Today most people are left with re-issues of 1980s Esci, Italeri's own range and Imex sets, these sets are old and of very varying quality and styles. Personally I think these sets are very lacking, and have since long moved to metal figures. If new plastics are released I will move back, to Strelets!

There's a huge demand for new and most of all good figures on the market, there's never been a marching set or a great-coat set, and most of all, an artillery set with an extensive gun grew. People want to complete and expand their collections, the market is ready for new ACW. I also hope for civilian sets for the period, primarily medical staff.

Dearest Strelets,

It's a rare pleasure to be privy to a companies' intimate conversations about how a new line of military miniatures is conceived and how it shall grow. Especially for one that is being represented about actual historical personalities. Another revelation especially enjoyable to hear about is how members of your Team were impacted by the memory of a moment in time, such as the Jules Verne characters, which influences their whole life. And you did such an eloquent job of acknowledging your customer's interests and passions. Reading about this is simply captivating to me!

Further, with the teaser pictures of your new Masters and the existing Commander sets, I'm already writing scripts in my mind about how my future new recruits are going to play out on my Battlefields. With such complete historical diaries and so many controversial battle strategies that we have all read about and studied, I've also got to think wargamers everywhere are eager to see how they can rewrite history. This historical event should have limitless scenarios for us to play out.

OK, let me close with a enthusiastic "Thank you for sharing", and ...

I remain faithfully yours - GC

I have been waiting years for new ACW figures for my favourite wargaming period. And I'm not American. I'm a Scot with a passionate interest in the conflict. I await your figures with renewed anticipation.