Please do not loose the main aspect of the set: FRENCH WWI
Yes, you could use the set - at least various pieces - for other nations, BUT I would strongly recommend a perfect historically accurate French WOrld War 1 set in the first place! (unique as selling point! :wink:)
Considering this you COULD think about making 2 Infantry sculpts, one for the 1914 uniform (with cap) and the “most of the war” 1915-1918 one (with helmet).
To say it with IL’s words: Economically I would produce 1 Infantry sculpt which clearly has to be the latter classic one.Again, the early-war Infantry could be included later in an Expanded set.
But, of course after all other nations had their basic sets first!
(if the French set is a success Germany ought to be next!)
I think you’ve convinced me, Stefan, to get past my ambivalence: The priority for French infantry should definitely be the Adrian helmet (and so the cavalry with Adrian helmet is fine, too if he does do cavalry) Since his other French set will have a beret, having one Adrian-helmet infantry is crucial, especially considering how widely used it was by other allies: the Russians, Italians, Belgians, Greeks, even the Japanese started out with it! (… and I’m sure I’m leaving out another half-dozen users that you guys will think of…) It was truly one of the “big 3” original modern infantry helmets along with the Stallhelm and the British Brodie. If he does a second infantry, I say, THEN do the early-war kepi.
Dear, Coach!
now to the next big one:
Please make this FRENCH WWI set in historically correct HORIZON BLUE !!!
http://greatwarphotos.com/tag/horizon-blue/
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleu_horizon (exact color scheme and picture)
http://www.151ril.com/content/gear/uniforms/13 (1st pic right uniform; last pictures)
http://www.151ril.com/content/gear/basics
(yes, I noticed there will be other colours! No problem as long as the colour palette will also contain the “true” colour!
It’s (NEW) WWI in the first place, not WWII !!!)
Is this set the only WW1 set that HBG will do?
Is this set the only WW1 set that HBG will do?
Possibly, we will play it by ear to see how popular our first set is, we will continue our WW2 sets.
As I see it you will (rightfully) continue your WW2 sets anyway!
BUT if your first FRENCH WW1 set is a hit, you will (most likely) make a second one, right?
(so please make a perfect one and you might get it!)
This set will have cavalry, zeppelins, rail guns, forts, and destroyers right?
At least in different colors the 1914 game could have extra piece types even though they are all french design…
Following this thread previously you already know which unit types will be included (page 1), so what’s the point of your post?
There will be no zeppellins, Rail Guns or Forts so…?
….So there should be
No.
If there were a set of 20 different unit types, ok.
But in a basic 12 types set, simply no.
I listed 5 different unit types, not 20.
What colours is this coming out in? I know you said french blue and about 8-9 others. What are the 8-9 other colours? Is dutch orange one of them?
All of HBG Neutral Colors plus French OOB Blue from Global 40
Oh awesome. Thanks for the quick reply :-D
Thoughts?
Very nice.
And he isn’t aiming his gun at anyone. Not sure about the bayonet, though…
What bayonet? I didn’t see any bayonet. Or are you saying that he SHOULD have a bayonet on his rifle?
I think it is a very good French infantry sculpt. Did you guys make that with the 3d printer?
What bayonet? I didn’t see any bayonet. Or are you saying that he SHOULD have a bayonet on his rifle?
I think it is a very good French infantry sculpt. Did you guys make that with the 3d printer?
All of HBG’s future sets will be Computer modeled, Amerika, Japanese Sets, WW1 set, etc.
We feel we needed better looking sculpts and sizing of our pieces.
No one holds a rifle like that. Unless the french shot from the hip. Or its a shotgun and this is the movies?
@coachofmany:
All of HBG Neutral Colors plus French OOB Blue from Global 40
Why not the correct horizon blue WWI colour?
Is everything that matters fitting in existing WW2 miniatures?
What’s the point? After all it is a WW1(!) set.
Or to put it in other words: What’s the point in using a Renault FT17 WWI tank in a WW2 match anyway?
The units were not used at that time anymore! (some very odd exceptions only).
Why not thinking of creating a whole new WW1 line for those who really are interested in playing WW1 (ONE) instead?
And with this mindset of course the historically correct colour ought to be the prime colour of the set!
After that …whatever…Global 40 OOB Blue? I don’t care!
(release a French WW2 set as well because the Europe 1940 1st/2nd ed. OOB is (Russian) crap anyway!)
