oberstoskar
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Dear fellow collectors,
I am a big fan of K&C Crimea series, for I reckon they are the best available in the market. I bought almost all the K&C UK limited edition Crimean war series although the price is much higher than regular K&C releases. I was elated a few months ago when I read from this forum that the K&C Crimea series has been revived for regular release.
However, I have this 'subjective' feeling that the dispatched English line regiment is not going to sell so well, cause they are not released together with the officer and flag bearers, and the poses are uninspiring... I do not demand GI Joe-alike ridiculous action poses, but at least I don't feel the poses are interesting... and they look very familiar (just like previously released Napoleonic infantries).
I will buy a selected few of the English line regiment in Jan, 2013, but not one of each of the 9 soldiers.
I think K&C UK has already produced the most appealing regiments from the Crimea theater... I was hoping that K&C UK could add-on a few soldiers to compliment what K&C UK has already produced, e.g.
1. creative or even non-combat poses for addition to thin-red line and Coldstream guards
2. an officer to the Coldstream guards (I am still looking for the Hachette Coldstream guard officer in ebay)
3. Additional Mounted and charging 11th Hussars (since only 2 Hussars vs 5 Lancers were produced)
4. Dismounted non-combat 11th Hussars and 17th Lancers
5. Earl of Lucan, Lord Raglan, James Yorke Scarlett and some aide-de-camp. I think a command group will sell very very well comparing to the regular line infantry
6. Perhaps a few French/Italian infantry figures and generals (like those produced by Hachette) under the third empire too!
Is there any restriction (or business deal) for K&C to produce figures in the same uniforms as the regiments that K&C UK already did?
I still hope that the newly dispatched Line regiment will have good sales rate so that K&C will not discontinue the Crimea series.
I think K&C should produce a command group with the main characters from Balaclava as their first regular Crimea release, to boost sales rate and confidence before they start producing other less well-known regiments from the Crimea war.
I hope Andy will regard this post as constructive criticism but not unfair comment to K&C.
from a loyal 18-year customer of K&C HK
oberstoskar
P.S. I digress to Napoleonic (my favorite K&C series): Although I like the Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard very much and plan on getting one of each figures to-be-released mid Dec, I reckon charging cavalry do sell a lot better than parade cavalry: e.g. Currasiers vs Red Lancers
I initially predicted K&C will release charging Hussars because of General LaSalle... but now I predict that the Horse Grenadiers will soon retire within a year or two, just like the Red Lancers. (not that I hate the Red Lancers, in fact I bought one of each design that was produced).
I am a big fan of K&C Crimea series, for I reckon they are the best available in the market. I bought almost all the K&C UK limited edition Crimean war series although the price is much higher than regular K&C releases. I was elated a few months ago when I read from this forum that the K&C Crimea series has been revived for regular release.
However, I have this 'subjective' feeling that the dispatched English line regiment is not going to sell so well, cause they are not released together with the officer and flag bearers, and the poses are uninspiring... I do not demand GI Joe-alike ridiculous action poses, but at least I don't feel the poses are interesting... and they look very familiar (just like previously released Napoleonic infantries).
I will buy a selected few of the English line regiment in Jan, 2013, but not one of each of the 9 soldiers.
I think K&C UK has already produced the most appealing regiments from the Crimea theater... I was hoping that K&C UK could add-on a few soldiers to compliment what K&C UK has already produced, e.g.
1. creative or even non-combat poses for addition to thin-red line and Coldstream guards
2. an officer to the Coldstream guards (I am still looking for the Hachette Coldstream guard officer in ebay)
3. Additional Mounted and charging 11th Hussars (since only 2 Hussars vs 5 Lancers were produced)
4. Dismounted non-combat 11th Hussars and 17th Lancers
5. Earl of Lucan, Lord Raglan, James Yorke Scarlett and some aide-de-camp. I think a command group will sell very very well comparing to the regular line infantry
6. Perhaps a few French/Italian infantry figures and generals (like those produced by Hachette) under the third empire too!
Is there any restriction (or business deal) for K&C to produce figures in the same uniforms as the regiments that K&C UK already did?
I still hope that the newly dispatched Line regiment will have good sales rate so that K&C will not discontinue the Crimea series.
I think K&C should produce a command group with the main characters from Balaclava as their first regular Crimea release, to boost sales rate and confidence before they start producing other less well-known regiments from the Crimea war.
I hope Andy will regard this post as constructive criticism but not unfair comment to K&C.
from a loyal 18-year customer of K&C HK
oberstoskar
P.S. I digress to Napoleonic (my favorite K&C series): Although I like the Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard very much and plan on getting one of each figures to-be-released mid Dec, I reckon charging cavalry do sell a lot better than parade cavalry: e.g. Currasiers vs Red Lancers
I initially predicted K&C will release charging Hussars because of General LaSalle... but now I predict that the Horse Grenadiers will soon retire within a year or two, just like the Red Lancers. (not that I hate the Red Lancers, in fact I bought one of each design that was produced).
