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Post by Prince August on Sept 15, 2004 16:27:35 GMT
We are always listening to your comments about what to bring out next. A new range, a different scale, more varied poses on an existing theme, opposition army to a present range of soldier moulds. More cast versions of our Moulds.
TELL us. WE will Listen and you dream figure could come true.
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Post by astronomican on Sept 17, 2004 15:30:07 GMT
Have you considered doing multi-part figure moulds where the figures arms, legs, weapons, etc, are seperate and can be fixed in different positions before painting??
Having an army composed of the same 3 poses gets boring after a while.
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Post by TomSauer on Sept 17, 2004 20:44:02 GMT
Keep the scale, extend the range. It looks much nicer if new releases can be merged with existing ones - even the 32mm Fantasy are somewhat too large for the 25mm ones.
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Post by Gungnir on Sept 18, 2004 8:36:18 GMT
While I can understand the marketing ideas about issueing the latest large fantasy figs, I think it is important to still add to the existing series of 25 mm moulds. I will buy the new large ones since they won't fit in with my large existing armies.
Does PA plan to add to the existing range as well?
As for Napoleics, I would be very happy to see a generic hussar with busby and cape, and a figure with the older type stovepipe British shako - would also be off use for Dutch milita. Prussian landwehr would make a welcome addition also.
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Post by Lars Rapp on Sept 18, 2004 11:24:17 GMT
Hi
For start let me congratulate You for Your fine range of toysoldier moulds. My wish is for more moulds in the 54mm toysoldier range, in general all kinds of music parades worldwide and specially from Sweden. After all, Prince August is originally a swedish company!? Why not more Carolinemoulds, but in the scale of 54mm (1:32). Keep up the good work and develop more moulds for the 54mm range.
With best regards
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Post by tballinger on Sept 18, 2004 12:43:51 GMT
I own all of your semi-flat (half-round)40mm soldier moulds, and have cast and painted many beautiful regiments for the "War of the Austrian Succession." These look truly spectacular on the wargaming table.
I have several "fondest wishes" when it comes to your 40mm semi-flats (half-rounds):
1) Variously posed infantry/cavalry Ottoman Turks.
2) Variously posed Indians so I can game the English/French contest for India in the mid-1700s.
3) Although the "Great Northern War" figures are suitable for many of the combatants in the earlier Age of Marlborough, I would also dearly love to have the following 40mm semi-flat compatible moulds:
a} Variously posed infantrymen with frock coat w/o turnbacks, external belt w/ belly-box, slouch-hat / tricorne, w/ musket / pike.
b) Variously posed cavalrymen with caps / helmets.
4) Other periods that I would be interested in 40mm are:
a)English Civil War b)Thirty-Years War
Thank you for hearing my thoughts.
--tb
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Post by lensman on Sept 18, 2004 18:22:37 GMT
I would like to see more balance in the selection of figures. Example: I picked up some PA 54mm Prussian molds a while back as part of a larger lot from e-bay. While the figures are absolutely lovely I have not bothered to cast many for the simple reason that I have nothing to do with them! Since I wargame any figures I cast must have someone to fight against and with the Prussians there is nothing much available in that scale--even from other makers. With my PA 54mm Napoleonics the problem is that while you make lots of poses of one unit (the Old Guard) you only make one British line and one British Rifle unit to go with them. No cavalry or artillery just two infantry units and nothing else!
I have considered getting some of the 40mm Vikings but the same problem arises, who, besides each other, would they fight?
So, if PA is looking for mold ideas let me suggest that you quit wasting time with the at ease figures which, although beautiful, have a limited use and concentrate on making balanced collections of figures for all your ranges.
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Post by engo on Sept 19, 2004 13:08:42 GMT
How About Bringing Back The Dungeon Mould For The 25mm Range What About Expanding The Current Fantasy Armies Range With 1 Standard Bearers And Commanders For The Skeleton / Orcs / Barbarians / Elfs / Men Of The City Ranges 2 A Troll Or Battle Troll That You Could Make With One Or Even Two Moulds Like The Catapult 3 The Same As Above But Like The Fire Deamon That Was Out Before 4 A Selection Of Moulds For Half Humans 5 A Selection Of Mini Moulds Based On The Cast Figures That Were Out In The Mid To Late Eighties
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Post by Gungnir on Sept 20, 2004 5:18:32 GMT
Engo, about the dungeon moulds: I've got them,but they are a bit of a mixed blessing. While the results are nice, they are also very limited in scope. Also, they allow for the casting of very few pieces each time, so you'ld need a lot of patience before you could construct even a single module. If you live in or don't mind ordering from the US, I'ld recommend Hirst Art moulds, they producean enormousvariety ofbricksfor each kind of structure. I'm working with a simpler Dutch variety, SES, you can see the resulkts at my site (press the little houseicon to the left).
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Post by Prince August on Sept 20, 2004 21:39:04 GMT
I would like to see more balance in the selection of figures. Example: I picked up some PA 54mm Prussian molds a while back as part of a larger lot from e-bay. While the figures are absolutely lovely I have not bothered to cast many for the simple reason that I have nothing to do with them! Since I wargame any figures I cast must have someone to fight against and with the Prussians there is nothing much available in that scale--even from other makers. With my PA 54mm Napoleonics the problem is that while you make lots of poses of one unit (the Old Guard) you only make one British line and one British Rifle unit to go with them. No cavalry or artillery just two infantry units and nothing else! I have considered getting some of the 40mm Vikings but the same problem arises, who, besides each other, would they fight? So, if PA is looking for mold ideas let me suggest that you quit wasting time with the at ease figures which, although beautiful, have a limited use and concentrate on making balanced collections of figures for all your ranges. We have Saxons for the vikings too and more will be coming out soon. I agree that more opposition forces should be considered. It is often a case of running away with one side and forgetting the other, but sometimes we try another side and sales are poor so we go back to the original. Sales finance new moulds so to stay in business we sometimes make more of a popular side than a unpopular side (sales wise popular). One of our main distributors is French so French soldiers sell well. See my point. I am pushing to try more opposition sides for the French like the Austrians. Keep the feedback coming. The more exact info I get the more I can convince others about YOUR ideas.
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Post by Frank S on Sept 21, 2004 16:41:17 GMT
I love your 54mm Napoleonic figures!
And I agree with the other posters here that it would be nice to see some more opponents for the French.
It would also be nice if you could add some more poses for the existing French adversaries – say English line troops firing from a standing and kneeling position, and maybe a marching English solider with slope arms or rifle slung. These positions are well suited for the home hobbyist who wants to use these molds to produce a LARGE army.
The trumpeters and officers are very nice figures, but typically I end up giving most of them away.
Adding Austrians, Prussians, and Russians would be great, but please try and develop poses that are conducive to massed ranks instead of unique solitary individuals.
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Post by wolfe on Sept 21, 2004 17:39:13 GMT
Why not a French/Indian war range?In 25mm scale.
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Post by frank on Sept 22, 2004 6:29:17 GMT
i use the highland solider 54mm from the from the 808- 1 range and use the left arm with the musket from the grenider to get a marching english regiment....
as for other oppositon ....how about one kneeling and one standing so that you could show them forming a square.....either english or austrian
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TomSauer
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Post by TomSauer on Sept 22, 2004 9:40:35 GMT
How About Bringing Back The Dungeon Mould For The 25mm Range What About Expanding The Current Fantasy Armies Range With 1 Standard Bearers And Commanders For The Skeleton / Orcs / Barbarians / Elfs / Men Of The City Ranges 2 A Troll Or Battle Troll That You Could Make With One Or Even Two Moulds Like The Catapult 3 The Same As Above But Like The Fire Deamon That Was Out Before 4 A Selection Of Moulds For Half Humans 5 A Selection Of Mini Moulds Based On The Cast Figures That Were Out In The Mid To Late Eighties Standard bearers are easy: just take any figure armed with a spear, cut the spear off, add a bit of thin tube and here we go. A wonderful troll is the orc from the fantasy chess set (hey, you might consider releasing this mould as a singleton). Fire demon and more mini moulds sounds great to me and the dungeon kit too. Now I could even afford to buy it, in contrast to the 80s
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Post by General Davout on Sept 23, 2004 21:21:37 GMT
As well as being a fan of the Napoleonics, I started off originally making 25mm Romans and others. Now my moulds are wearing thin and the range is depleated . Does anyone out there have these old moulds sitting around not being used?
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