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jimbrae
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Provincia de Lugo, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 01:23 AM UTC
Some New images, courtesy of Masterbox Ltd. of another of their interesting WIPs.This time a variation on a theme we showcased a week or two ago... The Photo-Report on this interesting WiP, can be seen:

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

ivanhoe6
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 02:48 AM UTC
NICE ! Civvies and cows ! Thanks Master Box !
exer
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 03:14 AM UTC
Terrific stuff Jim. I might be wrong but going by what you say and the photos it looks at though there will be two sets released each with civilians and cows which means I'll end up with four cows.
Personally I wouldn't mind have all the civilians in one set with only two cows.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 05:44 AM UTC
Sorry but is this planned as one set or two, I can't tell. I'm sure I'll end up getting a box or two anyway though I'd rather have more people and less animals.
jimbrae
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 05:50 AM UTC
I think it might be two sets. However it's still at an early stage means that it could change dramatically - more figs, less cows?

Don't worry too much about numbers as it's a WiP, it'll inevitably change...
manicmodeler
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 06:09 AM UTC
This is a set to look forward for!!!!!
alanmac
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 06:12 AM UTC
Hi

Put me amongst the "more people less cows" group. They look excellent and should sell well. A "refugee type" set would also sell very well in my opinion, could be combined with their nice horse drawn cart and those various figures, or used in other diorama scenes and be a lot nicer than trying to hunt down the expensive and not brilliant Preiser set.

I can see me buying these but never using the cows.

Alan
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 06:46 AM UTC
I allmost know for sure that these are 2 separate sets.
The set with woman and 2 childeren is situated in eastern europe/balkan region.
This because off the womens headscarf and the childeren having no shoes.
The style off clothing is typical for eastern Europe.

The other set with farmer and little girl is on the otherhand is typical western European, looking at there clothes.
The farmer does not have the peassant look like the other set and the girls dress is more fancy like than a eastern European farmer girl would wear.

Well done Masterbox !

Really loving the idea off people from different countries and there typical clothing styles.
An underrated subject I think.

I think these sets are done and donīt need anything more.

Would like to see more civilians though.

Gr. Frank
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 07:31 AM UTC
Ah, more cows great

Wot no goats or sheep , all we every get are more cows

This is an excellent looking set or set of very useable figures and animals. With camels and donkeys for their desert sets things are looking good for our 4 legged friends.

Al
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 07:39 AM UTC
This is really nice! I hope they release a nice tractor to go with the farmer... That would be awesome

/Jesper
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 09:44 AM UTC
All they do are cows---- what about us poor sheep farmers, and goat herders, and chicken farmers?

Actually I think they are great looking sets, and a nice change of pace.
mj
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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 10:09 AM UTC

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A "refugee type" set would also sell very well in my opinion, could be combined with their nice horse drawn cart and those various figures



Alan, that was my thought exactly. Masterbox is rapidly becoming my favorite model producing company. I don't know who their Concepts Mgr. is, but they're doing a super job!

cheers,
Mike
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 09:36 AM UTC
The face on the old male farmer is unbelievable... if the plastic one is that nice, I'll reeeeeaaaaly have to buy it.
russamotto
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Posted: Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:43 PM UTC
Masterbox is really amazing. They keep working on ways to get my money with their innovation and workmanship. I would bet goats or donkeys or other farmyard animals will be along soon. Soldiers gathering eggs and a family caring for their chickens. I think they would make a Filipino selling bananas or Italian street kids if there was a little interest expressed.
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 07:38 AM UTC
good news for us dio builders. more cows or not, keep them coming. put me down for a set or two.
exer
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 10:48 AM UTC

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Masterbox is really amazing. They keep working on ways to get my money with their innovation and workmanship. ...........Soldiers gathering eggs.....



They're already working on that set- remember this
russamotto
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Posted: Friday, April 16, 2010 - 02:46 PM UTC
Thanks, Pat. I had forgotten about that set. No wonder the idea seemed familiar. So maybe some Pacific Islander natives or North African merchants aren't so far off.
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