HIRIART July 2014 Delivery (2 Viewers)

[ucla1967]

Are the Seafords available for sale or does an order take 2 years or more till delivery? Not sure how Hiriart works. Thanks, Michael

We just returned this weekend from a two-week European vacation, so I am just now back on line. Due to a cancellation, there is now one slot available, so you could order it for 2015. Reminder: You also have a non-catalog set of Natal Carabineers on that order.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

Those are all just wonderful sets. They are so appealing to the eye. I only have a couple of french foreign legion sets i purchased at the cantigny show in chicago and they are gorgeous. Keep the pictures coming.

Thanks, I am glad you like them. I will due my best to keep the Hiriart thread alive and well.

 

[maddadicus]

We just returned this weekend from a two-week European vacation, so I am just now back on line. Due to a cancellation, there is now one slot available, so you could order it for 2015. Reminder: You also have a non-catalog set of Natal Carabineers on that order.

Mike

I absolutely want the Carabineers, totally could not remember how many years out they were coming..I will take the Highlander set ,if you can still get it...Michael

 

[ucla1967]

I absolutely want the Carabineers, totally could not remember how many years out they were coming..I will take the Highlander set ,if you can still get it...Michael

Hi Michael,

No problem, I have added the Seaforth Highlanders set to the 2015 order for you. I will submit the 2015 order to Hiriart as soon as they complete the 2014 order.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This a non-catalog set of Turkish Infantry, Attack, 1900 that I ordered for Brian (2 sets) and Per. They came with very dark blue uniforms and dark fezzes. Previously, Hiriart's CD showed them in medium blue uniforms with red fezzes. When I asked Guillermo about this, he said that a Turkish collector told him that they were correct that way. This was okay with Brian, but Per wanted his set with the medium blue uniforms and red fezzes, so I have reordered them plus one for me. Bob took Per's set with the darker uniforms.

 

[ucla1967]

Last month, I hand carried two sets for Niels to Copenhagen, so I did not have time to photograph one of them. This is stock photo of set 1165 Pompon Rouge, Marina Francaise, Mers Froides; Niels ordered his with one extra man. The second set was a special version of 1156 Chasseurs Alpins where they are wearing Adrian helmets and dark pants. I posted photos of this set on post #4.

 

[ucla1967]

John ordered a variation of set 1263 Chasseurs Alpins Mountain Artillery with the figures wearing berets and dark pants. He also wanted it with the four mules carrying only boxes, but it came with the mountain gun instead. He graciously took the set anyway and I have reordered it with just pack mules carrying boxes. I have left the Styrofoam spacers in place prior to shipping.

 

[ucla1967]

Last month, I also hand carried two sets to Copenhagen for Danish collector Per. As was the case with Niels' sets, I did not have time to photograph them before departing, so here are stock photos of Per's sets. The first is a special variation of set 1291 Ascari Libiche, Italia, 1929, VIII Battaglione. The second is set 1293 Camellato Sahariani Cyrenaica, 1928 which he ordered with two extra standing riflemen (not shown).

 

[maddadicus]

I really enjoy their action sets. It seems they are few and far between, compared to the marching ones..Michael

 

[ucla1967]

I really enjoy their action sets. It seems they are few and far between, compared to the marching ones..Michael

I am glad you like them, Michael. About a dozen action sets come to mind, but you are right, there aren't that many considering that the Hiriart catalog has 365 sets.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

This is the other set that John ordered that should have had four pack mules with boxes, but instead came with a mountain gun. The figures have Adrian helmets with dark pants vs. catalog set 1263 where they are wearing berets and white pants. Again, John graciously agreed to take the set anyway and I have ordered him a new one with pack mules with boxes, as originally requested. NB: The label on the box shows 1906 which is not correct since the Adrian helmet was not adopted until about 1916.

 

[ucla1967]

Two non-catalog sets of the 19th HUSSARS, EGYPT, 1882 are for Fred and me. There was also a third general resale set which Bob took.

 

[ucla1967]

The delivery included four non-catalog sets of JAPANESE IMPERIAL GUARDS, 1904 for Collin, Fred, Randy, and me.

 

[ucla1967]

There were five sets of 1342 L'EQUIPE DES MULES, LEGION ETRANGERE FRANCAISE, 1900 for Alan, Bob, Fred, Randy, and me.

 

[ucla1967]

This add-on set 1172 SPAHIS DE VALENCE with nine extra men was for Chris Money, who, I am sad to say, passed away in May after a long battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. More than 800 people attended his funeral. When I saw him for the last time at this year's West Coaster, I was alarmed at his physical appearance. It was clear that he was losing his battle. Rest in peace Chris.

I met Chris and his wife Judy about ten years ago at the West Coaster during room trading. Chris was a graduate of the Bolt Hall Law School at the University of California at Berkeley. He met Judy while working as a dishwasher at her sorority. He served in the U.S. Army as a Military Police company commander at Fort Gordon, Georgia and then in the Provost Marshal's Criminal Investigation Division at Fort Ord, California. After leaving the service, he became a prosecutor in the DA's office in San Louis Obispo, California. Within a few years, he ran for office and was elected as the SLO county's District Attorney. He was appointed as a Municipal Court judge in 1985 and retired as a Superior Court judge twenty years later. During his time on the bench, he initiated several reforms including drug diversion and victim's rights programs. He gave the graduates of the drug diversion program a key chain with this photo on it, a not too subtle reminder of what would happen if he saw them back in court again.

 

[ucla1967]

This is a special greatcoats version with a mounted officer of set 1010 ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY, 1898 that I ordered for my collection plus one extra set for general resale. My set has two extra men, not shown.

 

[ucla1967]

This is, I believe, the last set I received in July. It is one of four non-catalog sets of TURKISH ARTILLERY, 1912 for Brian (2 sets), Per, and me. In 2015, I also have three non-catalog sets of 19TH CENTURY TURKISH ARTILLERY on order where the crew is wearing blue uniforms and fezzes; of course, their artillery piece will be different.

 

[ucla1967]

Here are three photos of the guys collecting their Hiriart orders at Bob Walker's house in July. 1) Bob at the kitchen table. 2) Gus and Gary. 3) Alan. Fred (not pictured), had eight sets in this shipment, but had to work that day and picked his order up at my house after I had returned from our Rhine and Danube River Cruise in August. Bob gave me one of the Britains display logos in the third photo, which I subsequently gave to Fred since he collects Britains and I don't.