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[peedee]

Maybe youre right...(sigh)

Cheers,Peter

However this is possibly more likely as an ispiration of the same combatants
and would make us both smile at it's availability

Ryzhenkov Pavel Viktorovich the Aftermath of battle of Kalka River 1223
Don't ever stop dreaming and hoping
Paul

 

[Piotr Gonczarek]

However this is possibly more likely as an ispiration of the same combatants
and would make us both smile at it's availability

Paul

My favorite painting its a warming thought someone else knows it and loves it too..cuz the painter is rather unknown outsode of Russia.
Cool
Cheers,Peter

 

[peedee]

My favorite painting its a warming thought someone else knows it and loves it too..cuz the painter is rather unknown outsode of Russia.
Cool
Cheers,Peter

Ha haaaaaah !

See !

You never know

Paul

 

[Ray Stout]

There WAS a galloping Mongol made in 90mm by I'm sure it was Poste Militaire. The figure was whitemetal, and the horse in resin. I'm sure "Ellie" did one, and won the Ancients class at Dublin one year. Ray

 

[Piotr Gonczarek]

There WAS a galloping Mongol made in 90mm by I'm sure it was Poste Militaire. The figure was whitemetal, and the horse in resin. I'm sure "Ellie" did one, and won the Ancients class at Dublin one year. Ray

I definitely gotta check it out!Plus I know that Aeroart got one ,but Im not convinced by it...
Thanks Ray!
Cheers,Peter

 

[Ray Stout]

Hi Paul, There IS a 54mm version of that prisoner and Mongol , I have one and will bring it to Crewe to show you !!! Ray

 

[peedee]

That's intriguing Ray!

I shall look forward to that !

See you there then.

P

 

[ellie]

hi ray yes I did win with the Mongol god that was a while ago mate. it's a great figure it was sculpted by Julian Hullis. I wonder what happened to him? I think Bonaparte have the moulds for it now.

Ian

www.elliesminiatures.com

 

[Ray Stout]

Paul, I'll bring some more "goodies" for you to see, I'd value your opinions on them !!! Ray

 

[peedee]

It's going to quite poignant this weekend Ray isn't it.
I believe S. Cheshire militaire is the oldest continuous
surviving show at the same venue I believe it's about to change.
See you there.
I'm painting like fury to get a big new one finished for the table.
See you there.
Paul

 

[Blue Thunder]

Striking ideas Gentlemen! Russian sentimentalism paintings are an incredible source of inspiration! ​

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BTW - the mongol you are referring is Poste Militaire mounted mongol horseman:​

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So I spoke previously about Eastern Sentimentalism and now Western Romanticism comes to my mind... Celebrating the 200 years of Waterloo, here's inspiration to the gifted hands of the talented guys around (...Carl Reid, can you please pick the white courtesy phone )​

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This painting from Joseph Louis Hippolyte Bellangé really tells the whole story! How Napoleon left all hopes in Belgium for good! And this duo, together with the falling comrade would make a stunning vignette remembering just that ... whether it was done in 75mm, 90mm or even 120mm.​

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Even subjects done to exhaustion, like Napoleonic line infantry can be done once again ... that's what figures are all about! ​

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[stu]

Hi

I have been following this thread for a while,,,what is now very apparent from this thread and other threads is that there is a vast chasm between want and willing to pay for !!!!!

We all have ideas from paintings etc, but as a manufacturer you look at something and basically add up the costs and the relative sales return. Nowadays most just don't look that good at all.

It would seam people want cheaper,,,,much cheaper in fact. I would say this has become more apparent in the last year to 6 months. My sales tell me this and other things I have tried and tested to prove my theory. The ideas above are not cheap so will not become a reality. Its why you only see certain subjects,,,its why you see only certain armies, its not because as a manufacturer we don't want to do them, its just they are not worth the time nor the energy and the finance involved.

Unfortunately its not the manufacturers that dictate these circumstances but you the customer. I would love to do certain subjects , but having got burnt on more than one occasion I wont try it again.

I hope I don't pick too much flack up for this, but desires and reality have never been further apart and the advent of 3D printing is not going to change that now nor in the future.

Stuart

 

[peedee]

Spot on Stu exactly what I was hinting at,
it seems obvious, albeit fursutrating to non WW2 ss painters why there's so many variants.
It's all about return on investment.
Paul

 

[Tubby-Nuts2]

There WAS a galloping Mongol made in 90mm by I'm sure it was Poste Militaire. The figure was whitemetal, and the horse in resin. I'm sure "Ellie" did one, and won the Ancients class at Dublin one year. Ray

Ray was it this one ??



Mark.

 

[Blue Thunder]

Stu, with all due respect let me add a different perspective regarding value . See this image bellow:

This upcomming coffret from Dragon Models is a limited series (figures will also be available separately). Remind yourselves of scale - that Hulkbuster is almost 600mm tall

The coffret is already sold out! And costed, if I remember correctly, $3999


And let me just add that models from Hot Toys are also coming in. So people can choose between Dragon or Hot Toys offerings. They cost around $200 to $600 depending on character and complexity:

So collectors can choose the best these brands have to offer!


What I pretend to mean is that money and interest are different things. The static figurine world of miniatures ready to display is gigantic and people are willing to pay for them $300 or in some cases more than $1000. On the other hand the static figurine world of miniatures ready to assemble and paint is incredibly small ... there are series limited to 50 pieces that don't even sold out:

So subjects really must have an incredible appeal to sale - it's a much more difficult market to triumph! So, fantastic novelties are needed - Otherwise you're smashed.

 

[peedee]

Mark
I can confirm that's not Ray Stout.
He is an agile fellow, but not quite that age

Correct Ray?

Paul

 

[billyturnip]

Mark
I can confirm that's not Ray Stout.
He is an agile fellow, but not quite that age

Correct Ray?

Paul

Easy to spot in a crowd though.

 

[peedee]

Unless it's the beverley races invitation Hunnic mile handicap.
Handicap = no swords.

Pauliepoo

 

[Blue Thunder]

Ray was it this one ??

View attachment 186050

Mark.

Yep, Mark! That's the one A superb classic crafter by Jullian Hullis: Poste Militaire mounted Ugrian Warrior.

 

[stu]

Stu, with all due respect let me add a different perspective regarding value . See this image bellow:

This upcomming coffret from Dragon Models is a limited series (figures will also be available separately). Remind yourselves of scale - that Hulkbuster is almost 600mm tall

The coffret is already sold out! And costed, if I remember correctly, $3999


And let me just add that models from Hot Toys are also coming in. So people can choose between Dragon or Hot Toys offerings. They cost around $200 to $600 depending on character and complexity:

So collectors can choose the best these brands have to offer!


What I pretend to mean is that money and interest are different things. The static figurine world of miniatures ready to display is gigantic and people are willing to pay for them $300 or in some cases more than $1000. On the other hand the static figurine world of miniatures ready to assemble and paint is incredibly small ... there are series limited to 50 pieces that don't even sold out:

So subjects really must have an incredible appeal to sale - it's a much more difficult market to triumph! So, fantastic novelties are needed - Otherwise you're smashed.

Yes nuno you are quite right....but what is a fantastic novelty because what is on this thread is just a wish list of somebodys wants...each one being one persons desire.

A fantastic novelty is rare and i would suggest comes about by fluke...making the rest just mediocre i guess even though at the time they were destined for such great heights.

As you state the market is small and becoming very niche. This makes for rising costs from fewer sales. I dont believe lowering costs would even increase sales volumes any more.

Its not just about gaining a financial return to a degree...its just the effort verses the demand that tends to put you off producing products. Its probably why dragon are now producing nice shiney dolls instead of tanks !!!!

Stuart