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Post by Allan from Glasgow on Jul 28, 2017 17:57:08 GMT
Hi Hat,
Can you advise me on when the kick Starter Prussians will be available for general release. I fully understand that those who have committed to the sets development get there sets first. I just wonder how long it will take for the sets be available to a wider audience.
As others have mentioned other producers have Prussians in the pipeline, I do intend to purchase all sets that become available however the lack of information from this site means that my purchases may favor others which are producing sets that match in quality and deliver info on request and then release material in short order.
I have many thousands of hat figures and want to keep adding to that number but my cash will go to those who release sets in a timely manner.
We all want to support your company but cancelled sets, long delays. and asking about restocks only to still be waiting is very frustrating.
we used to get a status progress bar which gave us a timeline that made us feel that the company wanted to keep us in the loop, now i would settle for accurate updates.
I dont mean to sound negative as i have praised the many achievments of Hat on other forums and want to buy lots more of your product, but if its not being released what can we do
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Post by fredg on Jul 28, 2017 18:34:03 GMT
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Post by Allan from Glasgow on Jul 28, 2017 18:58:28 GMT
Thanks for the link i had seen it but was not sure if that only covered kick starters figures, I see later on that they go onto provide more general info.
I hope these sets are out soon and that we can see Hat get the sets pouring out of warehouses into our little hands.
thanks Allan
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Post by Forum Admin on Jul 28, 2017 22:19:47 GMT
The mold has been finished. We are now vetting the figures and checking them out. If the test figures look good, then we will run the mold. We will update once we finish testing the figures.
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Post by Brian on Jul 29, 2017 11:04:41 GMT
I think HAT's or new HAT's communication has been good particularly with the crowdfunding, crowdfunders also get a little bit more information through the Crowdfunding page and occasional e-mail, of course you can always post on here a question or e-mail them direct. I have my fingers crossed that the Prussian Landwehr mold is good and production can begin.
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Post by Allan from Glasgow on Jul 29, 2017 12:12:32 GMT
Hi thanks for update, I am one of many who dont do kick starters, as have seen too many fail over the years. I understand that i can e-mail direct questions or post on forum but see very little updates on the website in return.
If HAT is providing additional news to kick starters, surely it would make good business sense to keep its many traditional customers updated of the future plans also. I understand that the kick starters quiet rightly get figures first, but I thought kick starters allowed companies to bring products to mass market quicker by covering the risk/cost of manufacture.
I and others have raised communication issues before and we are asking for answers to meet our buying intentions which i thought would show HAT that we still support their plans.
So Hat please consider us older and more traditional purchasers when releasing information as i am sure our orders are the majority of your sales.
thanks in advance
Allan
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Post by Graeme on Jul 29, 2017 14:04:46 GMT
Allan.
I don't know but I assume that when HaT says production will start once the figures have been checked that the production run will be for both crowdfunders AND general release. There must be an economy of scale in having one large run rather than two smaller ones.
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Post by Allan from Glasgow on Jul 29, 2017 14:17:27 GMT
Hi Graeme,
i really hope so as they look great, my main points are about a lack of information in general covering all products that are in the pipeline. surely they note our continued interest and see that as a positive. I fully get that hat is restructuring and changes take time.
The more info we get, the more we can plan our purchases, (had to cancel my pre -orders for the cavalry that ended up in 28mm) and our positive feedback can only help in the in their planning.
I hope my views are taken in a positive way and i look forward see how the news flow pans out
bfn
Allan
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