REVWARBUFF
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2006
- Messages
- 1,943
Many of you know of my deep interest in the AWI simply by my posts here on this forum and from having met in person at various shows. I've lived in NJ (the Phila metro area) all my life and was ecstatic when Museum of the American Revolution opened in Philadelphia, PA in 2017. While I've visited this museum a couple of times already, I've been looking forward to their upcoming Don Troiani exhibit ever since it was announced back in January.
I'm sure Mr. Troiani needs no introduction as he is one of the foremost historical artists of our time. You might be familiar with his ACW paintings and may have also noticed that he has focused on the AWI the past 10+ years. His art works are among my all-time favorites especially now that he is painting AWI subject matter!! His art exhibit opened this past Saturday and I was among the first in line along with my good friend Andreas (Andanna here on the forum).
Upon our arrival we were surprised to run into Ken & Ericka Osen. Ken and Don Troiani are lifelong friends and the Osens were there supporting his exhibition opening. Needless to say, we spent a good deal of time catching up with the Osens, speaking with them about the hobby and W Britains in particular.
For the rest of my fellow AWI enthusiasts I have some great news to pass along from the voices straight at the top of WB. There will be an intense focus of figures from the AWI range starting in 2022 and beyond as we enter the 250th annv of our country’s founding.
Additionally there will be more civilian figures that will fill the ranks of both the AWI and ACW ranges.
WB, like all other businesses, have been impacted by the pandemic. Ericka shared with me that their factories have improved by leaps and bounds and they are operating at top efficiency. Production of releases has about a 45 day turnaround. However, shipping has become the new problem with shipments taking up to 109 days to reach the US. Couple that with the energy issues facing China where the entire country shuts down for a 3 day conservation period and that 45 day turnaround could be effected.
My take away from the conversations was very positive and left me confident that WB is back in the game after a long hiatus. To kick things off, they are about to release some AWI figures that are modeled after Troiani’s soldier study series. There was a limited amount of the first 2 figures for sale at the museum and I purchased them both.
I'm sure Mr. Troiani needs no introduction as he is one of the foremost historical artists of our time. You might be familiar with his ACW paintings and may have also noticed that he has focused on the AWI the past 10+ years. His art works are among my all-time favorites especially now that he is painting AWI subject matter!! His art exhibit opened this past Saturday and I was among the first in line along with my good friend Andreas (Andanna here on the forum).
Upon our arrival we were surprised to run into Ken & Ericka Osen. Ken and Don Troiani are lifelong friends and the Osens were there supporting his exhibition opening. Needless to say, we spent a good deal of time catching up with the Osens, speaking with them about the hobby and W Britains in particular.
For the rest of my fellow AWI enthusiasts I have some great news to pass along from the voices straight at the top of WB. There will be an intense focus of figures from the AWI range starting in 2022 and beyond as we enter the 250th annv of our country’s founding.
Additionally there will be more civilian figures that will fill the ranks of both the AWI and ACW ranges.
WB, like all other businesses, have been impacted by the pandemic. Ericka shared with me that their factories have improved by leaps and bounds and they are operating at top efficiency. Production of releases has about a 45 day turnaround. However, shipping has become the new problem with shipments taking up to 109 days to reach the US. Couple that with the energy issues facing China where the entire country shuts down for a 3 day conservation period and that 45 day turnaround could be effected.
My take away from the conversations was very positive and left me confident that WB is back in the game after a long hiatus. To kick things off, they are about to release some AWI figures that are modeled after Troiani’s soldier study series. There was a limited amount of the first 2 figures for sale at the museum and I purchased them both.
