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Post by Graeme on May 24, 2021 13:23:41 GMT
Question answered.
Many thanks to James, Rahway, and HaT for the info, it's much appreciated.
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Post by Graeme on May 23, 2021 5:45:25 GMT
Thanks James I might have missed that 2019 release notice on the homepage, I usually come here via a direct link to the forum, there's a couple of things on there that I didn't know about until I saw them on Drum & Flag. The poster on the other site I mentioned (Jan at Benno's) said he came across these two by accident but had not seen them on the HaT site: I have to say, I really like the 'Banksy' Almoravid.
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Post by Graeme on May 23, 2021 2:12:44 GMT
One of the guys on another forum has commented that as a collector, he likes to buy each new box that comes out but that he has missed a couple of HaT's new comedy/parody style box art sets because they are not published on the HaT site.
Would it be possible to post pictures of the new re-stock boxes for the benefit of collectors? I'm not a box collector myself but I enjoy seeing these new art works, they're fun and I get a laugh from them. And, just occasionally, there's one that I'd like to buy just to get the box.
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Post by Graeme on Mar 29, 2021 12:45:43 GMT
The Durnford figure has painted up very nicely and the Zulus are just fabulous, as James says, the skin tones are very effective.
Regarding the grass, I saw the South African "Blue Train" on SBS a couple of weeks ago. As it travelled through Kwa Zulu Natal the landscape was very green; and by green I mean almost emerald.
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Post by Graeme on Mar 12, 2021 23:08:17 GMT
Dutch/Belgian Carabiniers are the most important.
I would buy D/B Hussars with full dress pelisse and breeches, so they look like hussars and significantly different to the light dragoons.
I would also buy French Hussars in chapeu roleau, French Dragoons in Bardin uniform, Prussian Horse Artillery, Brunswick Line and Light Infantry and Brunswick Artillery
Royal Navy officers, both standing on deck and sitting in the sternsheets of a boat would be great.
Ottomans and Sepoys would be very nice.
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Post by Graeme on Feb 19, 2021 0:26:21 GMT
I would buy both.
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Post by Graeme on Jan 1, 2021 14:56:41 GMT
Happy New Year to everyone at HaT and to all forum members; I hope 2021 is a happy and healthy year for all.
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Post by Graeme on Dec 10, 2020 0:17:57 GMT
As I recall, the standing pose was included in the action set because it could fit on the sprue where another pose would not. Which means we get the standing figure or an empty space. Give me the extra figure. It's not my favourite pose but some of the other guys really want it. That high port figure doesn't look like it would take up much more space though.
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Post by Graeme on Nov 1, 2020 21:47:03 GMT
Dutch/Belgian Carabiniers are at the top of my list.
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Post by Graeme on Oct 23, 2020 5:57:18 GMT
I’ve used the Loctite 2 part CA for some of these before. While it’s easy to use when first opened, the glue part’s top fuses on after being open a few days. Reopening it after this is next to impossible without tearing the tube. Try this; after using the CA glue gently squeeze the sides of the tube close to where you squeezed the front and back to get the glue out. This will draw the glue down the clear plastic nozzle and back into the tube which prevents the glue setting inside the plastic nozzle. Wipe excess glue of the outside of the nozzle with a tissue before replacing cap. If the cap does get glued on then grip the collar of the clear plastic nozzle with needle nose pliers, grip the cap with another pair of pliers and twist them apart. You should be able to break the bond without damaging the foil tube. Regarding mini drill bits slipping on soft plastic when using a pin vice drill, I don't use the turning mechanism on the pin vice; I just hold the figure in one hand and the pin vice in the other and use forefinger and thumb on the chuck to rotate the drill. Like Roger I find the pointy end of an exacto knife twisted a couple of times will make a depression for the drill bit to sit in while you get it started. I use the two part all plastics glue on head and limb swaps but I also drill and glue in pins to strengthen the joint; I use plastic pins which come from any available source, e.g. brush bristles, spare flag poles, those plastic tags that are holding socks together when you buy them.
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Post by Graeme on Oct 18, 2020 2:55:54 GMT
Still eagerly awaiting my shipment here in the Sunshine State. Well I received mine in the Sunshine State but I think it's a different Sunshine State. I noted peoples comments about the heavies but I have to say that I don't see any problems that are really obvious when opening the box.One figure is a bit smaller than the others and one looks like he might be smaller but he's leaning forward so I believe he's actually a comparable height. In an ideal world the heavies might have the heft of the lights figures and vice versa but they're not going to be Brigaded together so, no problem. I'm glad that this almost lost set was revived; I think the heavies are fine and the lights are very nice figures indeed. Thank You HaT. Like Jordan my order was somewhat limited by the cost with the "rest of the world" postage so the sampler set is a very nice bonus. Some of those extra light cavalry figures will probably become Mounted Racket Corps and Willliam Polehill with the 16th at Waterloo. Perhaps some of the 23rd, I don't know.
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Post by Graeme on Sept 29, 2020 12:25:35 GMT
Quite recently HaT's WWI Ottoman Artillery arrived. It's a very nice set and has plenty of crew figures for the guns in the box; but I also have the Skoda mountain gun set so I'm deciding how to divide the crewmen between them. I realize the guy in the fur cap represents a more senior officer but some of these might just serve with the Skodas. A fur cap might be handy in the mountains. Steve. Thanks for the steer to E Models I took the opportunity to order a few things quite cheaply before they disappear from the market altogether. I found that keeping the order down to four boxes kept the postage to Australia reasonable. Four sets plus postage cost less than someone on E-Bay is charging for just one of the sets. I'm not buying a lot of figures at the moment, just things I think I need to get while I still can. But even without spending any more money I know that some HaT British Light and Heavy Dragoons will soon be arriving on my doorstep. How good is that!
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Post by Graeme on Jun 2, 2020 11:32:06 GMT
It's the "Action" set, always has been and should remain so.
To be honest I don't recall that anyone did post that the set shouldn't be called "Action"; I think that some people just questioned whether the standing figure should be in the action set, because it's not doing anything.
Personally I think that figure makes more sense in the marching set but some of the March Mad Gamers here said they didn't want it in the marching set because it isn't marching.
We'll continue to have that argument for ever and a day because, if we're honest, we enjoy having those arguments; It's part of the fun of the hobby. But the argument is about the home of the figure, the name of the sets isn't the issue.
Here's the important thing: "Action" is the A in MAC, and MAC is HaT's great initiative; the concept of separate sets for Marching, Action and Command. It's what HaT does better than the rest. You don't want to change that.
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Post by Graeme on May 14, 2020 17:06:05 GMT
They look great!
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Post by Graeme on May 14, 2020 16:56:19 GMT
The only suggestion I can think off; if the packs are not separate, can the straps be made to line up with the packs? Not a huge problem if they don't but might be nice.
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Post by Graeme on May 9, 2020 2:35:20 GMT
I think the problem of seperate heads lies more with the tooling, a peg attached to the head with a socket is clearly the best solution, but is it possible in this scale bearing in mind that the tool is going to be a lot more complex in its design with multiple moving pins at right angles to the movement of the 2 part mould...
No I think scrap the pins and supply the figures in a true gluable plastic, preferably gluable with regular or liguid plastic cement (the easiest) that way you can leave one set of heads on which can be cut off and another alternative head glued in its place...
I did think a socket in the figure might be too much to expect. Actually I had no idea how such a thing might be done until I read Your explanation; and yes, it sounds too complicated. But I think any spare heads (either one or both) need to have pins attached to the neck; I have a pin vice drill and I don't have a problem with drilling holes in the figure for the neck pin. If anyone just wants to glue the head on or if anyone wants to use dressmaking pins or heated metal pins then the plastic pins can easily be cut off.
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Post by Graeme on Apr 20, 2020 3:39:05 GMT
It's a cryptic reference to the little known secret that the real Grenadier, Paul, died in a baggage wagon accident. HaT replaced him with a re-enactor for the box cover pic. When You buy the set take note of how the sprues are packed in the box; I suspect you'll find that the infantry, light infantry and command sprues all have the figures facing forward but the grenadier sprue will be upside down with the figures facing the back of the box. Spooky! I wonder, will the Grenadier set full of re-enactors go on to sell more boxes than the other three sets of real soldiers combined? That would be a REAL mystery.
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Post by Graeme on Apr 11, 2020 3:13:24 GMT
As I said in my previous post I think there will be people who are dismayed by a set of figures sold without heads, maybe even a lot of people. And there will be even more who latch on to this as an excuse for bagging HaT, which seems to be their favourite occupation.
But where were all of these people when HaT asked the question here on the HaT forum and gave them a chance to vote. Same goes for the people who whinged about HaT's choice of plastic, where were they when HaT asked us for our opinion.
HaT gives us the opportunity to tell them what we want. Why shouldn't they act on the results, otherwise what's the point of asking. If the silent majority of customers out there doesn't participate in the polls then they get what the other guys want.
Those of us who voiced our reservations about the separate heads here have done our bit and pointed out something we think HaT should take into consideration. But if the set is released with all separate heads I will be happy to know that it is in line with the wishes of the majority of people who could be arsed to offer an opinion. (OK that's easy for me because I don't have a problem with fixing separate heads).
A more important issue is ,I think, HaT's statement "Will you take a full complement of helmets and shakos but less bodies?" What are the options here, how many of each head will be on the sprue if it has the full complement of figures. Surely people need to know that before they commit to having heads on or off.
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Post by Graeme on Apr 9, 2020 15:35:55 GMT
perhaps it is not a popular/commercially lucrative period? As I recall on the old HaT forum, any time someone asked HaT to make figures for the 7YW the responses in support of the request went off the page. It seemed there was a lot of interest. The other company's venture into WSS figures has met with a lot of interest and I suspect that a lot of the folks buying the WSS figures would also be interested in and maybe even prefer 7YW. It looks like the other mob is going to expand the WSS range rather than branching out into 7YW so open field for HaT. Personally I'd prefer Napoleonic D/B Carrabiniers but I think 7YW could be a good thing for HaT.
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Post by Graeme on Apr 9, 2020 15:02:01 GMT
I went today to spend a bit of money to support the LHS in these difficult times (as it happened the place was full of people looking for something to do in the lockdown, never seen it so full ). One of my purchases was the Airfix WWI RHA.This is the very latest Airfix reissue with the "Vintage Classics" logo on the box; released, I think, this year or last year (see picture). The plastic is fine, very flexible, I could bend everything without breaking. I even pushed the dished section of the wheels in with my thumb without any sign of the spokes breaking. Airfix reissues do tend to be flashier than they used to be but the moulds are very old and have passed through a lot of hands over the years. These have a slight fringe around all of the mould lines and those horrible extractor pin marks are quite pronounced but I think they're not too bad for the age of the set. The only noticeable issue was that one of the guns had racked quite severely when the plastic cooled (see first picture) but a bit of hot water fixed it up immediately (see second pic).
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Post by Graeme on Mar 20, 2020 13:28:10 GMT
I agree with Brian the pack and equipment need to be raised. Looking at the side views of the figure, the cross belts look like they are attached to the bottom of the pack which is incorrect; the cross belts only held the cartridge box, water bottle bayonet scabbard ,etc.
With the shoulder straps holding the pack the lower end of the strap, which should attach to the bottom of the pack, looks like it's attached to the top of the pack. The upper part of the strap, which should attach to the top of the pack, looks like it's attached to the greatcoat/ blanket roll. And the cartridge box and other equipment must be levitating because they are not in contact with their cross belts. Raising the pack and equipment a bit will, I think, see all of the straps line up correctly.
My first thought was that the front peak on the shako looked very long, but looking at some pictures online did show some really quite large looking peaks; was this a standard thing?
Generally speaking, the figure looks terrific!
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Post by Graeme on Dec 16, 2019 12:58:45 GMT
If you're logged in you can report the spam with the post options button at the top right of the offending post. I expect that one will be cleaned out pretty soon.
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Post by Graeme on Nov 4, 2019 1:27:54 GMT
I would like to adhere to your hypothesis but what are the extra sets we are talking about? - zulus: do you think there was no market on a normal development? - Prussian Landwehr , same thing. Those sets could have been made under normal development but when? because there were other sets being developed at the time. Looking back at previous threads I see Sasanids, WWI Italians and French artillery, Colonial wagons, 3 sets of Napoleonic French, 7YW Austrians in 1/72 & 1/32 (some of those may have been crowdfunded), the British Dragoons that turned out the wrong size and anything else I've missed or forgotten. There have also been several runs of restocks that people were clamouring for. Like any business I suppose HaT has only a certain amount of money to spend so they can only produce a certain number of new sets. Crowdfunding makes more money available to produce another set. And there was a big backlog of sets waiting for production to get through. Simple equation: Hat has the resources to make X number of sets a year, with crowdfunding they can make X+C sets a year, if they scrap crowdfunding because people don't like it they go back to making X sets a year and you wait for the others. I do wonder if the British dragoons would have been remade in 1/72 without crowdfunding.
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Post by Graeme on Nov 3, 2019 2:42:31 GMT
I may have to get a set of the cubist infantry and, I'm not really interested in the boxes except for storage but I will keep that one.
Right now I'm eagerly awaiting trhe conspiracy theories to surface as to why the Grenadier on the Abbey Road box has bare feet.
These boxes are a bit of fun for restocks, I think that's OK; most people who are buying these already know what's in the box.
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Post by Graeme on Nov 3, 2019 2:11:38 GMT
I think that maybe it might be better if Hat left crowdfunding alone & concentrated on getting regular sets into the shops. Hi Steve. As I understand it crowdfunding was a way of opening up a second, separate line of production so more sets could be made at the same time. If HaT gets into a position where they can fund the extra production line without crowdfunding all well and good but otherwise no crowdfunding means no extra sets. And cancelling crowdfunding won't allow those extra resources to be put into making the regular sets happen any faster or better because without crowdfunding there won't be any extra resources. As I see it the regular sets get made in the same numbers at the same pace whether there's crowdfunding or not, crowdfunding just means some extra sets get made. If some of the crowdfunded sets take a bit longer they take a bit longer, but we get them eventually; if they're not crowdfunded we don't get them at all. If HaT do get to a point where they can fund the extra production without crowdfunding then crowdfunding would have helped them get there, so it's served a purpose.
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