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Yes, Benjamin, some parts of it would be cheaper. 3D printing can make the master copy stuff cheaper. And if you were just making a set to please yourself, you could have masters and copies done for quite reasonable money. I'm sure it opens up possibilities and some savings.

I'm still intrigued by all this. I've just read an article by Tom Stark from this time last year, which said the BMC lady soldiers cost $55,000 - though I think that includes sculpting, production and shipping. Does anyone know a breakdown for this? Also, was the mold made in Asia or the States?

I was sure CTS did a three man gun crew for their howitzer - but now I can't see them anywhere? Was it someone else perhaps?

"Here are some pictures, do not reconise the guy on the Conte header picture, looks like possibly a new person, so there maybe some plastics, not my interest but i am sure a lot of people on the forum will be happy." That's them - thanks for posting! Yes, the plastic is a niche market but it's...

I would've helped if I knew how to post the picture here - it was of a couple of Chinese women sorting and packing (I thought) the Roman soldiers - literally the last step in getting them on sale. So, not a sculpt or a test-shot - actual production.

There's a picture on Conte's Facebook showing the plastic Romans being assembled at a factory. My plan is to get sets of each colour. There's potential to set up some great Civil War dios. I'll use them too with the Conte Spartans and Exped Force figures. Keen to see what they look against...

I can't believe I've only just seen this? It's a great decision to offer the two figures. I'll probably go with the king. I'm just thrilled to have a second chariot to break my Roman line. I really like this range!

I like it when old sculpts are reissued with a new and different paint job. It lets me get figures I missed or flesh out a diorama with more figures. Thanks for doing that! John

I wish they were in red but I like the mix of poses. It's good to see them go to the trouble of producing them this way.

I do find the idea of the Mongols fascinating. There is a range on them of course (forgotten who by) that I'm thinking about. Of all the enemies that might be faced in their time, I think the Mongol's would've been the hardest to beat. The few victories against them seemed to have a lot of luck...

I remember reading Hans Rudel on the Russians attempt to trick his pilots into believing that their tanks had been already knocked out by using smoke. Rudel made the point that this was easy to see through as a destroyed tank 'burns very brightly'. This popped into my head last night when I was...

That just looks fantastic all spread out like that!

This time at least he seems to have spent quite a bit of money to produce nothing. There's one mold completed for starters.

It sounds like they'll be issued in a couple of colours too. I'll get some of each. Set 2 is coming along too apparently

I really like the idea of tropical Brits. I imagine there'll be an interesting set or two of Indian army troops too.

I've been having heaps of fun having battles with my ten year old son. They've all been WW2 so far - usually the Battle of Normandy, with a few hundred Airfix, Matchbox, Pegasus, Mars and a few Revel figures. We don't usually use vehicles but the 75mm antitank guns by TSSD and Waterloo 1815 do...

Thanks guys. I remember they were nominally 60mm but 'too big' was the common view. I does look like Scott is keeping a much tighter scale with the upcoming Pacific War figures.

Not sure if there'll be many of us but I'm curious as to what others may be thinking about the return of Rugby League. I'm no super-fan but I'm glad it's back on TV at least. It was all well and good to have time on my hands during the lock-down but no sport to watch was too much! Now there's...

I'm sure I can remember seeing pictures of the Exped Force Germans with those of other plastic makers - but for the life of me I couldn't find them when I searched? Is anyone able to post a link to the right thread or even put their photos up again? I'm particularly keen to see them compared to...

I'm not sure if it's HBO but my wife and I have LOVED The Americans - it is excellent! We've just finished season 5 and have the last one ahead of us. We're saving it up!