Wish list for 2013 - 2014

[Hertsblue]

Glad to see someone's researched this properly.

[Leman]

Oh Pooh! They've started using marmalade!

[Orcs]

Yep, I'm hoping to have the first of the sculpts before the end of the year.

The problem is we end up trying to produce things on a dozen different fronts all at the same time.  If I tell the designer to stop everything and go do Nap Brits, then the guys waiting on the WWI extension would have to wait.  If we go do some of the Allies to complete the Wagram list, then the chaps wanting the Brits won't be happy.  If we get the designer to work on all three at the same time, none of them get finished quickly.  If we give him a bigger design budget to work with then I don't get paid... 

Surely the real answer is to produce what is most profitable as a priority and add a few of the "extras" in as a bonus.

[Orcs]

Nope, not at all. One eventually learns that instant gratification usually lasts, dare I say it, for an instant. 

And can cost you a fortune in the divorce ! 

[Ace of Spades]

And can cost you a fortune in the divorce ! 

Met a guy once who had to sell his complete collection of 40's and 50's goodies (really, his house was filled with it!) because they divorced and his wife wanted half of the money it was worth... Got me a cheap 1943 Harley-Davidson out of it though
I also told my wife when I got home with it that she shouldn't count on a divorce as long as we had a garden 

Cheers,
Rob

[Dave Fielder]

War is looming and Baldrick has a cunning plan.

The Belgians are preparing their tiny defences, the BEF is marching around the home counties refining their drill and marksmanship and Jerry is polishing his spiky bit on top of that funny hat.

The Schliefflen Plan will occur in 2014 ... 10mm early WW1; especially the Royal Navy Division.

[fsn]

I'm looking forward to 2015. Finish my refighting of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars I've been on since 1993.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Two year break and you get to start again?

[Dave Fielder]

... since 1993 .. Revolution? More like Evolutionary Wars. I think Darwin has a chance in that one.

[petercooman]

... since 1993 .. Revolution? More like Evolutionary Wars. I think Darwin has a chance in that one.

Wait till he finds out they had no centurions 

[Dragoon]

Stop it, I'm still trying to get the 1809 range finished and not dragged off into these Anglo-centric sideshows

1809, Austrians, Bavarians and French.
1812, Russians and French, Wurtemberg, Prussia and Austria
1813 French, Everybody
1814 as 1813 for 3 months.
1815 Anglo Allied and Prussia with Austria mobilising and fighting in the border areas in the East.
From 1808 to 1814 the Brits were fighting non stop.
Not to mention defending the Canadian border, ..err as far south as Washington.
No British Infantry figures for 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815.

They were promised for 2012  when I originally asked about them, then 2013. In this September I was told before the end of the year. In October at The Derby Show I was told by Leon that he's not bothered and there are lots of other things to come first.
Fortunately I had already bought and painted some Prussians and some Dutch, so I only want a few more figures to complete the Allies apart from British  they are complete so I now have the 1815 French to buy and paint, ah well one colour at a time. according to the lead pileaholic help line. I've used 15mm AB figures as the detail is easier to see.
Mike
While

[Leon]

In October at The Derby Show I was told by Leon that he's not bothered...

I don't think I've ever said that? The British are next on the list for the sculptor, so the first masters will be appearing either this month or January.

Granted, there have been delays to the original plans, but there are dozens of  reasons for that.

[Dragoon]

You said you didn't have funds for the sculpts as you had put others in font of them and earlier this year, or late last year you said they would be ready later in the year not sculpts you said last half of the year then ready in the last quarter. Before that you said end of 2012. Again before that it was supposed to in end of 2011 or early 2012. In fact it's been next year for some time.
Again it's next year, and that's only sculpts not a saleable product.
Fortunately I didn't buy any 10mm. figures as the more you fobbed me off the more I thought it's better not to commit until the range was there.
I had originally decided on 6mm but Pete said he wasn't going to do 1815 and that's when I gave up on 6mm.
Now Baccus have had them on the shelf for more than three years.
In fact looking in my project book it was eight years ago when I first spoke to Pete. He did a paint demo on how to paint 6mm. That was when he said he wouldn't be doing them.
I even orderd a Peninsula Brit Army with extra cavalry, artillery, Possibly Generals, and extra infantry to be picked up at St. Helens. that was when you said you would be doing 1815 but not yet. as an army was £15-00 and I've asked every year since.
By the time they're ready for sale it will be December and then not a full range and no Prussians. I've given you too much time at 70 that's something I don't have a lot of.
If you had been straight instead of saying the cheque's in the post, I would have nothing to complain about.

[WeeWars]

In October at The Derby Show I was told by Leon that he's not bothered and there are lots of other things to come first.

That doesn't sound like Leon. In fact, Leon has explained the situation quite clearly several times on this forum and kept us all up to date with the progress of the 1815 Brits.

[WeeWars]

Fortunately I didn't buy any 10mm. figures as the more you fobbed me off the more I thought it's better not to commit until the range was there.

If you had been straight instead of saying the cheque's in the post, I would have nothing to complain about.

Again, all you have to do is read Leon's posts. I find it hard to imagine he has been fobbing off anyone. Or done anything other than talked straight.

The proposed 1815 range isn't any different in terms of time to design, sculpt and produce from any other figure range in the history of wargaming. They all take forever.