Chicago Show-Figarti/ Aeroart Alliance (1 Viewer)

Thanks very much for the reply Rick, much appreciated, enjoy Chicago!

Rob
 
RWFigarti said:
Rob and Guys,

The ACW is NOT a one off but the start of a continuing line. But that said, MP product launches depends on Aeroart and what they have planned and from my discussion with Thor, we have some GREAT products coming from various eras. But don't expect a flood of MP products into the market, this alliance is a long term based partnership with great looking products at affordable prices. Aeroart brings tremendous resources on sculpts so expect MP to offer exciting products.

Rick
RWFigarti
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Sounds very interesting!
Thank you for the info.
Konrad
 
VIRIATO said:
This Russian inspired type of model figure is my favorite type of model figure (I also love glossy toy soldiers by the way, how about that for trouble...:D, )and I guess Aeroart is being forced by First Legion to compete in a different way. FL has shown the way to broaden the appeal of connoisseur inspired figures and now others are following... I for one will follow these future releases very closely, I am a fan of both Aeroart and FL's figures (not that much of Figarti's I am afraid) so as a consumer I expect this competition to bear fine fruits...;).
Thanks a lot for posting these great photos and great news...


Cheers and all the best for this new line,
Paulo
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I am with you Paulo, subject to the poses, the period and the price of course. Certainly I love some of the work Aeroart has done but not well enough to pay what it costs. It is certainly something to follow.
 
I wonder for how long will this «low Chinese labor costs means we can offer toy soldiers at this price» economic system go on. Who am I to discuss it with the pros, maybe I just don't really know how it works there, but I've heard of strikes in China. Are Chinese workers one day going to want a bigger slice of the pie?

Paulo
 
VIRIATO said:
I wonder for how long will this «low Chinese labor costs means we can offer toy soldiers at this price» economic system go on. Who am I to discuss it with the pros, maybe I just don't really know how it works there, but I've heard of strikes in China. Are Chinese workers one day going to want a bigger slice of the pie?

Paulo
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At some point, I am sure they will but of course if you raise the price the pie can get smaller rather quickly so it will be interesting to see how it all works out. I hope I can get a bit further along with some of my Napoleonic must haves before it changes too much since the short term change could be unpleasant for collectors.
 
Awsome figures
Anybody compare size with FL
Are they bigger in size or same?
Thank u
 
AeroArt is well know for the quality of their figures and I must say the personality figures do look very nice. As an ACW collector though I do have concern for the artillery set shown. From the look s of the breech the gun appears to be a 10 pound Parrot - if so, this photo makes it appear way oversized - much too large. Also, artillery guns used in the ACW were fired with the use of friction primers attached to lanyards that were pulled by the gunner to cause the spark that would detonate the charge. The photo shown shows the gunner using a lit slow fuse as used in the FIW, Rev War, and Nap War - this is not historically accurate for ACW.
:) Mike
 
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Actually, this is something I expected would start to happen sooner or later. Prices need to be held to a reasonable level for collectors or forget about growth... Will we see more alliances coming? Will we see some companies get bought outright? I think there may be some consolidation in the industry. Figarti and Aeroart seem like a good match! I am anxious to see what kind of pricing they can deliver... :cool:
 
desk11desk12 said:
Hey guys:

Below are the first ACW prototype sets from this new alliance announced today. Any one interested? What do you guys think?

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Those are great. Imagine individual faces. I also like the
departure from the usual bases. I'm impressed. I don't do
ACW, but I might get these. No Yankees though for me.
 
I would prefer if they tackled less represented subjects such as ancient Greeks, Medieval, Rennaisance and Mongols.
The ACW is already covered by WB, CS, K&C, Conte and FL.
Why not be more creative?
 
nysoldiers said:
I would prefer if they tackled less represented subjects such as ancient Greeks, Medieval, Rennaisance and Mongols.
The ACW is already covered by WB, CS, K&C, Conte and FL.
Why not be more creative?
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I respectfully disagree. Aeroart or FL are peaches, the others are apples. Prices per figure are different too. So, I guess different collecting perspectives and possibly markets for the same eras.

Paulo
 
Spitfrnd said:
At some point, I am sure they will but of course if you raise the price the pie can get smaller rather quickly so it will be interesting to see how it all works out. I hope I can get a bit further along with some of my Napoleonic must haves before it changes too much since the short term change could be unpleasant for collectors.
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That's a good point, if prices rise demand will go down so will profits;). We consumers will be OK:rolleyes: (will we:eek:? Hope so).

Cheers,
Paulo
 
I'm a big fan of both Aeroart and Figarti, but both companies have a case of the slows when it comes to releasing products. Given that the figures shown were those already produced by AA years ago (and John Bell Hood is in blue!) it doesn't give me a lot of hope. My guess is a lot of frustration for collectors waiting for releases. Hopefully I'm wrong though.
 
Perhaps those figures were supposed to be just an example of what the partnership could do. As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding, so we will find out in the months to come what develops from the partnership.
 
The figures shown at the Lunch with Figarti are paint samples provided to see if the quality of the painting style meets with expectations. Unfortunately, uniform references were not provided since all the Confederate officers were painted blue.:)
 
RWFigarti said:
Rob and Guys,

The ACW is NOT a one off but the start of a continuing line. But that said, MP product launches depends on Aeroart and what they have planned and from my discussion with Thor, we have some GREAT products coming from various eras. But don't expect a flood of MP products into the market, this alliance is a long term based partnership with great looking products at affordable prices. Aeroart brings tremendous resources on sculpts so expect MP to offer exciting products.

Rick
RWFigarti
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Sounds Great...Can only mean higher quality at affordable prices.....a win win for all:)
 
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