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OzDigger
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True, but I based my opinion on what I feel would have been a succesful set rather than my personal taste.
Steven Chong
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At his Chicago talk, Andy made a general statement that ideas were not worth doing if K&C could not sell 1,000 sets or more. He made this statement responding to the question of whether K&C would do more "support troops" or rear area troops. Since K&C has come out with the new, improved tank tracks, any use of old molds like the DD30 Priest with the old tracks would probably be criticized. K&C has to sell a certain number of sets before it covers the sculpting and production costs and starts earning a profit. Given that Shannon has posted that the North African sets have been slow sellers, it seems the 8th Army Priest was not considered commercial enough.
Louis Badolato
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Steven,
I am sure you are correct, but I just don't understand why the North African sets don't sell better. The camo schemes are very attractive, and the campaign itself has so much to offer, with Rommel, the Desert Rats, and the SAS and Long Range Desert Group "pirates of the desert". In all honesty, I find this campaign so much more interesting than most of the European campaigns, which always seemed like slogging matches in comparison to the campaigns of movement in the desert. I guess maybe its because American forces didn't get into the mix until late in the campaign, and got their butts kicked at the Kasserine Pass, so its not as popular with U.S. collectors.
I am sure you are correct, but I just don't understand why the North African sets don't sell better. The camo schemes are very attractive, and the campaign itself has so much to offer, with Rommel, the Desert Rats, and the SAS and Long Range Desert Group "pirates of the desert". In all honesty, I find this campaign so much more interesting than most of the European campaigns, which always seemed like slogging matches in comparison to the campaigns of movement in the desert. I guess maybe its because American forces didn't get into the mix until late in the campaign, and got their butts kicked at the Kasserine Pass, so its not as popular with U.S. collectors.
jazzeum
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Earlier this year, I was told by a couple of dealers that they were not selling at all. I, of course, have them all, because I love that theater of the war.
To further Louis' point, the desert war is more interesting because from a tactical point of view, generals were free to draw up whatever plans they wanted to combat the enemy as you had open expanses with no population or natural obstacles (e.g., hedgerows), other than the sand, lack of water and the bloody flies, to get in the way.
The figures, also to Louis' point, are very well sculpted, even the earlier releases from around 2002. I would think these would be big sellers at least in the UK. I wonder if expanding the range to the West African part of the conflict would help with American buyers.
To further Louis' point, the desert war is more interesting because from a tactical point of view, generals were free to draw up whatever plans they wanted to combat the enemy as you had open expanses with no population or natural obstacles (e.g., hedgerows), other than the sand, lack of water and the bloody flies, to get in the way.
The figures, also to Louis' point, are very well sculpted, even the earlier releases from around 2002. I would think these would be big sellers at least in the UK. I wonder if expanding the range to the West African part of the conflict would help with American buyers.
Chuck Harris
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I also like the African theater, it was sometimes called the gentleman's war. Not by me.
My reason are.
The English 8th Army was the top MovieTone News fighting The Desert Fox Rommel. We started to hear the name of a British General called Monty, the SAS was becoming a legend as far as the Newspapers were concerned It was where the American Army got blooded at Kasserine Pass. Ike put Patton in charge and the American Army in North Africa learned how to soldier.
The American and English people started getting some better news than there had been. The Allies had won a battle or two. Saved the canal & the oil supply. It gave us a jumping off point to Europe
Another reason is my personal contact with Africa Crops POWS that worked for my Grandfather. They all spoke very good English. I was a child but knew very well who they were and where they came from. Over time I lost any fear I had and got to like all of them. After the war my Grandfather sponsored all of them that made a request to enter the US after the war was over.
This should be one of the top selling series.
My reason are.
The English 8th Army was the top MovieTone News fighting The Desert Fox Rommel. We started to hear the name of a British General called Monty, the SAS was becoming a legend as far as the Newspapers were concerned It was where the American Army got blooded at Kasserine Pass. Ike put Patton in charge and the American Army in North Africa learned how to soldier.
The American and English people started getting some better news than there had been. The Allies had won a battle or two. Saved the canal & the oil supply. It gave us a jumping off point to Europe
Another reason is my personal contact with Africa Crops POWS that worked for my Grandfather. They all spoke very good English. I was a child but knew very well who they were and where they came from. Over time I lost any fear I had and got to like all of them. After the war my Grandfather sponsored all of them that made a request to enter the US after the war was over.
This should be one of the top selling series.
panda1gen
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well said