Expeditionary Force Price Increase, we have received from two sources the information on Expeditionary Forces price increase and previews of figures for 2020.
Expeditionary Force Price Increase Scott
Please be informed that there will be a Price Increase for all our products with effect from 1st February 2020. It is our policy to keep our price level steady for at least 18 months and to moderate our price increase at around 5% or so each time. Our last price increase was on 1st August 2017.
| Product Type | 1st August 2017 | 1st February 2020 |
| 54 ACW INF | 19.50 | 21.00 |
| Infantry sets | 32.50 | 34.00 |
| Cavalry sets | 36.50 | 38.00 |
| Chariot set | 41.50 | 43.00 |
We decided to hold back until things settle down a bit. The recent swine flu in China has caused price level to rise alarmingly and indications are, if we do not adjust, we will face significant disruption internally. Among other factors, employees need to keep pace with the rising cost of living and meet the family expectations for improvement in the quality of life. We seek your kind understanding of our predicament.
Expeditionary Force Price Increase The Schedule
For the coming months of 2020, we have lined up the following products (many already sculpted or at the design stage):-
54mm WW2 Pacific War – This is the major New range for 2020Japanese; Americans; British; Chinese (Infantry and support weapons)
54mm Napoleonic WarsDismounted French Dragoons; and British 95th RiflesImperial Guard series (Old Guard Grenadiers, Horse Grenadiers & Foot Artillery plus Command)
60mm Wars of the Roman Empire – Supplementary sets Early Germanic series (Foot, Horse, Command) 60mm WW2 Western Europe – Supplementary setsLate War Germans in camo-smocks (Infantry and support weapons)
60mm Medieval 13th–14th Century Wars – Supplementary setsPeasants’ Wars, Men-at-Arms in chain-mail, Scots Schiltrons, Swiss Halberdiers, Spanish Almoghavars
There are also supplementary sets planned for the other ranges. Their releases will be announced at a later date. I hope that you will find interest in some of the above.
Cheers,
Scott
Preview Photos
Exciting previews! The WW2 Pacific, 95th Rifles, Early Germanics and most of all the Medieval Peasants, Man at Arms in Chain Mail, Scots Schiltrons, Swiss Halbrediers – a conversion opportunity with Chintoy’s Swiss to make the Halbreds longer (Erwin😋) and Spanish Almoghavars. The price increase is unfortunate but it is what it is. Only a couple bucks.
WHAT???? No “historically accurate” collectable master sculptures at dollar store prices? Outrageous!!
Seriously, though, I’d like to see decent new 54mm Wild West Cowboys and ACWs from someone.
Sadly, the dollar stores only stock generic figures army men, cops police, etc. The last decent figures were mounted knights and that was at least five years ago. We will see if anything decent turns up at the Toy Trade Fairs .
I’m sure the costs of running the business justify the price increase but I can’t help but to imagine this might contribute to dwindling volume. There is a direct correlation between price and volume and I doubt this price increase will win over any skeptics. For my part, I try to get their items through retailers who run discounts (such as Michtoy). Scott’s Model Shop also runs sales on their Ex Force figures from time to time, which makes getting the sets a little more reasonable. The expensive base pricing of their sets makes army building relatively unrealistic. Likewise, the fact that they reuse bodies, arms and heads with only minor alterations has to figure into a lower overhead for them overall. They manage to take 3 to 6 body sculpts and use them for 5 or more different boxed sets. I’m also critical of the fact that many of their sets have a lack of balance in arm choices included (their Natal Native Contigent has no arms for a firing pose for example).
Prices will continue rise as cost living does.It is what it is unfurtunatelly.
While EXF Japanese looks ok the stiffines of poses in WW2 soldiers is not my like in figures with this price.
I think they could do better.
Also japanese looks either very well feed or super soldiers .Generally they were very skinny by all war photage I seen.
My views.
Best