Gribeauval
Private 2
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2016
- Messages
- 99
I think Team Miniatures has been an absolute breath of fresh air in the hobby. I have almost all of their Boxer and Franco-Prussian lines. However, I do have a few issues:
1) What in the hecko went on with the Second Empire Guard Grenadiers?!!? A sadder lot of boring layabouts has never been seen in the toy soldier world. Even the miniature themselves are bored with being there. Ok, I accept that you felt you had to portray the lazy fellows in the barrack cap rather than the magnificent bearskin worn officially by the Guard. But couldn't you have done at least one or two figures advancing, along with an officer or standard bearer? Yes, they were in reserve in the battles at which they were present, so what? These are toy soldiers not historical lectures. I suggest by way of making up to collectors, you release a grenadier in bearskin presenting arms to the Emperor. And this brings me to my second current complaint:
2) There is no returning to a previous line. This is a mistake. When a collector buys into a historical line, he is more likely to add to the line than to begin an entire new purchase. I am not saying make big additions to older lines (this is a mistake as well). But for goodness sake add a new set or two to one or two old lines once a year or so. So many Boxer and Imperial figures need to be done (Kansu Braves, Tigermen, Indian Lancers, etc). Lots of needed figures for Franco-Prussian war as well (artillery, naval brigade, Prussian hussars, jaegers, etc). I am sure this is true of the other lines as well. I do not object to you starting a new line at all. I do object to essentially stopping development on all old lines while doing so.
So, keep up the innovation and quality, but have occasional pity on the collectors of your previous lines and add some new stuff!
1) What in the hecko went on with the Second Empire Guard Grenadiers?!!? A sadder lot of boring layabouts has never been seen in the toy soldier world. Even the miniature themselves are bored with being there. Ok, I accept that you felt you had to portray the lazy fellows in the barrack cap rather than the magnificent bearskin worn officially by the Guard. But couldn't you have done at least one or two figures advancing, along with an officer or standard bearer? Yes, they were in reserve in the battles at which they were present, so what? These are toy soldiers not historical lectures. I suggest by way of making up to collectors, you release a grenadier in bearskin presenting arms to the Emperor. And this brings me to my second current complaint:
2) There is no returning to a previous line. This is a mistake. When a collector buys into a historical line, he is more likely to add to the line than to begin an entire new purchase. I am not saying make big additions to older lines (this is a mistake as well). But for goodness sake add a new set or two to one or two old lines once a year or so. So many Boxer and Imperial figures need to be done (Kansu Braves, Tigermen, Indian Lancers, etc). Lots of needed figures for Franco-Prussian war as well (artillery, naval brigade, Prussian hussars, jaegers, etc). I am sure this is true of the other lines as well. I do not object to you starting a new line at all. I do object to essentially stopping development on all old lines while doing so.
So, keep up the innovation and quality, but have occasional pity on the collectors of your previous lines and add some new stuff!
