mikemiller1955
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John's whaleboat/barge with 37 figures plus stand...
this was one of the best pieces at the show...
there is a lot of speculation on the cost of this behemoth...
several times over the years...
I have spoken to John about the topic of the financial burden on collectors buying figures...
John is sympathetic...
I have seen him gift rare out of stock figures to collectors many times...
I have seen him repair damaged hard to find figures to salvage them...
he told me a long time ago the reason he quit limited editions was because it put an undue hardship on the collector to buy fast before it sold out...
I'm sure he realizes this whaleboat is a huge financial commitment to collectors...
to sell 37 figures in one lot to a collector...
is like buying a small series...
I have seen a lot of estimates from collectors on another thread...
I think John will make this more affordable than most people think...
his WWI London bus passengers are available at less than $29.00 apiece...
needing to buy 37 of them for one boat...
a price break might be in order...
I'm betting he will make these cheaper...
there will probably be 3 sets of 4 each Marine rowers...
and probably 6 sets of 4 each Grenadiers...
I bet they will be less than $120 per set...
sets of 6 figures may even be cheaper...
I hope he offers volume discounts of 6-8 figure boxes...
I think "turn key cost"... $1,200 or less...
that's my guess...
I also hope he might add a kneeling Marine manning the gun on the bow one day...
I know there will be a lot of basic similar sculpts of Grenadiers...
I can't see them very well in the photos...
but there is not too much you can change on a sitting figure...
I know he can't vary much on the color schemes on the Grenadiers...
but he might have some leeway on the painting variations of the Marines...
hopefully he has made enough slight adjustments/variations on the faces...arms...legs...holding their guns...heads turned...etc...
so it won't look too repetitive...
similar to how he did the rowers for the Ranger's whaleboats...
I really would hate to see a piece like this clone-ish...
it's just too nice...
either way...
I'm buying one fully loaded...
this is a total showpiece...
the kind of piece you wouldn't sell...
and would regret not getting...
this is gonna be one sweet shelf diorama...
this was one of the best pieces at the show...
there is a lot of speculation on the cost of this behemoth...
several times over the years...
I have spoken to John about the topic of the financial burden on collectors buying figures...
John is sympathetic...
I have seen him gift rare out of stock figures to collectors many times...
I have seen him repair damaged hard to find figures to salvage them...
he told me a long time ago the reason he quit limited editions was because it put an undue hardship on the collector to buy fast before it sold out...
I'm sure he realizes this whaleboat is a huge financial commitment to collectors...
to sell 37 figures in one lot to a collector...
is like buying a small series...
I have seen a lot of estimates from collectors on another thread...
I think John will make this more affordable than most people think...
his WWI London bus passengers are available at less than $29.00 apiece...
needing to buy 37 of them for one boat...
a price break might be in order...
I'm betting he will make these cheaper...
there will probably be 3 sets of 4 each Marine rowers...
and probably 6 sets of 4 each Grenadiers...
I bet they will be less than $120 per set...
sets of 6 figures may even be cheaper...
I hope he offers volume discounts of 6-8 figure boxes...
I think "turn key cost"... $1,200 or less...
that's my guess...
I also hope he might add a kneeling Marine manning the gun on the bow one day...
I know there will be a lot of basic similar sculpts of Grenadiers...
I can't see them very well in the photos...
but there is not too much you can change on a sitting figure...
I know he can't vary much on the color schemes on the Grenadiers...
but he might have some leeway on the painting variations of the Marines...
hopefully he has made enough slight adjustments/variations on the faces...arms...legs...holding their guns...heads turned...etc...
so it won't look too repetitive...
similar to how he did the rowers for the Ranger's whaleboats...
I really would hate to see a piece like this clone-ish...
it's just too nice...
either way...
I'm buying one fully loaded...
this is a total showpiece...
the kind of piece you wouldn't sell...
and would regret not getting...
this is gonna be one sweet shelf diorama...
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