Red Army (1 Viewer)

[sammy719]

Some new fantastic sets for WWII

 

[Combat]

The wounded soldier and Red Army woman assisting him are very nice figures. But $170 is an outrageous price. I know there is inflation but good grief. If I told someone outside this hobby that toy soldier figures were costing that much they would fall on the ground laughing. I do give First Legion credit for at least listing the prices. Most other manufacturers have stopped doing that. Presumably because the price is extreme and lessens enthusiasm.

 

[sammy719]

The wounded soldier and Red Army woman assisting him are very nice figures. But $170 is an outrageous price. I know there is inflation but good grief. If I told someone outside this hobby that toy soldier figures were costing that much they would fall on the ground laughing. I do give First Legion credit for at least listing the prices. Most other manufacturers have stopped doing that. Presumably because the price is extreme and lessens enthusiasm.

No doubt some beautiful sets but agree the pricing is to rich for me, my collecting these days are secondary markets, cherry picking here and there, I understand everything goes up in costs but there comes a limit for some of us.

 

[jazzeum]

I have my order for the wounded soldier and nurse. FL figures now run in the $75 to $80 range so for two figures the price is about what I expect it to be. This is an unusual set and just like the Zaitsev figure will be much prized when it is retired.

 

[Hunter Rose]

The wounded soldier and Red Army woman assisting him are very nice figures. But $170 is an outrageous price. I know there is inflation but good grief. If I told someone outside this hobby that toy soldier figures were costing that much they would fall on the ground laughing.

What someone outside a hobby who has no interest in it thinks is outrageous as far as price is meaningless to me. I find most times when people think I spend too much money on something that brings me joy, they invariably spend on stuff I think is a complete waste...like watch collecting, vinyl record collecting, vintage video game collecting, Scotch/Wine collections that they never drink, etc.

As for those in this hobby who think FL figure prices are outrageous, it really just depends on what you like. Lots of these First Legions new releases are really more "value connoisseur" figures to me than toy soldiers. They're more comparable to Russian high end figures or Aeroart than K&C or Thomas Gunn in my opinion. And First Legion costs 50-60% less than what Aeroart/Russian figures sell for.

That's were I think FL really see themselves nowadays, at the value end of the connoisseur figure hobby.

 

[Hunter Rose]

This is an unusual set and just like the Zaitsev figure will be much prized when it is retired.

Absolutely agree with this assessment. Within a year after this figure sells out, it would likely go for $250-$300.

 

[bradleyl30]

What someone outside a hobby who has no interest in it thinks is outrageous as far as price is meaningless to me. I find most times when people think I spend too much money on something that brings me joy, they invariably spend on stuff I think is a complete waste...like watch collecting, vinyl record collecting, vintage video game collecting, Scotch/Wine collections that they never drink, etc.

As for those in this hobby who think FL figure prices are outrageous, it really just depends on what you like. Lots of these First Legions new releases are really more "value connoisseur" figures to me than toy soldiers. They're more comparable to Russian high end figures or Aeroart than K&C or Thomas Gunn in my opinion. And First Legion costs 50-60% less than what Aeroart/Russian figures sell for.

That's were I think FL really see themselves nowadays, at the value end of the connoisseur figure hobby.

Ditto!

 

[Nicholas V Hall]

It seems FL have upped their game with quality and price. The new Algerian and 30 years war gun team Stalingrad Russians ect are outstanding. To me they actually look like real people. With all the crap going on at the moment surely they have done well and all of us overgrown schoolboys would be worse off without what they bring to this hobby.

 

[cantinetozzo]

I agree with all the posts here, yes, they are expensive, yes some figures or better, sets, are obviously of great value and tend to remain so, even after long time, like the Zaytsev figure (partly made in resin btw) i own and treasure. Probably by the way i think the single figures are the "weak link" because they don't seem to me so particular as the Navy figures previously released (everyone of them akin to character of a Soviet poster with their pose)...just my opinion...

 

[Nicholas V Hall]

At the risk of becoming a bore they (FL) are little works of art. They are also meticulously researched. Russian websites often offer incorrect or scant detail which is a problem if you want to sell the figure on.

 

[Alexander the Great]

At the risk of becoming a bore they (FL) are little works of art. They are also meticulously researched. Russian websites often offer incorrect or scant detail which is a problem if you want to sell the figure on.

I agree, having said this at some point most of us will not be able to afford as many as we used to (same budget resulting in less figure than before)