Two men about to put in a fence post ?

What an absolute treat to get a preview of some masters at the beginning of a week!

[I think that the right-hand one is about to hit the jackpot Alan!]

Silly jokes aside, the figures look wonderful and, chiefly, thanks for posting early in the week. Their 'appearance' leads me to a question about big boxes. Humour me please Yuri as, in the depths of my memory I have a foggy recollection that you may have answered such a question previously.

I purchased all of the 'big box' sets that you have released related to periods of interest to me. In fact I got duplicates of several of them. They were/are a marvellous mix of some previously released sets and a heap of 'special' figures. They clearly sold well as they are now rarely seen for sale. To wit, I took the opportunity, in my order of your latest releases (which is now headed to me ex-Adelaide), to add in a 'big box' that I did not have: 903 'Thin Red Line'. The Crimean War is not a period of interest to me, but those Turkish command figures will be wonderful for 1877–78 (as will more of the infantry in summer and winter dress). I'll find an alternative use for the Highlanders, Russian inf. and hussars.

Enough of the pre-amble. What is my question?

Would you consider a big box (or two) for the War of Spanish Succession? [Or, and even better from my perspective, the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718? Yeah, I know, not at all likely as not enough of a 'seller']. Several people have asked for a set of generals, leaders and personalities/characters for this period. Such figures, plus a few sets from your previous releases—if there are any that have remained in 'surplus'—would make an excellent subject for a big box.

Best wishes, James

Hello,
completely support James' request. Was one of the earlier callers before :innocent:

The 2 working guys are surely linked to the new siege artillery coming up :sunglasses:

Like so many others I love your surprises and production. Just waiting now that my dealer offers your latest releases.

Happy collecting
Michael

The French, Russian, and Thin Red Line big boxes are the only ones I ever collected as well James, and similarly I used all of them for 1877 Russo Turkish War purposes. I will say though that I prefer the standard set size. While cool, with the big boxes you end up with a lot of something you don’t need if you purchase multiple. In the case of the Thin Red Line I only wanted the Ottomans and ended up with a load of Highlanders I didn’t need, and then with the “command” based theme of the other two sets I didn’t purchase multiple because I didn’t need loads of generals standing around. The only set I can think of that this didn’t apply to was the Borodino Set, and even in that case wouldn’t it be better to be able to just buy the four sets individually? That’s my personal thoughts on it. I have similar feelings about a dedicated WSS command set as well. I personally don’t see the need just because every set contains officers and men that could be used as generals. So far we’ve even seen literal representations of Villars and Vauban (in a recent preview) and other generals can be made easily by converting what’s available with a paint job. Especially if you’re trying to build up troop numbers, I don’t need an officer for every 40 infantrymen and every 10 cavalrymen. So all the extra command figures I’ve used to make specific individuals, and even then I have some laying around. Of course that is just my two cents.

Am I right in thinking that the Crimean Highlanders went out of production? That might suggest that there is still hope for anyone who is looking for some ...

You are right, dear Colkitto.
Best regards,

Strelets

Dear James,

We don't have plans for further Big Box sets at the moment. They aren't good sellers and usually production runs are rather limited (500-600 only), that's why they can be hard to find.
As to the WSS range, we believe, cavalry sets have plenty of mounted commanders and, all going well, we will support them with few dismounted ones as well but all as part of usual sets, for example:

Hopefully, it should be enough to fill the need for top officers.

Best regards,

Strelets

I missed this one earlier!

Thanks for replying Yuri. I know that you have stated your 'position' on command boxes previously, but I wondered regarding the big boxes. Thanks for setting me straight there.

Those dismounted officers look like they will be an excellent addition to what you have already produced!

Best wishes, James