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Presumably 1/32nd scale? Any information on UK stockists? Trooper
I will be the U.K. supplier for the figures, just as soon as they receive their main shipment from China, although I do have a few sets that I bought back from Chicago.
As for the buildings, they are simply to big and bulky as they stand to ship over unless you are loaded! I have suggested to TSSD, Austin and Paragon, as well as dave at the factory that manufactures for these guys, that they make their items as 'flat-packs' to enable us to get more into a case, enabling us to stock them.
Steve Weston.
steve@plasticsoldiers.co.uk
Hey Steve, what do you mean by "flat packs"? Would that mean they could be disassembled? Would make for easier storage for collectors as well.
Beau
Hey Steve, what do you mean by "flat packs"? Would that mean they could be disassembled? Would make for easier storage for collectors as well.
Beau
The main problem with that (as I see it) is that it's very difficult for the moldmaker to hold tight enough tolerances in order for expanded foam resin pieces to fit together properly.. There would be a LOT of trim work needed for pieces to fit.
Jim
They are larger than the buildings you mentioned. They are foam and painted. To see more pictures, go to http://playsetaddict.com/Austin Miniatures 2013.htmlSo these buildings are foam? and are painted? So will they wrap the pieces to aviod rubbing and paint loss during shipping and storage? How does the scale compare to the TSSD western buildings, Britains, and Traverse? I heard some reports they are a bit larger.
Hey Beau,
We missed you both this year in Chicago!
yes, "flat pack" would be like the old Timpo and Briatins buildings that come apart. Great for us guys with small houses/no basements or playrooms!
On another note, these are great buildings; buy a bunch of them, get a 1/32nd scale ACW railroad set with an engine and some boxcars, get together a bunch of dismounted Union cavalry and some western theater rebels and you've got your own "The Horse Soldiers"...................
George,
Where do you get a 1/32 ACW train? and how much?
thanks
Eddie
While I agree that shipping foam buildings overseas is cost prohibitive for the most part, selling them as flat packed pieces and thus requiring assembly is a not starter.
First off, you'd need to use two part epoxy on them in order to glue them, which is messy and difficult to work with. Plus, if the pieces are prepainted, you'd have issues with glue running over into the painted areas.
Just won't work I'm afraid, the concept is on the right track for overseas shipment, but the end result has disaster written all over it.................