and noticed not only me are horrible done with funny looking long legs,wrong pants and odd helmets,the faces in most figures are comics.In fact one of the worst sets.Some others are aceptables .
Figures are in deetail less than AIP that are generic x most part simple TOY soldier figures if compare to many other far above in accuracy and detail.
I understand you are a main dealer here in US and i’m glad x you and you do sale then ,but i bet my opinion doesn’t matter or affect x those who will buy then for you or others at all as is always a buyer choice if like or not buy or not .
So apparently it affect you direct as my personal opinion.
And if that is biased x you .
Sorry,so be it!
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i find their guns to be unsightly and inaccurate beyond expectation on their Vietnam sets and their new Germans look poorly detailed they are not nearly as detailed as conte or tssd imo but im not the one buying them it doesn’t really matter if you do of course if you truly like them i find them to be somewhat reasonable on price though so that’s the one good thing they got going for them although high for me considering what they look like for other people i could see them being just fine honestly they have their pros and cons like every brand
I think they changed sculptors recently, I got the Delta Force and Somalian sets and they aren’t as nice as the early figure sets. They suffer badly from flash on the faces and other areas and the detail is quite light. I wouldn’t call them excellent sculpts, I will use them for conversions so it didn’t worry me too much but compared to the other set I have, Soviet Infantry Afghan War, the quality has gone down quite a bit.
At least they solved the problem of set configuration I got 2 each of the 7 poses and one of the specialist pose making up the 15 figure set. The Soviet Infantry set I got 12 kneeling poses and 6 standing ones making up the 18 figure set, this stopped me buying any other sets as MARS told me this was the way the sets were being offered, guaranteed one of each offered pose and random others to make up the boxed set.
I checked with a few collectors before ordering the Delta Force and Somalians what was in a boxed set.
Their WW2 Germans look as if they were designed on a computer as I don’t think an actual sculptor would get the proportions so far off.
computer graphics look terrible imo very 2d figures i feel that way about some of tssds new sets like their Romans and their Vietnamese infantry also their sculpting has receded over time i like tssd more then most brands they feel good i like their little extra weight and their really action packed sculpts they go good with conte i feel like exforce suffers almost in having too identical of sculpts as well but at least their not computer generated from what i can tell people don’t really talk about it but i think the 60mm figures over the last few years have been quite nice.
Kent.
Any word on what the next WW2 sets from MARS will be? I don’t think the Germans are too bad, I have seen worse. They are useable. I will know more if I see them in person. Hopefully they will work at it and do a lot better job on the next WW2 sets they do. Maybe you and some other dealers can offer advice and encourage them on doing their figure sets.
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Okay, I think we get it, you love the Russian figures US figures suck, I get your point.
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Well not quite US made.
Most sold by US brands are Made in China.Most sculpted in China too.If that is your point.
Least Russian made their themselves.
So Mexicans and British.
I did not know you represent( we.!!!!?)
And there is many more points from me to considered that simple one.
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Whatever, post another rambling incoherent message that goes on and on with the same thing over and over. You are the voice of the toy soldier world and authority on everything. I’m done , color me gone.
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Good points all round, I think Erwin is right when he says that many people like the more subdued poses and ive got no problem with that but if I were to buy a set of say 6 figures I personally would want at least 5 of them in exciting battle poses and 1 boring pose, As I say just my opinion. I also think Henrys idea of selling the figures individually is A great idea, That way fussy blokes like me could buy just 1 or 2 figures of each set from say Publius much cheaper.
Just one other thing I want to say is that i’m really glad that Eastern Europe is bringing out all these figures over the last few years and most of them are beautifully sculpted figures. My only slight gripe is that many of the figures are on the subdued side and although I do a lot of converting myself and although I do enjoy doing this, It would make a change if I didn’t buy a set of figures and think right ive got to change many of these, Just my opinion and Eastern Europe keep up the good work.
The individual pose choice could be done.I will bring it to makers.
Well thought by Henrrys.
The no name brand sets are kess expensive and more accordingly x their conversion.Some sets from Publius are more as what Cane style did in figures before under Elio Simoneti in sculturing design.Also many are extracted from metal made poses directly. I understand the point of not fun on some poses.
PP is more action but he will stay in modern x long..
Warhansa is a mix as far they don’t mess w weapons.
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make sure if you ever talk to the guys at publius let them know their Saxon set is honesty my favorite the chain mail looks realistic unlike their Norman set i bought which are just small raised bumps meant to imitate chain mail i don’t know if you know what i’m talking about or not but whoever did their Saxon set did really good i consider it worth the 50 dollars i paid compared to my Normans and vikings sets i got i hope they just get that artist to do their figures from now on i love the chain mail on them enough to say that should be the new accepted way of giving a chain mail look i also would like a Romano Brittan figure set to match my Saxons if that was to occur with the same artist it would really feel nice to have some figures to fight i just wish i could get multiples of each pose although the price is honestly not in my range i can make exception for sets i like i just hope they think about either giving us a way to cheaply get extra copies or letting us pick and choose cause i need at least 3 of each pose in order for me to really invest in a company its a shame their so far away cause i really like their stuff i just need their assurance i can return broken figures this next time and free or charge or else unfortunately for personal reasons i won’t be able to do business with them
Publius do not sale diret.Same EB and PP.
U need deal with sellers directly w u buy on ebay else.
Sorry x u loss.
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I actually thought the poses of this new Publius Gladiator set are quite good. Every pose in the set seems like something a coliseum spectator would see as he looked down at the arena.
All these Engineer Bassevitch and Publius sets are as good as they come. And the less expensive Russian/Ukrainian sets like Mars, No-Name, and Chintoys are also very good.
I agree Don. The poses are pretty much x that purposes. Representatives of specific classical Gladiators scenes moments in arena.
The Furuta set is done as same well in same poses.
Marx gladiator and ben hur 16 pos es barrely have any true action poses w a legionary and velite soldier poses in as Gladiators.
But I understand those who want every body fighting only.
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All i’m saying is if companys like Publius were to sell the figures individually at a reasonable price of say £7 each (I dont know what that is in Dollars) I would definately buy some of them as I predict many others would. Because as they are at the moment at 6 figures for nearly £40 I wont be buying any, Especially as I have stated that I might not like 4 of the poses. So if they are reading any of these comments I think it would benefit collectors like myself and the company itself would make more money, Fingers crossed?
One of the reasons I think HaT’s MAC format was one of the best things to hit the hobby and is being imitated (at least in 1/72 scale). One can buy as many of whichever pose(s) they want. You don’t have to get one flagbearer or drummer for each action pose because the mold only holds eight slots and you want to cover all your bases.
When HaT did their Napoleonic Prussians I was able to buy two or three boxes each of their Marching and Action poses to create believable firing lines and marching formations but only needed one box of Command to furnish each formation I put together with a command element. And I didn’t end up with two dozen extra flagbearers and drummers. I was able to do this in both 1/72 and 1/32 scales with several of their offerings.
I repeat, you may follow the forum but that is not the ENTIRE story. The folks at HaT are determined to break in to 1/32 – the major obstacle (IMHO) has been their primary focus and market has been the 1/72 market – which has its own dynamic. Much of their input has been from those folks and then there are the guys who are constantly for yammering for obscure units (like my constant tongue-in-cheek requests for Pommeranian Piccolo Players). They are trying to get a feel for the 1/32 market and learning as they go.
It is recognized that their earlier efforts in 1/32 went somewhat astray by flooding the market with too many sets too fast with topics that seemed obscure to a major market (the USA). Not many American collectors are really interested in Napoleonic German State troops (Bavarians, Wurttemburgers, etc.) – no matter how well done.
Their 7YW Prussians could fly as they could be sold as American Revolutionary “Hessian” mercenaries – how I use(d) them. Now the cry has come for them to do up 7YW Austrians – necessary if one wants to continue the 7YW series as the European conflict. They are trying to respond to their customer demand. Personally, I can support this as I can find alternative uses for the Austrians and am not averse to using them in 7YW scenarios (it does seem I’ve gravitated toward 18th-19th Century). I am not sure, though if there is demand other than among the vocal few, though. That is one of the reasons I’ve tried to drum up input from folks I KNOW collect 1/32 plastic and WILL buy them if made available.
If this effort fails, it MIGHT be some time before they try 1/32 again – but I don’t think they’ll entire abandon it. They will just need to back up, regroup, and figure another path to try. Another reason I believe they need input from us – REAL customers – to help them figure out what will sell.
Believe me, they listen. I have to say among the larger scale manufacturers I’ve not seen a company take so many pains to please their customers (Strelets-r comes in a close second) – and take feedback, both positive and negative, to heart.
I am not getting a commission, nor have I a vested interest (as has been suggested somewhere else); I’m just a grown-up kid who loves toy soldiers. I think HaT is one of the best possible sources to bring us quality figures at a reasonable price. So WHAT if it’s only one or two sets a year? That’s good for my budget and a LOT better than NO sets.
Ed, I learned a long time ago not to argue with someone who’s never wrong. I once thought I was wrong, but that was merely a mistake on my part – thinking I could be wrong… 😉
I have read and taken part in HATs previous 1/32 blog and I would not agree that they listen to collectors. It was suggested to them that if they expanded their period of interest to include the most popular eras like ACW, WW2, etc and stopped just adding to the Napoleonic era that they could gain more sales.
Exforce has learned how to continue an era by adding sets periodically but still producing something for the collectors of other eras so keeping everyone happy and gaining new customers.
In HATs latest version of their forum you can see that 1/72 is their ‘Bread and Butter’ line, as they have asked collectors what they would want next and listed about 20 sets or more for customers to comment on but only offered 1/32 collectors 7YW Austrians or Napoleonic Austrians, sets they have previously listed but never made despite interest at the time.
It seems to me that they don’t want to risk any of their profits on making 1/32 sets which may sell against 1/72 sets that WILL sell. I can understand this in todays market place.
So I don’t have any confidence that they will do anything in 1/32 in the near future.
Still think that the MAC sets system would work well for ACW and would sell well for both collectors and wargamers,
Just my two cents worth or what ever it is with inflation 🙂
Les, you make some valid points. I’ve spoken with H about some of them; I think part of the problem happened back when he had his health problems and the company about fell apart.
Back then, I agreed with you he ought to stick his toe in the water with a more popular era, but, as I hinted, other voices outvoted me (and others who agreed with me), but I think the lessons are learned and right now it is true the bread and butter is 1/72 – but they have a large number of sets ready to roll – not to mention a sizable inventory of 1/32 figures from what I gather.
So, they are putting their toes in the water again with the 1/32 Austrian 7YW Infantry. As I’ve said, I would prefer another set, but they are complimenting a fairly popular set they’ve already done and trying to keep a promise.
I am hoping if this project can get off the ground they will move into some more popular periods; the Civil War HAS been discussed and they have some great masters completed in the MAC format that could be done in 1/32.
I hope this helps.
Here’s the link to the Austrians so you can see the details for yourself:
http://www.hat.com/Big7AutCF.html
Wayne,
Thanks for the link to the crowd funding site.
The quality of the digital images is nice and if this could be achieved in the actual figures this would be good, however, for me, there are too many static poses. I’m not a fan of marching poses and I’m not alone in this.
The Fusilier set A would be not bad if the marching and loading guys were changed for active poses, they had the same problem with the action set for the 7YW Prussians. I won’t be helping with their project but I’ll be keeping my eye on them in case they do something I would like to add to my collection.
The only 7YW area of interest I have is in FIW so if they had done British and French for North America I’d be a supported ,especially if they did Native Americans too.
I suppose I’m really after BARSZO figures in injection plastic 🙂
Strangely the 7YW Prussian sets that these compliment seem to be out of production and from what I understand for quite some time. They haven’t run the mould again maybe they will if this crowd funding project works.
It remains to be seen that they have learned anything from the 1/32 collectors comments but I’m happy to wait and see while spending my money on products I can use from other makers.
They keep machinery running off China ,that is what make then stop ,is costly run then unless u use cheap labor as HAT is not millionaire i think.
I had seen these machine ,i post mine tank one machine from chinese factory here before and been there how they work ,they require a lot maintenance before and after in cleaning else.
when running they need be monitor very well.
The could cost from 60.000 the cheapest to 500.000 the more standards.
So that may could be a reason.
The French/indians war in america ,part of same conflicts in Europe are good interesting choice as will get much more US buyers as well .Only AIP and Barzo enter that era well .But Barzo resin are gone and AIP are some generic sets in soldiers while indians/rangers(the best) not many poses.
May be a new maker will bring some in not that crazy prices as those from Russia of course .
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Hi Wayne I collect Fantasy, Ancient and Medieval figures, And when Hat were making Ancient 1/32 figures some years ago I brought every set they did, And I thought they were very nice figures also. If they start to produce any of the figures I mentioned I will buy again and I hope others do also.
They’d like to hear that, not my area any more (I had to draw a line a few years back, sadly) – but that’s the kind of input they really are looking for. Thanks. You can always pop over there and tell them.
I’ve been a big 1/72 collector as well as 1/32 scale. Truth to tell, when opinions are asked I feel in the minority with the 1/32 perspective. I feel they are missing a good market and are starting to realize it. Other voices are needed I think to give a full perspective on 1/32 scale so they could make their decisions.
I might not always get the set I absolutely want, but to me that’s secondary to them succeeding and staying afloat so that one day I might. If they go belly up there goes another chance for me to get what I want.
fantasy is really cool i want some more fantasy sets and dark ages sets not quirky ones though like fairies or elves i would like to see some of strellets cimmerians and undead calvary get made into 1/32 but alas this is a small community its kind of amazing to me 1/32 scale has never made a comeback i find it to be the most convenient scale for collecting 1/35 is too small and obviously caters to tank enthusiast aswell as having fragile parts while 1/72 figures get lost in my carpet like nobody’s business
also side note i meant dark alliance 1/72 figures i just thought they were strellets with that though like i mentioned dark age figures strellets has quite a good amount of Saxons and Normans in 1/72 too bad 1/72 figures are sort of expensive for how little they are because they do a good job at giving you multiples of the same pose usually i wish 1/32 scale could be more like 1/72 sometimes in that way
In regards to HAT, they must realize Napoleonics do not sell as well in the USA. They should go with a theme that is popular worldwide. Probably the two most are WW2 and ACW but certain troops in these Wars have been done over and over. Maybe 1940 French, 39 Poles, Gurkhas, Aussies, Naval and Winter troops. For ACW there is a need for Naval, Marines and Raiders. Dark Ages is also popular. We still do not have a decent set of Norman Cavalry. Dark Age Picts, Irish, Franks to fight Vikings.
my 3 favorite periods are in fact dark ages civil war and ww2/coldwar i rarely buy anything outside of them but i have a very broad tolerance i like allot of Alamo stuff and include it in with acw and cowboy stuff
Henry and Tom I totally agree with your comments, I would absolutely love to see more Fantasy and Dark Ages sets done in 1/32 like Cimmerians, Lizardmen, Goblins, Picts, Franks etc, But i’m afraid there seems to be no appetite to make these figures in any kind of numbers, Which is why I make many of my own. Perhaps I will post some on here soon for you to see after ive asked Paul first of course.
i’ve been going that way as well its not hard to make your own stuff now a days its become cheaper
Darren Your fantasy conversion have a lot of great imagination and ideas as well very well done
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Thanks alot Erwin ive done many Fantasy, Warriors and Knights conversions and Ive many more to show. As you know ive shown some of them on Stads before and have had many really nice comments. I know I keep saying it but ive had some ill health lately so havent really been in the mood but I will get some together and ask Paul if I can put some on very soon.
Darren
Sorry to hear on your health issues. when youare up to it send me the photos.
Thanks Paul, Yeah I will sort some out shortly.
I agree that Normans and Vikings/Saxons ought to do well for companies like HAT. They would please medieval collectors and gamers and they could do double-duty as troops for people interested in fantasy. I’m hoping against hope that A Call to Arms will expand their Norman range, currently just four swordsmen. As Tom Black stated above, we could really use a nice set of Norman cavalry, which ought to have all sorts of uses.
I noticed several new individual Publius fantasy Vikings and a Dwarf on eBay today. 3 different Vikings including the one Stad showed and also one Dwarf. Very nice figures, but you will be paying about 25 bucks per figure including shipping. Too expensive for me.
It is pre release set sale of one fantasy fill set they are making and will come in 8 poses.
Another new surprise era 16 poses is coming soon too.
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You would have to see if the dealer will combine shipping or not on. I agree you are now starting to get into the cost of metal figures with the postage. Postage from here to Europe for one figure is $14.00
Several rusdian dealers charge only $7 to 9.oo x up to one pound pack.
Any US shipping to abroad start at 13.75 USD by lowest amount.
Pretty much same.So is not much differences .
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thier wayyy too expensive i agree