Slim chance of miniature "corrections"

[Irish]

As people know, the bottom line of any company is to make a profit. Once money is expended very few companies are willing to spend their funds a second time to produce the "same" product. Since, by doing so robs the company's shareholders of their profits.
Hasbro, the company that wholely owns WotC had a net loss of 4.9 million dollars the first quarter of 06. Therefore those of us who are unhappy about the quality of the minis can "whine" all we want but there is no way the corporate guys are going to authorize increasing expenditures to correct these "minor" problems.
Posting errata online is one thing (read cheap) but retooling is quite another. For that matter if a "toy" line is not meeting sales expectations (and I'm not convinced that AAM is) and the company is posting losses, you can guess where the first cuts will hit. :(

[horacus]

Oh, I haven't seen these numbers. Yes, i think that finally you demonstrate that you had the reason. Sorry for my other post, you know wath post. I hope this time there will be peace.

Corporative decisions, million dollars. Too much money.

I give 2 more expansions to the game.

[Aries]

Do I hear bagpipes blowing Amazing Grace in the distance?

[Stojakovic]

Oh, I haven't seen these numbers. Yes, i think that finally you demonstrate that you had the reason. Sorry for my other post, you know wath post. I hope this time there will be peace.

Corporative decisions, million dollars. Too much money.

I give 2 more expansions to the game.

Well I just got back from the future and....

to be continued....

[Aries]

If AAM is not meeting sales you can probably also forget the naval miniature game as well.

[Lotus]

Do I hear bagpipes blowing Amazing Grace in the distance?

Nope. Nor Taps.

I hear Chinese knees knocking together. Time to make it right. :p

[Lotus]

If AAM is not meeting sales you can probably also forget the naval miniature game as well.

My Pop was a navy man. WWII. I want that Naval game on the shelves.

My friend Dave, not a collector of AAM, is waiting to collect just that particular set. Bet there's plenty o' others like him. His dad was a navy vet too...Korean war.

[Stojakovic]

My Pop was a navy man. WWII. I want that Naval game on the shelves.

My friend Dave, not a collector of AAM, is waiting to collect just that particular set. Bet there's plenty o' others like him. His dad was a navy vet too...Korean war.

Thats my dad thing. He was in the navy for 4 years during the 60s. He loves navy history. He may buy a few pieces just to put on the shelf. His main hobby is large scale model ships and fixing antique radios.

[Aries]

If AAM is making money, and WOTC parent is losing money, budget are going to be tight and they will concentrate on getting more sets to us junkies rather than fixing "minor" problems.

I work for a corporation and you can have the best products with great margins and still have no extra budget for your great products if the corporation is just marginal. If it is posting loses then that is when you see good people being walked out the door.

[horacus]

Interesting. Let's see if WotC makes a good movement or let the game die.

Hope for the First of my opcions.

[Autarch]

As people know, the bottom line of any company is to make a profit. Once money is expended very few companies are willing to spend their funds a second time to produce the "same" product. Since, by doing so robs the company's shareholders of their profits.
Hasbro, the company that wholely owns WotC had a net loss of 4.9 million dollars the first quarter of 06. Therefore those of us who are unhappy about the quality of the minis can "whine" all we want but there is no way the corporate guys are going to authorize increasing expenditures to correct these "minor" problems.
Posting errata online is one thing (read cheap) but retooling is quite another. For that matter if a "toy" line is not meeting sales expectations (and I'm not convinced that AAM is) and the company is posting losses, you can guess where the first cuts will hit. :(

We are more likely to see a correct Spitfire in later sets (ironically it will probably be a '44 model with black and white D-Day paint scheme) than any kind of return/exchange/recall. Good point on the financial status of the parent company.

[NorthernRommel]

Plus Set V is probably already on the boat.

[Sean-Khan]

Sometimes it's more profitable to put in large sums than to lose even larger sums by losing customers. I haven't seen anything this big mistake made by WotC minis department before, and this is one that will only get stronger when every spitfire -fan get their boosters having schpittfires in them - it's not one many people will get used to. I keep my AAM planes on a glass shelf, as in a gallery - no day I'd put this abomination there.

[destructorofner]

I (call me ignorant) had no idea that Hasbro owned WOTC. That explains a lot. I collect Star Wars memorabilia, mostly HASBRO action figures etc. Over the last 11 years I have probably spent close to $7,000 on HASBRO toys. I have spent pretty much $0 lately because the majority of action figures Hasbro is releasing are re-hashes. Not even new paintjobs. Just the same figures in new packages. This is a giant beef in my collecting community. So, honestly I am not surprised at the "Edith" (messerspit). Now that I know Hasbro is ultimately calling the shots. Forget a new plane folks.

[Lotus]

I still say it depends on whose fault it really is. If it's the Chinese contractor's responsibility, they have to make it right to WoTC somehow.