tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post464407791190988149..comments2024-02-19T00:17:06.579+01:00Comments on Volomir's Blog: The strange case of the not so much "Limited Edition" minisRafael García Marínhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093321403951843027noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-91284713227575335462016-11-27T15:41:33.660+01:002016-11-27T15:41:33.660+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-58962489736916477192014-04-29T15:03:09.883+02:002014-04-29T15:03:09.883+02:00Slight late comment on this as I have been pretty ...Slight late comment on this as I have been pretty much living inside a cave for the past two months.<br />I am normally against the all limited edition model thing, specially because I have the temptation of buying them all with fear I might regret not buying them later. I think the Barbarian dude is actually a good example of how to do it, rather than just releasing more of the exact same thing that was limited before. And I still prefer to buy non limited editions at reasonable price than overpay just for the limitation on the the number of sculpts you can get Bacmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294124202792181391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-26279473924326375752014-04-16T08:53:26.285+02:002014-04-16T08:53:26.285+02:00I am happy they redux previous version and release...I am happy they redux previous version and released it! Difference is limited edition resin run cast and limited edition miniature imho. If it is limited edition cast run, that means at that current time there is gonna be available only small amount of mini's, with more in the future. With limited edition miniature, there is gonna be available some amount and never again. Period. Since this is converted edition don't think it's the same miniature anyway. Cheers!Paintguild Miniatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009855376349094666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-67957183284003747802014-04-15T16:34:02.482+02:002014-04-15T16:34:02.482+02:00As I was playing M:tG about 14 years I know well w...As I was playing M:tG about 14 years I know well what it means to speak of a limited run.<br /><br />But I can feel with all these complaining about this "recast" with sligh changes at all. <br /><br />What I like abouit the new version is the furcape as I have done nearly the same with my original dude about 1 year ago. :)Hddvhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290759694347923823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-2812069346964002162014-04-15T10:04:53.606+02:002014-04-15T10:04:53.606+02:00Hey Matthieu ,
It's very difficult for us to...Hey Matthieu , <br /><br />It's very difficult for us to find the good price for this kind of miniatures .<br />We buy the master of Behemoth Ballist direcly to Benoit COSSE the sculptor and the price was very high so we have to increase the quantity to 300 but at this day we only sold 100 miniatures . <br /><br /><br />I know that strange but small company like us need to find the good price to dont loose too much money with this kind of big miniatures ....<br /><br />Don't hesitate to send me an email at aitmehdimohamed@yahoo.fr and we can talk about that .<br />Mohandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-55967551585716372442014-04-14T15:01:16.735+02:002014-04-14T15:01:16.735+02:00What pisses me off is when a company charges extra...What pisses me off is when a company charges extra for the "limited" character of a piece, yet keeps producing more and more of it. Example: the long-awaited Behemoth Orcs Ballista. The master sculpt was shown by Rackham back in the day, bought from the original sculptor by Mohand, and sold as an ultra limited 10 cast release... With an ultra limited 150€ price tag, and Mohand's claims that the one he was selling you was the very last one ever produced, that it was a solid investment that would only gain value... The kind of talk that makes you feel a little better about spending that amount of cash on a toy soldier :)<br />And then it turned into a 300 cast edition piece, still sold at 150€ despite the piece hardly being limited any longer.<br /><br />Raining Frogs could have re-released the same exact Barbarian Dude and it would have sold. They could have jacked up the price and it would have sold. They chose to convert the model to give it a different feel (slight maybe, but significant enough to me) and still sell it at a fair price. That's what makes the difference between trying to milk customers as much as possible and trying to make people happy.<br /><br />I feel that the Barbarian Dude was and still is fairly priced for a resin piece this size and quality, and I find the conversion significant enough to make the model different.mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635872744166312638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-54559328395301388392014-04-14T14:39:53.797+02:002014-04-14T14:39:53.797+02:00I think it is difficult to compare a trading card ...I think it is difficult to compare a trading card game (TCG) with miniatures sold for painting/gaming. The whole business model of a TCG is based on the relative rarity of the cards they produce... in other words the market is specifically controlled to make some items harder to get than others. As soon as they break that trust, it's all over.<br /><br />I have little sympathy for people who buy limited edition miniatures with an eye to sell them off at extortionate prices later - that to me is just stopping someone with a real love of the miniature from getting a chance to paint it at a reasonable cost... It is like ticket touts who buy up tickets for concerts/football matches etc only to sell them on for profit making it difficult/expensive for real fans.<br /><br />I think there is an issue with exclusivity in that it seems to bring out the worst in people. It makes people jealous of others who get what they couldn't, and then when something like this happens, the people who got theirs the first time round feel disgruntled that theirs isn't as exclusive as it was before... it cant be good for the soul...!Avicennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796781280068039367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-2667044950762436022014-04-14T13:10:59.303+02:002014-04-14T13:10:59.303+02:00I dont have any problem with that release.
The fir...I dont have any problem with that release.<br />The first edition is cleary different to the new version, so if you are a collector you still can be happy with the axed barbarian.<br />I think Raining frog find a good solution to satisfie people who couldnt get their hand on the first one.<br />Collectors who are dissapointed as "their" Version No1 Babarian is slighty changed available again appear a little bit childish from my point of view....They have to accept, that other people will be able to own a Version 2 Babarian.<br />I also give Raining frog the kudos, that he didnt tried to gain the profit with the V2 blockbuster and still stays on a fair price levelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663918603006519202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-82159322516228356962014-04-14T12:52:54.846+02:002014-04-14T12:52:54.846+02:00Also, what is the limit for a limited edition?! 50...Also, what is the limit for a limited edition?! 500 copies edition does not look like exclusively in this little world, taking in account that a good miniature selling is considered from 300 copies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-3666374408560374842014-04-14T11:57:17.977+02:002014-04-14T11:57:17.977+02:00Others found better words than I did. I am no coll...Others found better words than I did. I am no collector of grey resin figures ... I buy a figure to paint it, but still I don't give much attention to the word limited anymore ...Roman aka jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620077720130753226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-884374200923374952014-04-14T11:33:14.032+02:002014-04-14T11:33:14.032+02:00People who buy a miniature for the miniature and n...People who buy a miniature for the miniature and not for it being 'limited' are much less hurt by this announcement, than the collectors. Honestly, you shouldn't buy a miniature because it is limited but because you like the design, looks or feeling of the miniature. Unless you are a so called collector and not a painter(or gamer). <br /><br />Of course it is strange that something that is claimed to be limited is suddenly being released again, but I gladly took advantage of it ;)<br /><br />Ver_Blahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165255839404710781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-51669232916794499712014-04-14T11:31:22.379+02:002014-04-14T11:31:22.379+02:00Speculators! True, I'm sorry about the mistake...Speculators! True, I'm sorry about the mistake :) Just changed it! Spanish speakers like me have big trouble with works starting with s- and es-! :) Thanks for pointing that out!Rafael García Marínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093321403951843027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-89173125899696924472014-04-14T11:27:04.095+02:002014-04-14T11:27:04.095+02:00I think people who feel disgruntled by this are li...I think people who feel disgruntled by this are like you said e-spectulators and collectors, who see monetary value more than anything else. I can't see painters being upset that another batch have been released and may be more happy that another version has been released. <br /><br />I for one am happy they have released a new version, though I like the figure with the axe. RogueMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423525344329834214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-46941228752826650502014-04-14T11:14:06.529+02:002014-04-14T11:14:06.529+02:00I don't really see what makes it different to ...I don't really see what makes it different to the tactic used by Kingdom Death, and why this should be a big deal as opposed to them. <br /><br />The guy with the axe is a first run figure. No different, really. I see it as preferable, actually, to the fact that the original model had hit the price of $200 on eBay, unassembled and unpainted. That seems to be taking significant advantage of the situation. <br /><br />Your barbarian dude with axe will always be a one of 150 cast. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17757044561317696805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734739520388103769.post-37338134650993106562014-04-14T10:59:05.982+02:002014-04-14T10:59:05.982+02:00Well spoken my friend! I don't give to much at...Well spoken my friend! I don't give to much attention on the word "limited" anymore due such behaviour of companies ... I sometimes feel strange about that, not betrayed, but there is a thin line were such words like "limited" can make me buy a figure or don't because I feel fooled ...Roman aka jarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620077720130753226noreply@blogger.com