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:) Hello Ana & Family! Is their any Possiblity on making the Following WW2 Sets, this Coming Year 2007: OPEL MAULTIER, or any British Armor, for,ither N.Africa, or Europe? Also, being of Italian Decent I would like to see ITALIAN Armor, for N.Africa Series, and Italian Infantry ( BlackShirts)?Thankyou, John Gambale!USA CHOW!
 
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it was Einstein who said "The true definition of insanity is doing/asking for the same thing over and over again, hoping the result will change"...............:rolleyes:
 
Warrior said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it was Einstein who said "The true definition of insanity is doing/asking for the same thing over and over again, hoping the result will change"...............:rolleyes:
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LOL

Carlos
 
johngambale said:
:) Hello Ana & Family! Is their any Possiblity on making the Following WW2 Sets, this Coming Year 2007: OPEL MAULTIER, or any British Armor, for,ither N.Africa, or Europe? Also, being of Italian Decent I would like to see ITALIAN Armor, for N.Africa Series, and Italian Infantry ( BlackShirts)?Thankyou, John Gambale!USA CHOW!
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John,

If you're of Italian descent, you should know it's "Ciao" :)
 
johngambale said:
:) Hello Ana & Family! Is their any Possiblity on making the Following WW2 Sets, this Coming Year 2007: OPEL MAULTIER, or any British Armor, for,ither N.Africa, or Europe? Also, being of Italian Decent I would like to see ITALIAN Armor, for N.Africa Series, and Italian Infantry ( BlackShirts)?Thankyou, John Gambale!USA CHOW!
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Keep up the good work John.

Remember the lesson learned from the spider by Robert the Bruce

"If at first you don't succeed try try again"

Although this is contradicted by the wise Jedi Master Yoda

"Do or do not. There is no try"

:)
 
While there may be some truth to what you say, the expression "you get more bees with honey than with vinegar" comes to mind. After awhile, it's just "there he goes again", with the inevitable tuning out by the manufacturers. The "beneficiary" of most of this treatment has been Andy but after incessant request after request, I really wonder how much he's paying attention.
 
I agree with John to the extent that it would be nice to have a little more variety from the manufacturers in what is produced. We have an abundance of waffen ss, mainstream German tanks and american/british infantry. As far as I can tell, not a single Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech, Finnish, Polish, Spanish tank or vehicle has been produced by the major manufactures. Only one Russian tank (KC T34) in recent memory. The response always seems to be that they won't sell - but how do you know if they are never made? Do they even have to sell as well as the Germans to get made? It seems like the novelty factor alone would generate some interest. A Russian JS2 would be a major addition to any WWII collection. It might take a more nuanced marketing strategy rather than just releasing it as a new vehicle. How about associating it with a particular battle or specific action/individual? There are any number of great WWII stories. Or limiting numbers in a meaningful way - max. 500 or 700.
 
Combat said:
... Do they even have to sell as well as the Germans to get made?
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At his Chicago Show talk, Andy stated K&C needed to sell about 1000 sets before it was worthwhile to make it. He indicated he would leave the market for unusual subjects like rear echelon troops and field kitchens to HB and NMA. As the maker of the most recent T-34, K&C also knows its actual sale numbers. Andy's comments indicate it sells, but not as well as K&C's German and American WWII sets. No manufacturer wants capital tied up in unsold inventory, plus the added cost of warehousing it.:)
 
I understand that kind of thinking but that kind of thinking can also lead to risk aversion and sometimes you do need to take an occasional risk and look at something and say "I may not make my money back on it but it is innovative and any loss can be offset by my other profitable lines." Without that kind of thinking you don't take chances and things can become kind of boring. I think HB may have taken a risk with the field kitchen and I think it will pay off handsomely.
 
It is also incumbent upon we consumers to be more discretionary in our spending. How many more Tigers, Sherman’s, etc. do we really need? Once we collectors begin to understand the unique features of the so called odd pieces, the manufacturers will not continue to produce the same old tank, just in a different color or hull number.;)
 
jazzeum said:
... I think HB may have taken a risk with the field kitchen and I think it will pay off handsomely.
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I don't know for the others, but I wasn't able to make my choice between the three camos, so I bought them all.

As for a JS2 (with 3 or 4 figures) produced as a SL by HB or K&C at 500 examplaries, I am sure that it would be an immediate success and would sell within hours.

Pierre.
 
I'm with Combat 100% on this one. How about an SU76 with a crew, an SU122, a JSII, etc? I have quite a few customers who are fans of the Russian front and aside from one T34/85, there is nothing for them.

In addition to toy soldiers, I sell 20mm WWII wargaming figures and aside from the Normandy campaign, the most popular campaign to game is the russian front, where you can stage huge tank battles and with loads of figures.

I love the K & C Berlin series, it is my second favorite aside from the Battle of the Bulge range ...........
 
Dear Brad,



I’ve just seen your post about “risk aversion” and, for once, I have to disagree.



K&C are far from “risk averse”. Over the years we, more than other toy soldier company, has gone way out in “left field” on many subjects.



I believe we were the first to do an extensive VIETNAM series...firebases...helicopters...M113’s...figures long before Figarti were even thought of back in the last century...



How about IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN? We again produced vehicles and figures long before the opposition.



My remarks recently about not wanting to produce vehicles or figures in less than 1,000 quantitites was about general production not every single series or model K&C produce. Look at “Fields of Battle” as an example — our first run of French Char B1 bis tanks was just 500 pieces. And some of the figures “runs” were just the same.



So, companies like Honour Bound and Figarti can indeed fill in certain gaps that K&C have not or cannot produce. After all it’s impossible for any one company (even K&C) to produce every single item every single collector would like. But to suggest that K&C is “risk averse” to producing some of the rarer vehicles or figures that collectors may like or desire is to ignore both our past and more recent production history.



Best personal wishes and...happy collecting!

Andy C.
 
Dear Andrew,

After I posted that yesterday, I realized that you have done (and are doing) many things that a fresh departure and are completely different such as your new Crusader series and your upcoming series for K & C UK (whatever that may be) so I probably should have gone back and amended the post. So I stand corrected :eek: . However, in the World War II area (and I probably should have confined my comments to that) it would also be nice to see an occasional (maybe once or twice a year) vehicle (wouldn't have to be a range) or set just to see how the market reacts. That's what I had more in mind.

How about that Bedford, eh? :)

All in all, if we only disagree once, we're doing pretty good!

I've been meaning to write you as I have a few things I need to ask you. TTFN.
 
Andy

Great reply, about that 14th Army, bedford, lrdg chevy etc etc.....LOL

Kevin
 
It should be noted that slow sellers or duds will impact the cash flow of a small operation harder than a larger firm.
 
jazzeum said:
I understand that kind of thinking but that kind of thinking can also lead to risk aversion and sometimes you do need to take an occasional risk and look at something and say "I may not make my money back on it but it is innovative and any loss can be offset by my other profitable lines." Without that kind of thinking you don't take chances and things can become kind of boring. I think HB may have taken a risk with the field kitchen and I think it will pay off handsomely.
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I got the HB Winter Field Kitchen the one with the dog. I'm not a cat person.
I think this is one of the best looking Toy Soldier items I've paid good money for in a long time.
Now Brad you may not know what to look for on the horses, but I do.
The harness on the horses for the scale are great. The wagon tree is very good. The horses are great .
I am not well informed on German Field Kitchens, but they sure look good.
The look on the dog face is outstanding
 
Ana-
Will HB have anything new for the London show? Thanks again.
 
No, Doug, we couldn't have the GPA in time for the show. But Tom will have all our sets there, some mgs for the Barkmanns and also in winter camo, and...we will be there too!

Daniel will answer all kind of questions there, and will receive all your suggestions.

Take care,

Ana
 
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