Hackneyed and uninspiring.

- Steve

What is the sense of announcing Young`s new release without his consent and then taking it down???

This was announced by The Hussar some days ago on Facebook. Besides, look at the pic. It has a Young Miniatures watermark across it, which means it came from his site. Once its posted there, its public knowledge.

Now, guys, you had best tread softly. Nuts Planet and Life Miniatures have already went whole hog into the sci-fi/fantasy realm with their new stuff, we don't need Young deciding that, only there, are there new ideas to be gleaned. So on that note, "Brilliant release! Unique and filling a long ignored subject and gaping hole in modelers display case".

At this rate, like the Tiger tank in 1/35th, we will soon be able to display literally EVERY German soldier who ever hefted a MG34 or 42 on his broad Aryan shoulders. Well done Young Miniatures, well done....

Why not? As Jason says it's already public domain. Besides, not all manufacturers update us on their latest release, or don't update us straight away, or don't update us about every release.

Really? In "many" cases?? Not when I was a mod they didn't. And I don't recall it happening more recently either.

Critical comments are welcomed by most of us I think (mods included). If anything, it's more often the other way round, with guys leaving fawning "attaboy" comments about distinctly average releases - what a pal of mine who's also a member here (but who I won't name) calls "Planet Figure becomes Planet Platitude".

Well if I were talented enough in the sculpting department to be able to release figures commercially, I might be glad of the free publicity . I'd then just let others make up their own minds about whether they like it or not.

In any case, no one has said that it's a poor sculpt. On the contrary, it's very good. It's just an uninspiring and very "safe" release.

- Steve

Am I alone in finding this rather funny or is it the heatwave ruffling people's feathers? Every time a WW2 German pops up on this forum tempers flare and normal civilities risk being abandoned. I'm not at all into machine gun toting Germans , but one thing is certain: apart from the little problem with simulating the MG weight (about 12kg), it looks as if Mister Young knows his Germans and is rather good at depicting them. Eons ago tempers flared to unseen heights, with some knowledgeable members leaving the forum, when some of us where branded as "rivet counters" for having the temerity of criticizing some fanciful samurai figures for their glaring historical errors. Surely we don't have to repeat that!
Partake of some iced beverage of your choice and relax!

Pierre

The difference between some of these comparison is that Young is a figure company selling their wares, so if they decide to release something and post it on their website, they have made it public AND are open to commentary, negative or positive. They are not posting their work as a means of just sharing with the pF community, they are posting it as a way of advertising and SELLING their work. If you are in the business of making and selling something, you have to be prepared for feedback about it, whether positive or negative. If they decide to listen to the commentary and perhaps, you know, do something different and unique, great. If not, and next month we get another MG-42 schlepper, then thats OK too. It's up to them, and if they feel these sell best, so be it. But please don't expect us to sit here and stay mum about a new release simply because some may feel it impolite or bad form to say something negative. To me, thats the cost of doing business, taking the kudo's when people like it, and the negative commentary if they don't.

Now, I would love to see a Japanese soldier or SNLF guy from the Pacific war (tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc..)
If necessary, Young could have him with a Type 99 MG over his shoulder, whatever...

My remark wasn't aimed at anyone in particular, let that be clear! It was the potential flare up of tempers I feared, as we all know where that usually ends. As a longtime slapper of paint, I too am bored to see that endless series of unimaginative output by some manufacturers wether it be tank commanders, paratroopers, machine gunners or grenadiers of the guard or other commercially "safe" releases.
But have no fear, that said I am off to the Strait of Gibraltar to count killer whales which can be individually identified, contrary to some manufacturers' output.
cheers,

Pierre

Now THAT is interesting. I would have never guessed you would see many (any) killer whales in that area, but reading "the Wiki" on it, see that there is a standing population near there. Very cool.

They (the killer whales, not the German MG toters) follow the tuna on its way back from the spawning grounds in the Mediterranean. They are also very eager to go for the catch of the Moroccan tuna fishers and can be easily identified by the form and pattern of their dorsal fin. We've got a large database with identified individuals. The Strait of Gibraltar is very rich in plankton, due to the colliding Atlantic and Mediterranean above a large underwater mountain ridge and is home to a large range of sea mammals, with pilot whales and three species of dolphins being permanent, with sperm whales and fin whales regular passing through. Sorry for drifting of topic guys!
Pierre