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Re: WSS artillery- 2 funs per box

Good point Alan.

As I said before, I guess it just comes down to what someone is prepared to pay for what they are actually getting. I personally can't fault the figures, they look great, but i'm not too impressed with the guns themselves.

Another factor involved in price v contents would be if its a set someone really needed, so thus had little option but to either go without, or pay the price for them.

Re: WSS artillery- 2 funs per box

That's probably very true. "Special" unit boxes like artillery or command sets will sell less than regular ones (viz. infantry and artillery). I think Zvezda's artillery sets might have been a bit more expensive at release, but that was ok, as they had a lot to offer. It's indeed a bit risky for a manufacturer to make these special sets, if they don't sell well, it can always backfire. Maybe HaT's rather simple approach (four guns, four figures) was best if you must economize. Personally I prefer Zvezda's way of doing it: Make the set so great that people just go for a shopping spree even if they don't need that many figures :slightly_smiling_face:

Re: WSS artillery- 2 funs per box

The later HaT artillery sets such as the 1805 French were indeed good sets, ok only 4 crew per gun but there are optional arms too. The guns themselves were far superior to their earlier small, very basic ones.
Zvezda however have to be the best artillery sets out there....big box sets that is. I have both the Napoleonic French & Russian sets & the guns are amazing, figures are great & best of all you get a limber & caission too! Yes more pricey, (& fiddly!), but you got what you paid for.

Re: WSS artillery- 2 funs per box

Yes, the Zvezda artillery sets were great, but let's not forget the excellent Revell sets (30YW, 7YW and British foot artillery). Ah, the good old days ...

Re: WSS artillery- 2 funs per box

So based on a hint I received on a comment in this forum earlier this year, I believe this set of two guns may be accompanied by a sister set with two limbers with crews in the future. If I am correct in this assertion, then the idea would be that between the two sets you would end up with two guns, two limbers, and crews for all between them.

Naturally it is up to personal preference, but I would actually prefer this to Zvezda's GNW way because each would have a limber to tow the gun. I also vastly prefer the plastic that Strelets is made out of, so looking forward to the final results!