Small Joes & D-Day
Small Joes & D-Day
Small Joes has some of the new D-Day figs in stock, but if you want them single they are a little pricey. In the long run it still beats making that trip to the evil empire.
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Evil empire? Just how often do you go to Iran to pick up large scale aircraft?
Lightning2000
Evil empire? Just how often do you go to Iran to pick up large scale aircraft?
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Hey Rowsdower have you been eating your keyboard again?Rowsdower wrote:I'd say something but this keyboard I bought at Wally shocks me everytime I write bad things about that crappy pla.............Ahhhh!
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I agree I would like to start my ground pounders off on a good figure and some great armor. I want to build a small army.aferguson wrote:has there been a repaint of the German figure in camo smock yet? I'm waiting for a realistic camo pattern to come out on the figure before i buy any..
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I also would love to see a repaint of the german camo guy. If anybody has any pictures of the real uniform patterns could you please post pictures of them, because I would love to do some customs on these guys. I bought eight of these so I could do customs but have been unable to find any of this uniform type to know how to paint it.
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heer's an exampletosborne3 wrote:I also would love to see a repaint of the german camo guy. If anybody has any pictures of the real uniform patterns could you please post pictures of them, because I would love to do some customs on these guys. I bought eight of these so I could do customs but have been unable to find any of this uniform type to know how to paint it.
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Check out this site for camo.
http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00136/en_index.php
http://www.kamouflage.net/camouflage/00136/en_index.php
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Actually, not really. I would be perfectly happy if everyone just buys a complete set of six.immeww2 wrote:They really want to make a killing on the German artillery spotter at $13 a figure!
Here's the deal guys: we have to buy them for 21st in case assortments, so we are not going to let consumer/speculator/etc. buy us out on certain figures which are in higher demand, which this particular guy clearly will be. We then get stuck with the less popular figures, cannot justify a re-order, our selection then "stinks", and customers looking for complete sets will go elsewhere.
When the manufacturers decide to start releasing the figures in solid packs so that we can order individually to meet demand this can all end - but it ain't ever going to happen.
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re: BBI Knights
I like them and actively collect them. Quality is very high; despite the lack of articulation they are very cool and unique. Civil War figures are due in the fall and then hopefully Napoleonic and WWI figures in future (no inside news, just my gut feeling).
I like them and actively collect them. Quality is very high; despite the lack of articulation they are very cool and unique. Civil War figures are due in the fall and then hopefully Napoleonic and WWI figures in future (no inside news, just my gut feeling).
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
I love the look of the BBI Knights but do not want to buy them because they are not articulated. I only pray for the day when we see articulated 1:18th scale knight army builders. With all of the castles & other medievil items avalible I would speculate that they would give the WW2 collections a real run for thier money. When Palasade toys was making the Army Of Darkness figures I was as excited as a kid in a candyshop. I was spending all my pennies on these guys, however, sadly Palasades is no more. But I gotta mess o those figs though!!!!
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Corey, I'm happy you have this method even though the more popular figures are expensive.coreystinson wrote:
Actually, not really. I would be perfectly happy if everyone just buys a complete set of six.
We can at least buy figures individually if needed. Several other online retailers only have them in sets which is an issue if you just need one or two specific ones.
I've also observed that as you figure out what people are targeting, that you re-adjust the prices accordingly. The whole process also ensures that you have them in stock vs Walmart where you have to be the first one to the pegs in a lot of cases.
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Dittocoreystinson wrote:Actually, not really. I would be perfectly happy if everyone just buys a complete set of six.immeww2 wrote:They really want to make a killing on the German artillery spotter at $13 a figure!
Here's the deal guys: we have to buy them for 21st in case assortments, so we are not going to let consumer/speculator/etc. buy us out on certain figures which are in higher demand, which this particular guy clearly will be. We then get stuck with the less popular figures, cannot justify a re-order, our selection then "stinks", and customers looking for complete sets will go elsewhere.
When the manufacturers decide to start releasing the figures in solid packs so that we can order individually to meet demand this can all end - but it ain't ever going to happen.
For example:
We just received a batch of 432 D-Day figures. Their are 18 different D-Day figures available. I believe in this batch there were only two Captain Russo's. You could definitely say that this one is rare. And there are a number of pieces in this set like this. If any more become available, we'll probably sell them in complete sets.
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grunt1 wrote:
I've also observed that as you figure out what people are targeting, that you re-adjust the prices accordingly.
Interesting point. We've found that it is much, much more difficult to predict which 1:18 figure will be a good seller, as opposed to a 1:18 aircraft. We often scratch our heads trying to understand why Figure A sells 200 pieces while Figure B sells just 25.
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Yes, exactly. It is totally an inventory-balancing technique to provide a robust product selection, not an attempt to gouge. This lesson was learned many years ago in dealing with GI JOE and Hasbro's notoriously horrid case pack-outs, and it transfers to sales of any product that ships in an assortment.grunt1 wrote: I've also observed that as you figure out what people are targeting, that you re-adjust the prices accordingly. The whole process also ensures that you have them in stock vs Walmart where you have to be the first one to the pegs in a lot of cases.
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A buddy of mine in Vegas used to shop at a place called the Bat Cave. Although I never made it by there, I liked the way they handled it (not something the online guys could really do, I think). The first
SW figure on the peg was $5. The second was a few bucks more, etc. So, if there were three of one figure from a case, the first was $5, the second something like $10, and the last $15.
SW figure on the peg was $5. The second was a few bucks more, etc. So, if there were three of one figure from a case, the first was $5, the second something like $10, and the last $15.
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