Iwo Jima (1 Viewer)

[kingtoot]

Any truth to the rumor that K&C is coming out with new US Marines for the Sands of Iwo Jima set? Also, I am attempting to convert some figures with various arms. Do the arms separate from the body at the shoulders or the elbows? thanks

 

[jazzeum]

Based upon Andy's recent post in the Britain's forum regarding the Pacific, the answer is no.

 

[Rob]

I'm not sure where i got it from but i kind of got the idea they didn't sell very well.Funny because with the well deserved pride the good folk of America have in their Marines i'd have thought they'd sell like hot cakes.Perhaps its a slightly overlooked theatre of warfare in the Toy soldier world.I guess the same can be said of K&C's Eastern front/Berlin range.I guess there will always be ranges that don't do as well as others.

Rob

 

[Capitolron]

Well Rob ....not everything can be a NAPOLEONIC !!

 

[Youngster]

I'm not sure where i got it from but i kind of got the idea they didn't sell very well.Funny because with the well deserved pride the good folk of America have in their Marines i'd have thought they'd sell like hot cakes.Perhaps its a slightly overlooked theatre of warfare in the Toy soldier world.I guess the same can be said of K&C's Eastern front/Berlin range.I guess there will always be ranges that don't do as well as others.

Rob

This has made me think in regards to my own collecting history (or lack thereof). The Iwo Jima series was actually the first toy soldiers I saw a couple of years ago. I had visions of an Iwo Jima diorama, but then life came at me and it got pushed back in my mind. As I remembered it this past year, I found the D-Day series, which connected to somewhere I had actually been. So I have begun collecting it, along with a few from other series, but not the Iwo Jima one. Just an opinion on my part, but maybe why these Pacific series don't sell as well (in addition to the lack of vehicles, etc.), is the remoteness of their locations, so that most of us have never, and probably will never, be able to see them in person. All of the books I've read and History Channel specials I've seen on D-Day pale in comparison to the connection I felt being there.

Of course, I may never have found this hobby or K&C without the Iwo Jima series, so maybe it's a loss leader!

 

[Rob]

This has made me think in regards to my own collecting history (or lack thereof). The Iwo Jima series was actually the first toy soldiers I saw a couple of years ago. I had visions of an Iwo Jima diorama, but then life came at me and it got pushed back in my mind. As I remembered it this past year, I found the D-Day series, which connected to somewhere I had actually been. So I have begun collecting it, along with a few from other series, but not the Iwo Jima one. Just an opinion on my part, but maybe why these Pacific series don't sell as well (in addition to the lack of vehicles, etc.), is the remoteness of their locations, so that most of us have never, and probably will never, be able to see them in person. All of the books I've read and History Channel specials I've seen on D-Day pale in comparison to the connection I felt being there.

Of course, I may never have found this hobby or K&C without the Iwo Jima series, so maybe it's a loss leader!

Normandy,Passchendaele,The Somme they all have the same sort of power to move you like no documentary can.

Rob

 

[Rob]

Well Rob ....not everything can be a NAPOLEONIC !!

Ron you are a true ambassador for the period

Rob

 

[nmrocks]

Now see here's where I think K&C is missing the boat. The standard practice for K&C is to release 6 or more sets on a subject at a time. Where there may not be enough market to warrant this "Blitz" strategy in the Iwo series, a single nice, special set would focus what demand there is in the market on a single issue and make justifiable sales numbers and quench the thirst of those who would like to add to the Pacific theater. In this way K&C could monitor the "tempurature" of the specific market with small risk, should the interest rise they'll see it reflected in sales, then K&C could respond accordingly.
I think thats what happened with the Kreigsmarine club Fig. and it may be the same with the Elephant as that is really an Eastern front release.
Ray

 

[kingtoot]

This has made me think in regards to my own collecting history (or lack thereof). The Iwo Jima series was actually the first toy soldiers I saw a couple of years ago. I had visions of an Iwo Jima diorama, but then life came at me and it got pushed back in my mind. As I remembered it this past year, I found the D-Day series, which connected to somewhere I had actually been. So I have begun collecting it, along with a few from other series, but not the Iwo Jima one. Just an opinion on my part, but maybe why these Pacific series don't sell as well (in addition to the lack of vehicles, etc.), is the remoteness of their locations, so that most of us have never, and probably will never, be able to see them in person. All of the books I've read and History Channel specials I've seen on D-Day pale in comparison to the connection I felt being there.

Of course, I may never have found this hobby or K&C without the Iwo Jima series, so maybe it's a loss leader!

Most Pacific battles were about the soldiers and not the types and quantities of vehicles. You're probably right about that part with the vehicle aspect. That's where K&C is missing the boat on the Iwo Jima series. You can take every Japanese and Marine figure available and turn them into any other Pacific battlefront with no problem. Besides, there is no other company that puts out Pacific Theater figures. Any new additions would sell, put out some island trappings and groundwork with them.

 

[Steven Chong]

... Besides, there is no other company that puts out Pacific Theater figures...

Figarti has an extensive line of WWII Pacific Theater figures and vehicles in 1/32 scale. However, both Rick Wang of Figarti and Andy have posted that their respective Pacific Theater sets do not sell well.