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Post by Roscoe Remington on Jan 20, 2020 6:48:45 GMT
From these photos I see no problem with the size of these figures.
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Post by Libero on Jan 26, 2020 13:56:24 GMT
Hi HAT
Just wonderful figures. Please do not make adjustments or changes to the size of these new upcoming Austrian Infantry figures (in helmets). The red sprue figures are very fine as they are in overall size and height. Please make the Hungarians in this size as well. Italeri's mixed Austrian Infantry set does have some figures that are short and thin especially the marching Grenadier shown in your figure comparison. HAT's Grenadiers are also thin and short with thin muskets. HAT's older Austrian Infantry set also has smaller figures in overall height and size. So please kindly keep what you have shown (red sprue Austrian figures). I very much do not wish to see short thin figures that measure broadly between 1/62 to 1/66 scale with barely visible faces in some cases. In terms of figure size fluctuation, this unfortunately for me has become a pattern of recently released Napoleonic sets from manufacturers (released currently and over the past couple of years). As always please make allowance for production shrinkage for figures.
As for sprue colour a light/medium grey plastic would be useful for those that do not paint their figures and use their figures straight out of the box ( though I do paint my figures). Additional headgear - bearskins and shakos on the sprue would be greatly welcomed. This would open up a lot options. Please provide good height to the headgear to prevent a 'shrunken squashed' look effect.
Thankyou for listening HAT - you are simply the best 1 72 scale plastic figure company out there in relation to allowing your customers/forum members to provide feedback and input in the production and development of figures - KUDOS to you.
Best regards Libero
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Post by Marc the plastics fan on Jan 29, 2020 11:15:23 GMT
They look good to me. The garish test colour is hard on the eyes, but once ready and painted they will work fine. And, TBH, the old Esci/Italeri Austrians have so many "off" poses, that the HaT marching figures will end up taking precedence anyway.
And Franznap is making metal versions, including some high command, so this should be a good year for Austrians.
As to HaT - they are in greatcoats, so not sure I will bother with those. I don't recall seeing pictures of Austrians fighting in their greatcoats (probably wrong, but I am not aware of the pictures).
So bring 'em on I say - these look good to me
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Post by Libero on Feb 6, 2020 11:59:01 GMT
HI HAT
I was looking at your original Austrian Infantry master sculpts images on the HAT website. I noticed that the advancing figure with the slightly raised/angled musket (3rd red sprue figure) shown in your prototypes, painted test shots, grey graphical computer images is different to that of the original Austrian Infantry master sculpt for this advancing figure. The musket held by the original master sculpt is higher in elevation (held at a higher angle). Please can HAT produce the original higher elevated musket advancing figure to that which is shown by HAT via prototypes, painted test shots, grey graphical computer images. I very, very much hope HAT will be able to fulfil this request. Please kindly make this amendment to the Hungarian Infantry advancing figure of this type. I would be grateful if HAT could communicate via the forum and let me know the outcome of my request.
Just a few questions of general interest:
(if time permits HAT, I appreciate & understand the busy schedule ahead)
1. Does HAT scan their original master sculpts, as HAT has shown graphical computer images (grey images) of your master sculpts ?
2. Are the grey scanned computer images 3d model representations of your original master sculpts ?
3. Can these computer images of your master sculpts be manipulated by your computer software/applications and thus the images be altered/changed to either reposition muskets/swords, figure anatomy. Or even produce a unique figure pose, create different headgear. I did notice the foot officer's sword has been repositioned from that portrayed by the original master sculpt.
4. Does HAT use the scanned computer images of the original master sculpts to produce prototypes (i.e. intermediates - the orange figures) or perhaps be involved to aid/assist in the production of molds, using computer software applications ?
Best Regards Libero
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Post by Forum Admin on Feb 6, 2020 19:59:42 GMT
3d figures are scanned in, the grey pictures you see are the 2d images of 3d figures, sometimes the poses are slightly modified to avoid undercutting and the 3d figures are used to produce prototypes of sizing and assistance in production.
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Post by Libero on Feb 8, 2020 15:11:05 GMT
Hi HAT Admin
Thankyou for your response to my general interest questions , very much appreciated. In reference to my amendment request re: producing the higher elevated musket advancing figure of the original master sculpt. Please kindly let me know if my request can be fulfilled for the Austrian & Hungarian Infantry figure of this type.
My best regards Libero
Looking forward with interest to the further developments of the Austrian & Hungarian Infantry sets.
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Post by Forum Admin on Feb 8, 2020 19:28:20 GMT
Your comment will be passed along to the production team.
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Post by rbhjr on Feb 9, 2020 0:11:09 GMT
Hi HAT Admin
Thankyou for your response to my general interest questions , very much appreciated. In reference to my amendment request re: producing the higher elevated musket advancing figure of the original master sculpt. Please kindly let me know if my request can be fulfilled for the Austrian & Hungarian Infantry figure of this type.
My best regards Libero
Looking forward with interest to the further developments of the Austrian & Hungarian Infantry sets. I think it would be bad to delay the currently in process German Austrian infantry set to change poses; but for the yet to be developed Hungarian infantry set, I too would love to have a figure in the pose described. Cheers Cheers
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Post by Libero on Feb 13, 2020 11:36:11 GMT
Hi HAT Admin Thankyou for your response HAT Admin. I look forward to future updates. Best Regards Libero
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Post by Libero on Feb 13, 2020 12:25:53 GMT
Hi rbhjr I think a small temporary delay if that may possibly be the case (or not) in the context of the overall timeframe when we first saw the original master sculpts for the Austrian Infantry sets should be fine. Well we have waited for nearly 10 years or so for the Austrian Infantry sets. So lets get the original figures that we would hope to see come to fruition. From a fellow Napoleonic fan Best regards Libero
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 15, 2020 10:19:41 GMT
How long now hat? I’ve bought my granery for essling and need Austrian troops to throw at it!! The wait is killing me. God knows how long we will have to wait for the Russians.
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Post by davidmac on Mar 15, 2020 14:51:15 GMT
It is a long walk from Moscow.
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Post by stevo0113 on Mar 15, 2020 20:55:18 GMT
You never know the competition are not that far from Moscow But they manage to march their armies out in a timely fashion.
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Post by waynew on Mar 15, 2020 21:41:55 GMT
You never know the competition are not that far from Moscow But they manage to march their armies out in a timely fashion. It helps when you have secure supply lines and are in complete control of those lines; when your line of supply is stretched too thin and due to constant disruption it can totally destroy the best laid out plan of attack - ask Napoleon.
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Post by rbhjr on Mar 16, 2020 0:45:22 GMT
You never know the competition are not that far from Moscow But they manage to march their armies out in a timely fashion. It helps when you have secure supply lines and are in complete control of those lines; when your line of supply is stretched too thin and due to constant disruption it can totally destroy the best laid out plan of attack - ask Napoleon. Made all the worse by an unfortunate widespread plague in this case anyway.
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Post by Forum Admin on Mar 20, 2020 23:13:35 GMT
These are scheduled to come with the next release.
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 20, 2020 23:53:54 GMT
Magnificent!!I’ll save my pennies then. Thank you!
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Post by Marc the plastics fan on Mar 21, 2020 8:59:44 GMT
Good news. I am in full Austrian production using the Italeri figures so these will be more than welcome for the marching and command sets
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Post by stevo0113 on Mar 22, 2020 7:42:11 GMT
Good news Hat you are really spoiling us with good news this month makes a change from all the bad news in the real world.
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Post by quarion on Mar 23, 2020 18:44:00 GMT
Any news on 1/32 Austrians? Any chance to get them in next release?
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Post by Forum Admin on Mar 23, 2020 23:15:18 GMT
Any news on 1/32 Austrians? Any chance to get them in next release? No new news of those.
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Post by plasticpanzers on Apr 5, 2020 9:41:34 GMT
I am sure this has been brought up.... THE RED IS BURNING MY EYES!!! I hope they will be molded in a less brilliant color.
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Post by waynew on Apr 5, 2020 15:44:19 GMT
As we have seen many times the final product is rarely produced in the same color as the masters. Remember, the factory shoots out masters in whatever plastic they have in the machine at the time because it really isn't cost effective to shut the whole thing down and run a few copies of a given mold in a different color just to restart it in another color plastic for a larger order or shut a particular line own while waiting for approval or changes to the mold. I am sure we'll see a more suitable color for the final figures.
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Post by igneous on Apr 6, 2020 2:52:28 GMT
as for a final product color i would humbly advocate for the lightest of greys. not white, and not that cream color that Italeri and others are so fond of. i do have a box of Italeri French, no. 6002, "Les Bleus" in a very light grey, near perfect. they need to look different than Prussians, who are most often modeled in mid to dark grey. thanks for the nice sculpts.
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Post by rbhjr on Apr 25, 2020 15:18:44 GMT
Any update on when these will be released in 1/72 and development/release of them in 1/32 sets would be greatly appreciated.
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